I have seen a couple of Dr.Who cartoons (they were with Tennant and Martha
Jones) so its possible that they are trying to blend the two into something
kid friendly to build a merchandising stream. This is an obvious bad idea.

On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote:

>
>
> I keep hoping that it's a matter of wanting to lighten the show up a bit
> after several years of sombre, adult, even grim shows under Eccleston and
> Tennant. That would be okay. But you're right: it's starting to have more of
> the feeling of something written for pre-teens on Saturday mornings. What's
> that spinoff about his past Companion: "The Sarah Jane Chronicles" or
> something? it has the same breezy feeling as that show, and that show is
> obviously written with kids in mind, seeing as how a kid is a central
> character.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com>
> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, May 9, 2010 5:18:57 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Weeping Angels Return to "Dr. Who"
>
>
>
> The soldier's voice was probably the creepiest point of the show but they
> didn't utilize it correctly. I think they are trying to keep it under 12
> friendly.
>
> On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Keith Johnson 
> <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> i'm reluctantly agreeing with you, Adrianne, and was it Daryl? I kept
>> waiting for the show to feel creepy and suspenseful, and it just
>> felt...there. The pacing remains too fast, with lots of scene cuts, the
>> Doctor pretty much going from relaxed to panicked, but there seems to be no
>> underlying strong writing to bolster all the surface action.
>> There were a couple of moments--SPOILERS--such as when the dead soldier's
>> voice is being used by the Angels, and the realization that the army of
>> Angels is waking up. But they go from slow to hyper so quickly, i don't get
>> to feel the buildup of drama or tension. I'm also not feeling his Companion
>> quite yet. Her character's a bit sketchy. Even Alex Kingston--a really
>> gifted actress--came off as a bit bland.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com>
>> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
>> Sent: Sunday, May 9, 2010 2:20:39 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
>> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Weeping Angels Return to "Dr. Who"
>>
>>
>>
>> I just watched the show. They ended the first part rather abruptly. I was
>> so surprised that I thought my dvr cut off the last minute of it. The
>> quality of writing has dropped dramatically this season.
>>
>>  On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 7:48 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It's a two-parter, so maybe the conclusion will be good? Did you dislike
>>> the way it ended only, or the entire show? I will say, it didn't have quite
>>> the suspense and eerie feeling of the first ep.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Adrianne Brennan" <adrianne.bren...@gmail.com>
>>> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
>>> Sent: Saturday, May 8, 2010 9:47:15 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
>>> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Weeping Angels Return to "Dr. Who"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I won't spoil the ending, but needless to say...am unimpressed.
>>>
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>>> On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 9:11 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Lots of folks here have not felt any love for the new Dr. Who, but
>>>> perhaps tonight's ep will be different? Called "The Time of Angels", it's a
>>>> revisit to the classic, creepy Weeping Angels introduced a couple of years
>>>> ago. The ep is written by Steven Moffat, who wrote the original Angels
>>>> treatments, so maybe it'll be good...?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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