{"id":17143,"date":"2010-04-18T15:11:25","date_gmt":"2010-04-18T21:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/?p=17143"},"modified":"2010-04-18T15:11:25","modified_gmt":"2010-04-18T21:11:25","slug":"the-new-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2010\/04\/18\/the-new-doctor.html","title":{"rendered":"The New Doctor"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We wrapped up Game Day yesterday with a group viewing (a few hours timeshifted) of the first episode of the new season (and new ) lead of Doctor Who<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Not bad. Not bad at all.<\/p>\n

I want to watch it again, as it was late, I was tired, and I’d done plenty of convivial celebrating. That said, I’m pretty pleased by the New Doctor, the Eleventh in that line, as played by Matt Smith.<\/p>\n

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The Eleven Doctors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Smith has, so far, done a good (if frenetic) job of not seeming too young. That was the main critique\/concern of him when announced, but with his improbable hair and bowtie, and unflagging self-confidence, Smith “felt” much more mature than the early shots of him gave the appearance of being. It’s a first outing, and those can be a bit odd (consider Eccleston’s first, or Tennant’s for that matter), but Smith does a good job here, with nothing specific to criticize.<\/p>\n

The story in “The Eleventh Hour” is a good intro to Steven Moffat’s new tenure as lead storywriter and executive producer. Like most of the first outings, it’s a busy introduction to various folks — and Karen Gillan’s Amy Pond (special nod to Caitlin Blackwood as a fine youngster version of same) introduces well, a classic spunky Companion. There are threats to the world, alien criminals, invasions fended off, and some trademark Moffat creepy-spooky, not to mention a bit of foreshadowing (“the Pandorica will open, silence will fall”). The Doctor comes across as confident and unflagging, and, so far, I’m pretty pleased.<\/p>\n

On to next week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We wrapped up Game Day yesterday with a group viewing (a few hours timeshifted) of the first episode of the new season (and new ) lead of Doctor Who. Not bad. Not bad at all. 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