Aerzyk
2nd Incarnation
Posts: 25
Favourite Doctors: All of them, particularly Hartnell & McGann!
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Post by Aerzyk on Sept 8, 2014 11:33:32 GMT
I'm going to start by saying I loved the 50th Anniversary special, John Hurt was awesome as the Doctor. I don't necessarily want to spark a debate or flame war (not sure if that really happens here), but I want to know if anyone else agrees w/me.
I've been listening to McGann's Big Finish stories & I think he's a brilliant Doctor. The movie, IMO, was just bad & does not do the Eighth Doctor justice. Why couldn't they have done a slightly different story to have McGann be in the 50th instead of the War Doctor?
Like I said, it was great stuff, but I just feel like McGann should have had more than that mini-sode he got. Maybe instead of dying from that wreck, Eight survived, & Cass's death was the final straw in his keeping out of the war, & went on to pretty much fulfill the War Doctor's role? I could see him finally breaking & going on that whole "No More" streak, he exhibited some of that type of behavior in the first Dark Eyes series when he was facing the Daleks.
/shrug I've come to really love the Eighth Doctor & feel like he deserved more "mainstream" recognition than he received. I know he technically has more material than any other Doctor, but, still.
Anyone else agree or have thoughts on this?
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Catsmate
13th Incarnation
No longer living in a bad adaption of "A Journal of the Plague Year".
Posts: 3,730
Favourite Doctors: Thirteen, Six, Five, Two, Eight, Twelve, Nine, One, Eleven..
Traits: Eccentric, Insatiable Curiousity.
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Post by Catsmate on Sept 8, 2014 12:30:51 GMT
Yes but McGann was (IIRR) unavailable for the special.
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Aerzyk
2nd Incarnation
Posts: 25
Favourite Doctors: All of them, particularly Hartnell & McGann!
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Post by Aerzyk on Sept 9, 2014 9:12:08 GMT
I didn't know that. Unfortunate, IMO.
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