tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post116022065707268446..comments2024-03-07T11:39:09.758+11:00Comments on Will Type For Food: Doctor Old, Doctor New, Doctor WhoTimThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1160893408170128612006-10-15T16:23:00.000+10:002006-10-15T16:23:00.000+10:00If you take that out, you're in danger of ending u...<B>If you take that out, you're in danger of ending up with a soppy, weak, inoffensive soap opera.</B><BR/><BR/>which, in my opinion, is exactly what this latest series became... and why i stopped watching.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you, since when was straight time and far flung universe the domain of men? Last time I checked I was female...I can check again if it pleases them...*checks* yep, definitley female!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1160654003668227022006-10-12T21:53:00.000+10:002006-10-12T21:53:00.000+10:00Yeah, in that interview linked with the guy who wr...Yeah, in that interview linked with the guy who wrote the Dr Who book or history or whatever - which is good and interesting for the most part - he starts going on about how the new Dr Who series cut out things like straight space or far future adventures because apparently it doesn't appeal to a 'female' audience. What the hell? Since when did space and far future adventures become exclusively male? Some of the best sf stories - and Dr Who stories - are space or far future adventures. If you take that out, you're in danger of ending up with a soppy, weak, inoffensive soap opera. I reckon, anyway.TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1160650727741447142006-10-12T20:58:00.000+10:002006-10-12T20:58:00.000+10:00Ahh Doctor Who, looks like I missed the party on t...Ahh Doctor Who, looks like I missed the party on this one.<BR/><BR/>Mr Eccleston certainly looks young, I would never have picked that he was the same ages as Tom Baker when cast.<BR/><BR/>and the lovely (PHWOAR) David Tenant and his (YUMMY) pinstripe suit and (Even Yummier) Converse. He certainly added to the attractiveness to the show.<BR/><BR/>You know I actually lost interest in this series, most of it was set on earth or in other dimensions that looked like earth (the cybermen) not enough monsters and psychadelia for my liking. And the bloody romantic subplot between rose and the doctor....geez! It gave me the shits!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1160485841840731272006-10-10T23:10:00.000+10:002006-10-10T23:10:00.000+10:00I think we can ALL agree that the secret in the sa...I think we can ALL agree that the secret in the sauce of the second series lay purely in the choice of David Tennant as The Doctor. I've said it before and I'll say it again - I'd back up against the tardis for that man any day of the week. Roar!audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07323195108685705355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1160375824543976902006-10-09T16:37:00.000+10:002006-10-09T16:37:00.000+10:00YES! Time for THE MASTER! I don't really like the ...YES! Time for THE MASTER! I don't really like the Daleks, anyway; they were only really good in the first Dalek show; though they had some good moments in City of Death.TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1160373164339684932006-10-09T15:52:00.000+10:002006-10-09T15:52:00.000+10:00Bring Back THE MASTER!What was missing in the late...Bring Back THE MASTER!<BR/><BR/>What was missing in the latest series was an opponent of real evil cunning - The Master<BR/><BR/>I liked the Daleks cult idea and there were some of the best one liners ever in the last of the series.<BR/><BR/>Committee for Cunning EvilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1160311243421544022006-10-08T22:40:00.000+10:002006-10-08T22:40:00.000+10:00Try it later in the day - I'm much more awake then...Try it later in the day - I'm much more awake then ;)Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417138778733226637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1160309830598510152006-10-08T22:17:00.000+10:002006-10-08T22:17:00.000+10:00Facetiousness on this blog is always welcomed. I'l...Facetiousness on this blog is always welcomed. <BR/><BR/>I'll check those links out, Galaxy - thanks so much!TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1160280853821596732006-10-08T14:14:00.000+10:002006-10-08T14:14:00.000+10:00Er, okay, I was being facitious. Umm, won't try th...Er, okay, I was being facitious. <BR/><BR/>Umm, won't try that trick again.Cazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387674413840435759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1160279120879254642006-10-08T13:45:00.000+10:002006-10-08T13:45:00.000+10:00Tim, you may (or may not) be interested in a coupl...Tim, you may (or may not) be interested in a couple of posts on Henry Jenkins' blog Confessions of an Aca/Fan. He interviews Matt Hills a fan scholar who's currently working on a book on Dr Who.