tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670069258372374568.post5072674730466941441..comments2024-03-28T06:42:11.183+00:00Comments on Hypnogoria: DOCTOR WHO 6.13 - The Wedding of River Song Spoiler Zone (or Jim'll Fix it)Jim Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15834711093704256462noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670069258372374568.post-91015068201201152762011-10-05T08:36:55.715+01:002011-10-05T08:36:55.715+01:00Thank you for the many kinds words! It makes all t...Thank you for the many kinds words! It makes all the frenzied post-credits Saturday night scribbling worth it :)<br /><br />You make a very good point about internet criticism in wondering how past greats would have reacted and coped with it. And thinking about it some of more, shall we say, highly strung writers such as Robert E Howard or Philip K Dick may well have had their curtailed their output due to squalls of fanboy shrieking. <br /><br />Personally I always endeavour to be constructive in my critiques and if I do have negative things to say I do try and at least weight the tone towards humour rather than venom.<br /><br />And I do agree that Moffat has a masterplan to take us up to the big anniversary. And while I think that next series we will have a far looser story arc, returning to more self contained adventures and on a small scale, I suspect there will be a strong thematic continuity. His first season had a subtle theme of memory, whereas this season has a stronger binding element of the question of identity - nearly all the stories we've seen feature people or things that aren't what they appear and there's been many questions of what is it that makes you you. So I suspect the next arc will be more based on character development rather than plot arcs.<br /><br />On the biscuit question, you may not have Jammie Dodgers, but you do have Tim Tams...Jim Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15834711093704256462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670069258372374568.post-71314644545338859042011-10-04T22:19:57.856+01:002011-10-04T22:19:57.856+01:00I think that the biggest revelation of this series...I think that the biggest revelation of this series for me has been your blog posts :). This is the first season that I have actually read reviews and I settled on one english and one american (the onion's avclub review). Both have been very enjoyable and insightful and dare I say it fun. As we are slightly out of kilter timewimey wise in Oz the spoiler free review was my first reading material every sunday morning.<br /><br />I like your observation of Science Fiction/SciFi. As a writer of SciFi I have attended the many serious writers events where there is that "oh" moment when you mention your genre. Which given I believe SF is the perfect forum to explore controversial topics (and has been used as such) is to say the least annoying. The debate around Dr Who, etc doesn't help, not that I think the writers shouldn't be held to account because I see that as a very positive development but at times it gets a little childish. I wonder for example how far whyndam or clarke would have gotten if exposed to this sort of debate.<br /><br />The other thing I have done differently is since the Doctors Wife I stopped analysing. As a writer that's almost impossible to do but honestly it was ruining my enjoyment - one of the reasons I am enjoying the reviews - someone can do it for me ;). As a result I did enjoy the series and really enjoyed the ending. Unlike the rest of the twitterverse I didn't see the ending coming probably because I didn't think the Teselecta really "counted" because it couldn't die. I have one quibble there it's the fact the doctor had one of his goofy "aren't i clever" faces when river looked into his eye, maybe that was for river but you would have thought he would have learned by now.<br />The only change on this series is I would have gone with a different order with episodes like Night Terrors, The Girl Who Waited and The God Complex earlier in the series and then had the main storyline as a run of shows only because putting them where they became a little annoying rather than building up the suspense to the end.<br /><br />Moffat grew as a writer this series, he tried things most worked as with series five there was that nagging "he used the get out of jail card" rather than was clever to the end feeling but taking my writers hat off, who cares it was fun to watch. That is what he is paid to do.<br /><br />As for the last moments with the Doctor and Dorian, the oldest question in the doctor who universe since it's inception has been "Who is the Doctor" or Doctor Who? Again Moffat being a little clever but I sensed a 50th anniversary setup in the making in that moment.<br /><br />However, wild speculation aside the other thing I felt with this series was Moffat was tearing down the notion of the Doctor as "warrior" (for the short term at least) which he has been since he returned from the time wars to the older "mad man in a box" travelling the universe which with the 50th anniversary approaching may be a nod to the fact that both new and old will need to be addressed at that time and that will be somewhat challenging indeed.<br /><br />I am looking forward to the next series now, especially now I can kick back, relax and enjoy my cuppa sans the jammy dodger (curse you british you export you rif raff but not your bikkies) on a sunday morning. :)The Martians Are Herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03143098577480852608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670069258372374568.post-322950393370545812011-10-04T14:31:14.317+01:002011-10-04T14:31:14.317+01:00With Mr Moffat all manner of tricksiness is possib...With Mr Moffat all manner of tricksiness is possible! According to rumours I've just made up he's so timey-wimey he has his breakfast at midnight!Jim Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15834711093704256462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670069258372374568.post-16282199256099883222011-10-04T13:08:05.390+01:002011-10-04T13:08:05.390+01:00now I read your blog post I wonder if The Silence ...now I read your blog post I wonder if The Silence are allegorical for The Fans ? Both obsessed to the point of religion whilst needing to blind themselves to what is infront of them only to be reminded in review later on. The Silence want the Doctor Dead, the Fans want The Doctor in their image. Now if I go back and watch the episodes ( gods NO I am not going to do this ) can I replace "the silence" with "the fans" and when Silence Falls can we say Fans Fail ? hmm questions questions ?nicholas butlerhttp://loudmouthman.comnoreply@blogger.com