Mr Worf, that was "The Infinity Quest", a 12-parter that was up on YouTube for several months, until the Beeb pulled it, because of the massive number of downloads. I never thought of it as being kid-friendly, because most of the people downloading it were my age.
On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 5:48 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 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/ > > -- "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
