The 11th Doctor in 2010
It’s 2010. The year of the 2nd odyssey. We are in science fiction country now. Sleek monstrosities of glass and steel invade the sky, personal com-units destroy our reproductive organs and cloning and cybernetics are well underway. The most important thing to remember is to stay calm.
This is a big year. Futurama is coming back, The Germans might be making a Captain Future movie and The Doctor has a new face. I know a lot of you were upset about the departure of David Tennant. He was a good Doctor. He sank into the role with gusto and delivered a character that was both faithful to the original series and engaging for new viewers. No mean feat. The tenth incarnation has definitely earned his chops. However, this does in no way decrease my excitement over the arrival of the 11th.
The show has survived on its ability to change over the years. With each changing face of the Doctor the show shifts in tone and character. The Tom Baker years had the highest viewership of any Doctor, and the impact his personality had on the show would resonate throughout the remaining classic series, span the hiatus and wash through its revival. Even upon his arrival though, the show had changed markedly from its beginnings with William Hartnell.
It is time for another such change with the departure of Russell T. Davies and the other production staff, who leave the show in the capable hands of Steven Moffat who previously wrote The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances, The Girl in the Fireplace and Blink. He now has the starts over with a clean slate (As clean as a slate can be with over 30 broadcasting years behind it) and the opportunity to put his own mark on the show.
The Eleventh Hour shows Matt Smith and Karen Gillan sitting comfortably in their new roles, finding instantly the pace and tone of the show. Steven Moffat once again gives us a clever and engaging plot that could only be told on this show and proves why he has three Hugo Awards for his writing on the revived Doctor Who.
This is a big year. Futurama is coming back, The Germans might be making a Captain Future movie and The Doctor has a new face. I know a lot of you were upset about the departure of David Tennant. He was a good Doctor. He sank into the role with gusto and delivered a character that was both faithful to the original series and engaging for new viewers. No mean feat. The tenth incarnation has definitely earned his chops. However, this does in no way decrease my excitement over the arrival of the 11th.
The show has survived on its ability to change over the years. With each changing face of the Doctor the show shifts in tone and character. The Tom Baker years had the highest viewership of any Doctor, and the impact his personality had on the show would resonate throughout the remaining classic series, span the hiatus and wash through its revival. Even upon his arrival though, the show had changed markedly from its beginnings with William Hartnell.
It is time for another such change with the departure of Russell T. Davies and the other production staff, who leave the show in the capable hands of Steven Moffat who previously wrote The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances, The Girl in the Fireplace and Blink. He now has the starts over with a clean slate (As clean as a slate can be with over 30 broadcasting years behind it) and the opportunity to put his own mark on the show.
The Eleventh Hour shows Matt Smith and Karen Gillan sitting comfortably in their new roles, finding instantly the pace and tone of the show. Steven Moffat once again gives us a clever and engaging plot that could only be told on this show and proves why he has three Hugo Awards for his writing on the revived Doctor Who.
