On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 8:11 PM, televisiongirl <[email protected]>wrote:
> > > On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 5:16 AM, Michael <[email protected]> wrote: > >> the five- >> part "Children of Earth" mini - was probably the best thing done so >> far under the "Torchwood" banner. > > > > "Children of Earth" was amazing. I wasn't a "Torchwood" fan because I > don't like "Dr. Who"'s cheap look. I'm sorry, garbage cans on wheels thirty > years after R2D2 just don't work for me. The reviews/critics said you could > watch "CoE" and not be lost if you didn't see the series. Loved the mini, > caught up with the series on iTunes and found season 1 to be a mixed bag - > better as it went along - and I liked season 2. > > The cheapo special effects are still very distracting for me. That's my > biggest problem with the program - high school kids with a Mac and a flip > cam could beat some of their effects. > > > I don't know if you saw my comments in another discussion about the final two episodes with Tennant, but I wonder how much of it is cheapo special effects and I wonder how much of it is Russell T. Davies' inability to handle big, spectacular stories. He does much better with the small, personal stories. -- 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
