I may have been being just a bit facetious about the jacket :P But yes, I can't believe that and the apparently pulled back or rolled up sleeves are a continuity error. Those cuffs are too damn fugly NOT to have been waved around in front of us on purpose!
I don't see how someone - even an alien Time Lord - can have lived for 900+ years and NOT have a degree of inner conflict. Unless he's totally heartless (in the emotional sense), which the Doctor clearly isn't. I can buy the thing about Eleven making a conscious decision to distance himself a bit though - given what the Doctor went through as Ten, it makes sense. But that said, he's the same man, with the same memories.
The risk is that this distant, closed character will not bond so easily with viewers.
Yes, that's exactly my feeling. I know that there are some (many?) who say that this is what the Doctor should be, and that Rusty cocked it up by making him too accessible, but like it or not, television has moved on since 1989. I’m not saying that all the developments in TV since then have been good ones (reality TV, anyone?) but the fact remains that things have changed, and kudos to Rusty for knowing that and being able to reshape the show so as to be able to bring it back.
I really hope that MS is able to deliver the payoff when it comes. I watched Dalek during the week, and CE is simply stunning. DT’s quiet rage with the Vashta Nerada - you’re in the biggest library in the universe. Look me up. – is chilling. We’ve had two real powerhouse actors in this role, and while I can understand that a more established actor might have had qualms about stepping into Tennant’s converse, MS simply doesn’t have the experience that they have. I’ve been pleased to see that the character hasn’t left all that behind him – but Smith’s delivery has lacked the depth of his predecessors so far. I can see and hear that he’s pissed, but I don’t feel it.
the ones who have embraced Eleven so far seem mostly to be the Eleven/Amy shippers
Heh. Despite the oncoming snog last night, I’m pretty sure that ain’t gonna happen!
I confess, I tend to stick to LJ for my news and meta, and don’t stray very far (I’d spend ALL my time on the internet otherwise!), and I’m only now starting to see a bit of cooling off towards Matt Smith. So far it seems to have been a bit of a squee-fest in most quarters, and anyone who has dared to say that he’s yet to prove himself has been accused of being too much of a Tennant fangirl and not a true DW fan etc. Now, I freely admit to being a Tennant fangirl (although I maintain I’m far too old for the ‘girl’ part!) but I’m also a DW fan who grew up watching the show so I knew he’d move on one day. I’m not interested in a pissing contest as to who’s best, but I do get annoyed with those who are already saying that Matt Smith is shaping up to be the best Doctor yet when we’ve only seen five episodes.
Ten’s outfit was iconic – but let’s face it, it’s not just the outfit. Smith is skinny but there’s no way he could pull off that look. I think that every Doctor has dressed as differently as possible to his immediate predecessor and the outfit you describe would probably have looked too close to Nine’s. I don’t like or dislike it – because on a purely shallow, fangirly note, I don’t fancy MS one iota so it doesn’t matter to me what he wears!
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I don't see how someone - even an alien Time Lord - can have lived for 900+ years and NOT have a degree of inner conflict. Unless he's totally heartless (in the emotional sense), which the Doctor clearly isn't. I can buy the thing about Eleven making a conscious decision to distance himself a bit though - given what the Doctor went through as Ten, it makes sense. But that said, he's the same man, with the same memories.
The risk is that this distant, closed character will not bond so easily with viewers.
Yes, that's exactly my feeling. I know that there are some (many?) who say that this is what the Doctor should be, and that Rusty cocked it up by making him too accessible, but like it or not, television has moved on since 1989. I’m not saying that all the developments in TV since then have been good ones (reality TV, anyone?) but the fact remains that things have changed, and kudos to Rusty for knowing that and being able to reshape the show so as to be able to bring it back.
I really hope that MS is able to deliver the payoff when it comes. I watched Dalek during the week, and CE is simply stunning. DT’s quiet rage with the Vashta Nerada - you’re in the biggest library in the universe. Look me up. – is chilling. We’ve had two real powerhouse actors in this role, and while I can understand that a more established actor might have had qualms about stepping into Tennant’s converse, MS simply doesn’t have the experience that they have. I’ve been pleased to see that the character hasn’t left all that behind him – but Smith’s delivery has lacked the depth of his predecessors so far. I can see and hear that he’s pissed, but I don’t feel it.
the ones who have embraced Eleven so far seem mostly to be the Eleven/Amy shippers
Heh. Despite the oncoming snog last night, I’m pretty sure that ain’t gonna happen!
I confess, I tend to stick to LJ for my news and meta, and don’t stray very far (I’d spend ALL my time on the internet otherwise!), and I’m only now starting to see a bit of cooling off towards Matt Smith. So far it seems to have been a bit of a squee-fest in most quarters, and anyone who has dared to say that he’s yet to prove himself has been accused of being too much of a Tennant fangirl and not a true DW fan etc. Now, I freely admit to being a Tennant fangirl (although I maintain I’m far too old for the ‘girl’ part!) but I’m also a DW fan who grew up watching the show so I knew he’d move on one day. I’m not interested in a pissing contest as to who’s best, but I do get annoyed with those who are already saying that Matt Smith is shaping up to be the best Doctor yet when we’ve only seen five episodes.
Ten’s outfit was iconic – but let’s face it, it’s not just the outfit. Smith is skinny but there’s no way he could pull off that look. I think that every Doctor has dressed as differently as possible to his immediate predecessor and the outfit you describe would probably have looked too close to Nine’s. I don’t like or dislike it – because on a purely shallow, fangirly note, I don’t fancy MS one iota so it doesn’t matter to me what he wears!