Seriously (well, actually, that might have been serious)-- not a train wreck yet? Thank God. Now if they can only keep it up. Resist the big finale "timey-wimey" (argh) messes, romantic chaos, the not-actually-obligatory Ten as Jesus moment... There's no reason it has to be a train wreck. *crosses fingers*
I want Donna to be human. I don't want her to be "magical". I want her to be that special because she's human and real. That's exactly what I thought when I heard there was reason to believe Donna wasn't exactly human. "Wait, Donna's not human?! --Oh, god, of course she's not human. She's bright and she's dynamic and she talks to him almost like he's her equal in some way. Goddamnit to hell, of course she's not human. Someone tell me, please, how can a series that can't get its lazy arse off Earth be so pervasively misanthropic?!"
Re: Sarah Jane and Nine-- Ooh, that one's occured to me, too. There's so little about S2 that couldn't be remedied by a good writer, liberal editing, and Nine. (Even two out of three might suffice.) Even better, if you assume a PotW retcon, that leaves you free to add in Jack as well. That pretty much forces you to go deeper into the characters and reactions than the original did (not especially difficult). Mmm, the possibilities...
I know. My idea of hell on earth. God, why is this guy so popular? I really, really don't get it, he's just awful in every way I can imagine! Other than having a lot of energy, but it's so unfocused, it's just NOISE!!!
It's not a trainwreck yet... however, there's a whole lot of potential for one, and I'll be amazed if we get out with ONLY a Big Giant Reset of WTF.
Someone tell me, please, how can a series that can't get its lazy arse off Earth be so pervasively misanthropic?!"
That's what amazes me. The old show was certainly patronizing and paternalistic a lot of the time, but at least they were lording it over different peoples most of the time. I find this view of humanity off-putting in the extreme.
SJS and Nine would be heartbreakingly beautiful. SJS with Ten was kind of melancholy-cute, but I think LS and CE could have cut our hearts out and danced them into tiny little pieces. But it would hurt so good.
I'm all for the PotW retcon. I've not written anything that goes past that yet, but I've had a Bad Wolf story on hold since T&C I may still write. I'm not like you - you seem to revel in writing out the difficult patches. I just want to ignore them! :-)
Hang on... there is one circumstance under which two Tens could be a good thing... if one of them happened to be from an antimatter universe... ;) Of course, that would probably destroy whatever planet they happened to be on, which is probably too high a price. But if it were an uninhabited planet, well...
I'll be amazed if we ONLY get out with a Big Giant Reset of WTF-- ha, you're right. And given how well they handled the last reset button, that in and of itself isn't likely to be good news. There are a few ways to handle reset buttons. Not many, but they exist. They... did not stumble upon any of them. They tried for consequences, but they were so very inconsequential that it was hard to take seriously. Still, it's the least of the potential hazards... (Please let them go easy on the Jesus this year... Why do Christian groups never seem to get bothered about the things that could actually be offensive?)
Plotting out difficult patches? Absolutely. Downright fun. Writing out difficult patches? Bit trickier. ^^ Of course, what's "difficult"? At the moment, I'm having some trouble getting anything done. ^^;
OH, GOD, NO!!
Seriously (well, actually, that might have been serious)-- not a train wreck yet? Thank God. Now if they can only keep it up. Resist the big finale "timey-wimey" (argh) messes, romantic chaos, the not-actually-obligatory Ten as Jesus moment... There's no reason it has to be a train wreck. *crosses fingers*
I want Donna to be human. I don't want her to be "magical". I want her to be that special because she's human and real. That's exactly what I thought when I heard there was reason to believe Donna wasn't exactly human. "Wait, Donna's not human?! --Oh, god, of course she's not human. She's bright and she's dynamic and she talks to him almost like he's her equal in some way. Goddamnit to hell, of course she's not human. Someone tell me, please, how can a series that can't get its lazy arse off Earth be so pervasively misanthropic?!"
Re: Sarah Jane and Nine-- Ooh, that one's occured to me, too. There's so little about S2 that couldn't be remedied by a good writer, liberal editing, and Nine. (Even two out of three might suffice.) Even better, if you assume a PotW retcon, that leaves you free to add in Jack as well. That pretty much forces you to go deeper into the characters and reactions than the original did (not especially difficult). Mmm, the possibilities...
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I know. My idea of hell on earth. God, why is this guy so popular? I really, really don't get it, he's just awful in every way I can imagine! Other than having a lot of energy, but it's so unfocused, it's just NOISE!!!
It's not a trainwreck yet... however, there's a whole lot of potential for one, and I'll be amazed if we get out with ONLY a Big Giant Reset of WTF.
Someone tell me, please, how can a series that can't get its lazy arse off Earth be so pervasively misanthropic?!"
That's what amazes me. The old show was certainly patronizing and paternalistic a lot of the time, but at least they were lording it over different peoples most of the time. I find this view of humanity off-putting in the extreme.
SJS and Nine would be heartbreakingly beautiful. SJS with Ten was kind of melancholy-cute, but I think LS and CE could have cut our hearts out and danced them into tiny little pieces. But it would hurt so good.
I'm all for the PotW retcon. I've not written anything that goes past that yet, but I've had a Bad Wolf story on hold since T&C I may still write. I'm not like you - you seem to revel in writing out the difficult patches. I just want to ignore them! :-)
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I'll be amazed if we ONLY get out with a Big Giant Reset of WTF-- ha, you're right. And given how well they handled the last reset button, that in and of itself isn't likely to be good news. There are a few ways to handle reset buttons. Not many, but they exist. They... did not stumble upon any of them. They tried for consequences, but they were so very inconsequential that it was hard to take seriously. Still, it's the least of the potential hazards... (Please let them go easy on the Jesus this year... Why do Christian groups never seem to get bothered about the things that could actually be offensive?)
Plotting out difficult patches? Absolutely. Downright fun. Writing out difficult patches? Bit trickier. ^^ Of course, what's "difficult"? At the moment, I'm having some trouble getting anything done. ^^;
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