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The 50th Anniversary Cometh...
Aug. 9th, 2012 07:37 pmI don't know if I've made myself quite clear on this point yet, but already I am ludicrously excited about the impending 50th anniversary of Doctor Who (well, November next year is almost impending, isn't it?), even though I sort of know that whatever the Beeb actually pulls out of the hat probably won't live up to (my) expectations. Come on, it's the only Doctor Who 50th anniversary we're ever going to see, right?
(I'll eat those words in 2055 when a very elderly RTD is presiding over the 50th anniversary of the new series, but until then...)
Anyway, thought this was encouraging news:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2012/aug/09/mark-gatiss-drama-creation-doctor-who
I don't want to get into a debate on the merits of Mark Gatiss as a writer (although we can, if you want to - personally, I feel he's done his best work outside of televised Who, but that's just an opinion) - what I find encouraging is that the BBC feel the anniversary is something worth marking with more than just a special episode one Saturday night, and also that nowadays they're happy to acknowledge and celebrate the old series too (I mean, I know it's only a 50th anniversary if you include the old series), instead of going along with the mainstream media idea that Who only got good one day in 2005.
So yeah, basically I just crave the BBC's approval and validation, clearly. ;D
(And very, er, spirited below-the-line "discussion" on the linked article between advocates of old Who and new Who about the merits or otherwise of the different eras)
(I'll eat those words in 2055 when a very elderly RTD is presiding over the 50th anniversary of the new series, but until then...)
Anyway, thought this was encouraging news:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2012/aug/09/mark-gatiss-drama-creation-doctor-who
I don't want to get into a debate on the merits of Mark Gatiss as a writer (although we can, if you want to - personally, I feel he's done his best work outside of televised Who, but that's just an opinion) - what I find encouraging is that the BBC feel the anniversary is something worth marking with more than just a special episode one Saturday night, and also that nowadays they're happy to acknowledge and celebrate the old series too (I mean, I know it's only a 50th anniversary if you include the old series), instead of going along with the mainstream media idea that Who only got good one day in 2005.
So yeah, basically I just crave the BBC's approval and validation, clearly. ;D
(And very, er, spirited below-the-line "discussion" on the linked article between advocates of old Who and new Who about the merits or otherwise of the different eras)
