Welcome to yet another edition of 'my doctor who favourites' and this time it's my favourite New Who stories. Unlike my favourite classic stories post, I have seen all new who stories therefore this list is definite. They are all brilliant stories, being very different from the classics so... 5) Midnight. A excellent cast of characters makes this one of the most creepy stories in all of new who. The claustrophobic setting creates a spooky atmosphere. But basically I love this episode because it scares me which is something doctor who just doesn't do for me anymore with Moffat and his 'story arc's' in charge. I also like how simple the story is yet it creates a great amount of fear. 4) Dalek. In my recent article in the 'Reviews on DVD's' section I basically told you why love it but I'll go over the main parts. I think that this story is the best Dalek story on new who. It revolves around one Dalek which is good as it shows how powerful they are. I also love the resolution and how it's a bit of an emotional story I also love Ecclestone here, one of his best performances. 3) Blink. I don't really like going for the fan favourites when I think of my doctor who favourite stories because it feels like people just say that because everyone else does so this just shows how much I like this story. It's so creepy. Something as I've said above doctor who doesn't do for me anymore (but I'm getting older so I don't know if younger whovians get scared by doctor who) 2) Amy's Choice. In my personal opinion, the most important episode in series 5 as well as the most enjoyable. I thought that the biggest theme running through nearly all of Amy's time in the TARDIS was, who does she love more? The Doctor or Rory. And although this has been explored, (of course it's Rory!) this was the first episode to acknowledge it and I thought go into most depth. I loved the dream lord, he is one of my favourite villains beautifully played by Toby Jones (AKA Dobby) I would love for him to return to the show to also use the fantastic concept of different worlds that may not be reality. Definitely scary. 1) The Unicorn and the Wasp. Funny, witty and a marvellous plot. I just love this story. I always love a story that makes me laugh but not just that, it needs to be witty, everything this episode is. Donna is absolutely amazing here. I just love her. The murder mystery plot also works very well here too. The cast of characters is another great thing. But overall Donna just does it for me, it also allows Catherine Tate to show of her Comic skills.
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Written by guest contributor, Handbot10. Be sure to check out his site at http://thehandbotarchives.weebly.com/ Hello I’m Handbot10, but you can call me Handbot. Being a fan of doctor who in a crowd of millions I show my affection for the show in as many ways as possible. I have my own website dedicated to the show. My main feature of my website, The Handbot Archives, are my books. Now, thousands of people have told me that fan fiction is disgusting and original ideas are better than copying someone else’s, but I think differently. It’s my inner peace. I enjoy it and I know loads of other people that do as much as I do. It is nothing but a hobby for me yet surprisingly due to research and browsing, more people think what the fans make are better than what you get on the TV series. So, which is better: Fan Fiction or Official TV episodes? Yes, fan fiction is much better: Many of the fans we meet today are lifelong dedicated lovers. Many will argue that the classic series is better than the modern series but that is an argument for another day. It is because of this that writers like myself try to add bits from the old series into their up to date new series books. It makes them a whole lot better and welcoming. In the TV series, barley any of the classic series features are in it making it nearly a different show. For example, massive story arcs (e.g. silence will fall, knock four times…). Although fan fictioners sometimes do story arcs they are usually not as big. Not only that but fans like to work with and support other fans. And now born is the community side of things. Let’s take my good old favourite ‘Whovian Books’. This site has been through many ups and downs. They provide fan fiction with all doctors including spin offs! As many say, 2 brains or better than one. Working together helps bring a wide range of fun exiting moments into your books. And as they are only for fun the books are a lot more chilled out. I can honestly say, everybody at whovian books even though I might not know what they look like, sound like or behave like at the end of the day they are like my tiny family. And without a family many people are lost. With my family I feel encouraged and excited to write. No, the TV show is better! 99.999% of me doesn’t want to say this. Are the TV episodes actually better? For this I am including classic series. Everyone who writes for Doctor Who are usually good and well known writers. I mean, who else writes like Steven Moffatt. Since it’s revival in 2005, Doctor Who has become more twisted and gobsmacking. Sorry Dalekwho, there wasn’t much of that in series 1. Matt Smith’s era having a massive ark that was nearly rounded up perfectly and the way we were introduced to the War Doctor blew my socks off! Perhaps being a long running TV series it has more opportunities to surprise us and keep us on the edge of our seats. Now I know what you’re thinking, ‘The rings of akhaten’. Utter ****. And yet it did move you slightly. The point is, Doctor who has a new range of episodes from sad to happy, from shocking to boring. This wide diversity makes it the thing we all know and love. And adding in monsters and characters from the classic series like the curator makes it even more gripping. Now, us fan fictioners do add monsters back but it doesn’t quite have that same impact. Conclusion: Undoubtedly, Fan fiction owns the stage for me. It is the best, and is a big part of my life. The tv series still being a strong and great show fan fiction offers more juicy stories and no dry ones. What did you think? Thanks for reading, Handbot out! |
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