Saw the first episode.
Good intro. Except why do actors' names come up before "Doctor Who"? And judging from the way it's weaving, the Doctor's drunk in charge of a TARDIS.
Suddenly! - awful, out-of-date techno is all over the soundtrack. It's frequently too loud, in inappropriate places, and distracting. Did I mention that it's awful?
Boom! A huge explosion in the first few minutes. Is this the sequel to the Paul McGan movie?
The Autons are creepy - sort of. The rubbish bin is really stupid. The mom & the black guy are really annoying.
Is the Doctor a speed freak now? He's kinda manic.
Oh look - an in-joke. And another one. And heaps more. Just as well, 'cause I'd forgotten I was watching Doctor Who.
What?! It's over in one episode? No cliffhanger? Christ that music is worse than in season 25.
Verdict: Christopher Eccleston seemed to be trying too hard, and with only one season before he quits he's not gonna have much time to grow into the role. Billie Piper is not as awful as I feared - merely average. The show didn't feel much like Doctor Who, more like Generic Sci-Fi Show #23.
I would give it a C+, but the omnipresent inappropriate ten-years-too-late awful techno forces me to rate it D-. I hope the next episode is better.
Incidentally, ten million viewers for this show is being touted as a great success. Maybe I'm misremembering, but wasn't Colin Baker considered a failure for only pulling in ratings of around fourteen million?
Posted by pearce at April 10, 2005 1:35 PMClearly, I disagree with your evaluation. Stick around for episode 3 though.
Did you watch the leaked version? They toned down the music a lot for the broadcast version.
Posted by: morgue at April 11, 2005 8:57 PMI have no idea which version I watched.
Don't worry, I'm sticking with it. If I could sit through all of Trial of a Time Lord in one weekend, I can handle this!
Posted by: Pearce at April 11, 2005 9:00 PM