The final word falls to Mrs Blueshirt who came into the living
room at around 7:20pm last night with the tea, and some slices
of cake, sat down and watched the rest of "The Reality War" with
me...
<Episode ends, Ncuti Gatwa regenerates into Billie Piper.>
Blueshirt: <shaking his head> "That was a bit silly."
Mrs Blueshirt: "Doctor Who has always been silly."
<picks up the cups and plates then walks out of the room.>
In article <[email protected]>,
Blueshirt <[email protected]> wrote:
The final word falls to Mrs Blueshirt who came into the
living room at around 7:20pm last night with the tea, and
some slices of cake, sat down and watched the rest of "The
Reality War" with me...
<Episode ends, Ncuti Gatwa regenerates into Billie Piper.>
Blueshirt: <shaking his head> "That was a bit silly."
Mrs Blueshirt: "Doctor Who has always been silly."
<picks up the cups and plates then walks out of the room.>
YMMV.
Blueshirt brought us his wife’s brilliance:
Mrs Blueshirt: "Doctor Who has always been silly."
<picks up the cups and plates then walks out of the room.>
She’s right, of course. Doctor Who has always been silly, but
in a good way and that’s why we love it.
The trouble is, DW’s no longer doing it in a good way.
It’s hard to explain, so let’s park that and come at it from a
different angle.
Why was the original Airplane movie so much better than the
dozens of imitations it inspired? It wasn’t just all the silly
jokes but the way there was a real story hiding behind them.
(Literally a real story, taken from an old film called Zero
Hour.) Without that the jokes would’ve just seemed pointless.
Similarly, my favourite episodes of The Goes Wrong Show, and
the specials it spun-off from, are all based on real stories
(Peter Pan, A Christmas Carol, the Nativity) with a real plot
and a real emotional core.
Even the most popular episodes of The Goon Show are the
ones like Napoleon’s Piano and The Dreaded Batter Pudding
Hurdler, with a sort of plot to them, unlike episodes such as
Tiddlywinks which are just silliness for its own sake.
DW doesn’t need to ditch the silliness. It just needs to have
solid foundation of good storytelling for it to stand on.
The Doctor wrote:
In article <[email protected]>,
Blueshirt <[email protected]> wrote:
The final word falls to Mrs Blueshirt who came into the
living room at around 7:20pm last night with the tea, and
some slices of cake, sat down and watched the rest of "The
Reality War" with me...
<Episode ends, Ncuti Gatwa regenerates into Billie Piper.>
Blueshirt: <shaking his head> "That was a bit silly."
Mrs Blueshirt: "Doctor Who has always been silly."
<picks up the cups and plates then walks out of the room.>
YMMV.
It's what she said...
And it's probably a common viewpoint on the show among non-fans.
I mean, Doctor Who isn't exactly bringing in a new audience is
it?
Blueshirt brought us his wife’s brilliance:
Mrs Blueshirt: "Doctor Who has always been silly."
<picks up the cups and plates then walks out of the room.>
She’s right, of course. Doctor Who has always been silly, but in a good way >and that’s why we love it.
The trouble is, DW’s no longer doing it in a good way.
It’s hard to explain, so let’s park that and come at it from a
different angle.
Why was the original Airplane movie so much better than the
dozens of imitations it inspired? It wasn’t just all the silly jokes
but the way there was a real story hiding behind them. (Literally
a real story, taken from an old film called Zero Hour.) Without that
the jokes would’ve just seemed pointless.
Similarly, my favourite episodes of The Goes Wrong Show, and
the specials it spun-off from, are all based on real stories (Peter
Pan, A Christmas Carol, the Nativity) with a real plot and a
real emotional core.
Even the most popular episodes of The Goon Show are the
ones like Napoleon’s Piano and The Dreaded Batter Pudding
Hurdler, with a sort of plot to them, unlike episodes such as
Tiddlywinks which are just silliness for its own sake.
DW doesn’t need to ditch the silliness. It just needs to have
solid foundation of good storytelling for it to stand on.
--
solar penguin
PS. Yes, Holy Grail is better than Life of Brian, but that’s just
the exception that proves the rule.
solar penguin wrote:
Blueshirt brought us his wife’s brilliance:
Mrs Blueshirt: "Doctor Who has always been silly."
<picks up the cups and plates then walks out of the room.>
She’s right, of course. Doctor Who has always been silly, but
in a good way and that’s why we love it.
Never, EVER, say Mrs Blueshirt is right!!!
I didn't get where I was today by acknowledging that she is
right about anything... even when she is!
The trouble is, DW’s no longer doing it in a good way.
I think when you are a fan of something like Doctor Who from
childhood you don't see any silliness, then as you grow up you
accept the show for what it is... others not interested in the
show might find it a bit silly, but to a fan it is a show they
love.
It’s hard to explain, so let’s park that and come at it from a
different angle.
On the face of it, Ncuti Gatwa regenerating in to Billie Piper
is no more sillier than Ncuti Gatwa bigenerating out of David
Tennant's body or an extra TARDIS being created by the bang of
a big hammer... but I can't really explain why I thought the
Billie Piper thing was stupid, especially as I had seen the
rumour beforehand. Even so, I still thought it was silly thing
for RTD to do. <shrugs>
Why was the original Airplane movie so much better than the
dozens of imitations it inspired? It wasn’t just all the silly
jokes but the way there was a real story hiding behind them.
(Literally a real story, taken from an old film called Zero
Hour.) Without that the jokes would’ve just seemed pointless.
Similarly, my favourite episodes of The Goes Wrong Show, and
the specials it spun-off from, are all based on real stories
(Peter Pan, A Christmas Carol, the Nativity) with a real plot
and a real emotional core.
Even the most popular episodes of The Goon Show are the
ones like Napoleon’s Piano and The Dreaded Batter Pudding
Hurdler, with a sort of plot to them, unlike episodes such as
Tiddlywinks which are just silliness for its own sake.
DW doesn’t need to ditch the silliness. It just needs to have
solid foundation of good storytelling for it to stand on.
I think Doctor Who left it's good storytelling behind years
ago... the show looks really good now, better than it has ever
done, but for me the storytelling is the weakest it's ever been.
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