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Travels In Time And Space / The Greatest Show In The Galaxy / Re: Steven Moffat Slates Doctor Who
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on: November 07, 2010, 04:13:51 pm
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To summarise my point for newcomers, I question the motive behind posting an article from years ago, before Moffat became involved with the production of Doctor Who, and for which he apologised. I could see the relevance if this article appeared in last week's Radio Times or such like, now that he is showrunner. Anyway, I've made my point.
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Fanatical For Who / Appreciation Threads / Re: Moffat Rules!
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on: November 07, 2010, 03:54:01 pm
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I'm not sure why there needs to be a divide, to be honest. I don't want to start an anti-RTD thread. I don't hate him. Yes, I don't like everything about his approach, but, on the whole, I liked his tenure. I appreciate what *all* of the showrunners have brought to Doctor Who.
I really don't like having threads where anyone or anything is 'hated'. Such an aggressive and confrontational word.
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Travels In Time And Space / The Greatest Show In The Galaxy / Re: Steven Moffat Slates Doctor Who
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on: November 07, 2010, 03:43:41 pm
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Ahhh, the Moff haters out in force again getting their knickers in a bunch over an article written years ago and for which he apologised for in any event. Any excuse to get your pitchforks out again and start chasing down the 'monster' that is Moffat.
At the end of the day, Moffat *is* a Doctor Who fan, he has been since he was a child (long before some of the pitchfork wielders were even a twinkle in the milkman's eye). He has even contributed to extras on the Classic Who DVDs (Earthshock in 2003 immediately springs to mind) before Who was brought back. So, the man had every right to express an opinion on the show just like everyone else on this forum and elsewhere. But does expressing a negative opinion on a show preclude you from ever working on it in the future? Of course it bloody doesn't! The man cares about the show and has his vision for it. You may like it, you may not, but calling him a 'total berk' says more about the person saying it that Moffat himself, in my opinion.
Finally, both RTD and Moffat know how Who fandom works. They know that every single thing said about the show will get dissected, over-analysed and blown out of all proportion and Moff, if you don't know already, plays up to that. He likes feeding the fans mis-information and watching their head spin round in a tizz and implode. That doesn't mean he doesn't *respect* the fan base and he isn't going to run it into the ground like some of you think. He is too much of a fan for that. But it doesn't mean he will do things RTD's way, Phillip Hinchcliffe's way, Barry Lett's way or Verity Newman's way. He will do it *his* way.
So, stop reading too much in an historic article just to give yourselves another excuse to have a pop at Moffat (which, I will say this forum has a tendency to do which is why I don't visit often), accept his regime and enjoy it. If you can't, then I'm sad for you but you don't seem to grasp the tenet of the show which has kept it going and fresh for 47 years. To quote the Sixth Doctor:
"Change, my dear, and no a moment too soon"
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Travels In Time And Space / Mission To The Unknown / Re: How is Matt Smith shaping up for you so far?
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on: November 07, 2010, 03:19:44 pm
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It only took a couple of episodes for him to become easily my favourite Doctor since the show returned. I love the fact that it's just obvious as soon as you see him that he's a 900-year-old alien. The very idea of him being a twenty-something guy from Northampton seems absurdly far-fetched. And I'm looking forward to seeing him just get better and better in the next series!
Couldn't agree with your more
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Fanatical For Who / Appreciation Threads / Re: Moffat Rules!
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on: November 07, 2010, 03:15:33 pm
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He does indeed rock. However, I fear that the dominant, 'anti-Moffat/Who begins and ends with RTD' moderation on this board prevents me from visiting the forum too often to say that.
Had Moffat re-booted the show from 2005 my guess is that no one would have batted an eyelid about his take on the show. Blimey, can you imagine the furore from some quarters had the internet been around when Pertwee started? New showrunner, no continuing conmpanions, a new, Earthbound Doctor. Barry Letts would have been crucified!
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76 Totter's Lane / The Little Shop / Re: Doctor Who mugs
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on: September 27, 2010, 07:52:19 pm
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The mugs are okay but I actually prefer some of the fan made mugs that you can get, something with a bit more of thought in them and ones that can only be *truly* appreciated by a fan, such as 'the angels have the phone box' logo.
