I started watching it back in the days of Tom Baker been a fan for years Tennant is better than Ecclestone but I wish they would quit with all the Gay connitations though...

The only problem I've had with the current (Russell T. Davies controlled) run is the lack of intergalactic locations and adventures. 90% of the stories have happened on Earth either past present or future. What is the point of the TARDIS being able to travel through time and space if they always arrive in London or New New York?

Tennant is good a the Doctor but he talks too fast so the technobable and his jokes are often lost. Martha is growing on me but she should wear her hair down a lot more - she looks hotter that way!

Finaly, I agree that Russell T. Davies should remember that just because he is gay the majority of the world isn't and this show shouldn't be a conduit for him to flaunt his sexuality.

Otherwise, I'm a happy Whovian!

Torchwood was okay  but a lot of it seemed to be a vainty project for Russell T. Davis, pushing the gay element a lot and because it was post watershed, shoving in loads of swearing and sex for the sake of it.

The best thing about the show was the gorgeous Naoko Mori as Toshiko Sato:

you know on next week (not this week due to eurovision) episode of Dr Who has Barrowman back in it, and ye Torchwood was a barrel of laughs. It has sex, gay sex, lesbian sex, alien sex, and alot of wonderful profanity and gore!!. whos looking forward to the next series?

Woohoo! The Master is back, my all-time fave villain in Doctor Who...great stuff.

Quite a good episode the other night, my family love Dr Who but iv never been a huge fan but it
seemed pretty intense, i loved the female alien character and it made me sad when he killed her, but nice to see Captain Jack back in the show, Next weeks episode is the second from last isnt it? So im going to watch it to.

I think the last 3 or 4 episodes have been terrific, the family of blood stuff was moving, memorable. Then Sally Sparrow looked a companion in the making, then the master being revealed was such a thrill! I agree Benoit, the alien lady was sweet and it seemed a waste of a good character to kill her.

Its clever how the series ties together, the watch revealed in the Family of blood playing a role in the masters return.

Don't know about that. But there was a report in the paper yesterday that David Tennant had had a hissy fit because The Master's Sonic Screwdriver was bigger and flasher than his.....

Nope It was the Daily Star, which has gone up in my estimation since they started covering Wrestling and MMA in thier pages.

I never said it was any good just better than the Sun, for it's key coverage. Anyway.... Mr.Offtopic Dr.Who...

So which villians would you like to see return? I'd like to see the Sonitarions make a come back.

Thought the master was funny and charismatic, and while ocassionaly the balance between humour and drama was iffy, it was a lot of fun.

The Master oozed charisma, Im kinda rooting for him, he is like a charismatic Pro Wrestling heel.

Ok so he wants to wipe out life on earth, but he's no all bad...he vaporiised the uppity American President...something GW Bush has been asking for, for years...

Indeed. There were loads of other crowd pleasing moments...the bit where here come the drums plays and the Masters wife dances to it....the bit where the dying cabinet minister says youre insane and the Master gives him two thumbs up.

Anyone ready to place bets on the identity of the Toclafane? Im hoping for Timelords...Id be disappointed for it to be the Daleks or Cyberman.

Im really into this story. Shame it ends next week. And doesn't the assistant die in it as well? Reportedly shes not coming back for the next series.

Yes, I did a double take at Captain Jack's comment too.

Apparently Russel T. Davies is moving on which is fine by me. Hopefully it means we'll get less self-indulgent stories and more set away from London or New New York in 100 years time. The whole point of the Dcotor was that he could travel to different planets yet he has either been on Earth in different times or aboard a travelling space craft.

Also, all stories should be at least two episodes long so that the problem isn't solved and wrapped up inside 30 minutes.

Kylie Minogue is going to play the "companion" in the Christmas episode.

Martha is going to appear in three episodes of Torchwood then return to the Doctor half way through the next series...only to find that another companion has joined the TARDIS. I just hope it is an alien and not another human from Earth.

I liked episodes where different versions of the Doctor would meet.

I guess the one really famous villain we havent seen yet is Davros, but he terrified me as a kid. I want more of the Master...

William Hartnell's Doctor was a crabby old man with a sharp mind who didn't suffer fools gladly, yet he showed that underneath his gruff exterior was a gentle and considerate man.

Patrick Troughton was a little more esoteric and playful but stood his ground when need be. It's probably harder for younger fans to warm to the first two Dcotors as they were a product of their time and you can see just how "rigid" things were on 60's TV.

Jon Pertwee was a good Doctor. He had many facets to his character. He could be very caring and avuncular to his female companions like Jo Grant, or he could be a tough and no nonsense guy when dealing with the politics of the Brigadier and UNIT. Plus he was the first Doctor to get into fights.

