Kind of...

[bop_radar]

... loving Russell. Does this mean 'Go and watch Supernatural!' is now an insult?! :D :D :D I could say it with such a lovely sneer. Really! ;)

I also rather like this quote (re. claiming Ianto's death was anti-gay): 'It's rather like children picking up nursery blocks and waving them in the air but having no idea what it entails.'

Ah yes. How often I have felt that way in fandom.

I do like it when show creators stick to their guns and tell a good story despite a screaming fanbase calling for their blood. That said, there is danger in arrogantly assuming your fanbase is always wrong. Russell's an interesting study to me now, since he has at times been everything I hate in a creator (self-indulgent, letting his own issues leak through into the show), and at other times (i.e. Children of Earth) has been so hard-core true to the story he's telling and the characters he writes. Let's hope the arrogance displayed in that article continues to be used for the Power of Good! ;)

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[butterfly.livejournal.com]

I've enjoyed TW, but mostly for the great acting of a few (Gwen, Tosh, Owen) and the chemistry of the actors. The plots have been... mostly bad (with a few standouts quality ones, more so in the second season). The continuity in S1 was horrible (and Ianto was a total blank slate -- honestly, the J/I shippers should be glad that the relationship finally got emotional depth, because it didn't really have that in S2, either).

S3 was like they took all the things that worked and ramped them up to eleven, fixed the things that didn't work, and made it to all into a genuinely fantastic show. I wouldn't trade what RTD did on DW for anything, because I've loved all of that, but... wow, part of me wishes that he'd paid TW more attention if this is what he could make it.

[bop-radar.livejournal.com]

Hee, it does seem like when he gives something his full attention it becomes awesome. I was very impressed with the tightness of the plotting and writing in CoE, something which is missing from so many shows. Mostly I've appreciated what RTD with DW, though I don't like the woobie-fication and deification of the Doctor. But he does seem to be someone with flashes of brilliance.