Perhaps I’ve been a little bit hasty in calling this site Doctor Who Is Dire. Given that I’m a fan of Doctor Who in principle and that I don’t really hate it.
Mayhap I should just have called it New Doctor Who Is Dire? Even that would be a little misleading as some of the new episodes have been rather good. Hmmm?
I suppose if I’m honest it should really have been called Russell T Davies Is The Worst Writer Of Sci-Fi In The World, not quite so easy to remember though is it?
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Dear Jon,
You are not alone. I am life long fan, I think the concept of Doctor Who, a regenerating alien wanderer, is one of the greatest ideas in the history of BBC SF. I feel compelled to watch the New Who even though it feels like watching a train crashing in slow motion over a series of years, horrible but i cant look away.
I can’t stand how a noble, pacifist alien has been turned into Rambo from Gallifrey, ‘He’s back … for Rassilon.’ And what the hell is that phallic thing he pulls from his trousers whenever a tense and interesting moment requires a quick solution before character development and tight plotting is needed? It has a head which glows blue, is it from Anne Summers? Here’s hoping that Moffat and that child actor will put the show back on form… here’s hoping.
Best Wishes,
Cujo
Cujo? The Stephen King dog?
That aside, you’re right, the whole sonic screwdriver thing is a bit too convenient most of the time (along with his psychic paper, oh do fuck off).
Hmmm, I feel a rant coming on…