tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post7957239144451252511..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Doctor Who #622: Resurrection of the Daleks Part 1Siskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-65323510577069906572013-08-05T09:16:06.342-03:002013-08-05T09:16:06.342-03:00JNT and Saward were past masters at learning the w...JNT and Saward were past masters at learning the wrong lessons.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-90762738773613685462013-08-05T08:46:32.275-03:002013-08-05T08:46:32.275-03:00Something to watch for: The BBC was so thrilled wi...Something to watch for: The BBC was so thrilled with the ratings of the "two-parter" that they decided to make the episodes in season 22.<br /><br />But what they forgot was that while Resurrection was <i>broadcast</i> as a "two-parter," it was still <i>written and filmed</i> as a "4-parter." Hence, it still had the momentum and plot beats and cliffhangers of a regular episode--they had to make the story progress because they only had 25ish minutes.<br /><br />But for S22, they knew they were writing with no break/cliffhanger until 45 minutes, and the pacing of the stories suffered tremendously, especially in the first chapters. Without the 25-minute cliffhanger looming over them, Saward and the writers allowed languid stories where it took forever for the Doctor and Peri to get involved in the action. (I'm looking at you. Revelation...)<br /><br />So the BBC and Saward and JNT learned the wrong lesson from Resurrection: it's not the size of the episode, but how you use it...snellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181997862745538999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-55292450800856460592013-08-05T07:23:25.761-03:002013-08-05T07:23:25.761-03:00This story has a higher body count than Terminator...This story has a higher body count than Terminator 2.CiBnoreply@blogger.com