The Krotons, first seen in 1969's The Krotons by Robert Holmes, are one of my favourite monsters of all time and I think it's time they got another chance to shine. The concept behind them is just fantastic though the design is shoddy. I'll be explaining why I love them, why they should come back and what sort of story they should have.
The Concept
The concept behind The Krotons is original and very imaginative. They are living crystal which feed on mental vibrations, which can be used waken a sleeping or hibernating Kroton using a Teaching Machine. They also require Mental Vibrations to power and fix their Dynatrope Ships. They are also very controlling, enslaving entire planets in order to achieve their aims.
Their HistoryThe Second Doctor first encountered The Krotons on an unnamed planet inhabited by a species called The Gonds. The Krotons had enslaved The Gonds and were using the smartest Gonds to help fix their ship. The Sixth Doctor encountered them again on the human colony of Onyakis, when The Krotons were using humans mental vibrations to wake them up and fix their ship. The Eighth Doctor then encountered them for the final time at an auction of "The Relic" when they intercept a Dalek ship headed for the auction and planted a Kroton on board.
The Design
Their design is incredibly clunky and shoddy and very 60s, yet it feels good, because it symbolises the Krotons as the Krotons, as those Crystalline beings from
Krosi-Aspai-Core. It feels bad because it is being and chunky and not generally aesthetic, but good because it's their design- and that's not just The Krotons, I think that goes for every monster that's ever been in Doctor Who since 1963 and has had a shoddy design.
Why I love them
The concept is just so original and imaginative and brilliant and they have quite a good potential for interesting stories and for an amazing redesign, which makes them look better but not un-Kroton
A possible story idea
An archaeological team visits the ruins of Krosi-Aspai-Core, looking for treasures left by the Krotons. The Doctor and his companion meets up with them and joins their search. They soon find an underground tomb and a Kroton Teaching Machine. The team is then kidnapped by a lone Kroton- the last survivor. The Doctor is forced to use the Kroton teaching machine to wake all 1,000,000 Krotons unleashing an army upon the universe. The Doctor must destroy the planet before the Krotons can unleash themselves upon the universe...
What do you think about the return of the Krotons, comment below!
Saturday, 22 June 2013
The Trial of Series 7!
The Accused: Series 7 (Season 33) of Doctor Who
The Charges: Rushed Endings, Un-thought through stories, Over hyping and No time for character development
Series 7 (Season 33) dissapointed many viewers, who complained of rushed endings, un-thought through stories, over hyping and no time for character development, but is it guilty of the afforementioned charges? I will be questioning and presenting the evidence of each story and I will come to a verdict on each of the charges.
Asylum of the Daleks
This story was rather over hyped, boasting the most number of Daleks EVER in one story- the dissapointing thing was, that the classic ones got 10 seconds maximum air time. However, the appearence of Jenna was a nice surprise, and very well kept. I think the wiping of The Doctor from the Dalek hive mind was unnessacary, rushed and very annoying- The Doctor's worst enemies have now never heard of him, whether this cuts them out of the show completley is still to be seen. The character developments however seemed very good, and I did like the story of Amy and Rory divorcing and the character development they recieved during their adventure together.
Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
Where to start on this... The ending wasn't very rushed, I actually thought THE ENDING was quite well thought through aswell, however I didn't think the same of the rest of the story. A terrible idea for a story (not as terrible as Love and Monsters, the worst ever story. It could never be beaten on badness); DINOSAURS... ON A BLOODY SPACESHIP!?!?!? No! JUST NO! grr... It was a dreadful idea but suprisingly well written, with some good character development between The Doctor, Rory and Rory's Dad. Also highly hyped up, boasting brilliant CGI and a wopping big spaceship- and it was right, but the hyping was WAY too much...
A Town Called Mercy
This was a very good story in my opinion, yet it was so unpopular with other fans. It was like a classic western and an unappreciated classic Who... The ending was not atall rushed. It ended with a good old western duel and The Gunslinger reforming. It was definetly thought through with a fantastic plot and dialogue and some fantastic character development, especially from the Doctor, who's darkside was brought out by Kahler-Jex, who reminded him of his blood soaked hands and by the people of Mercy, who wanted Kahler-Jex killed, and hardly atall hyped, which seems strange because for me, it was one of the best stories for Series 7 and one of the best stories since 2005.
The Power of Three
Another one by Chris Chibnall, who wrote Dinosaurs on a Spaceship; and it showed. Another bad story, just as Dinosaurs has been. It was extremley rushed, ending with a wave of the Doctor's wand... sorry, Sonic on the computer. It was incredibly slow too... We spent twenty minutes with Amy and Rory first going around with The Doctor and then living their lives with the cubes in their lives, then the threat emerged, we spent 20 minutes with the threat being investiagted then 5 minutes sorting it out... A bad time devision indeed! On the plus side it was hardly hyped atall and had some very good character development for The Doctor and Amy, who discussed Amy's future in the TARDIS.
The Angels Take Manhatten
One word... Overrated. Good, but overrated. It was an interesting utilisation of The Angels' abilities, to have people meeting themselves in the future, but why always in Winter Quay? This confused me and was rather unthought through. Also, how did the Statue of Liberty move? There must have been someone looking at her- it's a city of a million people, someone must have been looking. It was incredibly good for plot and dialogue and character development however, and it was really sad, and it didn't feel atall rushed- which was good, because it would have just ruined Amy and Rory's last story if it had. It was very hyped up but for good reason, though that's not really any excuse.
