Doctor Who-thoughts

'If you grew up in the 60s/70s you have a vision of the future that looks like a quarry in Cardiff.'

It is amazing how a television show can have such an influence on how you view the world, how you think of it and maybe even how you live your life.  But we, being social creatures, crave a good story; a story of morals and good deeds, villains and misfortune; as is evident in the history of storytelling from the oral tradition to the more modern green screen special effects bonanzas-and Doctor Who is certainly the latter.

I am a newcomer to the series.  Not a relatively newcomer but a bright eyed bushy tailed wet behind the ears newcomer.  I began watching the series (and only the regenerated ones) a little over 18 months ago.  I had seen some episodes to be fair, 'The Empty Child/The Doctor dances' and 'Utopia/The sound of drums/The last of the Timelords' but I did not commit and I was not sucked in until I began to watch the series from episode one, 'Rose'.
It was the Master if anything that got me into the tv show.
I was a big fan of John Simm in 'Life on Mars' and I was curious to see him and his interpretation of 'The Master'.  When I heard that he was to return in 'The end of time' I was eager to get a fuller more comprehensive view of the Doctor, the Master and their universe.  And that is exactly what I did.
Even in the last 5/6 years it is amazing how the show has developed and evolved and while Tennant seems to be a favourite among fans, Matt Smith certainly is doing a wonderful job.
Stephen Moffat is doing an amazing job as writer (the Weeping Angels being an eerie favourite of mine), and new season opener 'The Impossible Astronaut' lends further credence to his reputation.
Murray Gold is always on top form with the beautiful and often delicate soundtrack.

This really is a grand show, and while often I feel that the quality of television has plummeted in recent years, Doctor Who certainly holds the bar and then  raises it a notch.

But let's not forget the message of Doctor Who as outlined by Christopher Eccelsten, the ninth Doctor, 'to love life' so let's not become couch potatoes brooding over our laptops and our televisions, our sims and our second lives, our facebooks and twitter and go out and live some.
It's just what the Doctor ordered...  ;)