New image and new trailer (almost)
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Interesting, I never noticed that about Moffat's episodes but I think that's fantastic. I love The Doctor having multiple companions at once.
The trouble with multiple companions in the new series is that often the 45 minute formula doesn't give them enough to do. Take the Doctor's Daughter as a classic example; Martha has to go off on her own and have an adventure that has no real bearing on the episode in all just to have something to do.
That said School Reunion proves you could have four companions in an episode and it'd still work. I think on the whole though multiple companions for an entire season might be tricky.
That said School Reunion proves you could have four companions in an episode and it'd still work. I think on the whole though multiple companions for an entire season might be tricky.
And that's the key. If you supported them and they lost, and you still liked them anyway, that's oaky. To bitch and moan about losing each week gets self-defeating after a while.
As I said to Bones, no problems with criticism, just with the whole negativity, which is a personal attitude, and it's like he's trying to spread it. He can spread genuine critical appraisal as much as he likes though, no problem with that.
You're perceiving criticism as negativity for its own sake because you don't agree with it, thus giving you an excuse to dismiss anything I say out of hand.
Its the unremitting negativity that pisses people off.
All RTD episodes are rubbish, romance is rubbish, a kids competition to create a console is rubbish, that new trailer is rubbish, the sonic screwdriver is rubbish did I mention RTD was rubbish? Julie Gardner is rubbish, Moffat is rubbish, Captain Jack is rubbish, children of Earth was rubbish, Nemesis is great!...
Seriously you seem to watch this show merely to pick fault with it, and that's not an especially healthy thing to do. Frankly when I was younger I guess I was the same, I used to love pulling Enterprise apart, but I did actually like some elements of it as well, enough to keep watching and eventually to come to quite like seasons 3 and 4. As I got older I realised there wasn't much point to ranting about and hating stuff so much.
Either accept you don't like the show and move on, or accept that the reason you keep watching is because you do like it, and try to concentrate on the positives, sometimes.
Nobody expects you to be all sunshine and roses, and heck I've slagged RTD off a lot on occasion on this forum so don't imagine for one minute that I'm a Rusty apologist. I call him on his flaws, but I laud his strengths, whereas you don't seem to think he has any.
I can't figure out if you're genuine in your feelings (in which case seriously find another show to watch its not worth wasting your time on Who) whether you play them up for effect, or if you're just a really eleborate troll. (if its the latter you really need to find a better hobby!)
Tell you what I would love to see, I'd love to see you turn your forensic nitpicking review style to some classic serials, hell or onto the TV movie!
All RTD episodes are rubbish, romance is rubbish, a kids competition to create a console is rubbish, that new trailer is rubbish, the sonic screwdriver is rubbish did I mention RTD was rubbish? Julie Gardner is rubbish, Moffat is rubbish, Captain Jack is rubbish, children of Earth was rubbish, Nemesis is great!...
Seriously you seem to watch this show merely to pick fault with it, and that's not an especially healthy thing to do. Frankly when I was younger I guess I was the same, I used to love pulling Enterprise apart, but I did actually like some elements of it as well, enough to keep watching and eventually to come to quite like seasons 3 and 4. As I got older I realised there wasn't much point to ranting about and hating stuff so much.
Either accept you don't like the show and move on, or accept that the reason you keep watching is because you do like it, and try to concentrate on the positives, sometimes.
Nobody expects you to be all sunshine and roses, and heck I've slagged RTD off a lot on occasion on this forum so don't imagine for one minute that I'm a Rusty apologist. I call him on his flaws, but I laud his strengths, whereas you don't seem to think he has any.
I can't figure out if you're genuine in your feelings (in which case seriously find another show to watch its not worth wasting your time on Who) whether you play them up for effect, or if you're just a really eleborate troll. (if its the latter you really need to find a better hobby!)
Tell you what I would love to see, I'd love to see you turn your forensic nitpicking review style to some classic serials, hell or onto the TV movie!
I've not said all RTD episodes are rubbish (I've not reviewed them all yet), but there's an awful lot of chaff among the wheat. The new trailer was disappointing to me, which is a shame because I've still got high hopes for series 5. The screwdriver is just a bloody stupid thing, which does whatever is needed of it however outlandish, and often provides an excuse for lazy writing. Which, of course, was why they destroyed it in that Peter Davison episode.
I'm sure RTD's alright once you get to know him, but I find a lot of his work bears little scrutiny. Julie Gardner I've always wondered about in terms of her creative input, because I've heard it mentioned elsewhere that she may be more responsible for pushing this whole romance thing. Romance involving the Doctor I feel lowers the tone of the show to just another soap. After all, he's more advanced than human beings, so to have him romantically involved with one (let alone an unlikeable chav) feels wrong to me, and a contrived way of adding drama. If he were romantically involved with another Time Lord (say, the way you could read things into the Fourth Doctor's relationship with Romana), that wouldn't bother me at all.
Moffat I've not said is rubbish, and I still regard him as a decent writer, which made Girl in the Fireplace a bit disappointing to me. It undoubtedly had good ideas and elements in there, but it didn't work for me for the reasons I gave. Captain Jack is an offensive predatory homosexual stereotype who talks in flirt and innuendo, and I find completely unlikeable. I'm not going to apologise for that. Children of Earth was overlong and based on a faulty premise. I honestly wouldn't recommend it to someone, and am in no hurry to see it again.
And I do like Nemesis, at least more than most people here do. What's that got to do with it? If I were paranoid, I'd think you were just looking for a reason to attack me.
I watch it because I'm a Doctor Who fan, and it's a show I care about. At its best the new show is great television, but all too often it falls short for me. Just because I'm a fan doesn't mean I'm going to like whatever it puts out though, but I do my best to give my reasons. This isn't just blind negativity. I do want to like Doctor Who, and for it to be good.
Well, I realise he brought the show back from death and made it successful. Doesn't mean I'm going to force myself to like all his writing.
If it wasn't Doctor Who I probably wouldn't care, but I do. As I said, this isn't blind hatred, and I always do my best to give reasons for why I may or may not like something.
Maybe one day.
Ratings. Take away the customary cute female companion and you might suffer a bit with straight males.
Next month's issue of SFX has a lenticular Who cover.
oooooooo pretty....
Next month's issue of SFX has a lenticular Who cover.
It totally looks like the mag is called SEX.
that's frequently pointed out.
Next month's issue of SFX has a lenticular Who cover.
Nice, but as the next issue issue ain't out till 10th March, how did you get a copy of that?
i think they do.
And honestly, with the women. My fiancee likes the new show as much for the kick-butt female companions as she does for the hot male lead.
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