<BR/><BR/>http://www.henryjenkins.org/2006/09/<BR/>triumph_of_a_time_lord_part_on.html<BR/><BR/>and <BR/><BR/>http://www.henryjenkins.org/2006/09/<BR/>triumph_of_a_time_lord_part_tw.html<BR/><BR/>Sorry about the clunky urls, I have no idea how to make them into sophisticated link type things.Kirstyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14035268080440921379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1160276804760847072006-10-08T13:06:00.000+10:002006-10-08T13:06:00.000+10:00Since he was refering to Tim, I was also refering ...Since he was refering to Tim, I was also refering to Tim ;)<BR/><BR/>And any company is, I suppose, better than none at all.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417138778733226637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1160275047860049622006-10-08T12:37:00.000+10:002006-10-08T12:37:00.000+10:00"I always find it fun when a blogger sound like a ...<I>"I always find it fun when a blogger sound like a pillock. It's rather nice to have company.</I><BR/><BR/>Yes, but Nails, do you really <I>want</I> to be in the same blogging company as "Mark H Wilkinson". <BR/><BR/>Sheeeeeeesssssh!Cazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387674413840435759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1160263109831558292006-10-08T09:18:00.000+10:002006-10-08T09:18:00.000+10:00Disgruntled Ecclestone fan, maybe?Hmmm, well the s...Disgruntled Ecclestone fan, maybe?<BR/><BR/>Hmmm, well the story I heard was that the costume came from the Pertwee closet, but fair enough.TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1160232169402427642006-10-08T00:42:00.000+10:002006-10-08T00:42:00.000+10:00New member of the fanclub?New member of the fanclub?Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417138778733226637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1160230970193959152006-10-08T00:22:00.000+10:002006-10-08T00:22:00.000+10:00Man, some people make their online journals work f...Man, some people make their online journals work for them. <I>::shrugs::</I> But hey, it's your spot on the web.<BR/><BR/>(And you're slightly wrong about Pertwee's costume, but I'll leave that as a tantalising mystery you can solve in your own time.)<BR/><BR/>--<BR/>MHWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1160229812412826752006-10-08T00:03:00.000+10:002006-10-08T00:03:00.000+10:00Well, they played on the old image too, always dre...Well, they played on the old image too, always dressing up the Doctor in huge coats and having him sweep about the place like a character out of Edwardian dramas. Jon Pertwee's costumes apparently came from the Pertwee family's personal costume cabinet! His age was always a joke in the old series. Tom Baker joked at one point that he was something like 800 years old ...TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1160227909673723192006-10-07T23:31:00.000+10:002006-10-07T23:31:00.000+10:00Do it over all serious like - only with a better s...Do it over all serious like - only with a better sidekick. I loathe women who know nothing until a man comes along and tells them stuff. <BR/><BR/>The previous Drs Who mostly seemed pretty old to me too. Maybe it's because we were watching them when we were so young?<BR/><BR/>I always find it fun when a blogger sound like a pillock. It's rather nice to have company.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417138778733226637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1160227368819459952006-10-07T23:22:00.000+10:002006-10-07T23:22:00.000+10:00Hey Nails, weirdly enough, I did write a sf story ...Hey Nails, weirdly enough, I did write a sf story with a parody Dr Who character called 'Doctor Watt' or something like that. <BR/><BR/>Mark - yeah, mate, funnily enough, I couldn't have been bothered doing research for a frigging BLOG post.TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1160226639205688062006-10-07T23:10:00.000+10:002006-10-07T23:10:00.000+10:00Christopher Ecclestone wasn't a brilliant choice f...<B>Christopher Ecclestone wasn't a brilliant choice for Doctor, but it was obviously in keeping with the producers' attempts to jazz up the image of an old series, by hiring a younger actor.</B><BR/><BR/>Eccleston, 40 when cast, was definitely a much younger choice for the role than Paul McGann (37), Sylvester McCoy (43), Colin Baker (40), Peter Davison (29), Tom Baker (40) or Patrick Troughton (a whopping 46). <BR/><BR/>A piece of advice for you: a willingness to do some basic background reading is a good thing in a writer. And a couple of minutes on Wikipedia can save you from looking a bit of a pillock in front of your readership.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://cribbins.livejournal.com/" REL="nofollow">Mark H Wilkinson</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1160221736171077912006-10-07T21:48:00.000+10:002006-10-07T21:48:00.000+10:00Project for the week - write us a new Dr Who. If ...Project for the week - write us a new Dr Who. If anyone can do it it would be you. [I think that was a compliment - how odd.]Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417138778733226637noreply@blogger.com