Read this a while back. Superbly detailed and fun explanation of Seasons 1-6 of New Who. Helped me watch for the important details and understand the show better. Perfect for a newbie. ( )

An informative and opinionated guide to modern Doctor Who, episode by episode, starting with "Rose" in 2005 and covering everything up through "The Wedding of River Song" at the end of season 6, partway through the Eleventh Doctor's stint. It also (briefly) covers some additional material that was aired on TV, including a couple of animated specials and some individual scenes filmed for charity programs, and provides some background on various elements of the show, which may be especially helpful for viewers not fully versed in the classic series.

The analysis of each episode includes things like references made in it to previous stories, how the episode relates to whatever the ongoing story arc might be, a few lines about things like the Doctor's characterization and the development of his relationship with his main companion, plot nitpicks, and the episode's best and worst individual moments (although some of the selections for those are... surprising).

But it's the sections at the end of each segment, in which the two authors take turns offering up their own opinions on the story, that are by far the most interesting. Some times they both agree with me on something and I get to feel the nice, warm fuzzy glow of fannish harmony as we all reminisce happily about, say, how unbelievably good Christopher Eccleston's acting could be. Other times, of course, they are just very, very wrong. Smith?, in particular, often comes across as rather bizarrely contrarian, and Burk eventually spends way too much time pouting about how story after story isn't nearly enough of a "romp" for him. But disagreeing passionately with other Doctor Who fans, if it's done good-naturedly, is a venerable and highly entertaining pastime. The authors do it amongst themselves here, too, often cheerfully accusing each other of "having no soul" for disliking some bit or other of the Doctor Who canon.

It's all good fun, really, and it's also given me a bit of a hankering to go back and watch some stories that I haven't revisited in entirely too long.

There is, by the way, already a followup volume to this: Who Is the Doctor 2, which takes things up through season eleven (the first year of the Thirteenth's Doctor's era). I may have already added it to my TBR pile... ( )

https://nwhyte.livejournal.com/2975168.html

it covers the first six series of New Who in detail, four RTD and two Moffat (ie Ecclestone, Tennant and the first two of Smith). The presentation is much more on reaction than data - few production details, but every story gets sections (sometimes very short) titled "Stand Up and Cheer", "Roll Your Eyes" and "You're Not Making Any Sense". The two writers then present their views of each story, which often agree but sometimes diverge rather drastically. Endnotes to some chapters explain various Whovian concepts eg Daleks, Tardis, Master, etc. ( )

So I just got this book YESTERDAY and I cannot put it down. I think Neil Gaiman put it perfectly when he said this book is “nightmarishly more-ish.” Now on to the review… ALLONS-Y! (Had to put that in there! ahaha)

This book is a collaborative effort between two men who are self proclaimed, hardcore Doctor Who fans. It contains episode guides for all the episodes in the new series 1-6 of Doctor Who, the greatest show on television ;) It also has mini bios of actors, writers and other people along with information on the classic series and all things Doctor Who such as Daleks, Cybermen and the like. This is PERFECT for any Doctor Who fan or anyone who just wants to know some more about the show. I LOVE IT.

I am a HUGE Whovian :) This is actually my FAVOURITE TV show. There’s just something about this show that transcends the definition of television entertainment and it has reached out and touched the hearts and imaginations of generations. It’s like how Harry Potter will never be just a book series or set of movies. These stories and characters are just in a whole other league. If you haven’t watched it I enthusiastically suggest that you do, although I will warn you it WILL take over your life! :P

I guess all that there is left to say is watch it if you haven’t and if you do then good on ya! This book is perfect for old Whovians and newcomers alike.

Dare I say it? This book is FANTASTIC :D ( )

http://books.moonsoar.com/archives/2013/03/22/who-is-the-doctor/ ( )