I know I've managed to miss the argument completely, but if you pay attention to the doctor's incarnations, they are almost entirely different from one another
Compared to Anthony Ainley he's utter shite. What I mean is the character of The Master is shite compared to Anthony Ainley's day. The producers of Dr Who have made the master totally over the top. When Anthony Ainley played him he was played in a far more serious, adult way. He was cunning, nasty, devious.
@flares I don't see any problem. Like the Doctor, he should change with every incarnation. Also, it was revealed that the Master was becoming more and more insane due to the sound of the drums.
@evilemperordude Drums?. What drums?. Yes, I know he should change but not his whole personality. There's different ways of being a baddie. I think playing it in a very cold hearted, more adult kind of way is much more scary than playing it in a very silly hyper kind of way. To be honest I think the whole show has gone downhill since the days of Tom Baker and Peter Davison.
@flares Really? I feel like I'd be much more afraid of a manic ten-year-old with a machine gun and no sense of reality or wrong V right than a thirty-year-old with no emotions whatsoever and a machine gun. Emotionless people think rationally, manic ten-year-olds... not so much.
Besides, there needs to be something in the Master you can connect to. He's not just a bad guy- he's tormented and he did, at one point, have happiness in his life. You can see that with Simm- you can't with Ainley.
@GregifyMe You say emotionless people think rationally. EXACTLY. Which means they are far more cold and caculating and more sinister to watch than some twat running around like a little kid who suffers from ADHD disorder. It's just pathetic to watch. Unfortunately we live in times when programme makers think everything's got to be at 100mph or aimed at kids. Basically silly. It also shows how adulthood has immatured over the years - the very fact that some adults prefer Simms Master to Ainley's.
@flares Or, alternatively, it shows his furthering insanity as a result of the drums. Randomly looking at people and saying "Guess what? For my enjoyment, you get to die now!" trumps "far more cold and calculating and more sinister" any day in my book. I'm not saying Ainley (or that his version of the Master) is bad, but it's not nearly as scary to have a rational person who can make decisions in a rational manner as it is to have someone acting on a whim. Unpredictable people are scary people.
@GregifyMe If a person says in a very cold, emotionless way, with horrible piercing eyes - "guess what, for my enjoyment you're going to die now", THAT is far more scary than someone jumping around like a hyperactive dick. It's all down to personall taste. We'll just have to agree to disagree.
@flares I'm sorry but I disagree, with the exception of his final story Anthony Ainley was an absolute ham. A brilliant ham, certainly, but a ham nontheless.
A few years ago, two parents went out for dinner. A few hours later, the babysitter was calling to ask if she could cover up the clown statue in the kids' room, the father said,"Take the kids and get out of the house. We'll call the police, we don't have a clown statue." The "clown statue" is really a killer that escaped from jail. If you don't post this letter on to 10 videos tonight, the clown will be in your bed at 3:00 am with a chainsaw in his hand
wimp alert - The Doctor's saying 'sorry' again. Other than that - excellent. Seems Murray Gold's got better too, even if it does sound like Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.
That's an oh crap moment if i ever saw one
cheezpleaze105 1 month ago
I wonder what would happen if the John Simms Master ever met Gene Hunt...
Kersey475 3 months ago
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John Simms my best actor ever after Life on Mars
gilgammesh1 5 months ago
John Simms my best actor ever after Life on Mars
gilgammesh1 5 months ago
If I did The Smurfs I would have Simm play Gargamel.
donmccullen 6 months ago
I know I've managed to miss the argument completely, but if you pay attention to the doctor's incarnations, they are almost entirely different from one another
BlastMagicianYGO 8 months ago
Well, that's it. We're dead.
menslady125 9 months ago
More than brilliant............
mysticalwind72 10 months ago
Compared to Anthony Ainley he's utter shite. What I mean is the character of The Master is shite compared to Anthony Ainley's day. The producers of Dr Who have made the master totally over the top. When Anthony Ainley played him he was played in a far more serious, adult way. He was cunning, nasty, devious.
