Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Billy Boyd, Ian McKellen & Dominic Monaghan - Oscars, February 29th 2004
Oh man remember when Lord of the Rings just DOMINATED the Academy Awards for Return of the King? That was by far my favorite Oscars of ALL THE OSCARS.
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the overall theme of Series 6.
Favorite Television of 2010 - #6
Doctor Who
There is just something about Doctor Who, in all its geeky and cheesy glory, that knows how to hit the right spots. I don’t know if it’s the secret sci-fi nerd that’s been buried inside me since I was a kid, or if it’s that sense of danger, excitement, and adventure you get from each episode, but I always find this show massively enjoyable from start to finish. It can make me laugh like an idiot and sob like a baby all within the span of a few minutes, and then somehow leave me feeling optimistic and hopeful about the world (despite it sometimes being quite a dark show). I’m relatively new to the Doctor Who universe (despite me loving television so much, I’m usually late to the party on most shows) but I still found it hard to believe that anybody could replace David Tennant. But I have to say, it took approximately 10 minutes for me to fall in love with Matt Smith, and I really thought this year’s series was wonderful. Steven Moffat is very good at his job (spoiler alert - this won’t be his last appearance on this list). There were just some really great episodes this year, from that wicked Weeping Angels two-parter to the Doctor Who Comedy Hour with The Lodger. And the Van Gogh episode. It was borderline emotionally manipulative, but god, did it hit you right in the heart and stay there for a bit. Not bad for a man and his little blue box.
