Heh. I liked the story well enough, but it didn't hold a candle to "Love and Monsters", and suffered for a lack of Jack. Just think how much more I'd have liked it if Jack had been in Gwen's role there.
Doesn't RTD have minimal involvement with TW, and it's more Julie Gardner's and Chris Chibnall's baby?
Quite possibly. Which is okay. I'm not sure how the duties are distributed but I know RTD has said that he's primarily concerned with DW - TW seems to be of much less interest to him.
And considering the latter's 1st series episodes, doesn't that thought just horrify you and make you quake in your figurative boots?
Not entirely. Unlike most fans, I liked the Chris Chibnall episodes - "Cyberwoman" is one of my favourites. My very favourites were by Catherine Tregana, I wish they'd give her the creative control! Okay, "End of Days" was a total mess, but it had brilliant moments.
I'm hoping that the random nature of the writing in TW series 1 reflects a lack of time and resources, rather than lack of talent, and that TW2 will be tighter and more carefully written. Helen Raynor was probably the writer I liked least.
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Re: reply part 2
Date: 2007-10-20 05:22 pm (UTC)Heh. I liked the story well enough, but it didn't hold a candle to "Love and Monsters", and suffered for a lack of Jack. Just think how much more I'd have liked it if Jack had been in Gwen's role there.
Doesn't RTD have minimal involvement with TW, and it's more Julie Gardner's and Chris Chibnall's baby?
Quite possibly. Which is okay. I'm not sure how the duties are distributed but I know RTD has said that he's primarily concerned with DW - TW seems to be of much less interest to him.
And considering the latter's 1st series episodes, doesn't that thought just horrify you and make you quake in your figurative boots?
Not entirely. Unlike most fans, I liked the Chris Chibnall episodes - "Cyberwoman" is one of my favourites. My very favourites were by Catherine Tregana, I wish they'd give her the creative control! Okay, "End of Days" was a total mess, but it had brilliant moments.
I'm hoping that the random nature of the writing in TW series 1 reflects a lack of time and resources, rather than lack of talent, and that TW2 will be tighter and more carefully written. Helen Raynor was probably the writer I liked least.
Gotta run, more on this later...