The SnowmenGood episode. It possessed a very good, strong plot with some brilliant ideas and dialogue. It was nice to see the GI returning- sadly without the Yeti this time :(, but it was still great to see it back. It was though through quite, though prehaps some bits weren't as well explained as Moffat may have wished and thought. There was some good Clara character development, and also some great Doctor development, with him being brought out of his depression. It was a good episode, with a good level hype and no rushed endings.
The Bells of St. John
Interesting one... I'm not sure about my views on this one, but let's start with... WHAT THE HELL DID THE FACT HE WAS A MONK IN THE 13TH CENTURY HAVE TO DO WITH THE PLOT! AND THE BELLS OF ST. JOHN!?!?!?! I THINK MAYBE WIFI OR SOMETHING OF THE SORT MAY HAVE BEEN MORE SUITABLE. Sorry, just had to get that out of my system. Ok, so the think through wasn't great, the ending felt rushed, though there were some good scenes though very little character development scenes- except for the scene after Clara's first kidnap and also the end scene. As for the hype levels... through the roof. Way over hyped, I think the most hyped episode of the series. It wasn't bad so to speak but it could have been improved.
The Rings of Akhatten
This one split the fandom, a bit like River Song or Marmite- Some loved it, others hated it. Personally, I'm undecided. On first watch I was underwhelmed- it was slow starting and chesey times but it had a potentially good plot that just wasn't delivered clearly or thought through enough. It was slightly rushed at the end, with Clara defeating the massive God/Planet/Parasite thing with a leaf. And what the hell was the point of the Mummy or the Vigil- they just seemed unneeded for me. Though on further watches I've become more and more won over, and I now consider it not bad, but not nessecarily good, if you know what I mean. And ontop of that Rings, was just not worth the huge ammounts of hype it recieved.
Cold War
I love Mark Gattis, and Cold War did not dissapoint me... but apparently other fans were dissapointed. It was well throught through and beautifully written and very dramatic. Some people thought the ending was rushed but I thought it was just fine. Yes it was very hyped, but it was the return of the Ice Warriors, so I suppose it kind of deserved the hype but maybe no episode is worthy of that.... There were a couple of slow scenes between Clara and The Professor but no major or big character development.
HideHide was another one by Neil Cross, but unlike Rings, this one impressed me. We all thought it was going to be a ghost story- turns out it was a love story.... aw. It was a fantastic plot, well thought through, brilliant ending and lots of great scenes with some fantastic dialogue. It was a sort of three tier development story- the relationship between the two monsters, the relationship between Emma and Alex and the relationship between Clara and The Doctor. It was a complex but not complicated plot which was great. It was hyped up and I'm not going to excuse this using it's quality but it was worth the hype!
Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS
Journey could be argued as a redemption story for Steven Thompson who previously wrote the atrocious Love and Monsters. Yes it was good, but not good enough to excuse that aforementioned monstrosity. I think he'd need to write another good one to excuse that. It was a very complex plot and very entertaining. There was a real hint of danger that The Van-Baalen Brothers were actually going to strip the TARDIS and that they were all going to be killed by these creatures. It was good to see deeper in the TARDIS even if it was mostly corridors. I was, however, disappointed with the Eye of Harmony- WHAT WERE THEY PLAYING AT!?!?!? THEY'VE COMPLETLEY CHANGED IT! Not happy about that, but the rest of the rooms were good. I was hoping to see a huge complex, built up engine room, shame it had already been wrecked as a cheap excuse not to build a beautiful machinery complex. It was way way way overhyped, because of the fact we would see deeper in to the TARDIS. There was little character development for The Doctor and Clara except for their argument about what she was, however there was some good development for the terribly acted Van-Baalen bros.
The Crimson Horror
Another good one from Mark Gattis. Superb. Sublime. High calibre. Great quality. Fantastic. Well done Mark- two fantastic stories in one series. It was a well thought through storyline with an evil fascist woman preparing to start a new world with the help of a Leech from the dawn of time. It was great for character development for the Paternoster gang who got a real chance to shine and prove they deserve a spin off! The ending was perfect except for the death of Mr Sweet- was I really the only one who thought he was cute? It wasn't particularly hyped but the little hype it did receive was wrongly done so, crediting it as a Doctor-light story- which it was not.
The Nightmare in Silver
The Borgs are now in Doctor Who... oh no, they were Cybermen. I don't watch Star Trek so I don't know much about the Borgs, so it wasn't until a friend of mine pointed out the constant upgrading to become immune was stolen from the Borgs that I knew about this, but it didn't effect the story for me. It was good, well thought through, though there was no real time for any character development, but it was still good. It was hyped because of the return of the Cybermen, and I did quite like the new Cybermen especially the new material they're made from- it looks very smooth and shiny. The ending was slightly rushed, I mean, why didn't the Doctor use the Gold ticket earlier and then implode the planet 10 minutes in? That's a mystery to me, but it didn't impact my huge levels of enjoyment.
