Comments on: Doctor Who

By: Dave Ross

Dave Ross — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:52:34 +0000

I found the Lee Evans character in this story cringe-making, especially his obsequious worship of the Doctor (“I love you”). The woman in charge of UNIT was another odd one – one moment she’s condemning the Doctor to a certain death by closing off his means of escape, the next she’s fulsomely welcoming him back. Bizarre.

By: Billy Hicks

Billy Hicks — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:44:32 +0000

Did none of the questioners note that the bus itself was clearly a very old one made some time in the 1970s, the like of which hasn’t been seen on London streets for many years? It bothered me for the entire episode, that and the numberplate changing depending on when the bus was CGI and when it was real.

…

I’ll get my coat.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:06:25 +0000

Firstly, I get the terrible impression that come of the commenters on here think that the fictional conference that makes up the review *really* took place! Check the opening paragraph, folks.

Anyhoo, fact is – yes, it was a bit “by the numbers”, and yes, the Doctor helping a criminal to escape goes against everything he is meant to stand for. Yes, the characterisation was lazy, yes, everything in it has been done before, and better, in other Doctor Who episodes.

But as a piece of no-brain-required entertainment on a Saturday night? Absolutely fine.

By: Applemask

Applemask — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:28:23 +0000

The only reason anyone could honestly dislike this episode was by actively trying to.

By: David Pascoe

David Pascoe — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:45:20 +0000

If I was to be charitable, I would say that Russell T Davies was being demob-happy in this episode but I hated it. For the first time since it came back, it made a concession to a guest star’s past with Lee Evans’s gurning and overacting, Michelle Ryan was very “Meh” and lo and behold we see the Doctor getting snogged again. I know it’s the 21st Century but it still jars.

On the plus side, it was good to see an alien planet again and “The Waters of Mars” looks very exciting. However, this was a non-event.

By: Iain Griffiths

Iain Griffiths — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:29:58 +0000

Good grief, that was really horrid, none of the questioners wanted to ask questions you could actually answer, but just vent spleen. Kudos to the BBC for releasing that, I’d have been in 2 minds about it . I can see why RTD isn’t too concerned by ‘the fans’ if that’s how they act when given a chance to ask questions direct to a panel.

For me it was a bit lightweight, not terribly interesting apart from the odd bit here and there – a bit more Flight of The Phoenix was needed I thought to make it more interesting. Michelle was OK , seeing as she was given nothing more than Lara Croft to play, Lee Evans overplayed his role a bit but was OK , but liked the Bernard units. Did feel a bit of a Photofit episode , bits of one episode cut and pasted with others . It was fine , nothing more than that.

By: Nick H

Nick H — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:35:15 +0000

To be fair, with the exception of Lee Evans, the episode was a bit bobbins. Definite ‘going through the motions’ quality about it. Also anything remotely associated with Gareth Roberts is going to be poor. There’s one word I use to describe his contributions to Doctor Who: trite.

And beleive me, I have no axe to grind over the revivial unlike some quarters (*cough* tvcream), but at this rate, Matt Smith and Steven Moffatt can’t come soon enough…

By: Simon Underwood

Simon Underwood — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:39:30 +0000

Well, I for one would have spoken up in favour of the programme at that conference. Good fun, no emotional heavy lifting (leave it for the series) and no edging-on-slightly-retarded comic relief (casting a sideways look at the Queen in Voyage of the Damned)

And if you know where I can buy tent-pegs like that, let me know, because Michelle Ryan put in a great performance (see any hint of Zoe Slater in there? Nope, me either) and to even suggest in a humourous article she could be cast as Jade Goody is slightly in the realm of…well, retarded Doctor Who comic relief.

By: Applemask

Applemask — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:19:22 +0000

Whine whine whine.

By: h,T

h,T — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:08:22 +0000

The questioners and chair seem ahh.
*highly unpleasent*