tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post720298633979978396..comments2024-03-14T05:07:57.110-07:00Comments on Doc Oho Reviews...: The Yes Men written by Simon Guerrier and directed by Lisa BowermanDoc Ohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819922630249965949noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-74307928980472037872016-03-17T00:27:25.802-07:002016-03-17T00:27:25.802-07:00Moffat out please! I preferd that universe where n...Moffat out please! I preferd that universe where nobody was safe, where the magic cosmic badger wouldn't pop up to resurrect anyone who died, where daleks actually shot people, bad things happened and the doctor had real evil to fight, and where that half of the population with two x chromosomes weren't all aggressive, exhibitionist,s elf obsessed scuzbags. <br />Russel certainly had his problems but he didn't make me actively give up on tv Who the way Moffat has done, and at least he knew how to write characters you cared about. <br /><br />At the moment I'm still holding to the view there are ten doctors, the eighth doctor fought the time war and nothing else exists, though given what Bf have done with River song in first Doom coalition and then her own series which even made me! respect the character and care what happened to her (mostly by removing all the insane flirty irritating moffatness and just making her a compitant caring human being), I might be having to change that opinion at some point. <br /><br />Either way, Moffat had already over stayed his welcome in season 5 when he repainted the dalekssilly colours, rewrote history to make everything previously not happen,turned the doctor into a children's cartoon, and made his assistant into a s/xual predator who thought it was fine to cheat on her husband, or forse herself on the Doctor. <br /><br />At this point a concussed hampster would be better than moffat. <br /><br />Anyway, what were we talking about? Oh yes, the yes men (resisting urge to make comment about all those who kept expecting Moffat to resolve his plot holes). <br /><br />I agree completely with Jo here. great location, nice acting, interesting premise, but what the heck happened to the story? I did rather enjoy the scottish robots and the revolution though, and the fact that where in Doctor who most robots tend to be a little human, the Yes men certainly weren't. I love the idea of the robots enslaving humans not because they're particularly evil, just because it's what they sort of think they should be doing, in fact in general the robots here felt very very robotic, the main problem was so did the few human characters we saw. If there had been more people in the city and a few more humans to get into trouble with this rather whacky robot revolution rather than leaving the only human plot to the slightly ponderous politics, this could've been a great story, as it is it feels a bit of a swing and a miss, albeit not a horribly unpleasant miss, just a slightly off, below average story. <br /><br />I'm now really! waiting for that awesome Ben Jackson story. I'm sure it's in there,but none of the early adventures have delivered thus far, still I'll wait and see sinse as there wasn't a character in the companion chronicles who didn't recieve their due, I'm sure we'll get a story that does Ben justice somewhere along the line,e which would be great.darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526681809763999806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-21630227079662108022016-03-11T06:29:24.561-08:002016-03-11T06:29:24.561-08:00To Lisa: "is about wonder and fantasy and tim...To Lisa: "is about wonder and fantasy and time travel and planets and defeating villains" that used to be in the Eleventh Doctor era, and that all disappears when Capaldi arrived because the focus on Clara-Who. <br />Even Doc Oho mentions that he enjoy more "The Husbands of River Song" that all Series 9 because finally showed mature romantic side Capaldi. Before that it was just a false and generic interaction with Clara.Tangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15180454854103995881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-62600260792295663092016-03-05T12:14:49.683-08:002016-03-05T12:14:49.683-08:00Tango: the beauty of Doctor Who is that every fan ...Tango: the beauty of Doctor Who is that every fan can have different opinions and tastes ;)<br />I'm rather traditionalist regarding sex in it. I don't.main sex in movies and series but you have it everywhere, Doctor Who.is about wonder and fantasy and time travel and planets and defeating villains and all the flirty innuendos just bored me. I was utterly grateful that all that disappeared when Capaldi arrived <br />If people watch Doctor Who only for that maybe it's not the kind of show they should watch<br />Out there there are a ton of TV shows that tackle sex and relationships Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09779322245748678202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-88974878401345279672016-03-04T20:07:45.402-08:002016-03-04T20:07:45.402-08:00For Oho Doc: I think the opposite. A non-fan would...For Oho Doc: I think the opposite. A non-fan would have no idea how to run / develop the series and only please the viewers to copy movies, as Hinchcliffe did with the Hammer films (In fact, what story in his era it feels original and not a copy of movie?). Robert Holmes was the one who saved the series from falling into satire of movies. I trust Chibnall, looks more like a casual fan a fanboy and the only writer who really care about the Ponds: His video "P.S." It is a winner for me.(If you were wrong about Clara and Danny about being "a storm of sex" in "Into The Dalek review", you could also go wrong about Chibnall )<br /><br />Lisa: I've seen more sexual references in an animated series for children nineties in the Moffat was, until the innuendos of Cap Jack Harkness sound dirtier, not to mention New Adventures books. When Capaldi arrived, all that disappeared and why the series is so boring. If it were not for Missy I would have canceled the series, and I'm not the only one who thinks the same here. The Ponds are good companions, like the secondary characters in the Eleventh Doctor era.Tangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15180454854103995881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-57351763257830824642016-02-22T11:10:43.146-08:002016-02-22T11:10:43.146-08:00Thank you for answering, I share much of your view...Thank you for answering, I share much of your views on this wonderful show and I'm also a bit worried about the next showrunner. I don't watch Torchwood but the episode with the cyberwoman with tits has very bad press. I'll take your word on that he has produced the best episodes of Torchwood. I only wish he isn't as obsessed with sex as Moffat and that he is able to bring some decent companions and original stories without being so up in his own arse as Moff was. Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09779322245748678202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-30438252495136910622016-02-19T04:32:16.608-08:002016-02-19T04:32:16.608-08:00Hi Lisa, I am so sorry to take so long to reply. C...Hi Lisa, I am so sorry to take so long to reply. Chibnall...I'm not at all sure. Creatively I'm a little worried because I don't think he is the most ambitious of writers and I genuinely think it is time for a non fan to take charge - look how well it worked with Hinchcliffe. Chibnall will forever regret sniffing at Trial of a Time Lord on television. However I think becase of the back lash against the annuncement that people are going in with low expectations so I have a feeling that his first season at least will be greeted with some praise. Because I have seen him deliver some of the best and the worst of Torchwood, I have the impression this might be a very up and down era. As for companions...I can never say. I thought Moffat would create fantastic companions but looking back on Amy and Clara I rate them very little. Let's hope the stories service the characters and not the characters service the stories, which has plagued the entirety of the Moffat era. Looking at this from a business point of view I can completely understand why Chibnall has been chosen. He created Broadchurch, which regardless of what you think of the second year was a phenomenon in its first year. I can see why the BBC might want to piece of the pie. I think this is going to be a terribly interesting era, with lots to talk about. Bring it on. Doc Ohohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819922630249965949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-87918964184886281692016-02-14T11:21:47.605-08:002016-02-14T11:21:47.605-08:00Hello Joe
I know you are busy and have no time to...Hello Joe <br />I know you are busy and have no time to answer comments, but I very much would like to know your thoughts on the next DW producer.Do you think he will be better than Moffat? Will be get back the good characterisation of ol' Russell T? Will he create companions instead of ciphers?<br />Since there is no forum (That I know of) where to ponder with you this matters, I write to you here. I'm genuinely interested in knowing your point of view on this matter <br />Best wishes Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09779322245748678202noreply@blogger.com