tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11095653.post7225037494660689768..comments2023-06-18T05:48:52.971-07:00Comments on Prefect Slog: Long Live Doctor Who!SAFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07654559289732417538noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11095653.post-59882628844120727932015-11-26T04:15:31.492-08:002015-11-26T04:15:31.492-08:00Well, what can I say. One man's sanity is anot...Well, what can I say. One man's sanity is another's madness. Just does nothing for me any more and there's so much better stuff out there that inspires, excites and engages me way way more than Doctor Who.SAFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07654559289732417538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11095653.post-42071422047922141622015-11-26T03:16:08.305-08:002015-11-26T03:16:08.305-08:00What madness is this? I still love it, I still loo...What madness is this? I still love it, I still look forward to each episode. Things are so much better now than under RTD, in my opinion, and I'd keep the Moff until he carks it if it was up to me. Bring on the last two of this series, can't wait!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10653197877302689416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11095653.post-4247478464882157932015-11-22T14:35:54.921-08:002015-11-22T14:35:54.921-08:00I am sure you'll enjoy the re-watch. I am cert...I am sure you'll enjoy the re-watch. I am certainly enjoying mine. As I think I explained on FB, I started off with the Jon Pertwee merely to catch up on the episodes that had not been shown on the Horror Channel, so I am yet to go back to the very start (though I have seen "Unearthly Child" twice recently and am quite glad not to have to watch that again when I get round to the First Doc).<br /><br />My "main" problem with the current season is that I no longer look forward to each new episode. In fact, I rarely watch them when first broadcast. To me, this season has seemed, well, "routine" for want of a better word. I often find my mind wandering after 10 or 20 minutes.<br /><br />I don't like being a "Moffat-knocker" but I feel it is time for a new Head Writer/Editor and a new bunch of writers too. Moffat has had a good run, has masterminded or written some great episodes and moments, but the series seems stagnant now. It needs a new approach, perhaps even a new format or more varied formats. The idea of having two-parters throughout most of this season was well-intentioned, but it wasn't a great success. Why not have a four-parter of shorter episodes every now and then, or even one feature-length when a story justifies it? I suppose this would drive BBC schedulers mad!<br /><br />I don't know how you intend to do your re-watch, but I found that watching an entire adventure in one go made me rather aware of the padding (especially with 6-parters). Of course, no one adventure was intended to be watched in this way so I am now trying to have a break between each episode despite the strong temptation to go straight onto the next part when the current part reaches its cliff-hanger!<br /><br />Nicky KayNickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15812040161295739973noreply@blogger.com