*shrugs* To each their own. Personally, I wasn't moved much by the Ninth Doctor. I got into the show because some of my friends begged me to watch it so they'd have someone to squee with. I watched the first series for that, and because watching the episodes together was something I could do with my mother.
The overall show was right up my aisle - I liked the stories, generally - but I never found the Doctor that interesting a character. If Eccleston had stayed on, I don't know if I would have kept watching for long. I won't say he was boring, but he just didn't snag me much. I was more thrilled by the Daleks than Nine or Rose.
It wasn't until I saw Tennant that I decided to keep watching. And yes, this initially had a lot to do with finding him HOT LIKE BURNING - I won't pretend otherwise - but his performance over time is what's made the Doctor a truly compelling character to me, with emotional depth that I hadn't paid attention to before. Tennant's enthusiasm and love for the character helps a lot.
Ten has made me interested in Classic Who, and I can now retroactively find Nine that much more interesting. So no, I don't especially want him to go yet; but it'll happen when it happens. (Although anyone who was REALLY worried about it at the end of, "Stolen Earth," must have locked themselves in their rooms all year to avoid spoilers.)
That said, I do feel for Nine fans, having only gotten one series with him. I'd be pretty bummed by that, were it me. Boo to actors' schedules getting in the way. *Donna!angst*
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The overall show was right up my aisle - I liked the stories, generally - but I never found the Doctor that interesting a character. If Eccleston had stayed on, I don't know if I would have kept watching for long. I won't say he was boring, but he just didn't snag me much. I was more thrilled by the Daleks than Nine or Rose.
It wasn't until I saw Tennant that I decided to keep watching. And yes, this initially had a lot to do with finding him HOT LIKE BURNING - I won't pretend otherwise - but his performance over time is what's made the Doctor a truly compelling character to me, with emotional depth that I hadn't paid attention to before. Tennant's enthusiasm and love for the character helps a lot.
Ten has made me interested in Classic Who, and I can now retroactively find Nine that much more interesting. So no, I don't especially want him to go yet; but it'll happen when it happens. (Although anyone who was REALLY worried about it at the end of, "Stolen Earth," must have locked themselves in their rooms all year to avoid spoilers.)
That said, I do feel for Nine fans, having only gotten one series with him. I'd be pretty bummed by that, were it me. Boo to actors' schedules getting in the way. *Donna!angst*