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.
You know, I still haven't watched "Love and Monsters", because of the lack of the Doctor, when I still sort of liked him. *sigh*
Yes, on first viewing, "Random Shoes" was really good, but since I can't stand Gwen, and she's the only one really featured heavily in it... guess which one I haven't really bothered checking out again, except to find the few measly minutes of Jack and rewatched him? If it had featured Jack or Ianto or Tosh, I bet I would have watched it again, just to see someone on the screen instead of Gwen. I'd rather have Jaquetta May write more episodes, instead of Chibnall (bleh!).
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.
EoD, my fave bit was Jack in the office, and then hearing the sound of the TARDIS, his smile and looking completely different from TW Jack, then disappearing. The others standing there, Gwen certain that Jack's been taken (man, how oblivious can she be? Yo, Gwen, what did Jack just say a few minutes ago? That the right kind of (D)octor would have tempted him? You didn't hear Jack scream or anything? Where's your proof or any kind of evidence that Jack didn't want to leave? Gah!!!!), and pulling away from the Hub, to the Bay, and back further... it certainly did its job and got me all excited for Jack on DW... and, well, you know my feelings on how that went, by the end!
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.
Yeah, we'll see how they do with more time to concentrate on it and less goofs. We'll really see with the first episode... the good, James Marsters is in it... for me, the bad is that Chris Chibnall wrote it.
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Re: reply part 2
Date: 2007-10-21 12:14 am (UTC)You know, I still haven't watched "Love and Monsters", because of the lack of the Doctor, when I still sort of liked him. *sigh*
Yes, on first viewing, "Random Shoes" was really good, but since I can't stand Gwen, and she's the only one really featured heavily in it... guess which one I haven't really bothered checking out again, except to find the few measly minutes of Jack and rewatched him? If it had featured Jack or Ianto or Tosh, I bet I would have watched it again, just to see someone on the screen instead of Gwen. I'd rather have Jaquetta May write more episodes, instead of Chibnall (bleh!).
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.
EoD, my fave bit was Jack in the office, and then hearing the sound of the TARDIS, his smile and looking completely different from TW Jack, then disappearing. The others standing there, Gwen certain that Jack's been taken (man, how oblivious can she be? Yo, Gwen, what did Jack just say a few minutes ago? That the right kind of (D)octor would have tempted him? You didn't hear Jack scream or anything? Where's your proof or any kind of evidence that Jack didn't want to leave? Gah!!!!), and pulling away from the Hub, to the Bay, and back further... it certainly did its job and got me all excited for Jack on DW... and, well, you know my feelings on how that went, by the end!
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.
Yeah, we'll see how they do with more time to concentrate on it and less goofs. We'll really see with the first episode... the good, James Marsters is in it... for me, the bad is that Chris Chibnall wrote it.
Hope you had to run, to have some fun!