The Name of the Doctor
Now for the big one! The biggest and most secretive episode of I think any Doctor Who series ever.... Oh except for the fact 210 strangers in America got it early- damn. Moffat's statement saying thanks to those 210 for keeping the ending secret after the story went out was hilarious, but enough about that huge mess up and more about the story itself. It left me speechless when those words flashed up on the screen INTRODUCING JOHN HURT AS THE DOCTOR! I officially had the biggest Whogasm ever. Moffat didn't lie when he said Who would never be the same again. Not only was it the game changer but it also ended a 5 year story arc surrounding River and the Silence- or so we're led to believe.... It was incredibly well thought through and the ending was superb. But the best bit about this story, which gave me quite a few Whogasms was the inclusion of Archive footage and body doubles of all 11 Doctors, for me it was the best story of Who EVER! It was incredibly overhyped- and most if it was lies anyway....
The Verdict...
Rushed Endings: Not guilty
Un-thought through stories: Not guilty
Over-hyping: Guilty
Not time for Character development: Not guilty
Closing Statement
It's only on a closer inspection of Series 7, how lacking in all the charges it actually was. I expected it to be guilty of at least three charges- I was wrong. It felt disappointing at the time but looking back, some of the stories weren't that bad- in fact most were good. It is now obvious to me that the source of people's disappointment was too high expectations set by the BBC and Doctor Who Production Team, not in fact because of poor stories. Yes there were a few poor stories, but as a whole thing, rather than individual, the stories were of a high quality.
Do you agree with my verdicts or would you like to appeal? Comment your verdicts below!
And if you want to report any further crimes to be put on trial, suggest them in the comments!
The Charges: Rushed Endings, Un-thought through stories, Over hyping and No time for character development
Series 7 (Season 33) dissapointed many viewers, who complained of rushed endings, un-thought through stories, over hyping and no time for character development, but is it guilty of the afforementioned charges? I will be questioning and presenting the evidence of each story and I will come to a verdict on each of the charges.
Asylum of the Daleks
This story was rather over hyped, boasting the most number of Daleks EVER in one story- the dissapointing thing was, that the classic ones got 10 seconds maximum air time. However, the appearence of Jenna was a nice surprise, and very well kept. I think the wiping of The Doctor from the Dalek hive mind was unnessacary, rushed and very annoying- The Doctor's worst enemies have now never heard of him, whether this cuts them out of the show completley is still to be seen. The character developments however seemed very good, and I did like the story of Amy and Rory divorcing and the character development they recieved during their adventure together.
Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
Where to start on this... The ending wasn't very rushed, I actually thought THE ENDING was quite well thought through aswell, however I didn't think the same of the rest of the story. A terrible idea for a story (not as terrible as Love and Monsters, the worst ever story. It could never be beaten on badness); DINOSAURS... ON A BLOODY SPACESHIP!?!?!? No! JUST NO! grr... It was a dreadful idea but suprisingly well written, with some good character development between The Doctor, Rory and Rory's Dad. Also highly hyped up, boasting brilliant CGI and a wopping big spaceship- and it was right, but the hyping was WAY too much...
A Town Called Mercy
This was a very good story in my opinion, yet it was so unpopular with other fans. It was like a classic western and an unappreciated classic Who... The ending was not atall rushed. It ended with a good old western duel and The Gunslinger reforming. It was definetly thought through with a fantastic plot and dialogue and some fantastic character development, especially from the Doctor, who's darkside was brought out by Kahler-Jex, who reminded him of his blood soaked hands and by the people of Mercy, who wanted Kahler-Jex killed, and hardly atall hyped, which seems strange because for me, it was one of the best stories for Series 7 and one of the best stories since 2005.
The Power of Three
Another one by Chris Chibnall, who wrote Dinosaurs on a Spaceship; and it showed. Another bad story, just as Dinosaurs has been. It was extremley rushed, ending with a wave of the Doctor's wand... sorry, Sonic on the computer. It was incredibly slow too... We spent twenty minutes with Amy and Rory first going around with The Doctor and then living their lives with the cubes in their lives, then the threat emerged, we spent 20 minutes with the threat being investiagted then 5 minutes sorting it out... A bad time devision indeed! On the plus side it was hardly hyped atall and had some very good character development for The Doctor and Amy, who discussed Amy's future in the TARDIS.
The Angels Take Manhatten
One word... Overrated. Good, but overrated. It was an interesting utilisation of The Angels' abilities, to have people meeting themselves in the future, but why always in Winter Quay? This confused me and was rather unthought through. Also, how did the Statue of Liberty move? There must have been someone looking at her- it's a city of a million people, someone must have been looking. It was incredibly good for plot and dialogue and character development however, and it was really sad, and it didn't feel atall rushed- which was good, because it would have just ruined Amy and Rory's last story if it had. It was very hyped up but for good reason, though that's not really any excuse.
The SnowmenGood episode. It possessed a very good, strong plot with some brilliant ideas and dialogue. It was nice to see the GI returning- sadly without the Yeti this time :(, but it was still great to see it back. It was though through quite, though prehaps some bits weren't as well explained as Moffat may have wished and thought. There was some good Clara character development, and also some great Doctor development, with him being brought out of his depression. It was a good episode, with a good level hype and no rushed endings.
