DVD WHAT'S UP IN `DR. WHO'.Byline: Rob Lowman Entertainment Editor At the end of the first season of the latest reincarnation of the British hit sci-fi series ``Dr. Who,'' the good Doctor played by Christopher Eccleston for 13 episodes suddenly morphed into the good Doctor played by David Tennant David Tennant is the stage name of David John McDonald (born 18 April 1971), a Scottish actor from Bathgate, West Lothian, best known for portraying the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in the television series Doctor Who. . Apparently, Eccleston -- who played the role with a maniacal ma·ni·a·cal or ma·ni·ac adj. Suggestive of or afflicted with insanity. glee -- had only signed up for the first season. But since the series loves to take unexpected, offbeat off·beat n. Music An unaccented beat in a measure. adj. Slang Not conforming to an ordinary type or pattern; unconventional: offbeat humor. paths, having him turn into Tennant was not that wild a twist. But would Tennant (``Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'') give the series the same energy? The answer was yes. As doctor No. 10 -- a time lord who has lived for thousands of years and travels around the universe looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. adventure -- Tennant has a similar wide-eyed appeal. And in season two, Tennant gets to expand the Doctor's range, showing more of his human and even romantic sides. Billie Piper Billie Paul Piper (born Leanne Paul Piper[1] on 22 September 1982) is a British actress. She began her career as a pop singer in her teens and was well known for her marriage to DJ Chris Evans but is now best known for portraying Rose Tyler, companion to the returns as his latest companion, Rose Tyler Rose Tyler is a fictional character played by Billie Piper in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. A shop assistant from London, she became a companion of the ninth and tenth incarnations of the Doctor. , and their adventures, often involving parallel worlds, are goofy fun. The ``Girl in the Fireplace'' episode, for instance, involves robots from a derelict space station in the future and a pretty young girl in 18th-century France. As wild as it sounds, in the end, bad timing gives the episode some unexpected pathos, which is one of the things that makes the series worth watching. And there are, as you'd expect, surprises at the end of season two. As part of the extras, Tennant does some video diaries during the making of the show. As for new films, the best of the lot is Emmanuel Carrere's psychological mystery ``La Moustache,'' about a man who shaves off his mustache despite his wife saying she likes it. After he does, she doesn't notice, and it has him questioning his sanity. ``Gridiron Gang,'' starring the Rock as a probation officer who teaches football to incarcerated incarcerated /in·car·cer·at·ed/ (in-kahr´ser-at?ed) imprisoned; constricted; subjected to incarceration. in·car·cer·at·ed adj. Confined or trapped, as a hernia. juveniles to give them meaning in their lives, is meant to be inspirational but is tedious, while ``The Texas Chainsaw Massacre -- The Beginning'' is predictably gory go·ry adj. go·ri·er, go·ri·est 1. Covered or stained with gore; bloody. 2. Full of or characterized by bloodshed and violence. and stupid. NEW FILMS ``La Moustache'' (Koch; $29.98) ``The Gridiron Gang'' (Columbia; $28.95) ``The Texas Chainsaw Massacre -- The Beginning'' (New Line; $28.98) ``The Protector'' (Weinstein; $29.95) ``Employee of the Month'' (Lionsgate; $29.98) ``Seven Swords'' (Weinstein; $24.95) OLDER FILMS ``Mouchette'' (Criterion; $39.95) TELEVISION ``Doctor Who -- The Complete Second Series'' (BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. Warner $99.98) ``Smokey Joe's Cafe: Songs of Leiber & Stoller'' (Image; $19.99) ``The Street'' (Koch; $29.98) The Animation Show'' (Vol. 1 & 2 Boxed Set) (Paramount; 26.99 ``The King of Queens -- The Complete Seventh Season'' (Columbia; $39.96) ``That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana'' (Disney; $19.95) ``My Hero -- Season 1'' (BBC Warner $24.98) Rob Lowman (818) 713-3687 robert.lowman@dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (``Docotr Who'') |
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