On 03/01/14 02:48 AM, mark.r.hancock wrote: > I just kept thinking that maybe Moffat's time bad been taken up with > working on the new Sherlock series
And then you saw the first episode of the new Sherlock? :-) Mez you're much more generous to Moffat than I would be. He's misunderstood the very basis of the show (to the extent that fairytales and SF both take place in a strange and distant land yes they share some aesthetics and affordances, but he's thrown out Who's techno/social ethic in favour of an aesthetic of robes and staffs) and is worshiping at the altar of the "story arc" without being willing or able to do any of the planning or resolution that involves. I prefer the old American commentator's description of "that crazy space bum" to the aging British fanboy's "that wonderful man[.......]who is watching over us". I'm not the only one. This article describes the schmaltz, cowardice and nastiness of Moffat's storytelling well: http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/12/the-captain-kirk-problem-how-em-doctor-who-em-betrayed-matt-smith/282690/ "Smith’s approach to the character, and the obvious on-screen chemistry he had with co-stars Karen Gillan as Amy Pond, Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams, and Alex Kingston as River Song helped the whole ensemble sell the entire ridiculous package that is Doctor Who. His first season had its problems, but the individual episodes and the season-long arc had enough momentum that—along with the slicker direction and more polished production values compared to the previous rebooted Who—the whole thing hung together well. The problem was never with Smith’s performance. It was with Steven Moffat’s conception of the character." - Rob. _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
