mrclam
Giga Poster
No more pants episodes written by Russel T Davies:
http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/tv/gall ... id=8343580
http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/tv/gall ... id=8343580
Dr Who Fans rejoice!
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SaiyanHajime
CF Legend
No, that would be the news that they let it die.
It's awful. What the hell is wrong with all of you.
Joey said:
Doctor Who is generally considered to be bloody amazing, especially for what it is, by the vast majority of viewers... And the looks on the viewers faces, no matter what age, enforces that it is a suburb programme further.
You don't know what you're talking about. Sorry. This isn't about opinion anymore when people say things as if they are common regarded fact among majority when they are not.
I have no issue with you thinking differently to the majority, but you have to accept and take into consideration that you have "unusual" views on the quality of television. :lol:
Dave
CF Legend
Thank god he's going. I hate Doctor Who, it was good with Christopher Ecclestone as he wasn't so unblievably ridiculous as David Tennant.
The episodes i've watched of this series have been rubbish, the plots have been so weak. David Tennant always pulling his slightly shocked "i've been fingered in the arse" look.
Last good episode I watched was the one with The Master.
The episodes i've watched of this series have been rubbish, the plots have been so weak. David Tennant always pulling his slightly shocked "i've been fingered in the arse" look.
Last good episode I watched was the one with The Master.
SaiyanHajime
CF Legend
LOLfurie said:Joey said:
Doctor Who is generally considered to be bloody amazing, especially for what it is, by the vast majority of viewers... And the looks on the viewers faces, no matter what age, enforces that it is a suburb programme further.
You don't know what you're talking about. Sorry. This isn't about opinion anymore when people say things as if they are common regarded fact among majority when they are not.
I have no issue with you thinking differently to the majority, but you have to accept and take into consideration that you have "unusual" views on the quality of television. :lol:
Fiiine.
But it's poorly acted, poorly produced and the special effects (or lack of) need to die.
What is good about it? Seriously, someone explain.
It's entertainment first. It just does what it does, in a captivating, lighthearted, different way. It's not meant to be the world's greatest TV show, it's just meant to be something which is 45 minutes of mindless fun. Tea-time entertainment.
A lot of people may try to make more of it, and I'm sure a lot of the success it's it's ancestry and massive intricate back stories, but on the absolute most basic level, it's just easy watching. Cerebral Home and Away if you like :lol:
A lot of people may try to make more of it, and I'm sure a lot of the success it's it's ancestry and massive intricate back stories, but on the absolute most basic level, it's just easy watching. Cerebral Home and Away if you like :lol:
SaiyanHajime
CF Legend
It's just retarded actors pulling anime-esque faces of shock all the time. That's all it is.
SaiyanHajime
CF Legend
But do the people who love it accept that the acting is poor and such...?
And once you accept that, what's left to love?
And once you accept that, what's left to love?
mrclam
Giga Poster
Some of you guys are missing the point
Dr Who is saturday afternoon tea time entertainment.
If you look in the canals of history this was filled by the likes of the A-team, knight rider, air wolf, dukes of hazard, etc etc.
ALL of them are rubbish.. But it's entertainment the whole family can enjoy at saturday tea time.
And no matter how rubbish or nonsense a series is.. It's 10000% more preferable than a game show with Ant and Dec, Noel Edmonds or yet another reality tv thing - which passes as "entertainment" nowadays.
It's not about the special effects or acting.. Any more than Ant and Dec are anything about humour or talent. It's about pure no-brainer entertainment (which is something A&D could never give me).
I admit though.. the last 2 episodes were a bit dull. the "doctors daughter" episode was particularly awful.
Dr Who is saturday afternoon tea time entertainment.
If you look in the canals of history this was filled by the likes of the A-team, knight rider, air wolf, dukes of hazard, etc etc.
ALL of them are rubbish.. But it's entertainment the whole family can enjoy at saturday tea time.
And no matter how rubbish or nonsense a series is.. It's 10000% more preferable than a game show with Ant and Dec, Noel Edmonds or yet another reality tv thing - which passes as "entertainment" nowadays.
It's not about the special effects or acting.. Any more than Ant and Dec are anything about humour or talent. It's about pure no-brainer entertainment (which is something A&D could never give me).
I admit though.. the last 2 episodes were a bit dull. the "doctors daughter" episode was particularly awful.
