Just imagine: there's probably an alternative universe out there in which I *could* be arsed to write a review of last night's Doctor Who episode, Turn Left.
My second best breath-saving summation: a dull trawl through Rusty's Greatest Hits that didn't even make any sense.
E.g. Rose sends Donna to die, then asks the dying Donna to pass on a message. I admit I'm no temporal scientist, but I own up, I'm at a complete loss as to how that's supposed to work. And that's just confining myself to the one question. ;)
I'm in two minds - I largely found it awesome it's silliness, but every time I think about it, I think of another stupid bit which - for all people keep trying to provide 'fixes' on mailing lists - annoy me more and more and remind me of Rusty's early season laziness and mild contempt for the audience.
Yeah, I can understand that. I guess this one was always going to be hard-pressed to dazzle me, given my dislike for alt-universe stuff in general, and this one especially turned out to be little removed from the "It was all just a dream" approach. But it had more problems than that, not least the (from where I was sitting) dull predictability of it all.
Never mind, massive fanwank on the way. Better get the tissues.
Born in Penzance in 1967. From the age of about three I was probably dreaming of writing for Doctor Who. Certainly it wasn't a case of just watching it: I'd go to bed with all sorts of adventures and story possibilities buzzing around in my head. From the age of eleven, I knew, whenever any aunts and uncles asked the "What do you want to do when you grow up?" question, the stock replies of jet pilot, train driver, astronaut were never going to be good enough for me. "I want to be a writer", I always said. And, what do you know, I am.
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The question is whether writing it or not writing it would be a noble self sacrifice for the greater good.
Well, not writing it benefits me, which will do me fine :)
Hee hee - so you loved it then?
Stuart: "Hee hee - so you loved it then?"
Insightful, that's what I like about you. :)
My second best breath-saving summation: a dull trawl through Rusty's Greatest Hits that didn't even make any sense.
E.g. Rose sends Donna to die, then asks the dying Donna to pass on a message. I admit I'm no temporal scientist, but I own up, I'm at a complete loss as to how that's supposed to work. And that's just confining myself to the one question. ;)
I'm in two minds - I largely found it awesome it's silliness, but every time I think about it, I think of another stupid bit which - for all people keep trying to provide 'fixes' on mailing lists - annoy me more and more and remind me of Rusty's early season laziness and mild contempt for the audience.
Yeah, I can understand that. I guess this one was always going to be hard-pressed to dazzle me, given my dislike for alt-universe stuff in general, and this one especially turned out to be little removed from the "It was all just a dream" approach. But it had more problems than that, not least the (from where I was sitting) dull predictability of it all.
Never mind, massive fanwank on the way. Better get the tissues.
Er, in case there's a sad ending, I mean.
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