New, new, new...
It’s amazing that so much flurry is storming regarding the latest trailer for the upcoming fifth season of Doctor Who. In a way, it is being reborn. Many possibilities here.
New Doctor. A new writer. New ideas.
That’s the recipe for the series’ long survival on television which is going to be hitting its fiftieth in a few short years. Now, with new lead being anchored into the show, there’s more interest.
So what’s to expect from the new trailer? We have just seen in less than a minute so many glimpses… frantic, like a flood of excitement is running off the well paced scenes.
Matt Smith, now the eleventh actor, will be joining the elite family of Who. His presence seems to be fitting in rather well and I think he’ll be pretty good far as I can tell from the small bits in the trailer. There are many people who seems to hate him saying, “He’s terrible!” Without actually seeing him in action. This is the expected round of comments people make when a new actor settled in. Remember how people reacted to David Tennant when he took over in the part thinking it’ll never work? And he stuck around for four years.
Out with the old, in with the new. It’s simply making a new format out of something familiar. Though I do admit the actor Matt Smith is frightfully young at age twenty-six, I do hope it works out well for him.
Give this guy a chance. That’s all I’m asking. I have my doubts too. But I’m not going to put him down until I see him for sure in a few episodes. Then he’ll grow on me. Just like the other actors did.
Many people complain that it looks like a Buffy rip-off because of the young actors. This isn’t true. Many people forget that the original front runner writer Russell T. Davies was inspired by the writings and plots of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer series created by Joss Whedon.
So what else did we see in the trailer? The Doctor punching out a guy with his fist followed by an expression on his face reading, “I’m sorry!” None of the actors so far playing the Doctor in the new series decked someone. This is a first. There are also a lizard like race along with some scary looking mask made of wood twirling around like a crude circus act enough to give kids nightmares. There’s the Doctor hitting a Dalek with a hammer. There is the returning Weeping Angels. There are vampires dressed in Tudor styled clothing, which I’m looking forward to. And there’s an Errol Flynn type of swordsmen too.
Oh yes, there’s even a new design for the time/space machine that carried the Doctor into the far wonders of the universe. There’s going to be huge developments here.
Some people complained about the Doctor using a gun in the trailer, and you never hear the end of their cussing and whining. This isn’t new however. The Doctor has used a gun before. Christopher Eccleston used a gun on one occasion. Actors Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker and Peter Davison in their respective role has lifted a gun as well without making an issue of it. And I do remember Colin Baker, in a violent fit, actually shooting a gun at someone or something at one time in the episode “Attack of the Cybermen.”
So people are going to need to calm down. Who knows? Matt Smith looks like he’s using a flare gun in the trailer and might be shooting it out into the sky for all I know. People are just going to need to see the episodes before jumping to conclusions.
Few folks are complaining about the use of Daleks in the new series. They’re being “overused” according to their complaints. They’re saying, “Why don’t they use something else?”
Well, they did try to get rid of the Daleks once before in the old series way back in 1966 after its long and crazy popularity overshadowed all the other villains. This is a known fact because the Daleks disappeared for five years without so much a trace before they returned to the series because their popularity demanded it. There’s no getting away from them. They are simply too much of a familiar institute to be ignored. I wish folks would understand that.
Besides they may only appear in one episode. I don’t consider the Daleks being overused if for one episode.
Now the writers will be flooding the series with more ideas. Richard Curtis of Black Adder fame will be penning a historical episode involving Van Gogh. There will be returning favorites such as Mark Gatiss, Gareth Roberts and Toby Whithouse. The show looks like it is steeped in horror elements. Such things like vampires and the weeping angels suggests a full blown return to the gothic days which made the Tom Baker days so popular in the mid-1970s. I like this idea because I’m a big horror fan of old and new, and it’s always good to create stories to scare the wits out of the audiences. It’s always in good fun. And Doctor Who made the best use of the horror format.
Most importantly, Stephen Moffat will be heading the front lines as the new series writer. This makes for perfection. The guy already won three Hugo awards for his various stories written for Doctor Who. Winning three Hugos in a row is nearly unheard of. He’s created the Capt. Jack character way back in 2005 who is one of the most memorable characters. The guy will bring so much to the new series. I’m looking forward to this. Moffat will be writing six shows for the new series which is a substantial chunk. So he’ll dedicate a huge part of his life to the creation of the new Doctor Who series.
There’s always going to be doubt when the new reins step in to take over. Some people can’t handle changes. But change has always been a good thing for the series. So there’ll be new surprises. More thrills. I can’t wait to see the delightful mix of science fiction and horror finding a new home on the Doctor Who series again starting in May.
