They both had a different kind of manic, dark and f**cked up. McCoy used to regularly f**k with Ace's head - he was just getting started when the show got canned... With Colin Baker I felt terribly short-changed, as he never really had time to settle into the role, but when Ecclestone goes it won't feel like a lost opportunity.
Eccelstone's Doctor doesn't have any characteristics that aren't aleady *in* the character - they have been spruced up and given a modern spin. I don't think that previous Doctors could do it the *way* Eccelstone has done it - but they did it their own way... What Ecclestone has done, which makes him unique, is that he has made the character his from the outset. I think RTD has played a large part in how the new Doctor has turned out - he knew he wouldn't have time to develop the character slowly and I'm very impressed with how quickly they have got the show up and running (as it were).
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They both had a different kind of manic, dark and f**cked up. McCoy used to regularly f**k with Ace's head - he was just getting started when the show got canned... With Colin Baker I felt terribly short-changed, as he never really had time to settle into the role, but when Ecclestone goes it won't feel like a lost opportunity.
Eccelstone's Doctor doesn't have any characteristics that aren't aleady *in* the character - they have been spruced up and given a modern spin. I don't think that previous Doctors could do it the *way* Eccelstone has done it - but they did it their own way... What Ecclestone has done, which makes him unique, is that he has made the character his from the outset. I think RTD has played a large part in how the new Doctor has turned out - he knew he wouldn't have time to develop the character slowly and I'm very impressed with how quickly they have got the show up and running (as it were).