The Bells of St. John
Interesting one... I'm not sure about my views on this one, but let's start with... WHAT THE HELL DID THE FACT HE WAS A MONK IN THE 13TH CENTURY HAVE TO DO WITH THE PLOT! AND THE BELLS OF ST. JOHN!?!?!?! I THINK MAYBE WIFI OR SOMETHING OF THE SORT MAY HAVE BEEN MORE SUITABLE. Sorry, just had to get that out of my system. Ok, so the think through wasn't great, the ending felt rushed, though there were some good scenes though very little character development scenes- except for the scene after Clara's first kidnap and also the end scene. As for the hype levels... through the roof. Way over hyped, I think the most hyped episode of the series. It wasn't bad so to speak but it could have been improved.
The Rings of Akhatten
This one split the fandom, a bit like River Song or Marmite- Some loved it, others hated it. Personally, I'm undecided. On first watch I was underwhelmed- it was slow starting and chesey times but it had a potentially good plot that just wasn't delivered clearly or thought through enough. It was slightly rushed at the end, with Clara defeating the massive God/Planet/Parasite thing with a leaf. And what the hell was the point of the Mummy or the Vigil- they just seemed unneeded for me. Though on further watches I've become more and more won over, and I now consider it not bad, but not nessecarily good, if you know what I mean. And ontop of that Rings, was just not worth the huge ammounts of hype it recieved.
Cold War
I love Mark Gattis, and Cold War did not dissapoint me... but apparently other fans were dissapointed. It was well throught through and beautifully written and very dramatic. Some people thought the ending was rushed but I thought it was just fine. Yes it was very hyped, but it was the return of the Ice Warriors, so I suppose it kind of deserved the hype but maybe no episode is worthy of that.... There were a couple of slow scenes between Clara and The Professor but no major or big character development.
HideHide was another one by Neil Cross, but unlike Rings, this one impressed me. We all thought it was going to be a ghost story- turns out it was a love story.... aw. It was a fantastic plot, well thought through, brilliant ending and lots of great scenes with some fantastic dialogue. It was a sort of three tier development story- the relationship between the two monsters, the relationship between Emma and Alex and the relationship between Clara and The Doctor. It was a complex but not complicated plot which was great. It was hyped up and I'm not going to excuse this using it's quality but it was worth the hype!
Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS
Journey could be argued as a redemption story for Steven Thompson who previously wrote the atrocious Love and Monsters. Yes it was good, but not good enough to excuse that aforementioned monstrosity. I think he'd need to write another good one to excuse that. It was a very complex plot and very entertaining. There was a real hint of danger that The Van-Baalen Brothers were actually going to strip the TARDIS and that they were all going to be killed by these creatures. It was good to see deeper in the TARDIS even if it was mostly corridors. I was, however, disappointed with the Eye of Harmony- WHAT WERE THEY PLAYING AT!?!?!? THEY'VE COMPLETLEY CHANGED IT! Not happy about that, but the rest of the rooms were good. I was hoping to see a huge complex, built up engine room, shame it had already been wrecked as a cheap excuse not to build a beautiful machinery complex. It was way way way overhyped, because of the fact we would see deeper in to the TARDIS. There was little character development for The Doctor and Clara except for their argument about what she was, however there was some good development for the terribly acted Van-Baalen bros.
The Crimson Horror
Another good one from Mark Gattis. Superb. Sublime. High calibre. Great quality. Fantastic. Well done Mark- two fantastic stories in one series. It was a well thought through storyline with an evil fascist woman preparing to start a new world with the help of a Leech from the dawn of time. It was great for character development for the Paternoster gang who got a real chance to shine and prove they deserve a spin off! The ending was perfect except for the death of Mr Sweet- was I really the only one who thought he was cute? It wasn't particularly hyped but the little hype it did receive was wrongly done so, crediting it as a Doctor-light story- which it was not.
The Nightmare in Silver
The Borgs are now in Doctor Who... oh no, they were Cybermen. I don't watch Star Trek so I don't know much about the Borgs, so it wasn't until a friend of mine pointed out the constant upgrading to become immune was stolen from the Borgs that I knew about this, but it didn't effect the story for me. It was good, well thought through, though there was no real time for any character development, but it was still good. It was hyped because of the return of the Cybermen, and I did quite like the new Cybermen especially the new material they're made from- it looks very smooth and shiny. The ending was slightly rushed, I mean, why didn't the Doctor use the Gold ticket earlier and then implode the planet 10 minutes in? That's a mystery to me, but it didn't impact my huge levels of enjoyment.
The Name of the Doctor
Now for the big one! The biggest and most secretive episode of I think any Doctor Who series ever.... Oh except for the fact 210 strangers in America got it early- damn. Moffat's statement saying thanks to those 210 for keeping the ending secret after the story went out was hilarious, but enough about that huge mess up and more about the story itself. It left me speechless when those words flashed up on the screen INTRODUCING JOHN HURT AS THE DOCTOR! I officially had the biggest Whogasm ever. Moffat didn't lie when he said Who would never be the same again. Not only was it the game changer but it also ended a 5 year story arc surrounding River and the Silence- or so we're led to believe.... It was incredibly well thought through and the ending was superb. But the best bit about this story, which gave me quite a few Whogasms was the inclusion of Archive footage and body doubles of all 11 Doctors, for me it was the best story of Who EVER! It was incredibly overhyped- and most if it was lies anyway....
