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Where? Gatiss is one of my favourite persons. Not because of what he writes, but because of his acting and looks.
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I watched the first half hour and it started going off the rails again.....so I did give it a go, and I did switch off.
If somethings on BBC4 then writers can be let off the leash a bit, but not on BBC1. On BBC1 you specifically have to make mainstream drama for a mainstream audience. That's why Ricky Gervais has said that he refuses to write anything for BBC1, and that's not a complaint on his part, he merely understands what BBC1 is. Stephen Moffat is a good writer when he has a boss (like when Russel T Davies was chief writer on Dr Who, Moffat wrote some of the best episodes.) but when he is put in charge, he turns into an absurd, asinine, birdbrained, boneheaded, brainless, dense, dull, foolish idiot....your words. not mine. Moffat has an ego the size of a planet, and that might be his problem. Burst the ego and you have a good writer. Allow him to rub his ego up against a sycophantic media, and the ego gets bigger and the ego never bursts. I think this year is Moffats last year as head writer of Dr Who....so, at least Dr Who fans will get their TV show back. Yes....Sherlock does belong to the viewers.....not to Moffat or his sycophantic media buddies.....it's not art in the sense that you intepret it as....we're not talking about the Tate here. Top Gear and Bake Off are good examples that prove that TV programmes belong to the viewers. Moffat needs to understand that...and hand Sherlock over to new writers to give it a fresh coat of paint so to speak. Every dog has its day and Moffat has had his as far as Dr Who and Sherlock are concerned. Move along now. Oh, and I don't know what a minger is, but Moffat is one. Move along now. So very true. Even the U.S. media didn't like it, and they like everything. |
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Of all the absurd, asinine, birdbrained, boneheaded, brainless, dense, dull, foolish, idiotic, imbecilic, inane, lamebrained, ludicrous, lunatic, mad, mindless, moronic, puerile, sappy, silly, simple, vacuous, witless comments in all the world this has to be the most absurd, asinine, birdbrained, boneheaded, brainless, dense, dull, foolish, idiotic, imbecile, inane, insensate, jerky, lamebrained, ludicrous, lunatic, mad, mindless, moronic, puerile, sappy, silly, simple, vacuous, and witless. Our programmes? It's Moffat's show. Like any piece of art, play, song, film or book your only investment is the decision whether to experience it or not when it's offered. If you don't like it, then don't watch it. Or watch it and moan. That's up to you. But that's as far as your rights take you.
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His looks? He's a minger!
Haha, had to google what that means ![]() He may be a minger, but I find him fascinating and charming.
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Have now watched it for the second time.
Liked it the first time. Loved it the second time. Keep up the good work Moffat and Gatiss! |
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Timeline of the thread:
Pre 8:30pm: "I can't wait for this episode" 8:30-10pm: What is going on? Can anyone understand this crap? 10:05pm: Ohh that was good. I enjoyed that. (10:06pm: No you didn't, it was shit) ![]() Ne'er a truer word was spoken. Especially, it seems, 10:06pm.
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Any idea on why Steve Thompson hasn't written an episode for this series? Busy on other projects?
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![]() Ne'er a truer word was spoken. Especially, it seems, 10:06pm.(10:06pm: No you didn't, it was shit) Yes, yes it was. Doh - of course Google has 'minger' - yes, yes he is. |
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Both Gatiss and Moffat have always been big James Bond fans, and haven't both of them expressed an interest in writing a Bond script?
Could this be why Gatiss is so pissed off with the critical reception his latest Mary disaster has received so far? Maybe I'm being too cynical but I've just watched the first half hour of this episode again (couldn't be bothered with the rest as it's so boring) and...it really IS an advert, isn't it? Look at me! I can do Bond! Hire me! Dear Mark Gatiss - by all means do Bond. All the best etc. But don't do it with Sherlock, pretty please? |
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Both Gatiss and Moffat have always been big James Bond fans, and haven't both of them expressed an interest in writing a Bond script?
Could this be why Gatiss is so pissed off with the critical reception his latest Mary disaster has received so far? Maybe I'm being too cynical but I've just watched the first half hour of this episode again (couldn't be bothered with the rest as it's so boring) and...it really IS an advert, isn't it? Look at me! I can do Bond! Hire me! Dear Mark Gatiss - by all means do Bond. All the best etc. But don't do it with Sherlock, pretty please? https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-r...om-mark-gatiss |
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Stephen Moffat is a good writer when he has a boss (like when Russel T Davies was chief writer on Dr Who, Moffat wrote some of the best episodes.) but when he is put in charge, he turns into an absurd, asinine, birdbrained, boneheaded, brainless, dense, dull, foolish idiot....your words. not mine. I think this year is Moffats last year as head writer of Dr Who....so, at least Dr Who fans will get their TV show back. Every dog has its day and Moffat has had his as far as Dr Who and Sherlock are concerned. . Ever since David Tennant left the series had been in decline but not anymore. |
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I don't know as I agree with you on this one. I think the darker Dr Who storylines with the excellent Capaldi as The Doctor has reinvigorated this franchise no end.
Ever since David Tennant left the series had been in decline but not anymore. |
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