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I will be very surprised if any fan of the orginal series does not enjoy this return of Doctor Who. I was not a big fan of the first Doctor William Hartnell but the second Doctor and all the rest I enjoyed. I especially liked Tom Baker, Pertwee, and Davison. This new Doctor played by Christopher Eccleston has his own distinct personality which always made previous Doctors unique and kept us interested. The cast and the music is good
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It was once said by Harlan Ellison that negative reviews are easier to write. In which case this review for the new series will be extremely short. The new Doctor Who had a unique challenge - how to update a forty-year-old TV show for a modern audience that expected a much faster-paced story than the classic series could provide? The answer is a textbook-perfect example of how to update an old show for modern audiences.Everyone in the cast and crew deserve credit
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I'm not a stranger to the original run of Doctor Who. The original series could be cerebral, charming, and witty. The production values were notoriously bad on the original run, but as George Lucas has proved with his prequel Star Wars trilogy, big budgets aren't everything.Furthermore, I
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For fans of the original Doctor Who, rest assured - this is still the Doctor we know and love. Here are but a few things you will recognize:1. The Doctor can't seem to control the TARDIS. 2. The Doctor takes offense at the suggestion that he can't control the TARDIS.3. The people from UNIT are useless.4. An enemy uses the Doctor's emotions against him.5. The Doctor thinks a companion is dead, and it's his fault.6. A companion thinks the Doctor is dead, and it's her fault.7. The Doctor is strapped to a table and tortured.8. Something pulls the TARDIS off course - not that it was going where it was supposed to, anyway.9. The Doctor makes vague passing references to famous events of the past, as if he's been there.10. The Doctor refuses to use violence.11. The Doctor becomes violent.12. The
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