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gpo746 said:
Beefmeister said:
I enjoyed the xmas episode, good fun!
Don't tell some of the miserable b*st*rds earlier in the thread. They will think you are dreaming.I thought the script was good. They found a really effective way of weaving Santa Claus into a narrative without making it seem stupid.
A thumbs up from me and Mrs TS.
PW said:
toppstuff said:
I thought the script was good. They found a really effective way of weaving Santa Claus into a narrative without making it seem stupid.
It was a good concept, but it could have been done so much better.The whole episode was a really good concept, but IMHO fell flat, because the writers insist on "on the nose" exposition to tell the audience what is going on instead of using the visual medium of television to show them.
The idea of dreams being inherently weird - so here's Santa - but that could be totally normal for an episode of Dr Who, so let's stop and tell you it is "weird" half way through the episode. And there wasn't really much else in the episode that ran with that basic concept of being "not quite right" as dreams tend to be.
You can't read in dreams, so lets grind to a halt and tell you that, rather than having something subtle, like everyone reading the same sign on a door, or a clock, or a name badge differently - could have doubled that up and used that to show that something was wrong instead of the clumsy "it's a long story" line.
There is a lot to like, and i'd like to enjoy it more, but the writing means that giving it attention is an unrewarding experience, and there's nothing for me to get stuck into. A few bits of good performance, a few good lines here and there and some good bits of production aren't enough.
Other cigars are available
PW said:
gpo746 said:
Maybe Hamlet might be a better choice
Other cigars are available
That's a bit too subtle, are you sure you don't want to have a lot more exposition explicitly explaining how stupid I am and how you're going to defeat my evil, unwanted presence in your thread with insults, and probably by waving a sonic screwdriver in my direction?Other cigars are available
have a hug
defblade said:
ikarl said:
PW said:
You can't read in dreams
Was my first thoughts, so I was surprised they didn't use that too!I'm fairly sure I can/have.
I can fly, too. And make love to wide variety of people without upsetting SWMBO.
Reading's easy after that lot.
FourWheelDrift said:
Ooh! Zygons!(still preferring the repeats of real Dr. Who on the Horror channel though)
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