I finished the season of Orphan Black and watched the 1996 Doctor Who movie

[potentiality_26]

Yep.  I said I'd get on it, and I got on it fast.

So, Orphan Black was great and I'm really excited for more and really sad that I can't have it NOW.  Slight spoilers below, so I'm putting it under a cut just in case.

1. I've always been fond of Felix, but he really came into his own in the second to last episode, particularly in his scenes with Allison.  I love him so much!


2. Cosima and Delphine.  Coos and sniffs.  That better turn out all right or I will cry.  Cry.


3. I'm consistently amazed and excited by how different the clones are, but Rachel is really something else.  There are not enough awards in the world, people.

Aaaaaaand Doctor Who.

So, the actual plot was pretty iffy.  There was a lot of "We need THIS because of *mumblemumblecough* and it we don't get it there will be *mumblemumblecough* and THE WORLD WILL END."  I mean, there was the master and he could body jump for some reason, but they lost me for most of the rest of it.

But none of that really matters, because I think Paul McGann was a great doctor.  I loved his delivery and his jelly babies (which sounds Freudian now that I type it, but whatever) and his outfit and his hair and his voice and- well, most things.  I'd just watched McGann's episodes of Horatio Hornblower, and I was in the mood for more of him, and as far that goes I'm very happy I saw it.
 

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[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

See?! OMG...FEEEEELLLIIIIIXXX. I loved him from the get-go. And yus, I need more...NAO plz.

Welp, that's American 90's for you. We lost all the zest and imagination after the 80's. Just...oi. But whoever wrote it DID seem to love their Who. Even if I could nitpick a coupla things in there. Britain loves it - funnily enough most American!Whovians HATED it. But McGann is a perfect Doctor. He's just...so DOCTORY.

'Stand aside or I will shoot myself'

'I can't make your dreams come true forever, but I CAN make them come true TODAY.'

OMG...

And Eleven's 'You're ALIVE, did I mention?!' in The Time of Angels reminded me so, so much of Eight. I had a fit, lol!!

Eric Roberts did an excellent job as the Master. You could tell he loved being him - and that tells ME he is a Whovian, lol!!

Just...yus. And I need all of his books. I DO. I NEED THEM. For Science.

*HUGS*

[potentiality-26.livejournal.com]

I liked Eric Roberts a lot too. He had, as you say, a very real enthusiasm for what he was doing that made the iffy science work for me while I was watching it. Paul McGann did the same. It was only after that I had a moment of, "Wait a second. What happened here really?"

Also, it was nice to see a real American playing an American there.

Do you know the names of some of the audiobooks he did? I'm definitely going to look into them. I like to listen to that kind of thing (mostly Cabin Pressure at the moment) before bed and Paul McGann's voice is made for the job.

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

He was just soooo...THE MASTER. It was beautiful. *BEAMS*

You watch a few times, it becomes clear, but yeah...the muddled the holy hell out of it. UGH.

It was, lol! First thing my Mom said, too. Course, I never paid that much attention to Peri's accent. I just figured she was from some obscure little town in Cali and just left it at that.

You can find all info here (http://timelordanon.tumblr.com/myloveeight), here (http://sarahjane.co.vu/post/55417368712) and here (http://gallifreyburning.tumblr.com/post/47149581419/if-i-wanted-to-start-listening-to-the-eighth-doctor). Also, also - Whowiki has all that as well. I've been steadily trying to collect stuffs. For research, of course. *sniffs*