Slayed
Hyper Poster
It was dire! Without the daughter I'd have turned it offSmelly said:
.I've had a very on/off relationship with the new Dr Whos, sometimes it's excellent, other times complete tosh. There was a sequence of episodes last series (including the 2-parter and Blink) that were fantastic, and I thought the Pompeii one this series was so crammed with stuff that it was great viewing (with some cracking effects Joey, they can be good sometimes
).The acting varies (Katherine Tate is now getting on my nerves, and Freema Agyewhatever never could act in the first place), but David Tenant is just fantastic
.You have to give RT Davies the credit for the successful revival, without his enthusiasm it wouldn't have happened.
mrclam
Giga Poster
But did we REALLY need RT davies's over sexualisation of everything.
Now dont get me wrong, anyone here who knows me, knows i'm a very open minded person who's all for people experimenting, having fun, and have nothing against whatever people's sexuality is, straight, gay, bi, confused, etc.
BUT he's writing shows for a "tea time" audience.. kids are watching.. i'm not prudish.. But why do we have characters who are so sexually charged they cant keep their willy in their pants (captain jack).
Yes.. I get it.. He's gay.. he wrote (the admitidly brilliant) queer as folk.. and yes - for some reason most grown up dr who fans seem (for some reason) to be gay... But this is a COMPLETELY different of fish as at the end of the day.. it IS for kids.. And "gay" doesnt neccesarily mean "shag anything in site".
It's all very well him putting his own sexual viewpoint into shows - i applaud that - we DO need more miniorities in our tv shows.. What we DONT need (imho) is over sex nymphos!
EDIT: Just re-read what i've written.. and it sounds like i'm writing a letter to the daily mail or points of view.. but.. my point still stands..
Now dont get me wrong, anyone here who knows me, knows i'm a very open minded person who's all for people experimenting, having fun, and have nothing against whatever people's sexuality is, straight, gay, bi, confused, etc.
BUT he's writing shows for a "tea time" audience.. kids are watching.. i'm not prudish.. But why do we have characters who are so sexually charged they cant keep their willy in their pants (captain jack).
Yes.. I get it.. He's gay.. he wrote (the admitidly brilliant) queer as folk.. and yes - for some reason most grown up dr who fans seem (for some reason) to be gay... But this is a COMPLETELY different of fish as at the end of the day.. it IS for kids.. And "gay" doesnt neccesarily mean "shag anything in site".
It's all very well him putting his own sexual viewpoint into shows - i applaud that - we DO need more miniorities in our tv shows.. What we DONT need (imho) is over sex nymphos!
EDIT: Just re-read what i've written.. and it sounds like i'm writing a letter to the daily mail or points of view.. but.. my point still stands..
Slayed
Hyper Poster
Fair point, it's fine to mix things up but it does seem forced at times.Smelly said:
Then again, he's probably been holding himself back, based on what Torchwood is like! :lol: Really can't watch that, it's rubbish on so many levels, which is a shame since John Barrowman is good fun.
:shock: Where the hell did that come from! You ARE a Daily Mail reader, you'll be attacking emos nextSmelly said:
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Anonymous
Guest
The fact is, Doctor Who attracts an audience.
The quality of the cinematography and the fluency of the script does not necessarily make something instantly watchable.
Doctor Who is just quirky and entertaining; like a comic, it's an elaborate take on our reality. The artistic criterion doesn’t even come into this equation.
(Take that to Cannes :lol
It’s like choosing between Cadbury chocolate and proper chocolate. Why do people not just go for the better quality?
(^ Slayed, I agree!)
But, yeah, if a new writer improves the quality of the script, cool!
The quality of the cinematography and the fluency of the script does not necessarily make something instantly watchable.
Doctor Who is just quirky and entertaining; like a comic, it's an elaborate take on our reality. The artistic criterion doesn’t even come into this equation.
(Take that to Cannes :lol
It’s like choosing between Cadbury chocolate and proper chocolate. Why do people not just go for the better quality?
(^ Slayed, I agree!)
But, yeah, if a new writer improves the quality of the script, cool!
Nemesis Inferno
Strata Poster
Slayed said:It was dire! Without the daughter I'd have turned it off
Never a truer word spoken... :lol:
I've enjoyed the new Doctor Who over all the series, the introduction of the classic creatures in a much better a renovated guise (Cybermen mostly) but still keeping the whole 'hide-behind-the-couch' thing in today's society is very difficult considering what teens and kids can see on many other channels on the other channels...
Catherine Tate however could get on one's nerves a bit sooner than anticipated