Not really. She just wants the show to be more like it used to. Oh well.
It was the whole 'virgin queen' gag that set her off.
It was the whole 'virgin queen' gag that set her off.
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Good thing she didn't come here and say it; she'd have been labelled a prudish ultra-conservative virgin
I'll happily label her a prude without her needing to come here first.
I don't think so. There's no way to know if she's a virgin or not.Good thing she didn't come here and say it; she'd have been labelled a prudish ultra-conservative virgin
Like when the Doctor kissed Martha in the first episode of Season 3? or the Doctor kissing Rose and Jack in season 1?
Or the Tardis stopping off in Wales to recharge while Ricky and Rose 'meet' a few hours.
Well, more like pre-1989 actually. Shes a long time fan like me.
Honestly, I kinda agree with her. But it'll take a lot more than this to make me stop watching.
Yeah, fancy having an actual reason for disliking something. What a nutter.
Actually, this was the first time the Doctor's reaction to advances from a companion has seemed right to me.
Yes, I suspect he had a deep affection for Sarah Jane and Jo Grant and a few others. But personally, I never saw it as being sexual on his part (though possibly theirs). Because he's 900 years old, has two hearts and sees the whole universe in all time and space. His reaction to Amy "I'm 900 years old!" seemed completely in character. It was good to see some recognition that sex isn't a factor in all relationships, and even that people can on occasion say 'no'.
Yes, I suspect he had a deep affection for Sarah Jane and Jo Grant and a few others. But personally, I never saw it as being sexual on his part (though possibly theirs). Because he's 900 years old, has two hearts and sees the whole universe in all time and space. His reaction to Amy "I'm 900 years old!" seemed completely in character. It was good to see some recognition that sex isn't a factor in all relationships, and even that people can on occasion say 'no'.
I don't know about the Moffat era but you disliked more than an aspect of the RTD era infact quite a lot.
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Well, you're doing it again. Where you make assumptions about someone because of how they view the show. Someone being a prude is neither here nor there. Rather, this is a case of Doctor Who becoming something this person doesn't want it to be. And that's fair enough. It's stopped being the show that person likes because of this aspect.
Well, you're doing it again. Where you make assumptions about someone because of how they view the show. Someone being a prude is neither here nor there. Rather, this is a case of Doctor Who becoming something this person doesn't want it to be. And that's fair enough. It's stopped being the show that person likes because of this aspect.
Bones hit it exactly right. She's neither that big a prude, nor religious. She just objects to the direction the shows gone. In her opinion, DW is supposed to be a childrens show, and to quote "Moffet is turning the Doctor into James Bond." Unfortunately she's not the sort of person you argue with once shes got her mind set.
In some respects she does have a point. We've had Amy, Rose, Martha, River, Mdm De Pompedour(sp?), all having a thing for the Doctor. Enough already! I've said it before elsewhere, but like the Daleks, they've just gone to that well way too often.
And in reference to what someone said earlier, yes I would like the Doctor to be more like Mr Spock and less like Capt Kirk.
And yet again, I can dislike a plot point while still enjoying the show.
In some respects she does have a point. We've had Amy, Rose, Martha, River, Mdm De Pompedour(sp?), all having a thing for the Doctor. Enough already! I've said it before elsewhere, but like the Daleks, they've just gone to that well way too often.
And in reference to what someone said earlier, yes I would like the Doctor to be more like Mr Spock and less like Capt Kirk.
And yet again, I can dislike a plot point while still enjoying the show.
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Exactly what I said. It's best she stay in a comparatively safe/clean media environment (i.e. the Christian channels), because compared to the rest of television, she's going to be hard-pressed to find something written as tamely as Who. I'm not judging her for it. I am simply stating the fact that she made the right decision of leaving it.
Also, given that she wants it to stay a "children's show" (it IS for the entire family, so I'm told) seems strange for someone I can only assume is an adult. But, whatever. We all float our boats in different ways.
Oh and btw Bones, of everyone here, I've genuinely been your supporter. So, please stop singling me out as picking on you. It's insulting...
I'm not. I'm just saying, you're jumping to the same conclusion again, and pointing out the flaw in that logic. As Cutter John said, her objection to this new aspect in new Who is to do with it changing from the show she used to like into something she'd rather it wasn't. Which is roughly analogous to my feelings on it. But to then jump to conclusions about that person's character or lifestyle or to assume it's based on moral outrage is logically fallacious, and shouldn't be used to immediately dismiss their viewpoint.Oh and btw Bones, of everyone here, I've genuinely been your supporter. So, please stop singling me out as picking on you. It's insulting...
I have to agree with Bones' friend. The idea of having a companion attracted to the Doctor was cute with Rose until Rose became irrationally possessive. It got tired with poor Martha. With Amy, it's becoming a sad joke. What's wrong with a companion who distrusts the doctor or hates him completely. I blame the fact that RTD and Moffet all came from dramatic TV (aka soap operas) where this kind of relationship is a staple. As for the "children", kids know what snogging is ("Harry Potter"/"Twilight") and it isn't going to damage them for seeing characters kiss.
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