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"The Unquiet Dead," among other things.
Apr. 19th, 2005 09:29 pmSo, tonight on Doctor Who were saw "The Unquiet Dead" by Mark Gatkiss, formerly of the League of Gentlemen. Of which I was never a fan, but I do know some people who loved it. (Magus, for example.) This was one of the episodes I've been really looking forward to, with zombies in Victorian Cardiff (more than a few jokes at the expense of that fine city) and our heroes meeting Charles Dickens, played by honest-to-goodness movie star Simon Callow. :-) I wasn't disappointed! The episode had one of the creepiest openings I think I've ever seen on the show and things pretty much continued from there! Russell T. Davies has said he believes that Doctor Who was never better than when it dabbled in horror and that belief seems to be borne out in the series so far.
If anything, the problem with the episode--and the new series thus far--is the done-in-one 47 minute episode format. (Which the CBC lengthens to one hour by adding commercials.) This week, I felt the lack of depth in the story caused by so strict a format. Not that it wasn't a good and fully developed story, mind you. It just could have used more room for the characters and the suspense. The episodes thus far have been pretty much at breakneck pace and it'd be nice to have some more quiet moments. On the other hand, I'm still enjoying the hell out of it! :-) And hey, next week is the first of a two parter, one of the few this season. So, we shall see how I feel when the story has room to grow...! As many of you know, you'll have to miss my wonderful, spoiler-free discussion of Russell T. Davies' "Aliens of London" as I'll be in the air somewhere over...the midwest, I think, when it's aired in Seattle. Have no fear, though, I will be videotaping it (thank goodness for timers, huh?) and should watch it sometime later that week. Huzzah, huh? ;-)
As for the rest of my day, uh....well, there really was no rest of my day. Was going to go out and get a haircut, but I never made it out of the apartment. Which, I guess, is ok. I think I'm going through some anxiety and a bit of depression regarding my appointment on Thursday. I'm not sure I could even explain it, but yeah. Just felt crappy, so I stayed home and read and didn't get any of the things done that I told myself I was going to do. Trying not to let that bother me too much.
I feel like there was something more I wanted to say when I started this post, but as I can't remember what it was, I'll stop here. If I think of it, maybe I'll post more later.
If anything, the problem with the episode--and the new series thus far--is the done-in-one 47 minute episode format. (Which the CBC lengthens to one hour by adding commercials.) This week, I felt the lack of depth in the story caused by so strict a format. Not that it wasn't a good and fully developed story, mind you. It just could have used more room for the characters and the suspense. The episodes thus far have been pretty much at breakneck pace and it'd be nice to have some more quiet moments. On the other hand, I'm still enjoying the hell out of it! :-) And hey, next week is the first of a two parter, one of the few this season. So, we shall see how I feel when the story has room to grow...! As many of you know, you'll have to miss my wonderful, spoiler-free discussion of Russell T. Davies' "Aliens of London" as I'll be in the air somewhere over...the midwest, I think, when it's aired in Seattle. Have no fear, though, I will be videotaping it (thank goodness for timers, huh?) and should watch it sometime later that week. Huzzah, huh? ;-)
As for the rest of my day, uh....well, there really was no rest of my day. Was going to go out and get a haircut, but I never made it out of the apartment. Which, I guess, is ok. I think I'm going through some anxiety and a bit of depression regarding my appointment on Thursday. I'm not sure I could even explain it, but yeah. Just felt crappy, so I stayed home and read and didn't get any of the things done that I told myself I was going to do. Trying not to let that bother me too much.
I feel like there was something more I wanted to say when I started this post, but as I can't remember what it was, I'll stop here. If I think of it, maybe I'll post more later.