flares 11 months ago
@flares I don't see any problem. Like the Doctor, he should change with every incarnation. Also, it was revealed that the Master was becoming more and more insane due to the sound of the drums.
evilemperordude 10 months ago
@evilemperordude Drums?. What drums?. Yes, I know he should change but not his whole personality. There's different ways of being a baddie. I think playing it in a very cold hearted, more adult kind of way is much more scary than playing it in a very silly hyper kind of way. To be honest I think the whole show has gone downhill since the days of Tom Baker and Peter Davison.
flares 10 months ago
@flares Really? I feel like I'd be much more afraid of a manic ten-year-old with a machine gun and no sense of reality or wrong V right than a thirty-year-old with no emotions whatsoever and a machine gun. Emotionless people think rationally, manic ten-year-olds... not so much.
Besides, there needs to be something in the Master you can connect to. He's not just a bad guy- he's tormented and he did, at one point, have happiness in his life. You can see that with Simm- you can't with Ainley.
GregifyMe 9 months ago
@GregifyMe You say emotionless people think rationally. EXACTLY. Which means they are far more cold and caculating and more sinister to watch than some twat running around like a little kid who suffers from ADHD disorder. It's just pathetic to watch. Unfortunately we live in times when programme makers think everything's got to be at 100mph or aimed at kids. Basically silly. It also shows how adulthood has immatured over the years - the very fact that some adults prefer Simms Master to Ainley's.
flares 8 months ago
@flares Or, alternatively, it shows his furthering insanity as a result of the drums. Randomly looking at people and saying "Guess what? For my enjoyment, you get to die now!" trumps "far more cold and calculating and more sinister" any day in my book. I'm not saying Ainley (or that his version of the Master) is bad, but it's not nearly as scary to have a rational person who can make decisions in a rational manner as it is to have someone acting on a whim. Unpredictable people are scary people.
GregifyMe 8 months ago
@GregifyMe If a person says in a very cold, emotionless way, with horrible piercing eyes - "guess what, for my enjoyment you're going to die now", THAT is far more scary than someone jumping around like a hyperactive dick. It's all down to personall taste. We'll just have to agree to disagree.
flares 8 months ago
@flares This is a comedy show parodizing terrible clichés like that. Who would take David Tennant's face seriously at the end of this clip?
algi80 1 week ago
@flares I'm sorry but I disagree, with the exception of his final story Anthony Ainley was an absolute ham. A brilliant ham, certainly, but a ham nontheless.
TheThing88 9 months ago
@TheThing88 Whatever you think about him he was a lot better than John Simm
flares 9 months ago
Sure the master is carzy but still dam hot!!! :D
aang747 2 years ago 12
this master is nutty
doctorwhom1 2 years ago
John's hot.
genericusername337 2 years ago 14
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A few years ago, two parents went out for dinner. A few hours later, the babysitter was calling to ask if she could cover up the clown statue in the kids' room, the father said,"Take the kids and get out of the house. We'll call the police, we don't have a clown statue." The "clown statue" is really a killer that escaped from jail. If you don't post this letter on to 10 videos tonight, the clown will be in your bed at 3:00 am with a chainsaw in his hand
Kurosakihiro 2 years ago
he's da bomb as the master
thunderbear071967 3 years ago
End of the universe, have fun, bye bye!
randomstuffinc 3 years ago 27
John Simm is an excellent actor, and when I heard he was going to play the Master I knew it would be great.
Grantwebb13 3 years ago 8
I loved John Simms as the Master :-D absolutely brilliant, I hope he comes back in the future series
dannykanes 4 years ago 37
wimp alert - The Doctor's saying 'sorry' again. Other than that - excellent. Seems Murray Gold's got better too, even if it does sound like Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.
redfoozle 4 years ago 3
But hes not saying sorry for not calling him the master. Hes saying sorry for all thats happened to the timelord race.
skylinerspeeder 3 years ago 5
He is going to be the best Master ever!
kirstyjay 4 years ago 10