I have seen a couple of Dr.Who cartoons (they were with Tennant and Martha Jones) so its possible that they are trying to blend the two into something kid friendly to build a merchandising stream. This is an obvious bad idea.
On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > > > I keep hoping that it's a matter of wanting to lighten the show up a bit > after several years of sombre, adult, even grim shows under Eccleston and > Tennant. That would be okay. But you're right: it's starting to have more of > the feeling of something written for pre-teens on Saturday mornings. What's > that spinoff about his past Companion: "The Sarah Jane Chronicles" or > something? it has the same breezy feeling as that show, and that show is > obviously written with kids in mind, seeing as how a kid is a central > character. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Sunday, May 9, 2010 5:18:57 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Weeping Angels Return to "Dr. Who" > > > > The soldier's voice was probably the creepiest point of the show but they > didn't utilize it correctly. I think they are trying to keep it under 12 > friendly. > > On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Keith Johnson > <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > >> >> >> i'm reluctantly agreeing with you, Adrianne, and was it Daryl? I kept >> waiting for the show to feel creepy and suspenseful, and it just >> felt...there. The pacing remains too fast, with lots of scene cuts, the >> Doctor pretty much going from relaxed to panicked, but there seems to be no >> underlying strong writing to bolster all the surface action. >> There were a couple of moments--SPOILERS--such as when the dead soldier's >> voice is being used by the Angels, and the realization that the army of >> Angels is waking up. But they go from slow to hyper so quickly, i don't get >> to feel the buildup of drama or tension. I'm also not feeling his Companion >> quite yet. Her character's a bit sketchy. Even Alex Kingston--a really >> gifted actress--came off as a bit bland. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com> >> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >> Sent: Sunday, May 9, 2010 2:20:39 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Weeping Angels Return to "Dr. Who" >> >> >> >> I just watched the show. They ended the first part rather abruptly. I was >> so surprised that I thought my dvr cut off the last minute of it. The >> quality of writing has dropped dramatically this season. >> >> On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 7:48 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net >> > wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> It's a two-parter, so maybe the conclusion will be good? Did you dislike >>> the way it ended only, or the entire show? I will say, it didn't have quite >>> the suspense and eerie feeling of the first ep. >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Adrianne Brennan" <adrianne.bren...@gmail.com> >>> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >>> Sent: Saturday, May 8, 2010 9:47:15 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >>> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Weeping Angels Return to "Dr. Who" >>> >>> >>> >>> I won't spoil the ending, but needless to say...am unimpressed. >>> >>> ~ "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, May 8, 2010 at 9:11 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Lots of folks here have not felt any love for the new Dr. Who, but >>>> perhaps tonight's ep will be different? Called "The Time of Angels", it's a >>>> revisit to the classic, creepy Weeping Angels introduced a couple of years >>>> ago. The ep is written by Steven Moffat, who wrote the original Angels >>>> treatments, so maybe it'll be good...? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >> Mahogany at: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
