{"id":189,"date":"2007-08-07T07:57:21","date_gmt":"2007-08-06T18:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zeusblog.tetrap.com\/?p=189"},"modified":"2007-08-17T21:49:40","modified_gmt":"2007-08-17T08:49:40","slug":"ten-things-we-love-about-the-tenth-doctors-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zeusblog.tetrap.com\/?p=189","title":{"rendered":"Ten things we love about the Tenth Doctor&#8217;s Era"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zeusblog.tetrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/topslogo.JPG\" alt=\"topslogo.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\" lang=\"EN-NZ\"><span><strong>1.<font size=\"1\" face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/font><span lang=\"EN-NZ\"><strong>Mockney Doc<\/strong><br \/>\nMost British actors seem to be Londoners who have to attempt Scots accents when necessary.\u00a0 With typical lunacy, our favourite programme has it the other way around.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-NZ\"><\/span><font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\" lang=\"EN-NZ\"><span><strong>2<font size=\"1\" face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'\">.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/font><span lang=\"EN-NZ\"><strong>Upgraded<\/strong><br \/>\nFrom the &#8216;crustacean abs&#8217; to the sensibly scaled-down earmuffs, the new series Cybermen are yet another design triumph.\u00a0 Bang up-to-date while still honouring all the best bits of the original &#8211; possibly the mantra for the series as a whole.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-NZ\"><\/span><font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\" lang=\"EN-NZ\"><span><strong>3.<font size=\"1\" face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/font><span lang=\"EN-NZ\"><strong>Freema Agyeman<\/strong><br \/>\nNot only is the latest Time-totty gorgeous and talented, but she&#8217;s even been to Science Fiction conventions &#8211; as an attendee!\u00a0 (Certainly none that I&#8217;ve ever been to, though&#8230;)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-NZ\"><\/span><font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\" lang=\"EN-NZ\"><span><strong>4.<font size=\"1\" face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/font><span lang=\"EN-NZ\"><strong>It&#8217;s Christmas-time, there&#8217;s no need to be afraid&#8230;<br \/>\n<\/strong>A <em>Who <\/em>Christmas Special?\u00a0 How was that <em><span style=\"font-style: italic\">ever<\/span><\/em> going to work?\u00a0 Thank you &#8216;<em><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Christmas Invasion<\/span><\/em> for being so perfect.\u00a0 And as for <em><span style=\"font-style: italic\">The Runaway Bride<\/span><\/em>, well, see below&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-NZ\"><\/span><font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\" lang=\"EN-NZ\"><span><strong>5.<font size=\"1\" face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/font><span lang=\"EN-NZ\"><strong>It also travels in space&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\nThere&#8217;s nothing more fun than the TARDIS crash-landing on your loo in Tooting Bec, as a wise man once almost said.\u00a0 And then there was that wonderful motorway chase&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\" lang=\"EN-NZ\"><span><strong>6.<font size=\"1\" face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/font><span lang=\"EN-NZ\"><strong>Musicians call it the &#8216;b part&#8217;<br \/>\n<\/strong>The &#8216;middle 8&#8217; might also be &#8216;the bit that the announcers talk over&#8217;, but thank you Murray Gold, for restoring the full closing credits theme &#8211; music to our ears.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-NZ\"><\/span><font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\" lang=\"EN-NZ\"><span><strong>7.<font size=\"1\" face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/font><span lang=\"EN-NZ\"><strong>Torchwood<\/strong><br \/>\nAn original touchstone which gave us the wonderful Yvonne Hartman, and Freema a foot in the door.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-NZ\"><\/span><font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\" lang=\"EN-NZ\"><span><strong>8.<font size=\"1\" face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/font><span lang=\"EN-NZ\"><strong>Surprise!<\/strong><br \/>\nSo The Beast really was Satan?\u00a0 There were Daleks in the Sphere? 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