Should RTD have reset NewWho Earth history?

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poppycod

03-01-2010

Originally Posted by be more pacific:
“Why would it be pointless? The Marvel and DC heroes exist in modern day settings where amazing things happen. The recent Day of the Triffids adaptation was set in a familiar modern day world with a few major differences such as eco-friendly oil production and the end of global warming.

RTD has been very brave to make permanent drastic changes to the Whoniverse. A less ballsy writer might have taken us back to the endless cycle of minuscule-scale invasions which affect hardly anyone.”

But he pressed the reset switch at the ends of all the invasions that resulted in more than just a handful of deaths.

That was not brave - it was just convenient. It would have been brave (and exciting) to show Earth dealing with the consequences of millions of deaths.

MC_Satan

03-01-2010

DC comics don't specifically happen in our timeline. rather there are multiple versions of reality, this is due to all sorts of continuity problems mostly from large events. Crisis on infinite Earths was an attempt to rectify this.

Having said that a partial reset (eliminating all past companions and some of the more extreme and stupid excesses of the RTD era) would have been ok but not a Bobby Ewing in the shower kind of reset.

NewbieCanuck

03-01-2010

Originally Posted by poppycod:
“That was not brave - it was just convenient. It would have been brave (and exciting) to show Earth dealing with the consequences of millions of deaths.”

But that's not what the show is about. It's a show about different stories, in different time periods and occasionally, planets.

There are shows, like V, Battlestar, Survivors, etc. that deal with the aftereffects of one cataclysmic event - quite often one that effectively kills all but a handful of people out of billions. Nothing wrong with shows like that, but it's not what Doctor Who is about. Never has been. Never will be.

poppycod

03-01-2010

Originally Posted by NewbieCanuck:
“But that's not what the show is about. It's a show about different stories, in different time periods and occasionally, planets.

There are shows, like V, Battlestar, Survivors, etc. that deal with the aftereffects of one cataclysmic event - quite often one that effectively kills all but a handful of people out of billions. Nothing wrong with shows like that, but it's not what Doctor Who is about. Never has been. Never will be.”

If its not what the show is about then why keep introducing world-wide apocalyptic events every year?

Maybe they should be prevented from happening at all instead of killing billions only to throw the reset switch later?

All this does is say there are no consequences. It ruins the drama and gets the audience to expect cop out endings.

be more pacific

03-01-2010

Originally Posted by poppycod:
“But he pressed the reset switch at the ends of all the invasions that resulted in more than just a handful of deaths.

That was not brave - it was just convenient. It would have been brave (and exciting) to show Earth dealing with the consequences of millions of deaths.”

Originally Posted by poppycod:
“If its not what the show is about then why keep introducing world-wide apocalyptic events every year?

Maybe they should be prevented from happening at all instead of killing billions only to throw the reset switch later?

All this does is say there are no consequences. It ruins the drama and gets the audience to expect cop out endings.”

Last of the Time Lords is the only episode in which a major apocalyptic event is reset. You seem to be going on about it as if it's the template for the whole series.

poppycod

03-01-2010

^ It is quite an accurate template, yes

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