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Travels In Time And Space / Series 1 / Re: Father's Day
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on: September 25, 2010, 06:47:26 pm
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Oh and if you want to be pernickity, Rose didnt really because the saving of her Father was basically creating a Parallel Universe that she, The Doc, Pete and the Reapers were part of.... so in effect, Rose couldnt have grown up and gone back in time to touch Rose (baby) because you know, The Doc got munched and the TARDIS vanished.... so yeah... that was a different Rose
(Im tired, if you want a coherent response Ill give you one 2moz)
Not the same. And, if you remember (I know you have trouble :p), the Doctor and the TARDIS came back at the end so baby Rose *would* grow up and meet the Doctor and travel in the TARDIS and go back in time to stop her father from dying. Same Rose, not the Amy/Amelia situation at all. If the events of The Big Bang had shifted on 14 years you would have an Amy who had travelled with the Doctor meeting an Amy who *hadn't* met the Doctor. But, if you think that The Moff is the only one who has 'played' with time paradoxes in Who's history, I suggest you read the article on same in last month's DWM. Is that article on the DWM Website? If so, could you provide a link, please? Not sure there *is* a website, only a Facebook page. I certainly couldn't find anything while googling it. I'm sure if you unt hard enough, someone will have put up a transcript of it somewhere if you can't get your hands on a back issue.
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Travels In Time And Space / Series 1 / Re: Father's Day
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on: September 25, 2010, 10:07:10 am
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Oh and if you want to be pernickity, Rose didnt really because the saving of her Father was basically creating a Parallel Universe that she, The Doc, Pete and the Reapers were part of.... so in effect, Rose couldnt have grown up and gone back in time to touch Rose (baby) because you know, The Doc got munched and the TARDIS vanished.... so yeah... that was a different Rose
(Im tired, if you want a coherent response Ill give you one 2moz)
Not the same. And, if you remember (I know you have trouble :p), the Doctor and the TARDIS came back at the end so baby Rose *would* grow up and meet the Doctor and travel in the TARDIS and go back in time to stop her father from dying. Same Rose, not the Amy/Amelia situation at all. If the events of The Big Bang had shifted on 14 years you would have an Amy who had travelled with the Doctor meeting an Amy who *hadn't* met the Doctor. But, if you think that The Moff is the only one who has 'played' with time paradoxes in Who's history, I suggest you read the article on same in last month's DWM.
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Travels In Time And Space / Series 1 / Re: Father's Day
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on: September 25, 2010, 10:00:07 am
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The Big Bang was played out in a universe where all bets were off and paradoxes could happen. The universe was collapsing in on itself. They were at the eye of the storm, remember.
Still not keeping up....:p
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Travels In Time And Space / Series 1 / Re: Father's Day
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on: September 25, 2010, 01:37:51 am
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So, in case you *aren;t* keeping up, Amy had grown up from the Amelia who *had* met the Doctor but the Amelia in The Big Bang *hadn't* met the Doctor, ergo, two different versions of the same person. Rose, in Father's Day, touched the baby version of herself from the same time line.
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Travels In Time And Space / Series 1 / Re: Father's Day
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on: September 25, 2010, 01:30:41 am
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Agree completely. The ninth Doctor may only have been around briefly, but he had the perfect exit. Wheras with the tenth Doctor I ended up getting pretty sick of the sight of him and really wishing he'd hurry up and regenerate by the end because of all the sentimentality and self-pity. Shame really, since I'd really liked him up until the last few episodes.
Shouldve ended at Journeys End.... Anyway, on topic. It is a truely great Ep and sticks to the whole Paradox thing!! Unlike THE MOFF! "Dont touch the baby!" *Rose touches(not really) the baby and reapers cause destruction and death* *Amy touches Amelia* *sigh, nothing happens* ¬¬ Yeah, well, Amelia and Amy were from two different time streams in The Big Bang. To quote the Doctor, "You're just not keeping up" :p
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Travels In Time And Space / Series 1 / Re: Father's Day
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on: September 25, 2010, 12:40:21 am
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Comparing the two really puts it in perspective: Before I go, I just want to tell you: you were fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. And do you know what? So was I! Vs I dont wanna go Exactly, going out on a high, no self-pity but rejoicing in who he was.
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