From: ian_a_hastie@hotmail.com 
  
 On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 11:17:27 +0000, greenyammo wrote: 
  
 > RTD is a rubbish science fiction writer. Yet again he resolves one of his 
 > stories with the use of the SAME imaginary device. How are they going to 
 > get out of that one? RTD can't figure it out so he just makes up something 
 > unexplainable and figures that we'll all buy into it. It's tantamount to 
 > saying "It was all a dream" - absolutely appalling, lazy writing. The 
 > ending was like the sonic screwdriver times a billion. 
  
 A very weak ending, and after a promising start.  The ending seemed more 
 like some pseudo-mystical fantasy. 
  
 Also, if the Time Lords controlled so much power how could there have been 
 a war with the Daleks?  Couldn't they have just "wished" the Daleks out of 
 existence in the same way Rose did? 
  
 > The lighting was garish in the last episode and the sets were a joke. I 
 > have never seen sets so bad in Dr Who before (and they even wobbled 
 > yesterday). They were all big black spaces with a few props/walls lying 
 > around. They had no sense of reality they obviously spent the budget on 
 > those flying Daleks. 
  
 I can't agree here.  The lower floors were just self contained studios 
 connected by largely unused space.  We never saw any of the living 
 quarters that would have been needed somewhere on the station. 
  
 > I think the series has been a mixed bunch but RTD should stick to 
 > overseeing the show (which he seems good at) and leave the writing to 
 > somebody more capable, Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss preferably. 
  
 We could have done without, for example, "massive weapons of destruction 
 capable of being deployed within 45 seconds".  Dr Who was never meant for 
 crass politicking. 
  
 > Writing about "Big Brother" etc is just going to look horribly dated in 
 > ten years time. Doctor Who is by it's very nature timeless but RTD seems 
 > to want to ground it to a specific year so badly for no good reason. 
  
 Then again what shows would you use?  If it isn't something people could 
 relate to then it wouldn't convey the message.  Also when the Doctor was 
 talking to Lynda a number of other shows were mentioned by name.  Most of 
 which, AFAIK, have never existed.  It wouldn't be totally impossible for 
 very old formats to be used as a basis to fill the available channels. 
  
 Of course, on the other hand, you can see it as just more politicking. 
 The increase of game shows and "reality" TV leading to stagnation and 
 decline in society.  The politicking will also help to date the show very 
 quickly.  Political messages are often either contemporary or meaningless. 
  
 > Very, very disapointed with that. 
  
 Me too.  Good start, bad finish.  Again.  At least it did manage a good 
 start which is better than some of the stories. 
  
 -- 
 Ian. 
  
 EOM 
  
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