The Verdict...
Rushed Endings: Not guilty
Un-thought through stories: Not guilty
Over-hyping: Guilty
Not time for Character development: Not guilty
Closing Statement
It's only on a closer inspection of Series 7, how lacking in all the charges it actually was. I expected it to be guilty of at least three charges- I was wrong. It felt disappointing at the time but looking back, some of the stories weren't that bad- in fact most were good. It is now obvious to me that the source of people's disappointment was too high expectations set by the BBC and Doctor Who Production Team, not in fact because of poor stories. Yes there were a few poor stories, but as a whole thing, rather than individual, the stories were of a high quality.
Do you agree with my verdicts or would you like to appeal? Comment your verdicts below!
And if you want to report any further crimes to be put on trial, suggest them in the comments!
Sunday, 16 June 2013
RUMOURS: Missing no longer?
Rumours have been surfacing over the last few days, and I was unsure whether to publish these rumours incase I raised people's hopes, but I have decided to publish them as I feel people have the right to know
NOTE: THESE ARE UNCONFIRMED RUMOURS. DO NOT TAKE THEM AS NEWS
According to Bleeding Cool News and Doctor Who Online a series of high profile lost episodes has been found. They report that they have been recovered by an eccentric engineer who worked for many broadcasting companies across Africa who kept things for safe keeping. They claim that they will be released in November as a 50th Anniversary surprise, including The Tenth Planet Part 4 and the complete The Evil of the Daleks...
These are RUMOURS, and are not to be accepted as true until official confirmation from the BBC. i am hoping these are true, but I thought I'd give everybody a heads up!
If you would like to see the original article it's at this link: http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/06/13/wqill-doctor-who-have-a-very-special-surprise-for-us-in-november/
THESE ARE UNCONFIRMED RUMOURS; DO NOT ACCEPT THEM AS TRUE
NOTE: THESE ARE UNCONFIRMED RUMOURS. DO NOT TAKE THEM AS NEWS
According to Bleeding Cool News and Doctor Who Online a series of high profile lost episodes has been found. They report that they have been recovered by an eccentric engineer who worked for many broadcasting companies across Africa who kept things for safe keeping. They claim that they will be released in November as a 50th Anniversary surprise, including The Tenth Planet Part 4 and the complete The Evil of the Daleks...
These are RUMOURS, and are not to be accepted as true until official confirmation from the BBC. i am hoping these are true, but I thought I'd give everybody a heads up!
If you would like to see the original article it's at this link: http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/06/13/wqill-doctor-who-have-a-very-special-surprise-for-us-in-november/
THESE ARE UNCONFIRMED RUMOURS; DO NOT ACCEPT THEM AS TRUE
To be or not to be...Female?
I'm going to start a new series of posts, about the possibilities of different groups of people becoming The 12th Doctor, starting with Females.
Every year since Tom Baker left the TARDIS, rumours have risen about female Doctors, but with Matt Smith's announcement, they were more furious than ever, fulled by interviews by Steven Moffat from throughout Smith's tenure. So, should The Doctor be famale or is it a bad idea?
Pros
It would give us a fantastic chance to see how the Doctor would handle losing his male parts and gaining female parts. I know he's changed before, but we could be presented with an extremley dramatic and traumatic episode with The Doctor handling the change, leaving Clara to stop a threat by herself. Many people see the Doctor's handling of the change as a bad thing, but I think it would be like a repeat of The Twin Dilema just with less balls.
It would also be interesting how it would effect The Doctor's attitude towards everything. His attitude and personallity has changed before, but never into a female. What would his dress sense be like if he became a woman? I mean we sort of know his male dress sense- Crazy- but would it become he became female? Crop tops and short skirts? Long dresses? Tank top and jeans? Or would it stay the same? And would he start to wear make up or would he go without because he still sort of sees himself as a bloke? I think this would be interesting to see.
The introduction of a female Doctor would also give girls a role model. I think many young male fans look up to The Doctor as a strong role model, who you should be like (which incarnation is up to) except for the alien fighting part, I certainly ask myself in many situations WWTDD? (What Would The Doctor Do?), and it helps me! I think girls would rather have a female role model, and so should get a Doctor to look up to if they want to. And it would also mean that they wouldn't have to play companion in the playground anymore, as it has been for 40 or so years- when they play Doctor Who in the playground, they could pretend to be Doctor number 12.
Cons
Some people see that it's too big a change after 50 years of a man (this will be a common arguement in most of these articles), and it would just be not right. Alot of fans may feel alienated and may not welcome the change, feeling that it's a wrong change. I can see where they're coming from. It would feel weird for many.
What sort of a relationship would The Doctor have with his companions if he became a woman? He's flirted with many of the female ones over the years and he's kissed a few of them too. He would suddenly be a woman continually flirting with his companions and kissing them. And he has a wife. What would happen if he met up with River? It would just be awquard...
My Opinion
I don't mind whether there is a male or female Doctor. Aslong as the chosen woman is a good actress and is chosen, not just to be a female Doctor, but because she is a great actress who the production team want to be the Doctor!
Possible Actresses
I wouldn't mind Emillia Fox as a female Doctor, or maybe even Scarlet Johansson, she would make a good Doctor I think.