Tom Baker seem to have played it for laughs but was capable of being serious or injecting pathos into a scene where necessary. He was "My" Doctor growing up.

Peter Davidson was fairly bland although he did get into more physical scrapes than the others.

Colin Baker was a little pompous and brusque. He didn't last too long.

Sylvester McCoy was...erm, well Sylvester McCoy really.

Mark McGann was an abomination. We should never speak of this again.

Lest we forget Peter Cushing in the cinema for two Dalek films. His portrayal was a cross between Hartnell and Troughton.


-- Edited by Man In Black at 15:11, 2007-07-03

There's so mnay McGann's I forgot which one it was who played the Doctor. I only watched it once and that was one time too many for me.

I only listed up to McCoy as I was only reviewing the "Old" Dcotor's for Totoro's sake in response to his post about not seeing them.

I agree about Eccleston being "too Northern" but that is him all over really. "EE Ecky Thomp! E're coom t' Daleks!"

-- Edited by Man In Black at 15:21, 2007-07-03

R.I.P Doctor Who - you were my favourite resurrected Sci-Fi show until some idiot decided to add that talentless, unfunny, over hyped, ugly, worthless waste of space Catherine Tate to the full time cast thus runing it for me.

-- Edited by Man In Black at 08:47, 2007-07-04

I've pretty much completely missed this series, so can someone explain to me how the Face of Boe was Captain Jack?

In case you weren't aware they are bringing back another 'classic' villian for the new series...

A group of Doctor Who's enemies - the Sontarans - will be revived, 35 years after first appearing in the BBC drama.

The warriors will feature in an episode which will also mark the return of Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones.

She will run into the Doctor's new companion - Donna Noble, played by Catherine Tate - for the first time.

Another plot for the new series will be a meeting between the Doctor and Agatha Christie, and guest stars will include Felicity Kendal and Sarah Lancashire.

There will also be appearances from Tim McInnerny, who played Percy in the first two series of Blackadder and Captain Darling in the fourth.

Peter Capaldi - a fierce spin doctor in political satire The Thick of It - and Phil Davis, who appeared in Quadrophenia and Bleak House, will also be seen on the show, the BBC has confirmed.

Doctor Who won top drama at the National TV Awards on Wednesday
The series, once again starring David Tennant as the Doctor, is due to be seen in the UK next spring. Filming is under way in Cardiff.

The run will begin with Donna tracking down the Doctor during an alien emergency in modern-day London.

Martha will be back halfway through the series, once actress Agyeman has appeared in three episodes of Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood.

"Martha Jones returns in a fantastic storyline and the fans will get to see her in a whole new light," Agyeman promised.

The Sontarans were first seen on The Time Warrior, an episode of the show in 1973, when Jon Pertwee was in the lead role.

Christopher Ryan, known as Mike in 1980s TV sitcom The Young Ones, will play the head Sontaran.

And the tentacle-faced Ood will return in an episode called Planet of the Ood.

Rose is coming back!

Actress Billie Piper is to return to Doctor Who, the BBC has confirmed.
She will star in three episodes of the sci-fi drama, reprising her role as the Doctor's companion, Rose Tyler.

Rose's return will mean the Doctor has three assistants in next year's series - Donna, played by Catherine Tate, and Freema Agyeman as Martha.

The new series begins in March and will run for 13 episodes. There will be three special editions in 2009 before the show takes a break until 2010.

Piper left Doctor Who last year, when she was transported into a parallel universe.

Awards

Her character had proven a hit and the star won a number of awards for her performances. She was named most popular actress at the National Television Awards in 2005 and 2006.

A separate show based on Rose had been planned by writer and series producer Russell T Davies, but was scrapped when Davies decided the programme was "a spin-off too far".

Filming is currently under way in Cardiff for the new series of Doctor Who, which sees the Doctor meeting an old group of enemies - the Sontarans - 35 years after first encountering them.

Before that, the programme will return to television screens at Christmas with a special episode set on the Titanic, which will co-star singer and actress Kylie Minogue.

Rose coming back is cool. I hope she and Martha team up and beat the crap out of Catherine Tate!

I personally would rank The Three Doctors, Planet Of The Spiders, Curse Of Peladon and The Daemons over The Green Death for best Jon Pertwee stories.

Genesis of the Daleks is a classic though but I think today's fans might find the older shows a bit slow. My four year old nephew loves the Daleks but when I put on Death To The Daleks (from 1974) he couldn't stay focused on the story and kept asking where the Daleks where, yet he can watch the current shows with no problem.