Why Eccleson quit Doctor Who
I had no idea the English northerners were as serious about being northern as us American southerners are about being southern. It might be hard to follow some of the humor here unless you’re a fan of British Sci-Fi and Star Trek. In case you don’t get it, it’s marvelous.
The bit about the Ferengi ears had me on the floor rolling…..
Anyway, I’m can’t really say I was sorry to see him go, especially now that David Tennant has shown himself to be so excellent in the role. It’s not some much I didn’t like Eccleson, I just feel he didn’t bring any real eccentric magic tot he character.
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November 19th, 2006 at 12:51 pm
Does he say “Blade 7: The Movie” at the end?
November 19th, 2006 at 6:49 pm
Yeah……Ain’t that funny?
November 29th, 2006 at 1:21 am
He does a better Christopher Eccleston that Christopher Eccleston does. And, bye ‘eck, that’s coming from a northerner too.
Let me explain why I liked him so much as a doctor, and it’s also part of the joke in this sketch; all the doctor’s thus far have been quite clearly from southern England; as a northerner (we’re continually the butt of jokes from cockneys and southerners) it was quite cool to see (and hear) a more familiar accent. His manicness was quite appealing in the character, and I really thought it was good that he gave up after one season, made it all the more memorable and the brief term he had makes it easy to go back and enjoy the old episodes.
Cheers!
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November 30th, 2006 at 7:52 pm
I’m just glad the decided to give the role to a good Scottish lad now….