Is the blog haunted? I could swear that right before vacation, I posted Days 16-19, wrote but held Day 20. Then I came back and an empty Day 20 was posted, so I had to fix it. Now I can’t find 16-19. So this is all out of order and I’m just going to finish this puppy and crawl into a hole before I embarrass myself further.<\/p>\n
I know<\/i> I wrote this because I remember how hard it was to come up with the choices.<\/p>\n
Day 16<\/b>: Favorite Actor<\/p>\n
I’ve already stated my favorite doctors and companions, so I’ll exclude them and just focus on guest stars.<\/p>\n
For the old series, I always liked Michael Sheard, who played numerous roles and was simply great as the doomed Lawrence Scarman in Pyramids of Mars<\/i>. For the new series, I’ll go with Michael Gambon. The character of Kazran could have been terrible; Gambon made it exceptional. Honorable mention to Julian Bleach as Davros and Bill Nighy’s cameo in Vincent and the Doctor<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Day 17<\/b>: Least Favorite Actor<\/p>\n
When you base a series in Britain, you’re hard-pressed to get bad actors. But Graham Crowden in Horns of Nimon<\/i> was simply awful (although that may have been the horrid script). For the new series, I didn’t like Peter Kay in Love and Monsters<\/i> but that’s probably because I hate Love and Monsters<\/i> so much. It’s awfulness was not really his fault.<\/p>\n
Day 18<\/b>: Favorite Actress<\/p>\n
For the old series, Beatrix Lehmann was simply a delight as Professor Rumford in Stones of Blood<\/i>, one of the few episodes of the old series that passed the Bechdel Test. For the new series, I’ll take Carey Mulligan, who I still wish would return as Sally Sparrow.<\/p>\n
Day 19<\/b>: Least Favorite Actress<\/p>\n
No one could eclipse Bonnie Langford for the old series. For the new series, I never cared for the Lady Cassandra character and Zoe Wanamaker’s performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Is the blog haunted? I could swear that right before vacation, I posted Days 16-19, wrote but held Day 20. Then I came back and an empty Day 20 was posted, so I had to fix it. Now I can’t find 16-19. So this is all out of order and I’m just going to finish … Continue reading Doctor Who Challenge: Days 16-19<\/span>