Dr Who is more than just a kid's tv series. There's a whole range of rather excellent books and audio adventures concerning the adventures of The Doctor throughout all his previous incarnations. This might seem like a minor thing but the books are, without fail, far superior to anything we have seen, or will probably ever see, on the telly. The audio adventures are a bit hit and miss sometimes but usually they are equally superior.. When you've been spoiled for years by the intricate plotting and extensive character development that is the staple of a good book it becomes easy to knock the simplistic storylines available to the lesser medium of television. Especially when most people conveniently forget that the old tv series had utterly ludicrous plot holes as a matter of course and some seriously bad stories (that were, unbelievably, even re-used for other episodes).Col wrote:Some peoples comments on Outpost Gallifrey have to be seen to be believed! I thought that was an excellent episode, whereas some knobhead thinks it was 'the worst episode of the new Who'.
I mean, wtf?!
I have issues with the new Dr Who. I always have had. It simply is not as good as some people make out. It isn't as bad as some folk say either though.
Tonight's episode had good moments and bad moments, just like most of the episodes of the new Who.
I'm a massive Who fan but this series is very much off the "must watch" list these days for me. I'm hoping the Cybermen get me back in the groove with it tbh.
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