I am so looking forward to this new season. It could be terrible, a horrible misstep from Moffat et al., but I have decided to throw caution to the wind and just hope for the very best.
It starts off kind of like a pre-teen girl fantasy book (adds A Wrinkle in Time to my ought-to-be-read list) -- and then a Dalek shows up. I don't want to base a whole season on a preview. I'm not sure what to make of it. I'll just wait and see it on "siffy".
I don't think A Wrinkle in Time is a book you can first read, like I did not too long ago, when you're an adult. I liked parts of it, but I was generally nonplussed. Revisiting it, though, might be doable.
I guess there's no way they can't do a Dalek episode with each new Doctor. I just feel like Davies overused them (and the Cybermen, especially in combination), and I kind of hope Moffat just does a one-shot.
Fred: Yeah, you have to have Daleks. Without Daleks, there quite literally would be no Doctor Who -- they pretty much single-handledly saved it from cancellation back at the very beginning. :) But overuse is always a danger; I wouldn't mind seeing Moffat cut back on them, either.
Captain C: I think you should come visit me, and we can have a marathon. :)
I am so looking forward to this new season. It could be terrible, a horrible misstep from Moffat et al., but I have decided to throw caution to the wind and just hope for the very best.
ReplyDeleteOh, there's always the possibility that things could go horribly wrong somehow. But I am extremely optimistic.
ReplyDeleteMe I am just getting over that I didn't realize til last week that the Terry Nation who created the Daleks had a big hand in MacGuyver's creation.
ReplyDeleteOddly enough, I don't think I realized he'd had anything to do with MacGuyver either! Huh. You learn something new every day.
ReplyDeleteMoffat's record as a writer fills me with confidence, though of course there's no guarantee that he will also prove a good director.
ReplyDeleteOh, I do like that! Thank you for the link.
ReplyDeleteIt starts off kind of like a pre-teen girl fantasy book (adds A Wrinkle in Time to my ought-to-be-read list) -- and then a Dalek shows up. I don't want to base a whole season on a preview. I'm not sure what to make of it. I'll just wait and see it on "siffy".
ReplyDeleteYeah, I wouldn't draw too many conclusions from it. I just think it's at least less cheesy than the last one. :) And I'm excited, regardless.
ReplyDeleteSadly, I believe it's going to be airing on BBC America, rather than "siffy" -- annoying for those Americans who still do the basic cable thing.
(By the way, A Wrinkle in Time was probably my very favorite book when I was 9. I'm a little afraid to go back and re-read it as an adult, though.)
I don't think A Wrinkle in Time is a book you can first read, like I did not too long ago, when you're an adult. I liked parts of it, but I was generally nonplussed. Revisiting it, though, might be doable.
ReplyDeleteI guess there's no way they can't do a Dalek episode with each new Doctor. I just feel like Davies overused them (and the Cybermen, especially in combination), and I kind of hope Moffat just does a one-shot.
it's going to be airing on BBC America, rather than "siffy"
ReplyDeleteI'm going to have to get in my order from "Betflix" early, I see.
Fred: Yeah, you have to have Daleks. Without Daleks, there quite literally would be no Doctor Who -- they pretty much single-handledly saved it from cancellation back at the very beginning. :) But overuse is always a danger; I wouldn't mind seeing Moffat cut back on them, either.
ReplyDeleteCaptain C: I think you should come visit me, and we can have a marathon. :)
But I only get three weeks off in a year...
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