tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post1884662643395883339..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Fear Her, Him and the Other ThingSiskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-33497223459875528522011-09-07T17:44:24.425-03:002011-09-07T17:44:24.425-03:00Makes all the difference. Would have been a keen t...Makes all the difference. Would have been a keen title!Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-866017759860472842011-09-07T13:30:11.977-03:002011-09-07T13:30:11.977-03:00Regarding Star Trek titles: "What are Little ...Regarding Star Trek titles: "What are Little Boys Made of?" would have been fairly close to a TOS title, remember.LiamKavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996095233681105682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-52677702156517146572011-09-06T12:16:23.203-03:002011-09-06T12:16:23.203-03:00Hi Martin! While I think the whole immigration thi...Hi Martin! While I think the whole immigration thing was an "overthought", I do believe that their are underlying messages in media that at least part of the population will "get" and that writers (in the largest sense of the word) should be able to distinguish ahead of time, if only to make sure one's message isn't muddled by these counter-messages. These can be as complex as a political statement or as simple as making an image accidentally phallic.<br /><br />As for the autism bit, I think it was touted as a possibility because psychic phenomena could have been explained away as being a form of savantism that could be associated to autism. George is not played as autistic, but he does have issues with anxiety that have brought his parents to the point of requesting help from social services. Revealed to be an alien, he stands in for any child who is different or might have special needs, so I think my analogy is sound.<br /><br />I know parents of an autistic child and I know Doctor Who fans, but I don't think I know anyone standing at the intersection of that Venn diagram. I'd love to hear from them though.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-4997935503950178322011-09-06T10:44:09.215-03:002011-09-06T10:44:09.215-03:00Not being a deep Dr Who fan I'd not heard of t...Not being a deep Dr Who fan I'd not heard of the immigration business. Sometimes I think people look too hard for a metaphor. With this week's episode, for example, I can't see any reason to equate George's situation with, say, autism. He's a kid who's scared, that's enough - there's a universality there that would be eroded if we're reading George as, say, being on the autistic spectrum.<br /><br />Then again, perhaps I'm 'under-reading' (for example I never noticed the 'in the flesh' line but knowing Moffat's ways, it's likely this is a hint, or a wink). Have any parent of kiddies with autism piped up with objections?<br /><br />I loved this episode, it felt like a slightly less leftfield Sapphire and Steel. Hurrah for the lack of 'arc' storyline (I shall ignore the tacked on bit at the end).Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-4264575108581103622011-09-06T08:19:54.185-03:002011-09-06T08:19:54.185-03:00I remember it being discussed on Outpost Gallifrey...I remember it being discussed on Outpost Gallifrey at the time, and while you COULD just about read that allegory in there, I thought it was pushing it to do so. I never bought into it, myself.<br /><br />I agree that Gatiss has had trouble translating his other work (like his Who novels) into success on the show. In Victory of the Daleks, he almost got us there before the candy Daleks showed up and the whole thing went to seed.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-79261755675648214342011-09-06T07:57:55.202-03:002011-09-06T07:57:55.202-03:00Interested to hear you mention the immigration thi...Interested to hear you mention the immigration thing from Gatiss's earlier episode. Did anyone write a credible argument along this line? Not to dig up ancient history, I just always dismissed it as Lawrence Miles being crackers.<br /><br />I was relieved to enjoy this episode. Gatiss's Crooked House was fantastic, as is his Sherlock work. It's always been a shame that his Who episodes haven't been as good.<br /><br />Random fact: from the trailer, it looks like next week's was filmed in the gardens I got married in!Madeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655925114182147707noreply@blogger.com