However, he praised Smith for being "on blindingly good form" while portraying the Doctor's quirkier traits, considered that Gillan and Darvill were "fast becoming the most likeable companion couple in Doctor Who history", and said Jones was "a lot of fun to watch" despite not seeming to be completely the Doctor's dark side.
It's still not entirely clear why Derek and Jonnie, the likeable and laid-back couple in the premiere episode, agreed to allow a reality show to infiltrate and undermine their ceremony, though that they both come from Las Vegas, the land of Elvis-impersonating ministers, may explain a lot.
This level of pricing attracts a likeable clientele; some (ahem) young couples, a few suits, haughty ladies-wot-lunch, and families with squealing tots: an ideal mix.
While likeable local characters can be worth a couple of thousand votes here or there, that is almost immaterial for a party that is losing lost two-thirds of its nationwide vote, as the Lib Dems were to do.
For the truth is, Ms. Burden, who says she inherited "a couple of million in dribs and drabs," is a very likeable, down-to-earth woman.
Her leading characters Bev and Amy are pleasant enough: likeable, both in career doldrums just as they hit 30, with a couple of bombshells on the way to make them grow up, such as unplanned pregnancy.
Over the summer, there was no oil-state takeover – just a couple of smart signings and the arrival of a new, likeable manager in Claudio Ranieri, who likes to celebrate each victory by taking his team out for a pizza.
Before then, however, it's an instantly likeable low-key Fairfax neighbourhood hangout on the same block that houses a couple of excellent stores: Family (cult books, DVDs and posters) and Turntable Lab LA (vinyl, clothes, books).
The Hunger Games has owned the box office for past couple of years for plenty of reasons – a huge marketing campaign, an enormously likeable star, and a vast audience in place who had read and loved the books, just for a start.
A couple of generations later, we have Congo-born Ricardo Lemvo, who has been creating some instantly likeable dance music that jumps back and forth between Africa and the Americas.
