Hilariously they kept claiming this would be a "darker" Who and a "dark fairytale".
I'm not feeling it. ~ "Where love and magic meet" ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 12:09 AM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > > > I just realized Queen Elizabeth X was played by Academy Award nominated > Sophie Okonedo of "Hotel Rawanda". I thought she brought a lot of presence > to a fairly small role. She's quite stunning. I'm still amazed at how a > country where blacks don't have the clout or opportunities in acting they do > here still seems to give them good roles so often. > > As for the balancing act, you're right. They seem to have changed the tone > slightly. Everything from Smith to the writing to even the camera work is in > ways a bit more lighthearted than Tennant's --and especially > Eccleston's--tenures were. The pacing is faster, giving the show a breezy > feeling. There are a lot more overtly comedic tones to the dialogue. > Definitely less dark now. Maybe the producers felt it was time for a change? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Saturday, May 1, 2010 11:58:21 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: New Dr. Who Premieres Saturday on BBC > America! > > > > Yea, I loved the queen too. I knew someone would love her. :) > > I think that they are trying to ride a fine line between mature writing / > kid appeal / and old school fans. > > On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 8:53 PM, Keith Johnson > <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > >> >> >> I just saw the episode "The Beast Below", in which the Starship UK is >> taking refugees from Earth across space. I rather enjoyed it. It had some >> typical corny/scary Dr. Who creatures: robotic sentries that looked like wax >> statues. >> And I liked that way they showed again how the Doctor can turn on a dime >> from goofy and humorous to grimly serious, even scary--alien. When he >> realized the secret of the ship, and what his Companion did in an attempt to >> save him from a difficult choice, he became cold and determined to send her >> home. And when he yelled at the perpetrators of the horror, saying "There is >> nothing any human can say to me today!", we're reminded that he's not a >> quixotic human, but a Timelord capable of grand and terrible things. >> >> And I loved the concept of the pistol-packing Sister who was Queen >> Elizabeth X. The actress playing her was quite fetching, almost like Gina >> Torres younger sister or something. I'd love to see more of her. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Martin Baxter" <martinbaxt...@gmail.com> >> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >> Sent: Saturday, May 1, 2010 3:28:47 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: New Dr. Who Premieres Saturday on BBC >> America! >> >> >> >> I'm enjoying the low-tech way they're going about creating the monsters, >> more like old-school DW. It's what you CAN'T see that scares you the most. >> >> On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Kelwyn <ravena...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> I was prepared to hate the new Doctor - but I didn't. I like the way they >>> introduced him and his new companion. I like the way he didn't know how to >>> properly use his "stuff" at first. >>> >>> I also like the idea (an oldie but a goodie) about bad things living in >>> that blind spot that you can only see out of the corner of your eye. >>> >>> I got the opportunity to talk about the episode with a 57 year-old friend >>> of mine (who is not an SF guy) when he told me he covered his wife's full >>> length mirror with a blanket because he didn't like being freaked out every >>> time he caught a glimpse of something in the mirror. >>> >>> ~rave! >>> >>> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com>, >>> Adrianne Brennan <adrianne.bren...@...> wrote: >>> > >>> > That was my take on the writing as well. I love the new Doctor but he's >>> got >>> > the wrong team writing for him. >>> > >>> > On the whole, I'm pretty disappointed and I'm a big Who fan. :( >>> > >>> > ~ "Where love and magic meet" ~ >>> > http://www.adriannebrennan.com >>> > Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: >>> > http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon >>> > Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: >>> > http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath >>> > The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): >>> > http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html >>> > >>> > >>> > On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Mike Street <streetfor...@...> wrote: >>> > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > I saw the first episode a few weeks ago and it wasn't really that >>> good. I >>> > > don't really like the new Dr. at all. He's a bit boring. I liked >>> Eccleston >>> > > and Tenant right off from their appearances but Matt has grown on my >>> yet. I >>> > > also think the quality of the quality of the writing has gone down. >>> > > >>> > > On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 11:19 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@... >>> > > > wrote: >>> > > >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> Holy crap, i almost overlooked this! For some reason I thought the >>> new >>> > >> Doctor wasn't premiering until June, but it's airing tomorrow >>> night?! I >>> > >> listened to a "Slice of SciFi" podcast recently about it. The crew >>> there had >>> > >> already seen the first ep, "The Eleventh Hour". Doubters all, they >>> really >>> > >> like the new Doctor. The fear was that he was too young and would be >>> too >>> > >> boyish and goofy. However, they were surprised to discover that this >>> new >>> > >> Doctor is more professorial, more fastidious than Tenant or >>> Eccleston's >>> > >> portrayals. They saw he looks young, but actually acts old, and >>> reminds them >>> > >> of a throwback to a couple of the earlier incarnations. I think at >>> least one >>> > >> of them was an older guy who was a combination of crotchety, deadly >>> serious? >>> > >> (Martin would know). >>> > >> Should be interesting... >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> ***************************************************************************** >>> > >> >>> > >> http://www.bbcamerica.com/shows/doctor-who/index.jsp >>> > >> >>> > >> Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide >>> > >> >>> > >> Original Air Date: April 17, 2010 >>> > >> SYNOPSIS >>> > >> >>> > >> Just in time for the U.S. premiere of Doctor Who, journey into the >>> Doctor >>> > >> Who universe with BBC AMERICA's original program, Doctor Who: The >>> Ultimate >>> > >> Guide. The program is an original, all-access look inside the >>> world's >>> > >> biggest, most successful sci-fi television program. Doctor Who: The >>> Ultimate >>> > >> Guide premieres Saturday, April 17th at 8 pm/7c on BBC AMERICA, >>> followed by >>> > >> the series premiere of the new Doctor Who at 9pm/8c. >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> Episode 1 - The Eleventh Hour >>> > >> >>> > >> Written by: Steven Moffat >>> > >> Directed by: Adam Smith >>> > >> Original Air Date: April 17, 2010 >>> > >> SYNOPSIS >>> > >> >>> > >> The Doctor has regenerated into a brand new man, but danger strikes >>> before >>> > >> he can even recover. With the TARDIS wrecked, and the sonic >>> screwdriver >>> > >> destroyed, the new Doctor has just twenty minutes to save the whole >>> world - >>> > >> and only Amy Pond to help him. >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > -- >>> > > Get Social and Follow Me: >>> > > >>> > > Join me on Facebook >>> > > http://facebook.com/mikestreet >>> > > >>> > > Follow me on Twitter >>> > > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/streetforce1 >>> > > >>> > > Join the Harlem NY Community >>> > > http://www.facebook.com/harlemny and at http://HarlemSocial.com >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell >> wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > > >
