Critic Reviews
| 80 |
San Jose Mercury News Charlie McCollum
If you're looking for allegorical, intriguing science fiction, this isn't it. If you're OK with rapid-fire, light-hearted dialogue with an occasional dig at politics and culture, this "Doctor Who" is your cup of tea. |
| 80 |
Detroit Free Press Mike Duffy
A spiffy new version. |
| 70 |
The New York Times Charles McGrath
Like so much British science fiction, especially Douglas Adams's "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series, this "Doctor Who" has a goofy, homemade quality; it's less interested in gizmos than in characters. |
| 70 |
Chicago Tribune
Despite a few missteps, there's much to recommend. |
| 70 |
TV Guide Matt Roush
This remake achieves an Avengers-like balance of cheeky wit amid the cheesiness. |
| 70 |
Hollywood Reporter Marilyn Moss
Silly, sophomoric stuff that is sure to please its television audience. |
| 70 |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Sharon Eberson
Some of the pop-culture humor and creatures owe a nod to "Farscape," but the camp level is high and can be mighty funny. |
| 60 |
Village Voice Joy Press
The real disappointment of the new Who isn't its use of (slightly) slick special effects, though. It's a structural problem: Instead of stretching a storyline across a whole season, each adventure is resolved within a single episode, making this closer to your average detective series. |
| 60 |
Slate Troy Patterson
It's pretty decent hokum--fast, corny, genial, honest in its schlock. |
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