I'd have to agree that "Vincent and the Doctor" is an attempt to address some significant issues. But with Amy doing a fair amount of avoidance of growing up (explicitly, or with the assistance of whatever is pulling this series' strings), I am sympathetic to criticisms of this series being aimed more at the kiddies or told with a broader brush. In the Vincent episode, while the actor playing Vincent was quite good, the story didn't really engage deeply with his mental state aside from the scene describing Starry Night and the museum guide's speech at the end.
That said, I have a hard time describing a show that goes to the monster well pretty frequently as a kiddie program. Shallow horror, at least for me, doesn't mean it's for kids. What bugs is that Moffat wrote "The Empty Child" - arguably the best horror of this run of Doctor Who, and certainly an important episode for the series and Torchwood. That was a proper adult episode. David ________________________________ From: Michael <[email protected]> To: TVorNotTV <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, July 14, 2010 5:01:05 PM Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: Stephen Fry on Doctor Who and Merlin Funny you should use that metaphor since the themes in this season's wonderous "Vincent and the Doctor" - the one about Van Gogh in his final year before commiting suicide - were so textured and adult in nature. On Jul 14, 5:58 am, Jon Delfin <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10326761 > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jun/16/stephen-fry-doctor-who > > I've been especially aware this series that Doctor Who is aimed at the > kiddies. They've been painting with a much broader brush.... > > jd -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
