From Newsgroup: rec.arts.drwho.moderated   
   From Address: solar.penguin@gmail.com   
   Subject: Re: jphalt's Doctor Who reviews   
      
   Ken Arromdee wrote:   
      
   > In article ,   
   > John Hall   wrote:   
      
   > I know that Neil Gaiman is a professional writer famous for Sandman and   
   > many more things, but this story comes across exactly like if a fan were   
   > to write a episode and scripted the story well, but used the opportunity   
   > to put their own fan ideas into canon rather than to really write an   
   > episode of the series as it is.   
      
   I agree.  Silly, annoying fanwanky nonsense from beginning to end.   
   Mind you, from what little I've heard about Gaiman's other writing,   
   "silly, annoying fanwanky nonsense" seems to be his main gimmick, so   
   it's hardly surprising he uses it here as well.   
      
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