After having almost nothing worthwhile to watch this Summer, all of a sudden plenty of series are returning starting with Doctor Who. I admit it: I was lukewarm when I first saw Peter Capaldi as the Doctor last season. What a dramatic change after Matt Smith’s energetic performance. It was like watching Jeb Bush as the Doctor. But, Capaldi grew on me. And the fetching Jenna Coleman swiftly became my Second Favorite Companion (after Karen Gillian). For those of you who are Doctor Who fans, you’ll be watching this tonight. For those of you who are tempted by the Doctor Who phenomenon, just jump in. The water’s fine!
Great visual image – Jeb Bush as The Doctor!
That would be soporific.
Jeff, I had my doubts about the current Doctor, but he won me over. BBC America is showing plenty of DOCTOR WHO episodes today to get fans psyched for tonight’s new episode.
We just saw Capaldi as the villain in the TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s NEVERWHERE, but his best role was Malcolm Tucker, the foul-mouthed spin doctor in the BBC series THE THICK OF IT (repeated in the spinoff movie IN THE LOOP).
Jeff, Capaldi’s talent becomes more evident the more I watch him.
I’ll be watching!
Scott, I was sucked in by BBC America last night and watched a couple of episodes I’d seen before. The quality control on DOCTOR WHO is solid. Every current episode can be watched again with pleasure.
It’s “the Doctor Who phenomenon”? I hope it lives up to your hopes for it.
Rick, DOCTOR WHO is popular world-wide. The audience is growing with each new season of shows.