Doctor What The Heck?
David Tennant is an excellent Doctor Who. He is a little manic, but I always attribute this to his training to play to the back of the house; he is a "serious" actor able to run the gamut from science fiction to Shakespeare and back.When he was offered Doctor Who, I am sure he gave it great thought; he knew that the character is an institution in the British Isles and lately across the various ponds. He probably expected to lose some of his privacy and have to change his everyday activities, but nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.
When you go to a theater to see a friend’s show, and offer support, you might expect to be recognized and asked for your autograph, but when Mr. Tennant went to see Catherine Tate’s performance, he was driven from the theater by crazed fans that stopped the show brandishing sonic screwdrivers.
Let’s hope this can be put in some kind of perspective, i.e. not all fans are insane, and when it comes time to decide whether or not he wants to star in series 5, Mr. Tennant will make his decision based on other considerations, like the enormous paycheck (for the BBC).
