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From Amy Pond’s crack to Mrs Flood’s doorstep. Are they doing a crossover with DIY SOS?
Must. Not. Make. Comment. About. Amy. Pond's. Crack.
Shnerk...Shnerk...
By the way, someone tell Russell T Davies that it's not big or clever (or remotely amusing after the 75th time) to have someone say "mavity" every episode.
watch the programme as part of a happy clutch of children from 7ish to 60 but mostly under 20 and you'll discover it is very funny indeed!
Fair enough! But Newton didn't invent the name or the concept, and the correct word comes from the Latin gravitas, meaning weight, so there's not a chance that Sir Isaac would have thought to say "mavity"...
Careful now. It's an article of faith for many.You're surely not suggesting the episode might have been fiction?
You're surely not suggesting the episode might have been fiction?
But Newton didn't invent the name or the concept, and the correct word comes from the Latin gravitas, meaning weight, so there's not a chance that Sir Isaac would have thought to say "mavity"...
With the now mandatory song and dance routine in the middle of the story, I wonder if Disney is hoping to attract fans of Bollywood?So, are the producers - under the tutelage of Disney -now aiming for a much younger post-Harry Pottter audience and deliberatly jettisoning their older fanbase in the process?
I've fixed this!
But Newton didn't invent the name or the concept, and the correct word comes from the Latin mavitas, meaning weight, so there's every chance that Sir Isaac would have thought to say "mavity"...
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Didn’t they have a big Bollywood number in The Marvels?With the now mandatory song and dance routine in the middle of the story, I wonder if Disney is hoping to attract fans of Bollywood?
That's another franchise I've long since fallen out of love with, just as the cringeworthy "Subspace Rhapsody" episode almost ruined Star Trek Strange New Worlds for me.Didn’t they have a big Bollywood number in The Marvels?
Who was originally planned as a means to educate children in world history and basic science.I'm not looking for an argument - my attitude is anyone is free to watch anything they want and to react to it in anyway they want - but does anyone really go to Doctor Who looking for actual, real, genuine, serious science? It has always been a bit iffy on the the science front.
The 'mavity' thing is clearly one of two things : either it's a daft joke that is just a bit of fluff or : it is something that will have some sort of plot significance later on. I have no idea which, and either will be ok by me. Just too easily pleased, I guess.
https://www.openculture.com/2021/08...-as-a-family-educational-tv-program-1963.htmlWe find the core premise in the show’s pilot episode and original 4‑part series, An Unearthly Child, which introduced William Hartnell as the Doctor, Carole Ann Ford as his granddaughter, Susan Foreman (originally named Barbara, or “Biddy”), and Jaqueline Hill and William Russell as school teachers Barbara Wright and Ian Chesterton. BBC drama head Sydney Newman had tasked writers with creating a family educational show to meet the network’s public service mandate, and came up with the idea of a science fiction show as a way to have characters visit historical periods and talk about science in an entertaining way.
Russel T Davies misdirection?Looks like Millie’s been kicked off the show and replaced already.
Sounds more like blatant Disneyfication of the show as Varada Sethu was in Star Wars Andor.Russel T Davies misdirection?
I must say, as soon as I heard they were on board (and injecting cash) I knew there would be no way on Earth Disney would just leave it alone.Sounds more like blatant Disneyfication of the show as Varada Sethu was in Star Wars Andor.
I think they are trying for the crossover appeal. A show that appeals to children on the 'toy, exciting story, scary monster' level, and the adults on a level of social comment and a grounding in reality. I'm not sure that it's unique in that approach.I watched Doctor Who as a child ... when it was a children's show.
I stopped watching it around the time of Sylvester McCoy. I'd grown up, had other interests, and it didn't have enough to appeal to me to continue watching. Clips and trailers don't make me want to watch it again. Song and dance routines? I hate most musicals.
All this is, of course, my own taste and opinion.
However, my observation is thus:
It started as a children's show.
In the period between McGann and Tennant, it was a children's toy marketing vehicle* ... and to appeal to the kid viewers who have grown up with fond memories. Since then, it's designed to appeal to the adults who were kids. It's not a children's show, and it's nothing like the fond childhood memory. In effect, it's meant to be fanbait - they want that sweet, sweet fandom: adults who have happy memories of childhood. Messing with gender or race is a red herring that does trigger some folks. But perhaps the most criticism comes from old fans saying "What have you done to my childhood favourite?"
* My own children were big Doctor Who toy collectors - to play with. They then went on to Pirates of the Caribbean, the 'new' Star Wars franchise etc. As adults they enjoy the shows and films, but no longer buy the toys.
I think they will go for more than £800.Nerds??? I'll give 'em Nerds!
Doctor Who: Auctioneer 'relied on nerds' for Dalek price estimate
The Daleks are going under the hammer at John Rolfe Auctions in Tetbury on Sunday
Two Daleks due to be sold at auction have been attracting attention from Doctor Who fans.
The iconic aliens from the long-running TV series had been stored in a living room in Gloucestershire. The fully working human-sized models, one red and one gold, will be sold at an John Rolfe Auctions in Tetbury, with a guide price of £500-£800.
"We rely on nerds," said auctioneer John Rolfe, who depended on Doctor Who fans for an idea of the estimate.
Speaking to BBC Gloucestershire, he said: "I can't pretend I know everything, no auctioneer does. It's the first time I've handled such a creature".
In Doctor Who, the Doctor first encountered the tank-like aliens from the planet Skaro in 1963.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-68239676