Ok so i have already failed in keeping up with a daily post.
So i will try to make it up to, although i am not sure how.
Anyway today was a Doctor Who speacial - i like doctor who, i am a fan of sci-fi.
It was presented as if it was going to be the scarest doctor who yet, it wasn't. If you haven't seen it i recommend an episode called blink. It builds the tension though out really well and does scary the hell out of you. Anyway my point of this post is not too go on and on about doctor who.
See during the rest of the day i did the ironing for my mother, and watched another show i love.
Battlestar Gallactica - is an amazing American Sci-fi Drama and it is miles in front of doctor who.
American Entertainment tv seems so much ahead and it is. They're writers aren't being driven by money as much as they are entertainment and good writing. I am not saying there are not talented writers in britain i am just saying maybe they are not being pushed to their full potential. If Doctor who wasn't being played to maxium cheese factor it would be a much stronger programme, if it was made with more grit and dark i surpose it wouldn't be as family friendly but at least it wouldn't be like a panto at times.
Maybe if we we where more engaging it would be better, or if the compertion increased for staurday night tv so the bbc would have to up it's game so they don't just have three and four to compete with.
Anyway I still love Sci-fi, and i hope that TV drama just keeps getting beter.
I agree - can't wait till Russell T Davies hands over to Stephen Moffat.
ReplyDeleteBSG's excellent (last episode was a let down though) but bear in mind that it's a rarity. Most US TV is crap but we get the jewels. They just remade V and I've been watching that. Not very good. The new Stargate series is a poor rip-off of BSG.
The good stuff rarely survives. They cancelled Firefly after 13 episodes (I have them in my office if you've not seen it - great series) and now Dollhouse has been cancelled after two series. US networks are driven by advertising.
I'm not a huge fan of Nu-Who, I prefer Tom Baker - my era! But Blink was scary - I was terrified...