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Tenannt had flashes of Tom Baker. It's inevitable that certain mannerisms will recall certain Doctors, intentionally or otherwise.
![]() Like I said...was it on this thread, can't remember now, I watched Classic series after becoming a fan of the Tenth Doctor...and in them I would see flashes of Ten....so in the end...as someone said, they are one and the same..and yet different, what a fantastic character! And what a fantastic show to give us all these different chioces! |
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![]() ![]() [*]Tom B:[*]John P:[*]Chris E:[*]Matt S:[*]David T.[*]William H[*]Patrick. T[*]Colin.B:![]() ![]() [*]Paul.M:[*]Peter.D![]() ![]() [*]Mcoy
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![]() ![]() [*]Tom B:[*]John P:[*]Chris E:[*]Matt S:[*]David T.[*]William H[*]Patrick. T[*]Colin.B:![]() ![]() [*]Paul.M:[*]Peter.D![]() ![]() [*]Mcoy![]() I don't mind old Sly though, he got a raw deal in the decent stories stakes, but there was always something enjoyable about his take on the role. |
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No it's not missing the point, it is plain bad acting pure and simple. And to say some lines are written not to be heard sounds absurd! Moffat's obviously wasted his time writing them in the first place then.
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aww thats quite sweet the way you presented that.
![]() I don't mind old Sly though, he got a raw deal in the decent stories stakes, but there was always something enjoyable about his take on the role. Colin Baker is amazing in BF and all the other Doctor Who stuff he does so maybe in time McCoy will follow suit. Tennant under BF will be an interesting prospect. If it happens. |
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I think your probably right.
Colin Baker is amazing in BF and all the other Doctor Who stuff he does so maybe in time McCoy will follow suit. Tennant under BF will be an interesting prospect. If it happens. As for DT, I think there might be a bit of a wait tbh, I think he will initially want to focus on other stuff, I'd say several years at least. |
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I think he's good in the role. He gives an excellent performance, and he seems more adept at conveying
the "eccentric" side of the character-something that Eccleston and Tennant, for all their excellent acting, never seemed comfortable with. |
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To answer the OP's question, I have been pleasantly surprised by Matt Smith.
I'm enjoying his Doctor a lot
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No it's not missing the point, it is plain bad acting pure and simple. And to say some lines are written not to be heard sounds absurd! Moffat's obviously wasted his time writing them in the first place then.
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Isn't it great that by and large, after all these years most people still rate TB as either the best or close to the top.
All other Doctors have their brief moments of being most popular whilst they're in the role but it always seems to be the case that on reflection most agree that Tom was the one who was probably born for the role. I wonder if he is aware just how fond people are of him? Oh - in answer to the thread question - Matt is very good indeed. He has 'presence' and is quirky. Long may he reign. |
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I think Matt is great, admittidly I was a bit dubious when I first heard he was the new doctor, but I think thats only cause I hadn't really seen him in anything, and he did look a bit like DT as well (in that interview for Confidential anyway).
But as soon as I seen him in The Eleventh Hour I loved him right away, alot quicker than I did David, but to be fair in David's first epi he didn't get to do much, but I had warmed to him by the end of the christmas episode, whereas with Matt is was right away. I can understand him fully when he talks as well. I don't even think he mumbles?? he has difficulty saying a few words, like terrestrial (I noticed that in the Eleventh Hour when he was trying to alert the Atraxi to Prisoner Zero, he struggles saying that) for example, but doesn't everyone? ![]() And I'm in the camp that thinks he's good looking.. , I don't see the fuss in Brad Pitt (etc) either, I'd have Matt, David or Chris over him anyday.. (and Matt's top of my list the minute out of them three lol)
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Oh for goodness sake, of course it's not bad acting. And while you are intended to get the general gist of what is being said, the way it is written in that scatter gun style is devised with the intention of people being left struggling to keep up with him, and thus not necessarily hearing every single word he says.
