Capaldi is not the problem. It's Steven Moffat and the writing. He's doing the same with Sherlock.

Just tell a good story and stop trying to show how smart you are.

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Not since Peter Capaldi :wink:

They cancelled my order, sods

Interesting opinion. I don't agree with all of it but you've said it in a polite way and it's somewhat balanced so I respect that.
It's just I find it ironic because inseries 5 (or 6, I can't remember)
it had an episode that seemed to be the definition of "soap opera" (and a weird teenage one at that,
and not even in the cool Smallvile kind, I mean...just weird teenage soap opera stuff...chick flicks? Eh I dunno how to describe it but basically it lacked substance and was over dramatic and not sci fi enough).
The episode I'm talking about was the one where Amy was a bossy pregnant woman....
The story and execution was so cringey to me.:confused:
I also didn't like how Rory was stepped all over (I felt bad for him)
and then a U turn decision in a later series and he's suddenly an action hero (then I just disliked him LOL :laughing:)

There's also something else that's different with Moffat era episodes
but I can't quite put my finger on it.
What is it? The way it looks and feels.
Like it's too...robotic? Like it's a cheap drama? (In expensive HD?)....
Is it a different frame rate? I just can't tell but there's many factors that don't do it for me
compared to RTD and co's era. (I believe that era was more fun and straightforwardly creative, grounded in semi-realism and connected together with the plots with a good pacing and the correct balance of drama.)

But I understand there's a polarisation in opinions.
I would guess more people agree with me (judging by comments around the net)
but there is still a significant chunk of people who find RTD and co's era too dramatic and loud
and somehow find Moffat's era "deeper" (or something like that :neutral_face: whatever that means). And then there's another big chunk of DW fans
who are in between. (Probably a massive chunk.)

I think text can be limited in how people explain subjectivity.
I believe subjectivity can almost always be smashed down to objective logic
(e.g. "I find dark scenes (dark colour palette) boring because they lack detail, have dull colours and obscure the action and increase grain".)

Stuff like that. But I think if fans made YouTube videos explaining their reasons
with clips, it could make more sense since two opposing opinionated people online
might have very different thoughts when someone mentions "this episode" or that episode and so on.
But I guess even then, childhood memories and other bias make it difficult to be objective with subjective opinions.
(Not to mention....it could cause DW fan civil war with RTD vs Moffat armies. :laughing:)

Well either way, I agree it's nice to see a change, especially since I didn't enjoy the Moffat era that much, myself.
Luckily I haven't given it as much of a chance as I could have (I still watched quite a few eps I could have watched more). So it means on top of the new director's (hopefully better) work
I could also visit Moffat's episodes once I have time and hopefully tolerate it at least, giving me some more entertainment value. I've missed out on years of Who because this era.

But it's still good being a Dodctor Who fan. :smiley:

great item, expired though.

I think this might just be a 'horses for courses' thing.

I have appreciated Moffat's move away from the broader, soap-y storylines of the RTD era. I think series 5 was pretty good all round, with a fantastic introduction for Smith and a decent overarching plot line. I think 6 and 7 showed the weaknesses of Moffat's style - recycling of ideas with diminishing returns, story arc subplots that were made up on the hoof and lacked a satisfying resolution - but there was still some gold in there (largely from other writers though, like Gaiman's The Doctor's Wife and a few other standouts).

I've enjoyed Capaldi's tenure but it's again been a bit uneven. Still, there have been at least one or two really great episodes in each series, whereas I feel like the RTD era was maybe a little blander and more consistent, with fewer truly terrible episodes, but no standouts to reach the height of the Moffat era either.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to a change once Moffat leaves and we get a new showrunner with a new approach.

David Tennant all time best doctor ever

Tenant by far the best doctor

When did/does the 24h run out on thus promo - saying expired.....

Heaven Sent was one of his better recent (series 5-9) episodes but even that was sort of....
you know, not as good as the series 1-4. It still had major flaws in story telling
that most of his episodes have but I do agree that it was better than his average series 5-9 standard.
Blink breaks most of his newer episodes into pieces. There's such a great difference between the two standards.
I think having writers help each other actually makes them write better
which I suspect might be why he wrote fairly well during the RTD era and not so good in his
showrunner era.
TBH I've gotten sick of Clara, Mr Pink, Rory, Amy, etc.
They're just not likable like Captain Jack, Rose, Jackie, Pete, Mickey, Donna, etc.
So many things wrong with series 5-9 that I don't know where to start really. :/

Capaldi is not the problem. It's Steven Moffat and the writing. He's doing the same with Sherlock.

Just tell a good story and stop trying to show how smart you are.

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Good price for the content. I like Capaldi

Wanted to get two at discount price any ideas.

Fantastic!...Oops wrong Doctor



Great Deal! If only there was a blu ray set at this price :stuck_out_tongue:

Baker, Pertwee (close second) thenTennant. Sorry all but I don't even recognise Capaldi as the Doctor. Heat for this though. To be the Doctor you have to have a special something and he just hasn't got it not helped by terrible storylines.

I thought Capaldi would maybe have a bit of Pertwee about him but I was so so wrong.

Not just me then, I was very disappointed when Peter Capaldi was announced as the new Doctor.
Watched the first 2 episodes, haven’t watched since. Heat added.

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If only I could get the Jon Pertwee years for this sort of money.

showing as 99.99 for me ?

Thanks ordered. One of my favourite doctors after Tom Baker

Thanks - I'll probably get the 2009 specials on Blu-ray though, and aren't bothered about the latter two, so I might be better off waiting for the next deal on the 1-4 collection.

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How does this box set compare to the 1-4 collection?

I do really struggle now to decide who was best David or Matt

​Lol know what you mean though to be honest I think it's the poor quality writing at the start of the season as the last few have been great.

Heat, you a doc fan fd?