Gatiss:- I am prepared for backlash
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Why did he say this.
The photos we have seen look amazing and credit to all concerned,
Why did he say he is prepared for a Backlash.
The photos we have seen look amazing and credit to all concerned,
Why did he say he is prepared for a Backlash.
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"DAVID WHITAKER FFS"
"William Russell should have reprised his role as William Russell!"
Choose your poison.
The photos may look amazing, but the script (being by Gatiss) will be dire.
I think the backlash may already have started.
You don't know that for sure! His work on Sherlock manages to ascend all the way to passable.
EDIT: also, since it hasn't broadcast yet, there's no forward lash. From here only people who say "making a drama about the beginnings of Doctor Who was an awful idea" are taking part in a backlash.
If everyone sees it and the first community reaction is that the script wasn't very good then that's not a backlash.
I have a lot of time for Mr. Gatiss, but generally I'm underwhelmed by his scripts (to put it mildly). The Hound Of The Baskervilles was great though - I was genuinely surprised when I realised he'd written it.
No-one can know the future, but it is reasonable to extrapolate from the known past. Gatiss's previous Doctor Who scripts have been appalling.
Incidentally, I think Sherlock has been unjustly overrated. I am reminded of what Dr Johnson said about the poet Gray: "he was dull in a new way, and that made people think him great" (quoted from memory, but it's the thought that counts). However, that's probably matter for another forum.
Your edit appeared as I was in the middle of typing this. Surely people who say "making a drama about the beginnings of Doctor Who and entrusting the script to Mark Gatiss was an awful idea" are legitimately taking part in a backlash? I don't want to get bogged down in semantics, though. Let's see what other people say...
I guess they are — my feeling is that Gatiss is trying to protect himself against judgment of the execution of the idea rather than of the idea itself. If response to the execution is negative he seems to want just to say "yeah, well, you know, there's always a backlash".
It does seem to suggest he lacks confidence in his own product.
I disagree.
If you read the RTD book about scripting Dr Who, it's quite apparent that the creative team can't help 'peeking' online at forums et al.
The sad thing, really, is that the robust creatives can take it all with a pinch of salt, but apparently some (esp new writers) are torched by the whole experience.
I would guess the problem is Hartnell held racist viewpoints, and was not generally fond of gay people either.
AAITAS has a PG rating, so I wouldn't expect it to be dark, but presumably they're going to have to point out William Hartnell had flaws.
No he just knows DW Fans
Plus as JCR said how Hartnell is portrayed will no doubt bring criticism whatever Gatiss has written.
If there's no (or very little) mention of Hartnells darker side then some people will complain about Gatiss distorting the truth.
On the other hand if he makes a big deal about it other people will complain about him blackening Hartnells name.
To be honest both complaints will probably be made.
The money for the Docudrama will have come from BBC2's budget so would never have been used for any more episodes of Doctor Who.
If it wasn't being made you may have got an extra episode of Top Gear but not any more DW.
Is there any way we could persuade them to make 6–10 Doctor Who docudramas a year?
Exactly. It bugs me when people think TV budgets are so easily transferable. :-)
As long as it's factually and visually accurate then that's surely all that matters?. You will never get using any current day actors a true representation of past actors on either a visual or performance front.
At least it was made and should be judged on it's accuracy than anything else.
"After watching a Gatiss episode....most people depart with
a scream!"