New Who inspired by Twilight says Exec Producer

[Mr. Adventure]

It had a pinch of Buffy before now a pinch of Twilight. The quote actually seems fairly innocuous when read in its entirety, I'm not too worried.

 

[T J]

Oh, they want us to hate it, why didn't they just say so?!

 

[Samurai8472]

"Say my name..."

"The Doctor..."

And we all feared series 5 would be Twilight-ish

I just really hope that that dark and moody promotional art they released for Smith's Doctor won't portend the general tone of Series Five. I don't want to see Doctor Who turn into an angsty Twilight clone.

Lol, I really doubt Moffat or anyone else behind the scenes really gives a crap about Twilight or following it's lead.

I know, I'm just thinking out loud.

 

[Joy]

It has been pointed out on the DW Livejournal comm that the full interview in DWM is mostly to do with camerawork, and another part that wasn't quoted by Digital Spy basically has Moffat and the other guy talking about how they were trying for a new style in terms of cinematography. Which will have faint hints of Harry Potter and Twilight (presumably the second movie, as the first one's cinematography SUCKED, but I heard New Moon's was actually pretty good).

 

[Starkers]

Loving the dark fairytale idea!

 

[Bacl]

Does not sound promising.

 

[Bones2]

Loving the dark fairytale idea!

What does it even mean though?

 

[Stevil2001]

It has been pointed out on the DW Livejournal comm that the full interview in DWM is mostly to do with camerawork, and another part that wasn't quoted by Digital Spy basically has Moffat and the other guy talking about how they were trying for a new style in terms of cinematography. Which will have faint hints of Harry Potter and Twilight (presumably the second movie, as the first one's cinematography SUCKED, but I heard New Moon's was actually pretty good).

The direction (especially the tree-jumping scene) was one of the only things I liked about Twilight. (Catherine Hardwicke is a nutjob, though.)

New Moon made me dizzy.

 

[davejames]

Loving the dark fairytale idea!

What does it even mean though?

I thought that fairytale quality was pretty apparent in Moffat's Girl in the Fireplace, Blink, and Silence in the Library. And now you can also see it reflected in the SFX cover, with the creepy-looking forest.

I think it's an awesome idea.

 

[Blamo]

Loving the dark fairytale idea!

What does it even mean though?

I think it means more or less what it says, that the stories have a sort of dark fairytale like feel to them (like GitF, Blink, EoT and Human Nature).

 

[The Wormhole]

Didn't RTD once say one of his inspirations to how he presented Doctor Who was Buffy?

What is it about vampire franchises that inspire Doctor Who producers?

 

[davejames]

Didn't RTD once say one of his inspirations to how he presented Doctor Who was Buffy?

What is it about vampire franchises that inspire Doctor Who producers?

I think it was more the witty, fast-paced storytelling he liked than the actual subject matter.

Personally I wish more scifi shows had taken their cues from Buffy (like, say, the last couple Treks).

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

Sure couldn't have hurt.

 

[Sci]

Does not sound promising.

The use of a certain style of cinematography bothers you that much?