I managed to miss all the furore in the press at the time so was genuinely surprised when Dr Ecclestone thrust his head back and spouted orange fireworks at the end of the first revived series. It was a hugely exciting feeling, given how much the notion of new Doctor Who had gone from "well this could be a laugh" to "required viewing for me and the missus and continual talking points down the pub" in the space of about three episodes, when it returned. Would be great to feel that again, but they've obviously gotta capitalise on the publicity. Still.... whatta feeling...!
