Doctor's Regeneration

I watched Bad Wolf (S01E12), The Parting of Ways (S01E13), and Christmas Invasion (S02E00) again today.  I thought I was watching them to rewatch the Doctor discovering a new self (and watching Tennant begin his captivating journey into the realms of Doctor Who), but I ended up focusing on Eccleston's exit. 

I haven't actually watched any other regenerations except for the new series.  In Series 1, Eccleston captured that same melancholy of ending that Tennant had, although not to the same extreme.  He portrayed that ...sadness at never experiencing the universe in the same way ever again.  Although Tennant is and will forever be MY Doctor, Eccleston was my FIRST Doctor, and I found myself feeling disturbed that Eccleston was going away and this skinny, strange looking Doctor was taking his place and speaking his words.  And I know as I watch Series 2 (again) I will watch Tennant use some of the same mannerisms Eccleston used, but very slowly come into his own passion and his own anger at injustice.

It gives me hope that I may come to love Matt Smith as much as my other Doctors.  But even after a whole series of new episodes that I enjoyed tremendously, I still think who is this strange young man taking my Doctor's place and speaking his words.

3 days...3 audiobooks

So in three days I have listened to three Doctor Who audio books.  The Day of the Troll, The Resurrection Casket, and The Stone Rose.  All of them were awesome.  I think I enjoyed The Resurrection Casket the most.  It is strange though.  Although they were very well written and very engaging, I felt almost as if they were runners up in a contest to see if they could make the show.  I guess since I love the TV program so much that anything not the show may feel that way. 

I am glad to report however that I would have enjoyed the stories just as much even if David Tennant had not been reading them.  His lovely voice was just the icing on the cake that satisfied my Doctor Who addiction.

Now unfortunately I am back to scouring the internet for anything with DT's voice.  I could just listen to him for hours and hours.  I don't have far to look though.  He is currently home from New Mexico after filming Fright Night, and he is promoting his role in the new BBC drama Single Father.  So there is a weeks worth of TV and radio interview for me to find and watch.  And he should be co-hosting the Christian O'Connell Breakfast show on AbsoluteRadio in the coming weeks as well.  That is always a riot.  I can't wait.

Doctor Who: The Resurrection Casket

Just started the BBC Audio book, The Resurrection Casket by Justin Richards. Read by David Tennant. I have only listened to the first 10 minutes, but I am already just tickled Tardis blue (that's preferable to pink in this case).

Pirates and Steampunk and Doctor Who.