What do you think about a female Doctor? Tell me in the comments below!
Watch this space for To be or not to be... Black?!
Every year since Tom Baker left the TARDIS, rumours have risen about female Doctors, but with Matt Smith's announcement, they were more furious than ever, fulled by interviews by Steven Moffat from throughout Smith's tenure. So, should The Doctor be famale or is it a bad idea?
Pros
It would give us a fantastic chance to see how the Doctor would handle losing his male parts and gaining female parts. I know he's changed before, but we could be presented with an extremley dramatic and traumatic episode with The Doctor handling the change, leaving Clara to stop a threat by herself. Many people see the Doctor's handling of the change as a bad thing, but I think it would be like a repeat of The Twin Dilema just with less balls.
It would also be interesting how it would effect The Doctor's attitude towards everything. His attitude and personallity has changed before, but never into a female. What would his dress sense be like if he became a woman? I mean we sort of know his male dress sense- Crazy- but would it become he became female? Crop tops and short skirts? Long dresses? Tank top and jeans? Or would it stay the same? And would he start to wear make up or would he go without because he still sort of sees himself as a bloke? I think this would be interesting to see.
The introduction of a female Doctor would also give girls a role model. I think many young male fans look up to The Doctor as a strong role model, who you should be like (which incarnation is up to) except for the alien fighting part, I certainly ask myself in many situations WWTDD? (What Would The Doctor Do?), and it helps me! I think girls would rather have a female role model, and so should get a Doctor to look up to if they want to. And it would also mean that they wouldn't have to play companion in the playground anymore, as it has been for 40 or so years- when they play Doctor Who in the playground, they could pretend to be Doctor number 12.
Cons
Some people see that it's too big a change after 50 years of a man (this will be a common arguement in most of these articles), and it would just be not right. Alot of fans may feel alienated and may not welcome the change, feeling that it's a wrong change. I can see where they're coming from. It would feel weird for many.
What sort of a relationship would The Doctor have with his companions if he became a woman? He's flirted with many of the female ones over the years and he's kissed a few of them too. He would suddenly be a woman continually flirting with his companions and kissing them. And he has a wife. What would happen if he met up with River? It would just be awquard...
My Opinion
I don't mind whether there is a male or female Doctor. Aslong as the chosen woman is a good actress and is chosen, not just to be a female Doctor, but because she is a great actress who the production team want to be the Doctor!
Possible Actresses
I wouldn't mind Emillia Fox as a female Doctor, or maybe even Scarlet Johansson, she would make a good Doctor I think.
What do you think about a female Doctor? Tell me in the comments below!
Watch this space for To be or not to be... Black?!
Saturday, 15 June 2013
What I want to see from Series 8 (Part 2)
Yesterday, you may remember, I began to speculate and create a wish list of Series 8 and today I'm going to continue that list.
4. 13 stories and no split and the return of two parters!
Goodness, has this wound me up! Series 6 and 7 have been split in the middle, by a huge break, meaning that after a few stories, we have to wait up to 6 months for more! Judging by recent comments made by the new executive producer, Brian Minchin, hopefully there will be 13 stories WITHOUT a split! No clues however have been dropped about the return of the two parter. I think this was another reason why some of Series 7 was so rushed and without character development- because there was no two parters. Two parters are almost essentail to a series, it used to be in the olden days, that Doctor Who wasn't a single episode long, and therefore you'll find hardly any rushed endings to pre 1996 Whos!
5. The Return of a Hartnell Villain!
Apart from the Daleks and Cybermen, there have been NO Hartnell enemy returns in the modern run of Doctor Who. Some of Hartnell's foes were classic threats in their day, and just because they're prehaps not as shiny or brilliant as modern foes, dosn't mean they should be over looked. Some of Hartnell's foes are some of my favourites- yet they are critically under-rated. The Monk for example. He and his debut story are both very under-rated, where as I class both him and The Meddling Monk as classic. The sheer concept of him is just fantastic- I know he's not much different to The Master, but he was around first and his ideas are much more radical than that of the Master's. It would be great to see him back. Or how about the even more under-rated Moroks. Their debut is not very well liked or aclaimed, however I thought The Space Museum wasn't all that bad. It had its cons- but almost every story has cons. I think one of the issues with The Moroks was the fact that they weren't particuarly powerful or special; they had had a huge empire, but had lost it. I think they could be redeemed via an origin story, showing them before their decline.
More Alien Planet Stories
In Series 7 (A and B) only 4 stories were set on alien planets, while the other 10 were either Earth bound or set in a spaceship. I would like to see a more even balance- 6 alien planets and 7 Earth stories (past, present and future). It would be less same, same, and it would introduce us to some beautiful cultures and powerful empires. But the stories would have to be good and worthwhile- not just there to introduce us to an alien planet; if you're going to do that, you may aswell just reference it in another better story. Why not bring back old alien planets and reinvent them in the past or future. Take the Gond planet from The Krotons, why not revisit that planet and see how they're doing on their own, but discover the world is being threatened by another group of Krotons- and this time, they could give the planet a damn name!
So, that is my wish list of Series 8. I doubt any of this will actually happen- but it's just what I want, and it would be nice. What's on your wish list? Leave it in the comments below!