If they wanted to make every word clear to you they would have him speak slower. It wouldn't be hard to do. It's not like MS himself speaks that fast you know. Anyone that doesn't think it is deliberate is just looking for something to nitpick over, quite frankly. "Well Stephen, how do we explain how the Doctor defeated the Weeping Angels this time" "We don't. We just get Matt to talk really fast so no one knows what he says and everyone will just accept it". Frankly, your assertion that someone who doesn't agree with your (bizarre) views must be nitpicking is pathetic. |
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I think Matt is great, admittidly I was a bit dubious when I first heard he was the new doctor, but I think thats only cause I hadn't really seen him in anything, and he did look a bit like DT as well (in that interview for Confidential anyway).
But as soon as I seen him in The Eleventh Hour I loved him right away, alot quicker than I did David, but to be fair in David's first epi he didn't get to do much, but I had warmed to him by the end of the christmas episode, whereas with Matt is was right away. I can understand him fully when he talks as well. I don't even think he mumbles?? he has difficulty saying a few words, like terrestrial (I noticed that in the Eleventh Hour when he was trying to alert the Atraxi to Prisoner Zero, he struggles saying that) for example, but doesn't everyone? ![]() And I'm in the camp that thinks he's good looking.. , I don't see the fuss in Brad Pitt (etc) either, I'd have Matt, David or Chris over him anyday.. (and Matt's top of my list the minute out of them three lol)![]() .Quote:
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"Well Stephen, how do we explain how the Doctor defeated the Weeping Angels this time" "We don't. We just get Matt to talk really fast so no one knows what he says and everyone will just accept it". Frankly, your assertion that someone who doesn't agree with your (bizarre) views must be nitpicking is pathetic. |
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Why should he? He's perfectly intelligible as it is. Same with the people who seem to be having issues with Amy's accent-it's as though for some people, if they aren't speaking estuary English they're talking Martian! It's bizarre.
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Why should he? He's perfectly intelligible as it is. Same with the people who seem to be having issues with Amy's accent-it's as though for some people, if they aren't speaking estuary English they're talking Martian! It's bizarre.
) but the Doctor has previously had such an approach and I don't recall it causing such furore before. As for accents, did Jamie need subtitles? Did Tegan? |
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Agreed. At times they may be speaking a little faster than others (especially MS
) but the Doctor has previously had such an approach and I don't recall it causing such furore before. As for accents, did Jamie need subtitles? Did Tegan? Admittedly, what Tegan really needed was a 'mute' button, but that's beside the point. |
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Why should he? He's perfectly intelligible as it is. Same with the people who seem to be having issues with Amy's accent-it's as though for some people, if they aren't speaking estuary English they're talking Martian! It's bizarre.
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Agreed. At times they may be speaking a little faster than others (especially MS
) but the Doctor has previously had such an approach and I don't recall it causing such furore before. As for accents, did Jamie need subtitles? Did Tegan? Anyway, I still wish they would have let David use his Scottish accent anyway. .
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I think the difference was that we didn't have the internet to share all our different opinions at that time.
Anyway, I still wish they would have let David use his Scottish accent anyway. . |
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I agree. His mo0cknery accent was deeply irritating, and it isn't as though the Doctor hasn't had a Scots accent before.
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Exactly! Or Sylvester's Scots accent, for that matter.
Admittedly, what Tegan really needed was a 'mute' button, but that's beside the point. I LIKED Sylvester's accent ![]() And I don't feel like rating the doctors at the moment. My default position is that the Doctor I am currently watching is my favourite
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I LIKED Sylvester's accent ![]() And I don't feel like rating the doctors at the moment. My default position is that the Doctor I am currently watching is my favourite ![]() ). I loved Sylvester's accent, but of course he was my first doctor .
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So by this token, my favourite at the moment is Tom Baker (started watching the warrior gate yesterday, on blinkbox
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Did Sylvester have an accent?
I've seen him talk on other things and he sounded the same so whatever accent he had I don't think it was affected. I am also somewhat surprised to hear people complain about Matt Smith talking too fast. It seems to me that while he does that sometime (all Doctors do) its slightly less prevalent in Moffat stories. |
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So by this token, my favourite at the moment is Tom Baker (started watching the warrior gate yesterday, on blinkbox
). I loved Sylvester's accent, but of course he was my first doctor . |
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