I am a huge Doctor Who fan, so tonight was a very important night indeed. Still grieving the loss of my beloved David Tennant, and worrying what the programme would be made into with a new TARDIS, no Tennant and no Russell, I sat with my knees to my chest as I anxiously awaited the opening drum beats.
I wasn't very happy that the music had changed slightly. It does change every so often, but I must admit that I wasn't comfortable until it neared the end, when last series' tune came into play.
I was very impressed with Matt Smith. I had believed that no one could possibly compare to Tennant, especially not a nobody that caused the hair rating of the programme to fall from a 10 to a 2. However, the quick pace and wittiness of him made the Doctor easily recognisable and for that, I am happy. It was almost as if if I closed my eyes, it could have been Tennant. Almost. In my opinion, Smith most definitely did the character justice; I let out a sigh of relief as the episode came to a close, knowing that I could look forward to the next. The absence of Russell T Davies didn't do much damage, thankfully. After writing Blink (which I felt had been written by someone else at the time, even before I knew it had [it was quite different]) Steven Moffat gained my support. After seeing this episode, he can keep it.
As for the TARDIS, well... they built that up, didn't they? The fear filled me entirely and yet it didn't have to - the same hat stand stood tall, and the TARDIS remained pretty much the same, just with a few changes of colours and materials here and there. Thank The Shadow Proclamation for that.
In other news (literally) did anyone see the April Fool in The Guardian the other day? 'Lame' doesn't come close - I mean, seriously, as soon as I saw the images I was scanning the page for some sort of April Fools anagram. Granted, they dropped the s, but I found it eventually. To be honest with you, it would have been received with much more 'gotcha' humour if it had been in a tabloid. Saying that, if anyone did fall for the article, they most definitely should not be reading The Guardian in the first place.
Speaking of The Guardian, I read a story in Weekend about a couple who are paying £30,000 to chose the sex of their baby. After having three boys, they desperately want a girl. But I ask, how ethical is this? I understand that there are people who would be disappointed with having a baby of a particular gender, but should these people be having children at all?
I suppose, if someone has the inability to love a boy, because they want a girl so much, then they should be given the chance to have a girl. Not because this is what they deserve, but because if this wasn't the case then there would be an unloved baby boy brought into the world. How awful is that? I once watched a programme about babies and gender - a couple had four boys and were going to have a scan of their unborn baby number 5. They were hoping for a girl, just as they had done during the previous four pregnancies. They had the scan, and the baby was revealed to be a boy. You know what the woman did? She cried. She was so upset and disappointed that she was having another boy. I feared for that child. That unwanted baby boy.
So, perhaps there are pros as well as cons for deciding your baby's gender. For health reasons, this is obviously a wonderful thing. However, in the case of choosing your baby's eye colour, hair colour, etc... aren't we going a little too far? Designing a baby, just as if you were choosing an outfit for the weekend. Where's the love and pride? It's more like having a baby that will cause your friends to envy you - my baby's prettier than yours, ner ner.
It's my birthday soon - I'm very excited.
Oh, and by the way - I passed my driving test this week. And got my drama exam over and done with. Good times.
A video for you: very different from what I usually give you, because it's one of my own. I was watching it today... that's really the only reason I'm putting it in my blog.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tKNpN88AGk
Au revoir,
Tails.
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