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Doctor Who Fanvid Rec

Feb 20, 2013 23:24

I'm bringing you a rec for a pretty awesome Doctor Who fanvid. It combines Doctor Who with Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, so two of my favourite things come together! :-D And the mash-up really works astonishingly well. I could watch it over and over again. ^^

[Spoilers for Series 3 Finale]Of course, if you like it, go and give the artist some nice comments ( Read more... )

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lil_1337 February 21 2013, 04:01:45 UTC

That was a really nicely done video. The timing and clip select is perfect for both canons.

goldvermilion87 February 21 2013, 05:02:42 UTC

I think you're right -- they are in vogue.

Which is funny, but brings me back to some serious musings about people being obsessed with young sexy supervillains, and what that says about society and what the difference between saying "that was an excellent villain" and "GAH I LOVE LOKI" really is and...

I THINK I THINK TOO MUCH SOMETIMES

eanor February 21 2013, 07:17:10 UTC

I LOVE READING YOUR THOUGHTS!!!

No, really, I think this is a very interesting question, too. I need to comment in more detail later. :-)

goldvermilion87 February 21 2013, 08:03:22 UTC

[Guess who took a three hour nap this afternoon and is now awake at 3AM ...]

goldvermilion87 February 21 2013, 05:05:50 UTC

The vid is killing me. On the one hand DEREK JACOBI and DOCTOR HORRIBLE'S SINGALONG BLOG!!!!!

On the other hand, this may be the Nadir of Doctor Who, and I'm getting all these horrible memories of watching this season...

eanor February 21 2013, 07:07:06 UTC

You really didn't like this season, then? I've just finished season 3 and while I don't think it can compare to the recent Moffat seasons (of which I've only ever seen 5 anyway), I didn't hate it. There were several subpar episodes, but others I really enjoyed. Particularly, I thought Martha was a pretty strong character (well apart from her pining for the Doctor all the time). What was it you didn't like about this season? (Oh, and please no heavy spoilers for seasons other than 1-3 and 5. I don't mind minor spoilers since I can't escape them anyway...)

goldvermilion87 February 21 2013, 07:56:19 UTC

Here's my thing -- you say "Martha was a pretty strong character (well apart from her pining for the Doctor all the time)". I think she's awful. We have this thing in our culture where writers are required to write "strong" women so as not to be misogynists (And strong is reduced to "doesn't need a man"). And at the same time they are required to write sappy soapy romance. Put these two things together and you get in the best scenario a character that feels false and in the worst a freakish centaur -- half Juliet half Susan B. Anthony. Martha is the epitome of that so basically I just wanted to smack her most of the time. Donna next season is a _much_ better character, though unfortunately the writing becomes even worse ( ... )

eanor February 24 2013, 14:44:32 UTC

Okay, finally found some time to reply to you because I really want to discuss your views on Martha. In general I share your opinion that writers always seem to be torn between writing independent female characters and somehow tucking them into cheesy romances all the same. (Side note: But then, isn't that the same problem people struggle with in real life, too??) I didn't see how Martha was a particularly problematic character regarding that problem, though. I'm thinking maybe you disliked me using the term "strong" for her since obviously that's intrinsically connected to the "writing female characters problem" you describe? If that's the case, let me find other adjectives to describe why I liked Martha ( ... )

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