AfterEllen's Opinion On A Possible Movie

[darkestboy]

Comments

[bardingtide]

If we 100% most definatly have to put with Yates trappsing his muddy paws all over Who.

Can we just write it off as AU and ignore it if its terrible?

[sea_thoughts]

It has been a conscious effort on showrunner Steven Moffat's part to include a variety of queer characters during his run, and even though Yates seems determined to carve is own Moffat-less way, he really should follow Moffat's lead on this one.

Did anybody else read this and get a little "oh no you didn't" smile on their face? Someone called Moffat progressive when it comes to queer portrayals on television? *insert popcorn eating GIF here* Can't wait to see the reaction to THAT statement from the haters.

[corvus_fox]

"Americans have a terrible, horrible, ghastly, appalling, no-good history of trying to adapt British books and shows and movies."

Yes, a terrible, horrible, ghastly, appalling, no-good history littered with failures like The Office, Sanford and Son, All in the Family and Who's Line is it Anyway?

[ccorday]

Which we turned into American shows set in America acted by Americans. Is that really what you want for Doctor Who?

[ragdoll]

As compared to the utterly abysmal US versions of:

Red Dwarf
Coupling
repeated attempts at Fawlty Towers
Vicar of Dibley
several attempts at AbFab
Agony
Birds of a Feather
Viva Blackpool
Free Agents
The IT Crowd
One Foot in the Grave
Cold Feet
Cracker
Robin's Nest
Upstairs Downstairs

Ad infinitum, ad nauseum

and frankly the only reason the US version of Whose Line works is because the majority of the cast were on the UK version too.

[a_phoenixdragon]

I forsee disaster. I'm not wild about this at all - and being an American, I can already see the seething hate aimed my way for this bullshit. I utterly agree that Americans should keep their paws off of British icons. Hell, I don't see the British fucking with Back to the Future, so fair's fair. Let it be written by a British screen-writer who already knows the character. Even if you feel compelled to shoot the damned thing here in the States. And for gods-sake, PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE have an ACTUAL PLOT. Don't stray too far from the canon and -

You know what, never mind.

I'm going to go sit in a corner, stick my fingers in my ears, hum and pretend this has never happened.

[nobleplatypus]

I'm genuinely confused as to who they think their audience is, given that pretty much the entire current fanbase is reacting with horror. As if this fuckery wasn't bad enough...

[eaweek]

I don't think they'd be trying to appeal to Whovians--in the US, anyway, we're probably a pretty small bunch, overall. They'd be looking for mass appeal, something for which they can sell merchandise to kids, probably a popcorn flick to premiere over Memorial Day or the Fourth of July. They'd want to put bums in seats. Appealing to the fanbase of the show is the last thing they'd be thinking about. This is my worry--that a movie would be a big, loud, flashy, watered-down, dumbed-down version of the show.

Love your icon, btw--so very appropriate!

It was still a funny article. If a movie does get made, I hope Moff refuses to let Yates have the rights to River Song and Jenny/ Madame Vasta. I would hate to see those characters bastardized by another writer.