make the companion an orphan ( I know I'm back to the no soap style elements again)
Well, after Smith and Jones, I'm going to stick my neck out and say that it looks like you could be disappointed...
I have to admit I've never had too much of a problem with the family thing. I mean, there would be something weird if the companion's background was just totally forgotten about...I think it really adds to the show. (That's not to say I don't understand why Jackie Tyler annoyed the hell out of people though).
Well, after Smith and Jones, I'm going to stick my neck out and say that it looks like you could be disappointed...
I have to admit I've never had too much of a problem with the family thing. I mean, there would be something weird if the companion's background was just totally forgotten about...I think it really adds to the show. (That's not to say I don't understand why Jackie Tyler annoyed the hell out of people though).
*sigh* I know
I've never liked soap opera type storylines (and I hate Eastenders) and the family set up first with Rose and now with Martha is just that. I do like Marha though and enjoyed last nights episode a lot so I'll grit my teeth on that quibble
I'm 15 so I don't remember the older series but I have enjoyed the Doctor Who episodes since CE in Series One. At first glance I was only originally watching for Billie Piper but from the first episode I knew Doctor Who was something to continually watch. Some episodes in series 2 just dragged but others were really good. With 2 parters, it gives the viewers a chance to think whether the Doctor will survive and not like someone else pointed out how long it takes for the doctor to get out of the problem.
I'm 15 so I don't remember the older series but I have enjoyed the Doctor Who episodes since CE in Series One. At first glance I was only originally watching for Billie Piper but from the first episode I knew Doctor Who was something to continually watch. Some episodes in series 2 just dragged but others were really good. With 2 parters, it gives the viewers a chance to think whether the Doctor will survive and not like someone else pointed out how long it takes for the doctor to get out of the problem.
True. I remember being very excited by the mini-cliffhanger at the beginning of The Impossible Satan Planet Pit, where the Doctor and Rose were confronted with the Ood ("We must feed - we must feed") and then it went into the opening titles. I thought that was a rather neat little reminder of how great proper cliffhangers used to be.
What would you most like to do to Doctor Who? (Keep it clean). Anything goes, subject to the following:
1. Demoting RTD, sacking RTD, or terminating RTD with extreme prejudice won't make for an interesting thread. If your single change is one of these, then imagine RTD has already gone and THEN choose your one thing.
2. Be creative and constructive, brief, and think wishfully. "Write better scripts" is not what we're looking for. "Film the Time War", "Never use the Daleks again" or "Bring back Jon Pertwee" are just right. Have fun!
Go back to 4 x 25 minute episodes!
8 Words!
Seriously with things like 24, Prison Break, Kidnapped et al the idea of cliffhangers is not so problamatic as before and it would allow for more depth of stories. Otherwise you end up with the Star Trek thing.
20 minutes to establish a problem
20 minutes to figure out a solution
5 minutes to actually solve it.
A storyline that lets the Doctor figure out he can regenerate as many times as he likes, then we won't have to worry about what may happen when the Doctor runs out of regenerations
A storyline that lets the Doctor figure out he can regenerate as many times as he likes, then we won't have to worry about what may happen when the Doctor runs out of regenerations
Aw, who's worried? I'm just assuming it's fixed...no doubt we'll get to waht we think is the end, but it'll turn out that the Time Lords being deceased they are no longer limiting the number of regenerations. Or something.
In any case, I can't imagine BBC Executives saying "No, no, we know it's been getting 10 million viewers, but the Doctor's had his thirteen regenerations so we're cancelling the series and showing repeats of Are You Being Served instead."
Go to a six episode season with each episode having an higher budget and more time to develop the writing
Hm, that feels like it's against the consensus - most people want more. I guess the question is, are the things people don't like about Doctor Who likely to be fixed with more time on each script? I don't think the problem is that the bad scripts are rushed, just that they're weak stories, sometimes squeezed into too little screen time.
Budget is a good point, though. Always looked OK to me, but still.
A storyline that lets the Doctor figure out he can regenerate as many times as he likes, then we won't have to worry about what may happen when the Doctor runs out of regenerations
Granted
Given the Lazarus Experiment episode involves the master's henchman working on a de-aging device to enable the master to be able to regenerate again, I'm fairly certain the doctor will be exposed to it's effects. We should also get to see it work at the end of the penultimate episode of the series
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Well, after Smith and Jones, I'm going to stick my neck out and say that it looks like you could be disappointed...
I have to admit I've never had too much of a problem with the family thing. I mean, there would be something weird if the companion's background was just totally forgotten about...I think it really adds to the show. (That's not to say I don't understand why Jackie Tyler annoyed the hell out of people though).
*sigh* I know
I've never liked soap opera type storylines (and I hate Eastenders) and the family set up first with Rose and now with Martha is just that. I do like Marha though and enjoyed last nights episode a lot so I'll grit my teeth on that quibble
I'm 15 so I don't remember the older series but I have enjoyed the Doctor Who episodes since CE in Series One. At first glance I was only originally watching for Billie Piper but from the first episode I knew Doctor Who was something to continually watch. Some episodes in series 2 just dragged but others were really good. With 2 parters, it gives the viewers a chance to think whether the Doctor will survive and not like someone else pointed out how long it takes for the doctor to get out of the problem.
True. I remember being very excited by the mini-cliffhanger at the beginning of The Impossible Satan Planet Pit, where the Doctor and Rose were confronted with the Ood ("We must feed - we must feed") and then it went into the opening titles. I thought that was a rather neat little reminder of how great proper cliffhangers used to be.
Go back to 4 x 25 minute episodes!
8 Words!
Seriously with things like 24, Prison Break, Kidnapped et al the idea of cliffhangers is not so problamatic as before and it would allow for more depth of stories. Otherwise you end up with the Star Trek thing.
20 minutes to establish a problem
20 minutes to figure out a solution
5 minutes to actually solve it.
I love this suggestion really made laugh but I really hope it comes true as well.
Wouldnt an orphan have an adopted family that they cared about
2 parters yes, four parters no, I remember the old series and if the the story stank you'd be stuck with it for four weeks.
not necessarily,they may not have been adopted or even fostered
Redesign the inner doors of the TARDIS so that they are more generic, like they were in the old series.
doesnt care about the human race anymore willing to let the baddie win
somethng like that
Aw, who's worried? I'm just assuming it's fixed...no doubt we'll get to waht we think is the end, but it'll turn out that the Time Lords being deceased they are no longer limiting the number of regenerations. Or something.
In any case, I can't imagine BBC Executives saying "No, no, we know it's been getting 10 million viewers, but the Doctor's had his thirteen regenerations so we're cancelling the series and showing repeats of Are You Being Served instead."
Hm, that feels like it's against the consensus - most people want more. I guess the question is, are the things people don't like about Doctor Who likely to be fixed with more time on each script? I don't think the problem is that the bad scripts are rushed, just that they're weak stories, sometimes squeezed into too little screen time.
Budget is a good point, though. Always looked OK to me, but still.
Granted
Axe it !
The Doctor does battle with those evil forum trolls
He should be so lucky.