Jack Harkness (Doctor Who, yet again)
Just finished watching both “The Empty Child” and “The Doctor Dances” tonight.
Is it just me, or does Jack Harkness remind anyone else of a more pansexual and ever-so-slightly less (no pun intended, really) cocky version of Ace Rimmer, with better gadgets?
Also, how is it that a guy raised, per Wikipedia, in Joliet, Illinois, winds up with a decided “British guy doing what he thinks is an American accent” accent? He was apparently born in Scotland and holds dual British/U.S. citizenship,* but his intonation strikes me as a decidedly U.K. version of an American accent. Maybe it’s an intentional choice, something character-based. I haven’t gained enough familiarity with the character yet to be sure.
One thing I am sure of, though: at this point, I am hotly anticipating the Harkness-centered spinoff Torchwood. If the writing maintains the same whimsy and snarkiness, it should be quite good indeed.
Oh yeah, and Amazon.co.uk just shipped my region 2 Eccleston DVDs today. Woo hoo! I’m finally getting my Doctor Who DVDs! Yeah, baby!
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*Lucky devil.
But do you think he’s hot? That’s all that matters. :)
May 13th, 2006 | #
He is indeed a joy to behold. Some of it might’ve been the period costume and the fact that he had some really good lines, but I’d say he’s quite hot enough to be going on with.
May 13th, 2006 | #