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 From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca 
  
 In article <42b6ba17$0$289$cc9e4d1f@news-text.dial.pipex.com>, 
 FairPlay  wrote: 
 > 
 >"The Doctor"  wrote in message 
 >news:d94lsn$sqg$37@gallifrey.nk.ca... 
 >> In article , 
 >> Ian Salsbury  wrote: 
 >> > 
 >> >"The Doctor"  wrote in message 
 >> >news:d92g8o$s8a$6@gallifrey.nk.ca... 
 >> >> your overall impression of this new DW season. 
 >> > 
 >> >I think he`s made his opinions quite clear over the last 13 weeks! 
 >> > 
 >> > 
 >> > 
 >> 
 >> Let us a rationale round up, eh? 
 > 
 > 
 >No need. 
 > 
 >I stated my concerns after episode 1. 
 > 
 >The gay/unsuitable references, the commercial placements and the plagiarisms 
 >were there for all to see. 
  
 Noted. 
  
 > 
 >First we had the outraged denials, the accusations that I was trolling. Then 
 >episode after episode as the evidence built up we had the somersaulting 
 >denials - then the absurd justifications. 
  
 Some people buy into the politically correct agenda. 
  
 > 
 >It really was dumbed down dross. If he wasn't trying to insert his political 
 >propaganda it would have just been another BBC production of dumbed down 
 >dross. 
  
 Are you saying the BBC has been infiltrated by the Politically correct? 
  
 > 
 >As it was it was much more insidious than that and quite worrying that he 
 >could get away with it so easily. 
 > 
  
 Write to the BBC and complain. 
  
 >The "gay" stuff was trailed as were teh kisses and the big brotehr stuff. 
 >RTD knew exactly what he was doing - exploiting the morons and he got 
 >exactly the effect he wanted. Cheap publicity. 
  
 Again bring this up with the BBC. 
  
 > 
 >It's no surpise the gays/fanboys here lapped it up. 
 > 
  
 Such as it is. 
  
 >And in a way no surprise the BBC got good ratings ( relatively). They hyped 
 >it mercilesly and the public have a lot of goodwill towards the DW 
 >franchise. 
 > 
  
 DW is a success, even when Powell thought it was passe. 
  
 >The public have been starved of meaningful, involving storylines in much 
 >mainstream TV so why should DW be different and why would they employ a 
 >critical eye given the above? 
 > 
  
 Critical critique is what it is about. 
  
 >The whole Bad Wolfe thing? WHat a load of !@#$e. It was nothing really was 
 >it! A superficial attempt at some sort of deeper storyline - but anyone 
 >could have though that up on the back of a !@# packet. 
  
 Well the destruction of Gallifrey? 
  
 > 
 >The BW references were not integral to the earlier storylines were they? 
 >Just tacked on to give some sort of counterfeit depth and sophistication. 
 >!@#$%^&*. 
  
 I have yet to see BW/TPotW 
  
 > 
 >Without the exploitative offal he wallowed in, I would have said the series 
 >was simply par for the course average production for the under 14s which 
 >reflects the here and now. It will have absolutely no staying power and will 
 >become extremely dated very quickly. 
  
 Timefor RTD to go on that note. 
  
 > 
 >Anyone over about 14 who actually got something out of it - execpt for a 
 >cheap and nasty SF fix - I would suggest is either mentally retarded or 
 >queer. 
 > 
  
 You are entitled to your opinion. 
  
 As for my summary, in 9 to 10 days time. 
  
 Still, do you rate RTD's participation in DW as good as 
 a producer's stint in the BBC Jerry Springer opera? 
  
  
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