tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955022874404775404.post6623817644705556317..comments2023-06-18T02:56:03.976-06:00Comments on Gallifrey Exile: The Nightmare Before Christmas of The DoctorRickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611922269342141654noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955022874404775404.post-63407845510809027132015-01-04T05:16:27.375-07:002015-01-04T05:16:27.375-07:00If the Doctor loves all the Harry Potter movies(ju...If the Doctor loves all the Harry Potter movies(just like the NuWhovians!), what did he make of Barty Crouch Jr?<br /><br />Not acknowledging Alien is weird for another reason. the original Alien "borrowed" heavily from The Ark in Space. Now Doctor Who is "borrowing" from Alien.<br /><br />I said years ago that Who has run out of steam and was using its name rather than anything original. I was banned from several online message boards and forums. After all, '''Doctor Who is better written now than it's ever been before, and is the most popular television series in the world'''.<br /><br />My main problem with Moffat Who has always been the same....Doctor Who is a BBC Science Fiction Drama Series. Moffat's idea of Doctor Who is some bizarre mash-up of Harry Potter, Marvel Comics, Fairy Tales and Teen Soap Operas. This last year Moffat has illustrated to us how much the Doctor(or rather his idea of the Doctor) is like both Robin Hood and Santa Claus.<br /><br />The name 'Santa Claus' is an American name. People in the UK call him 'Father Christmas'. By calling him 'Santa', it's clear that Moffat's first concern is American tweens.<br /><br />That's not a knock on the USA, just that Doctor Who is a British show, funded by British licence fees. As for US TV, well the original Twilight Zone did much better "dream within a dream" stories more than fifty years ago.<br /><br />Can anything positive be taken from Last Christmas? If we take it that Santa only exists in dreams, and there's the tangerine and Rudolph's radioactive nose at the end, then Doctor Who itself is happening in a dream. Here's hoping we soon see Paul McGann stagger to his feet and remark on the bizarre nightmare he's had, including several dreamed regenerations... <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com