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Doctor Who: season 11
Mar. 3rd, 2010 09:52 am( Season 11 - our thorts )
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altariel: So that was Pertwee. I take back everything I have ever said in the past. Including liking 'Inferno'.
mraltariel: As a weekly serial, some of those "over-long" and "boring" stories turn out to be amongst the better ones. Couldn't save 'The Monster of Peladon', though.
altariel: Have we been less irritated by Pertwee than we thought we might? I prefer a less establishment Doctor, but his chemistry with Jo was a delight.
mraltariel: He's also got a stronger streak of Hartnell testiness and childishness than I was expecting, which works well against the UNIT team.
altariel: You were surprised that UNIT weren't in it as much as you'd expected, weren't you?
mraltariel: Yes. You have the impression of all the UNIT regulars being in most of the stories. But they just aren't. And when they do appear, they're often not in a central role. Also, I think the storytelling is quite different from before. It's like they're trying to do 1980s sci-fi film blockbusters.
altariel: But on thruppence ha'penny.
mraltariel: And twice as long.
altariel: The show has settled into a pattern now. I wonder what the new chap will be like.
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altariel: So that was Pertwee. I take back everything I have ever said in the past. Including liking 'Inferno'. mraltariel: As a weekly serial, some of those "over-long" and "boring" stories turn out to be amongst the better ones. Couldn't save 'The Monster of Peladon', though.altariel: Have we been less irritated by Pertwee than we thought we might? I prefer a less establishment Doctor, but his chemistry with Jo was a delight. mraltariel: He's also got a stronger streak of Hartnell testiness and childishness than I was expecting, which works well against the UNIT team. altariel: You were surprised that UNIT weren't in it as much as you'd expected, weren't you?mraltariel: Yes. You have the impression of all the UNIT regulars being in most of the stories. But they just aren't. And when they do appear, they're often not in a central role. Also, I think the storytelling is quite different from before. It's like they're trying to do 1980s sci-fi film blockbusters. altariel: But on thruppence ha'penny. mraltariel: And twice as long. altariel: The show has settled into a pattern now. I wonder what the new chap will be like.
