Simple and straight to the point. I agree completely.
Would you rather have no new Doctor Who?
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That two-parter was extensively rewritten by Davies-- I think it's very nearly all his work.
Really? I didn't know that. Another winner by Big Russ then. It was a solid two parter.
As much as I have said how I hate Russell T Davies, make no mistake. I think he is a *fantastic* show runner. He got that off the ground from nothing and did make it into a show which is a nationwide phenomenon.
However, I do also feel he is a terrible scriptwriter. Almost all of his stories (except Midnight) were either overly childish, or featured such blatant sexual innuendo (blow job jokes with a paving slab. Hurgh.) that was so unnecessary that it ruined the episode. Plus he likes to write fanwank alot.
I'd have been happy if he was just executive producer, but for god sakes don't let him anywhere near a script.
However, I do also feel he is a terrible scriptwriter. Almost all of his stories (except Midnight) were either overly childish, or featured such blatant sexual innuendo (blow job jokes with a paving slab. Hurgh.) that was so unnecessary that it ruined the episode. Plus he likes to write fanwank alot.
I'd have been happy if he was just executive producer, but for god sakes don't let him anywhere near a script.
That two-parter was extensively rewritten by Davies-- I think it's very nearly all his work.
Well...........SHIT
I think all three episodes were fantastic.
RTD's work in getting this new Who series up and running - not to mention doing so successfully - is akin to the work getting Star Trek TNG to the levels it achieved. Making ANY new series a success is daunting enough as is, but to do it while following such a legendary predecessor? That's a heckuva gamble. "Doctor Who" is at least as much an icon in British entertainment as "Star Trek" is to American audiences.
Sure there have been episodes that weren't my favorite, but RTD's time on Who cannot be called anything but a huge success. He took a show that was by all accounts dead and buried, updated it, and created a whole new generation of fans. And while some of the episodes were a bit silly to me, my son, who is squarely in the age range RTD and others have said they write for, loves them. Fortunately for us, the show has been more than that. For every cutesy blob of walking fat, we've gotten brilliance like Blink or The Girl in the Fireplace, which is one of my favorite episodes of any series ever.
He also created two spinoffs of the new series too, that's pretty good too.
For me, this is a repeat of Wild Wild West. I loved the Will Smith movie, and it was because of it that I learned about the classic series. If I hadn't seen and liked the movie, I'd never have probably seen the series.
If it wasn't for the new Doctor Who, I'd probably never have ever discovered the awesomeness of the classic series, so for that, I love RTD.
Plus, I'm just easily entertained and can take the good with the not-as-good, and so I really have no qualms against RTD's stint on DW.
Joy
If it wasn't for the new Doctor Who, I'd probably never have ever discovered the awesomeness of the classic series, so for that, I love RTD.
Plus, I'm just easily entertained and can take the good with the not-as-good, and so I really have no qualms against RTD's stint on DW.
Joy
I once read something by Davies (it may have been in The Writer's Tale, but I forget) where he said he was worried about bringing back Doctor Who, because if it ran 26 years, and was then brought back and failed... that would be it. It would be over. Why would you ever bring it back when it obviously could not be brought back?
But he brought it back and made it a success. If, God forbid, the current iteration runs out of steam, wait another fifteen years and still someone else will bring it back, because Russell T has prove it can be done, and that Doctor Who will always work.
But he brought it back and made it a success. If, God forbid, the current iteration runs out of steam, wait another fifteen years and still someone else will bring it back, because Russell T has prove it can be done, and that Doctor Who will always work.
We don't always agree. Just 95% of the time.We have to stop agreeing on everything, people will start to talk
Says who?
Says Davies. That was his opinion at the time and I can see where he was coming from.
Anyone with some observational ability and common sense would say the same.
Yep.
I mean, how many times have they tried to bring back Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers, and how many times have those revivals fizzled out at this point?
If they tried to revive Doctor Who once and it fizzled (1996) and they tried to revive it again and it fizzled (2005)... Well, I'm sorry, but if two revival attempts don't work out, what reason does the BBC have to try again any time soon?
And that may well be as much a reason for the revival's success as anyting that RTD (or anyone else for that matter) may have written. Eccleston and Tennant brought tremendous ability, charisma and energy to theri performances.
The only thought I have for RTD is that he overused the same ruse too many times. The one constant in this new series of Doctor Who is that plot development comes from nowhere. During the first two seasons, it was as RTD had anticipated; shocking, surprising and interesting.
Now that I know I can never predict what happens next, this trick is becoming passe. Its as interesting as watching Schrodinger's Cat in superposition - you can't watch it.
Now that I know I can never predict what happens next, this trick is becoming passe. Its as interesting as watching Schrodinger's Cat in superposition - you can't watch it.
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