4. 13 stories and no split and the return of two parters!
Goodness, has this wound me up! Series 6 and 7 have been split in the middle, by a huge break, meaning that after a few stories, we have to wait up to 6 months for more! Judging by recent comments made by the new executive producer, Brian Minchin, hopefully there will be 13 stories WITHOUT a split! No clues however have been dropped about the return of the two parter. I think this was another reason why some of Series 7 was so rushed and without character development- because there was no two parters. Two parters are almost essentail to a series, it used to be in the olden days, that Doctor Who wasn't a single episode long, and therefore you'll find hardly any rushed endings to pre 1996 Whos!
5. The Return of a Hartnell Villain!
Apart from the Daleks and Cybermen, there have been NO Hartnell enemy returns in the modern run of Doctor Who. Some of Hartnell's foes were classic threats in their day, and just because they're prehaps not as shiny or brilliant as modern foes, dosn't mean they should be over looked. Some of Hartnell's foes are some of my favourites- yet they are critically under-rated. The Monk for example. He and his debut story are both very under-rated, where as I class both him and The Meddling Monk as classic. The sheer concept of him is just fantastic- I know he's not much different to The Master, but he was around first and his ideas are much more radical than that of the Master's. It would be great to see him back. Or how about the even more under-rated Moroks. Their debut is not very well liked or aclaimed, however I thought The Space Museum wasn't all that bad. It had its cons- but almost every story has cons. I think one of the issues with The Moroks was the fact that they weren't particuarly powerful or special; they had had a huge empire, but had lost it. I think they could be redeemed via an origin story, showing them before their decline.
More Alien Planet Stories
In Series 7 (A and B) only 4 stories were set on alien planets, while the other 10 were either Earth bound or set in a spaceship. I would like to see a more even balance- 6 alien planets and 7 Earth stories (past, present and future). It would be less same, same, and it would introduce us to some beautiful cultures and powerful empires. But the stories would have to be good and worthwhile- not just there to introduce us to an alien planet; if you're going to do that, you may aswell just reference it in another better story. Why not bring back old alien planets and reinvent them in the past or future. Take the Gond planet from The Krotons, why not revisit that planet and see how they're doing on their own, but discover the world is being threatened by another group of Krotons- and this time, they could give the planet a damn name!
So, that is my wish list of Series 8. I doubt any of this will actually happen- but it's just what I want, and it would be nice. What's on your wish list? Leave it in the comments below!
Friday, 14 June 2013
What I want to see from Series 8 (Part 1)
There is several things us Whovians love to do; watch Doctor Who and speculate about Doctor Who- and that's exactly what I'm going to do for my next two posts. I'm going to speculate and create a kind of wish-list for Doctor Who Series 8 (Season 34).
1. Less Hype
Series 7 (A and B) was WAY OVER hyped! You had the writers and show runners doing interviews and saying "It's going to blow your mind! We have an urban thriller, a historical story and an alien planet story- with the most number of aliens ever!" We were all expecting box office hit style quality- unfortunatley our expectations were not met. Most of the stories were decent- with only one or two being exceptional. The Rings of Akhaten for example, in my opinion was acceptable, but it didn't particuarly excite me, for two reasons: It was a little unclear at times and the ending felt rushed and we were expecting a fantastic, amazing, mind blowing blockbuster- which we just didn't get, because our expectations were set too high.
2. A good start for the 12th Doctor
Moffat's done this before for the 11th Doctor, and I have faith he can do it a second time with whoever number 12 is- personally I'd like Kenneth Branagh, but I deviate. It needs to show and introduce his character with a range of emotions and a tough scenario for a new Doctor to deal with. It also needs to be of quality; if his first story isn't very good, then we're not going to thing he's particuarly good, but as I said, I trust Moffat to do it a second time.
3. A display of Clara's Character and Hour long stories
Series 7B was all dashing about, fighting creatures in the WI-FI, stopping a Martian frozen in ice for 5000 years blowing up the Earth and squashing small bug things which lives on a psychopath's chest- there wasn't much time for Clara to develop her character. She got some development in Bells, Rings, War, Hide and Journey, but very little. A new Doctor gives a brilliant chance for Clara to develop against him and the fact he's changed face. There should also be more slow moments, not just for Clara to develop but also for other characters to develop, but 45 minutes dosn't allow enough time to do this- which is why I thing Who should be an hour. There would be alot more time for development if we had an hour- but thanks to things like The Voice, In it to Win it and Casualty, this isn't going to happen anytime soon... :(
Come back tomorrow when I shall continue my wish list- leave your wish list in the comment below!
1. Less Hype
Series 7 (A and B) was WAY OVER hyped! You had the writers and show runners doing interviews and saying "It's going to blow your mind! We have an urban thriller, a historical story and an alien planet story- with the most number of aliens ever!" We were all expecting box office hit style quality- unfortunatley our expectations were not met. Most of the stories were decent- with only one or two being exceptional. The Rings of Akhaten for example, in my opinion was acceptable, but it didn't particuarly excite me, for two reasons: It was a little unclear at times and the ending felt rushed and we were expecting a fantastic, amazing, mind blowing blockbuster- which we just didn't get, because our expectations were set too high.