I’ll be breaking out the bowl of jelly babies and the long scarf when the new show comes around.
It’s going to be a long wait.
New Doctor. A new writer. New ideas.
That’s the recipe for the series’ long survival on television which is going to be hitting its fiftieth in a few short years. Now, with new lead being anchored into the show, there’s more interest.
So what’s to expect from the new trailer? We have just seen in less than a minute so many glimpses… frantic, like a flood of excitement is running off the well paced scenes.
Matt Smith, now the eleventh actor, will be joining the elite family of Who. His presence seems to be fitting in rather well and I think he’ll be pretty good far as I can tell from the small bits in the trailer. There are many people who seems to hate him saying, “He’s terrible!” Without actually seeing him in action. This is the expected round of comments people make when a new actor settled in. Remember how people reacted to David Tennant when he took over in the part thinking it’ll never work? And he stuck around for four years.
Out with the old, in with the new. It’s simply making a new format out of something familiar. Though I do admit the actor Matt Smith is frightfully young at age twenty-six, I do hope it works out well for him.
Give this guy a chance. That’s all I’m asking. I have my doubts too. But I’m not going to put him down until I see him for sure in a few episodes. Then he’ll grow on me. Just like the other actors did.
Many people complain that it looks like a Buffy rip-off because of the young actors. This isn’t true. Many people forget that the original front runner writer Russell T. Davies was inspired by the writings and plots of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer series created by Joss Whedon.
So what else did we see in the trailer? The Doctor punching out a guy with his fist followed by an expression on his face reading, “I’m sorry!” None of the actors so far playing the Doctor in the new series decked someone. This is a first. There are also a lizard like race along with some scary looking mask made of wood twirling around like a crude circus act enough to give kids nightmares. There’s the Doctor hitting a Dalek with a hammer. There is the returning Weeping Angels. There are vampires dressed in Tudor styled clothing, which I’m looking forward to. And there’s an Errol Flynn type of swordsmen too.
Oh yes, there’s even a new design for the time/space machine that carried the Doctor into the far wonders of the universe. There’s going to be huge developments here.
Some people complained about the Doctor using a gun in the trailer, and you never hear the end of their cussing and whining. This isn’t new however. The Doctor has used a gun before. Christopher Eccleston used a gun on one occasion. Actors Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker and Peter Davison in their respective role has lifted a gun as well without making an issue of it. And I do remember Colin Baker, in a violent fit, actually shooting a gun at someone or something at one time in the episode “Attack of the Cybermen.”
So people are going to need to calm down. Who knows? Matt Smith looks like he’s using a flare gun in the trailer and might be shooting it out into the sky for all I know. People are just going to need to see the episodes before jumping to conclusions.
Few folks are complaining about the use of Daleks in the new series. They’re being “overused” according to their complaints. They’re saying, “Why don’t they use something else?”
Well, they did try to get rid of the Daleks once before in the old series way back in 1966 after its long and crazy popularity overshadowed all the other villains. This is a known fact because the Daleks disappeared for five years without so much a trace before they returned to the series because their popularity demanded it. There’s no getting away from them. They are simply too much of a familiar institute to be ignored. I wish folks would understand that.
Besides they may only appear in one episode. I don’t consider the Daleks being overused if for one episode.
Now the writers will be flooding the series with more ideas. Richard Curtis of Black Adder fame will be penning a historical episode involving Van Gogh. There will be returning favorites such as Mark Gatiss, Gareth Roberts and Toby Whithouse. The show looks like it is steeped in horror elements. Such things like vampires and the weeping angels suggests a full blown return to the gothic days which made the Tom Baker days so popular in the mid-1970s. I like this idea because I’m a big horror fan of old and new, and it’s always good to create stories to scare the wits out of the audiences. It’s always in good fun. And Doctor Who made the best use of the horror format.
Most importantly, Stephen Moffat will be heading the front lines as the new series writer. This makes for perfection. The guy already won three Hugo awards for his various stories written for Doctor Who. Winning three Hugos in a row is nearly unheard of. He’s created the Capt. Jack character way back in 2005 who is one of the most memorable characters. The guy will bring so much to the new series. I’m looking forward to this. Moffat will be writing six shows for the new series which is a substantial chunk. So he’ll dedicate a huge part of his life to the creation of the new Doctor Who series.
There’s always going to be doubt when the new reins step in to take over. Some people can’t handle changes. But change has always been a good thing for the series. So there’ll be new surprises. More thrills. I can’t wait to see the delightful mix of science fiction and horror finding a new home on the Doctor Who series again starting in May.
I’ll be breaking out the bowl of jelly babies and the long scarf when the new show comes around.
It’s going to be a long wait.
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