Thursday, May 31, 2007

Doctor Battlestar 7


According to the Times, the BBC is developing a new series which is essentially an update of Blakes 7 redone in the Battlestar Galactica "reimaginging" mode that will be a
Tense and fast-paced series about cooperation and conflict, idealism and power, sexual competition and love. Most of all it is about our life’s big imperatives — cheating death, seeking suitable mates and surviving as a species.
Translation: Stand by for the New Doctor Who treatment. In place of suspense, plot, adventure, action, purposeful dialogue, exotic locations, memorable characters, solid stories and a sense of wonder expect "believable" characters who are really emotional cripples played by pretty actors who couldn't carry a scene in a bucket, pedestrian locales, soap opera writing that goes nowhere, blatant left-wing editorialising, iron-clad political correctness, endless dialogue that never advances the plot, a muddy backstory, and a strong feeling of resentment when it turns out that all the conundrums were nothing but a series-long tease that had zero dramatic purpose when finally revealed.

No wonder I burn with a hard gem-like flame.

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2 Comments:

Anonymous eldias said...

...So your saying it'll be good, right?

Thursday, 31 May 2007 13:55:00 o'clock PDT  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The last episode of the first season of the new Dr. Who should have been titled "Deus Ex Machima." I've never seen a more blatant example of it, without it being a spoof. (i.e. at the end of Dodge Ball.)

Thursday, 31 May 2007 18:37:00 o'clock PDT  

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