2. A good start for the 12th Doctor
Moffat's done this before for the 11th Doctor, and I have faith he can do it a second time with whoever number 12 is- personally I'd like Kenneth Branagh, but I deviate. It needs to show and introduce his character with a range of emotions and a tough scenario for a new Doctor to deal with. It also needs to be of quality; if his first story isn't very good, then we're not going to thing he's particuarly good, but as I said, I trust Moffat to do it a second time.
3. A display of Clara's Character and Hour long stories
Series 7B was all dashing about, fighting creatures in the WI-FI, stopping a Martian frozen in ice for 5000 years blowing up the Earth and squashing small bug things which lives on a psychopath's chest- there wasn't much time for Clara to develop her character. She got some development in Bells, Rings, War, Hide and Journey, but very little. A new Doctor gives a brilliant chance for Clara to develop against him and the fact he's changed face. There should also be more slow moments, not just for Clara to develop but also for other characters to develop, but 45 minutes dosn't allow enough time to do this- which is why I thing Who should be an hour. There would be alot more time for development if we had an hour- but thanks to things like The Voice, In it to Win it and Casualty, this isn't going to happen anytime soon... :(
Come back tomorrow when I shall continue my wish list- leave your wish list in the comment below!
Thursday, 13 June 2013
What if...
Doctor Who features many possible timelines "What if..." moments. Such as, "What if..." Skaldak had activated the nuclear missiles or "What if..." The Doctor had never met Ian and Barbara. But think about "What if..." things had happened differently in real life... everything could be different. Anything could have happened, and I can't help but wonder if we would have had the show we all love if any of these details were different...
"What if..." William Hartnell wasn't interested. The show may still have gone ahead, but he might not have pullled it off as well as Hartnell. It may be the case that it did work with another actor, but if it hadn't, then Doctor may have lasted for a year, maybe 2, not the 50 it has!
"What if..." some of Doctor Who's best writers, weren't involved. Things would have been very different. We would have classic stories like The Chase and The Tomb of the Cybermen and The Brain of Morbius or even more recent ones like The Last of the Time Lords orThe Name of the Doctor. If these classics were instead replaced by terrible stories, such as the rejected story The Face of God.
"What if..." it was decided time travel was too complex and was replaced by a different concept. Doctor Who would have still gone ahead, but it would be COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. Instead of time travel, it might have been about a wacky scientist who created inventions that went out of control or about a Doctor who lost his memory and didn't know his name, and instead of Sci-Fi it was a mystery drama.
But the most interesting point of all is, "What if..." insteading of being rebooted in 2005, Doctor Who had just been launched. Things would have differed greatly. There would be no history, hardly any classic adventures and no Daleks :(! Due to the fact it would be created by very different people, in a very different time, it might differ greatly. It might end up called something different and be about something different (like my point above, but worst). I trust that RT-D would have come up with something good, but I'm sure it wouldn't be as good as the show we've all come to love... Doctor Who. All about a man in a blue box; not about a Doctor who's lost his memories- and that is how it has always been and how it will always be!
Thank you Sydney Newman for getting everything right and thank you to everyone who is has ever contributed in anything Doctor Who related- TV, magazines/comics, films, books and fansites!
"What if..." William Hartnell wasn't interested. The show may still have gone ahead, but he might not have pullled it off as well as Hartnell. It may be the case that it did work with another actor, but if it hadn't, then Doctor may have lasted for a year, maybe 2, not the 50 it has!
"What if..." some of Doctor Who's best writers, weren't involved. Things would have been very different. We would have classic stories like The Chase and The Tomb of the Cybermen and The Brain of Morbius or even more recent ones like The Last of the Time Lords orThe Name of the Doctor. If these classics were instead replaced by terrible stories, such as the rejected story The Face of God.
"What if..." it was decided time travel was too complex and was replaced by a different concept. Doctor Who would have still gone ahead, but it would be COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. Instead of time travel, it might have been about a wacky scientist who created inventions that went out of control or about a Doctor who lost his memory and didn't know his name, and instead of Sci-Fi it was a mystery drama.
But the most interesting point of all is, "What if..." insteading of being rebooted in 2005, Doctor Who had just been launched. Things would have differed greatly. There would be no history, hardly any classic adventures and no Daleks :(! Due to the fact it would be created by very different people, in a very different time, it might differ greatly. It might end up called something different and be about something different (like my point above, but worst). I trust that RT-D would have come up with something good, but I'm sure it wouldn't be as good as the show we've all come to love... Doctor Who. All about a man in a blue box; not about a Doctor who's lost his memories- and that is how it has always been and how it will always be!
Thank you Sydney Newman for getting everything right and thank you to everyone who is has ever contributed in anything Doctor Who related- TV, magazines/comics, films, books and fansites!
The Adventure Begins...
I have a real pation for Doctor Who. It is literally my life, and I live my life by many of the things the Doctor has said. I also love to analyse the show, the issue is; no one ever listens...
So I wanted to stick my analytical articals online. From now on, I shall be reguarly updating my blog with reviews, news and articles about episodes. I know I'm not the only saddo out there, so please, don't miss out and check back reguarly!
So I wanted to stick my analytical articals online. From now on, I shall be reguarly updating my blog with reviews, news and articles about episodes. I know I'm not the only saddo out there, so please, don't miss out and check back reguarly!
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