It has always been that way, I think...People complained it was too dark/scary for kids in the 60s. Mary fucking Whitehouse complained it was too violent and scary during the Tom Baker years... I think it's been accused of being too self referential since at least the 80s..?
I think the quality of writing and direction has fallen somewhat since Moffat left, in fact it's kind of regressed to Jonathan Nathan Turner/Cartmel Masterplan levels, which is probably why the BBC have paid Russell T Davies to come back and do another reset.
Bring back Eric Saward, I say.
(I think the quality of writing and direction has fallen somewhat since Moffat left, in fact it's kind of regressed to Jonathan Nathan Turner/Cartmel Masterplan levels, which is probably why the BBC have paid Russell T Davies to come back and do another reset.
Bring back Eric Saward, I say.
brb homonecrobatrachophile,
Wed 26 Oct 2022, 19:27,
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It's always had a low budgetUsed to mean wobbly indoor sets and excessive use of abandoned quarries for outdoor sets, now means cheap and nasty CGI.
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Thu 27 Oct 2022, 7:21,
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It was quality CGI, really high definition.It was a really good CGI globe, but it had no weather. Not a cloud in the sky from Iceland to South Africa! The CG cyber-planet quarry set looked suitably cheap and shite though.
Some of the best stories are zero-budget single-set bottle episodes, IMO.
(Some of the best stories are zero-budget single-set bottle episodes, IMO.
brb homonecrobatrachophile,
Thu 27 Oct 2022, 15:25,
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