Series one I enjoyed, though it also had a couple of mindless runaround episodes. Series two I've found disappointing (although there was one story I missed). It's Doctor Who for modern kids so it does depend a little on your capacity to enjoy, or at least put up with, comedy teachers and parents. The child actors are mostly good although Tommy Knight as Luke is the weakest of the core group and looks a bit wooden at times. Daniel Anthony as Clyde (who wasn't in the pilot) and Anjli Mohindra as Rani (series two only) are mostly very good. I thought series one mostly managed to avoid the plot problems that often irritate me in New Who but series two didn't even though I think it has a better line up of characters (though I preferred Maria's Dad to either of Rani's parents but Maria's Mum was hideous so...). If its randomly on, or you're looking for something to hire through LoveiFilm or some such, then Eye of the Gorgon, Whatever happened to Sarah Jane and The Lost Boy are all worth catching from the first series and Day of the Clown from the second.
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Date: 2008-12-26 08:03 pm (UTC)