Rogue 3

The BBC have done well, they really gave it a hell of a lot of press and build up before hand, and have lumped a lot of cash into making this series.

 

This considering that throughout the 90's they were incredibly anti-Dr Who.

 

All is well in the world. Who is back, and the final Star Wars film is out all in the space of a couple of months!!

Wow! Really enjoyed the first episode. Was looking forward to it, although had a mixture of dread that it might be a little cheesey. Fortunately it was a very good start to the new series.

 

In fact all the press over here have been very positive - I haven't read a bad review yet.

 

Now that I have seen it, I think that the fact there is no regeneration is ok. There is a big audience that will not have seen the Doctor before, and to load in a regeneration straight away would have been way too much to deal with.

 

Good amount of humour - I also like the line about being from the north!! Also when Rose was trying to point out the millenium wheel, and it took the Doc 3 goes before he noticed it!! Good stuff.

 

The next episode looks interesting as well - set in the year 5 million or so, when the Earth is about to be wiped out by the sun. Apparently it is a who done it style episode with a murderer on the loose. Can't wait!

tripsbacks:

I remember reading somewhere that Paul McGann had said that he would be happy to return to film a regeneration scene.

 

It would be cool if maybe next season they did a flashback story with McGann showing the regeneration into the new Doctor.  Maybe something along the lines of "The Godfather 2", with two parallel stories that connect with each other.

Good shout - that would be good to have the regeneration in another story. Might be kinda similar to Logopolis where the Watcher (who is basically the next Doctor) helps the 4th save the universe one final time, before becoming the 5th Doc.

I do hope that Paul McGann is invited back. I thought his Doctor was good in the film, I just didn't like any other bits from the film.

 

Any word on whether the Master might make an appearance?

I saw that trailer as well - it was really good! The tardis is quite different inside - the doors being changed to the police box shape for one.

 

tripsbacks:

I just finished watching the first episode "Rose" and I really loved it.  The new Doctor is great and his companion Rose really grows on you very quickly also.

 

I was disappointed in the opening the title sequence though.  Instead of having the Doctor's face morph out of nowhere, it simply has the words "Christopher Eccleston" and "Billie Piper" run across the screen.  I'm sure this will make some fans unhappy.

I take it there was no regeneration scene? That's a shame as those episodes from the old series were amongst my favourites. Best story was without a doubt the Caves of Androzani - what a great final episode!