{"id":143,"date":"2007-06-08T07:52:57","date_gmt":"2007-06-07T18:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zeusblog.tetrap.com\/?p=143"},"modified":"2007-08-17T21:51:21","modified_gmt":"2007-08-17T08:51:21","slug":"ten-things-we-love-about-the-ninth-doctor%e2%80%99s-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zeusblog.tetrap.com\/?p=143","title":{"rendered":"Ten things we love about the Ninth Doctor\u2019s Era"},"content":{"rendered":"

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    We never got the chance to take Ecclestone for granted<\/strong>
    \nPlaying it tough on the outside, bruised on the inside, the first to do away with received pronunciation, frock coats and unruly manes \u2013 and he left at his peak<\/span><\/li>\n

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    <\/span>Billie<\/strong>
    \nThose huge eyes, teeth and erm\u2026 nostrils, you made the whole world shut up and pay attention.\u00a0 <\/span>We\u2019ll always love you, and miss you as much as he<\/em> does.<\/span><\/li>\n

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    <\/span>Effects that really are Special<\/strong>
    \nOne of the most excruciating things about being a \u2018Who\u2019 fan; effects sequences where every cent not spent was up there on the screen, has been banished forever.<\/span><\/li>\n

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    <\/span>\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201cFantastic!\u201d<\/strong>
    \nAs catchphrases go, shorter than \u201cReverse the polarity\u201d and \u201cBrave heart, Tegan\u201d \u2013 and in one word sums up the ninth Doctor\u2019s guileless delight in encountering something new.<\/span><\/li>\n

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    <\/span>Bad Wolf<\/strong>
    \nWhether you thought it made sense or not, the Goddess Rose was the only way we were ever going to get out of that one!<\/span><\/li>\n

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    <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201cD\u2019you wanna come with me?\u201d
    \n<\/strong>The first ever trailer, complete with the Doctor running away from the fireball that never happened is probably still the best series opener of them all (and we bet it was the most downloaded, too)<\/span><\/li>\n

  7. \n

    <\/span>Best regeneration. Ever<\/strong>
    \nNo passive locked-off shot\/lying on the floor for Chris, instead we get the equivalent of a volcanic eruption \u2013 and his hands regenerate too!<\/span><\/li>\n

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    <\/span>How many million?<\/strong>
    \nProbably never to be equalled again – as far as opening nights go, over 10 million bums on seats was a triumphant return which still has some people pinching themselves and ensured that we still have new Who to watch years later.<\/span><\/li>\n

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    <\/span>Scary Daleks!
    \n<\/strong>The masterstroke of reintroducing a lone specimen as an unstoppable killing machine, forcing viewers to imagine what hordes of \u2018new\u2019 Daleks might be capable of.\u00a0 <\/span>A perfect application of the \u2018what you don\u2019t see is far scarier\u2026\u2019 principle.<\/span><\/li>\n

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    The Slow Reveal<\/strong>
    \nSimply the best way to reintroduce a 16-year-absent Time Lord to a new generation. Episode one is through the companion’s eyes, we learn that the Doctor is alone in episode three, meet our first Dalek of the series (just one!) in episode six – and all done very subtly and very stylishly. And we didn’t hear the word Gallifrey for two years! Compared to this, the McGann movie’s infodump really was a hiding to nothing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u00a0AH, PA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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