tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post8397904409162886730..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Doctor Who #779: Voyage of the DamnedSiskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-37855150464609526522014-08-12T16:02:11.295-03:002014-08-12T16:02:11.295-03:00If not offensive, it's at least trite.If not offensive, it's at least trite.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-15925564293970373012014-08-12T14:47:16.794-03:002014-08-12T14:47:16.794-03:00Well-said, sir. Heartily agreed. Just... so terrib...Well-said, sir. Heartily agreed. Just... so terrible.<br /><br />On one point- as a person of faith and a Doctor Who fan (not a fun experience a lot of the time), I haven't run into anyone offended by the last-room-at-the-inn bit. Heck, this is one of about 3 stories that actually seems to CONFIRM historicity of the Bible in the Whoniverse. And there's nothing particularly offensive about being told the inns were all full; the nativity story already said that. :-) <br /><br />So, while there are plenty of frustrating digs at the church (the most blatantly offensive typically considered the Planet of the Dead 'What really happened is...' implications, which is a direct attack not on the church or people of faith (let's face it, we deserve a poke every now and then), but at the heart of belief), this is not- at least in any of the interfaith discussions I've had- one of them. This is actually one of the one's seen to balance the scales.<br /><br /><br />And that footnote no one cares about just went on waaaaay too long.<br /><br />Kind of like Voyage of the Damned.Andrew Gilbertsonhttp://www.nolinecinemas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-62130033626313614592014-01-09T10:41:27.174-04:002014-01-09T10:41:27.174-04:00Yeah, looks like we have achieved consensus on thi...Yeah, looks like we have achieved consensus on this one, though I know people who love it. That's Doctor Who all over.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-46047444739237039722014-01-09T08:58:47.957-04:002014-01-09T08:58:47.957-04:00Generally speaking I am not as critical as you are...Generally speaking I am not as critical as you are on Doctor Who, I am just so happy to be having new Whos! But I can't disagree with you on this one. There are way too many problems with this one. <br /><br />Humans that know nothing of Earth really and yet able to name a Star-ship Titantic? Cyborg racism? Kyle as fan service?<br /><br />Wilf is the only redeeming thing in this.Timothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-5012771718538286762014-01-09T07:46:10.694-04:002014-01-09T07:46:10.694-04:00Based on your reviews, I'm realising that ever...Based on your reviews, I'm realising that every RTD-era episode I've seen is actually one of the very worst.Jayunderscorezerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16611897906121531154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-64069458005494885412014-01-09T06:28:08.915-04:002014-01-09T06:28:08.915-04:00Also, just remembered the OTHER reason I was so di...Also, just remembered the OTHER reason I was so disappointed was that, on no evidence whatsoever and forgetting Ecclestone mentioning being on the ship when it sank, I'd got it into my head from the title alone that it was going to be a dark, gothic, historical Christmas ghost-story episode featuring the real Titanic.<br /><br />Boy was I in for a shock.Madeleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-1988743327923837442014-01-09T06:20:11.952-04:002014-01-09T06:20:11.952-04:00I've never had a problem with this one, though...I've never had a problem with this one, though it probably helps that, at the time, the ABC didn't show the Christmas episode until about six months later, in time for the new series.Toby'chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298458468488781568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-12889651804038097762014-01-09T06:10:31.515-04:002014-01-09T06:10:31.515-04:00Agree completely, this is the nadir of RTD's c...Agree completely, this is the nadir of RTD's career for me. If I recall correctly from his Writer's Tale book, he had a major writer's block and put off writing this episode until the last minute, and then rushed it. It really shows. It's not just the writing, mind. The entire production looks awful and cheap.<br /><br />The homages to the Robots of Death are a really bad idea. Not a good idea to remind people of classic Who at its very best in the middle of dross like this.Madeleynoreply@blogger.com