tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post546241882891242001..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Doctor Who #528: Shada Part 1Siskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-61622353790684908972013-05-05T16:44:47.368-03:002013-05-05T16:44:47.368-03:00Coupled with the fact that Adams was a rookie at t...Coupled with the fact that Adams was a rookie at the script editing job, that he had less and less time to devote to the work given Hitchhiker's increasing popularity, Tom Baker's increasing difficultness, and that Williams was reputedly "too nice", I think you're partly correct.<br /><br />I don't know that they were trying to push a style on the writers necessarily, but it looks like those scripts suffered transformations by Adams or more usually Baker that introduced grave tonal problems and encouraged guest stars to send it up.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-43326087418312037082013-05-05T10:54:01.906-03:002013-05-05T10:54:01.906-03:00But late to the party here--busy week. Just wanted...But late to the party here--busy week. Just wanted to note that City Of Death and (what we can see of) Shada demonstrate the the frustrating bit of the Adams/Williams reign. When Adams wrote, the style could work. But neither the other writers or directors on the rest of the season could get it right--or even understood it. <br /><br />It's a fascinating phenomenon that what could have been a productive vision for the series ONLY worked in one author's hands. And perhaps an indictment for Adams/Williams trying to force others into that style when they clearly weren't suited for it?snellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181997862745538999noreply@blogger.com