Tim Child Interview
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Well, I am not going to go into major details, but Dr Who is very simple for me: I like it. There is nothing else to it, really, and I do prefer it over Star Treck, simply because it appeals to me more.
When the Americans got their hands on Dr Who, they made a bit of a mess on it, hence why it never made it past a TV Movie.
Dr Who brings out the creative side in my mind, some of the stories are wonderfully scripted, and as I've said, a few comentate on real world problems/issues.
I can say very much the same for Knightmare. My justification being: I like it, and it brings out the creative side of me, triggers the mind full of fantasy.
Who and KM will possibly return around the same time (fingers crossed), so I'll be more than happy to see both shows running together, and it will be a test for the both to run in todays society.
Who adapted itself a lot in 26 years, I think it can do it successfully again, it may be more of a challenge to have Knightmare adapt to 2004/5. More of a challenge, but I still believe it will work.
Time will tell.
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Same here Kieren.
I enjoy Dr. Who simple as that.
Although I admit to there being a few clangers in it.
Like The Quarks & The Early Yetis were daft as well.
But on the whole I thought it was enjoyable.
It appels to me for the same resons as KM its a well writern and enjoyable escapist fantasy that also at times coments on political and social issues.
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I'll hold up my hand and admit to fandom also!
Why? Quite simply it was a marvellous excuse to explore any genre, but to give anything the slightly eccentric utterly British slant that embodies it!
At its best it can be genuinely thought provoking, at its worst it is truly hilarious (Oh come on, the Quarks are superb, what could be more risible than wobbly cereal packets talking in the voice of 'Baby Born' and disintegrating extras in faux-Roman leotards?)
And as for being off the subject, for goodness sake! We're discussing a slightly batty children's programme that retains an indefinable charm due mainly to memorable characters and running around corridors....
Sound familiar?
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I love Dr Who also, but I dont think it is comparable to the likes of Trek as they are different forms of Sci-Fi! The storylines are unique, and the fact that the Tardis is a time machine allows the writers to be more creative, hence sometimes clashing with Earth's history!
I agree that unfortunately towards its end, it did get a little bit childish, even though it was originally a children's programme!
As for Blake's 7, that is another great show, but I wouldnt want that to come back as the story actually did finish! I would love to see it return as repeats on terrestrial, but the trend nowadays is to keep on remaking classics, and I think that that is a bad idea!
Finally the return of KM could indeed be more popular now thanks to Potter and LOTR! But if it were to return it should keep the forumla of beeing challenging. There is a childrens show at the moment called Eliminator which is just a basic quiz show, but it requires intelligence to win, and is quite popular!
I think challenging kids with hard tasks can really bring out their potential, rather than some rather pitiful shows about being gunged all the time!
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"I like to say the word Quark! Quark quark quark quark quark quark!"
Hobbes, Calvin + Hobbes
And back to the debate....
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Hmm, I rather liked the interview. (I'm a slight Dr. Who fan, but I'm not even entering into that debate if noone minds.)
I was interested to read that the plans for Series 9 in 1995 weren't far advanced. In a weird way, I'm a little glad that series didn't happen, especially if they intended to "go VR", since I'm not sure how well it would have turned out.
I was slightly amused to read us being put forward as the reason work is ongoing on the new version. Something tells me there's a little more to it than that, but good on Tim for his question evading skills via flattery.
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I thought the interview was excellent - thank you, Kieran. It gives much food for thought for any Knightmare fan.
As for Doctor Who... my sister has a Doctor Who novel co-dedicated to her, but I've never seen an episode myself, I'm afraid. All I can contribute is this :-[:
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I thought the interview was excellent - thank you, Kieran. It gives much food for thought for any Knightmare fan.
As for Doctor Who... my sister has a Doctor Who novel co-dedicated to her, but I've never seen an episode myself, I'm afraid. All I can contribute is this :-[:http://custurd.b3ta.com/hawking/
Very kind of you Drassil. You told me about the book a few months ago, very impressive
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Impressive for the author as well: he wrote it and had it published whilst he was a student.
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I've never been what you'd call a fan of Dr. Who myself, but what I've seen of the new episodes I've quite enjoyed. Not something I'd make sure I was in to watch every week though. Not like KM...
Anyway. TC, if you're out there and you've got the time and patience, I'd like to know if your view on Dr. Who (and British Sci-Fi in general) has changed at all since seeing the new format of the show.
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