tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883899214355622864.post6904734884798528439..comments2023-10-06T00:04:18.327+11:00Comments on The Angriest: Who50: The Bottom 20, #16-20.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883899214355622864.post-58049678177287506552013-06-13T23:13:40.623+10:002013-06-13T23:13:40.623+10:00I found "Gridlock" to be a lot like &quo...I found "Gridlock" to be a lot like "The Beast Below", in that the only thing wrong with both stories was that they weren't shot in 1988 with Sylvester McCoy.Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05277173223422519172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883899214355622864.post-75695125587007809142013-06-13T17:11:50.320+10:002013-06-13T17:11:50.320+10:00You and I remember Gridlock very differently. The ...You and I remember Gridlock <i>very</i> differently. The first time I watched it (I had to watch it again, very reluctantly, with the kids) I threw my hands up in disgust and left the room when the cat and his wife point to their children, and it was a basket of kittens. The stupid just overloaded the system at that point. I know that part of the fun of Who is the handwavery, but not even Handy McHanderson of Handtown could make that episode watchable.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14168569626904048820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883899214355622864.post-44863899182291590232013-06-12T19:24:37.068+10:002013-06-12T19:24:37.068+10:00Two of my favourite Ten episodes don't have mu...Two of my favourite Ten episodes don't have much of the Doctor in them - Blink and Turn Left. Wilfred is quite heartbreaking in the latter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883899214355622864.post-54191862252734881172013-06-12T15:03:35.340+10:002013-06-12T15:03:35.340+10:00Father Dougal in space as a talking cat is *brilli...Father Dougal in space as a talking cat is *brilliant*! The only bit of "Gridlock" I didn't like was the weird and pointless inclusion of the Macra.<br /><br />A good Rani would be great.Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05277173223422519172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883899214355622864.post-21146136755201479352013-06-12T14:58:20.175+10:002013-06-12T14:58:20.175+10:00Holy shit, "Daleks in Manhattan". Apart ...Holy shit, "Daleks in Manhattan". Apart from "Interbreeding Cats in Underground Spaceships", that is *absolutely* the neck-high point of shit for the current run. Just wall-to-wall drek from beginning to end.<br /><br />By the same token, wouldn't you just love to see the Rani come back and be done properly? A genuinely brilliant, genuinely evil, strong female antagonist, constantly outwitting the Doctor at every turn? She makes me *itch* to write to Moffatt and offer my services....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14168569626904048820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883899214355622864.post-87146756136528911072013-06-12T13:57:30.227+10:002013-06-12T13:57:30.227+10:00You know I completely forgot about the Sontaran st...You know I completely forgot about the Sontaran story - that *was* much better.<br /><br />The show desperately needs female writers on the team. If nothing else it boggles the mind that they've never approached Rona Munro, who (a) wrote the well-received "Survival", (b) wants to write for the series again, and (c) is an award-winning and broadly acclaimed playwright.Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05277173223422519172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883899214355622864.post-82720702693874879082013-06-12T13:17:21.283+10:002013-06-12T13:17:21.283+10:00Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution is not the only mode...Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution is not the only modern Who penned by a woman - Rayner also wrote the far superior The Sontaran Strategem & The Poison Sky the following year...<br /><br />But, yes. More female scriptwriters would be an excellent thing, particularly as the show HAS attempted to balance old mate Doctor Who writers with new talent, or writers who have built a substantial reputation in a completely different kind of show.TansyRRhttp://tansyrr.comnoreply@blogger.com