Why are the episodes so uneven?

[sarren]

No doubt other people are spending their day on productive things. I am compiling a list of which writers wrote which Dr Who episodes, since I am apparently failing at the internets today.

I want to see if it's the same people who keep on giving The Doctor these freakin' superpowers, and/or just generally being crap so I can avoid those episodes be prepared for disappointment.

Just watched 'Human Nature' last night, and it made me SO HAPPY to see Paul Cornell's name in the credits. And omgomgomg I am hanging out for Dragonfly to wake up so we can watch the second part!!

IT'S 10AM, WHY IS SHE NOT UP YET?


Edit - Ooh..interesting.

I'm surprised how many writers there are, and that most people only wrote one episode:

Steven Moffat wrote both my favourite episode 'The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances' and the episode that I disliked the most 'The Girl in the Fireplace'** - and he's written next week's episode 'Blink' too.

Matt Jones wrote my second favourite 'The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit'

Chris Chibnall wrote the rip off of Impossible Planet, '42'

Gareth Roberts wrote the fabulous 'Shakespeare Code'

The episode that made me go omg enough with the daleks already and otherwise bored me to tears, 'Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks' was written by the only female writer, Helen Raynor.


**I know, many people LOVED 'The Girl in the Fireplace. It made me wrathful. There may have been shouting at the computer.

Comments

[sarren.livejournal.com]

I know! I swear they used the same set. And costumes. Possibly the same actors. *g*

The Doctor I grew up with, you worried about when he was in danger because he was pretty much like us, and sure they'd occasionally pull something amazing like 'yay he's not dead cos he's got a second heart', but now it's like, what magic trick is he going to perform next?

The one that made me shout at the computer was his sudden ability to READ MINDS in 'The Girl in the Fireplace' with that woman who was so amazing and unique and special that he was prepared to abandon Rose and stay in the middle ages with her.

[reynard-pyjama.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that was pretty far fetched. It didn't make me angered though, like the frelling human daleks, but I hear ya. I am also feeling quite sensitive to the increased amounts of fast-paced action and thrills that are achieved by hysterics and fast cutting and spectacularness. Its not the Doctor Who I grew up on. But I'm trying to accept that the show changes over time, and now is a time when action is primo for most people. '42' pissed me off in that regard. So frantic. Clearly, I am showing my age.