I never thought...

[lyssie]

I'd be one of those people who hated 'new' stuff and prefered the old. I really didn't.

But I'm consistently finding myself completely unimpressed with the new Who, and wondering if I'm just missing the boat or something.

Kris marathonned me through Dalek a few weeks back, and while I still like Rose, and Unquiet Dead was amusing, I just... Wasn't all that impressed with the rest of it. Oh, there were bits I liked (MP for Flydale North), but I spent most of it feeling a bit bored and thinking that even Farscape's Jeremiah Crichton was better.

It was exacerbated by watching Aliens of London, World War Three and Dalek again at Squeecon. Right after I'd re-read Paul Cornell's No Future. Dalek is painful and over-blown and made me roll my eyes. A lot.

Old Who made me roll my eyes a lot, too. But oddly enough, things like The Silurians still have charm. Whereas Dalek et al feel pointless.

sigh. And I really want to like the new Who.

Btw, No Future still has three or four plot-threads never resolved. But, damn, if it didn't make me happy.

Comments

[antiwesley.livejournal.com]

Yes, but the Paul Cornell episode is coming up..
"Father's Day" is right after "Dalek" so you didn't get to
see it yet. ;)

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

I know. And I hold out some hope, as long as he hasn't fallen into the hubris.

[kataclysmic.livejournal.com]

Have you seen episodes nine and ten yet? Not only does it introduce a fabulous new character, but I think they're the two best episodes of the series.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

No, and I plan to watch them all, and the second season. I think I'm having an existential crisis or something. 's all. hrm.

[rosewildeirish.livejournal.com]

I never thought...
I'd be one of those people who hated 'new' stuff and prefered the old. I really didn't.

So...I guess that means you've seen the error of your ways and like the old Starbuck better?

*ducks and runs away*

[lytarules.livejournal.com]

Who didn't do anything for me, either. Not either ep. It has much better special effects than it used to, and much better cinematography, but it didn't do anything for me. I guess seeing the new Doctor at his worst in one of the first two eps was probably not the best way to do it, but I won't be downloading.

I didn't connect with the characters. Except the mom. Meh.

[drake57.livejournal.com]

Cool thing about Dr Who,there's always something for everyone...old stuff and new stuff :)

[gordon-r-d.livejournal.com]

Don't worry. If you don't like it, you don't like it. We're not going to sneak into your house at night, steal all your action figures and threaten to burn them all unless you claim undying love for Teh New Who!!!!11

No, honest.

I would say give the rest of the season a go first though. You need to experience Captain Jack if nothing else. :)

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

Oh, I plan to. I think it's just a general malaise of disappointment at SF's current trend of Trying To Not Be SF, and be 'character-driven drama' instead.

sigh. hrm.

Cookie?

[gordon-r-d.livejournal.com]

Oooh, ta. *scoffs*

I saw new Who as a big rollicking adventure with characters you cared about and who were (mostly( enjoying themselves. I love that sort of quirky thing (Buckaroo Banzai, Hudson Hawk) so for me, Who was the bestest thing on telly since...well, old Who.

I kind of have a big gap in my SF experience inbetween DS9/B5 ending and about now, so may have missed much of this character driven drama stuff, but then, the CDD is why I love BSG so much, so I dunno.

On slight BSG tangent, link to download of the music Starbuck was listening to in the last episode here - http://betatestforum.com/song.htm

Jaffa cake?

[ide-cyan.livejournal.com]

You can join the club of whovians who hated the Beige Emo Dalek.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

yay! omg. Do we get cake at meetings?

[timjr.livejournal.com]

mmmm. cake.

[million-moments.livejournal.com]

Now you see I loved New Who, but I'd never seen Old Who....I really should watch the Old Who. People who had and watched the New Who said the same thing about Dalek...

Mind, I don't wanna start not liking New Who, so maybe I shouldn't watch Old Who...

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