What I love about Russell T. Davies
May. 21st, 2009 10:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rabid1stOh, there are so many things. He's so enthusiastic about his show, a real fanboy like I'm a fangirl. Probably he knows if the Valeyard wore socks. And yes, I know, he's let us all down at one time or another. But he's trying to do something that reaches out to a generation and gives them a gift. And, to me, the most amazing thing about RTD is that he will say EXACTLY the same words I've said. I have this little clip from the Doomsday Confidential that I entitled, "My words from RTD."
I never had watched a confidential before that one, because, as I've said, I want the story to explain itself. But someone who knows me well insisted I watch that one. And there was Russell, bless him, going on about the love story. He talked about it like I talked about it. Then, of course, when his book came out and he was there...saying..."The only reason the Doctor and Rose aren't together is because I didn't write it that way. It just didn't work. Rose would never leave the TARDIS." And I couldn't argue because that's what I'd been saying. :bashful grin:
Well, here he is in an interview for the BBC talking about the final day of filming. No more David Tennant! :SNIFFLE: And he says something about the regeneration...again, it's something I've said...
Not THAT...NO!
It's only a minor spoiler, don't worry (or get too excited).
It's just an offhand remark about something everyone is assuming, but RTD is enough of a creative force to know that you shouldn't encourage the audience to assume things will always be the same...you should shake things up when you can. This is the thing I'm most passionate about, good storytelling. And Russell is a good storyteller.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8062511.stm
Rae
hoping he hands us our pony, because that will shake up Doctor Who like nothing but New Who ever has.
Oh...and p.s. Just for the fun of it...Sock Puppet Theater doing Planet of the Dead...too funny to miss. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZvbMA6xtjQ
I never had watched a confidential before that one, because, as I've said, I want the story to explain itself. But someone who knows me well insisted I watch that one. And there was Russell, bless him, going on about the love story. He talked about it like I talked about it. Then, of course, when his book came out and he was there...saying..."The only reason the Doctor and Rose aren't together is because I didn't write it that way. It just didn't work. Rose would never leave the TARDIS." And I couldn't argue because that's what I'd been saying. :bashful grin:
Well, here he is in an interview for the BBC talking about the final day of filming. No more David Tennant! :SNIFFLE: And he says something about the regeneration...again, it's something I've said...
Not THAT...NO!
It's only a minor spoiler, don't worry (or get too excited).
It's just an offhand remark about something everyone is assuming, but RTD is enough of a creative force to know that you shouldn't encourage the audience to assume things will always be the same...you should shake things up when you can. This is the thing I'm most passionate about, good storytelling. And Russell is a good storyteller.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8062511.stm
Rae
hoping he hands us our pony, because that will shake up Doctor Who like nothing but New Who ever has.
Oh...and p.s. Just for the fun of it...Sock Puppet Theater doing Planet of the Dead...too funny to miss. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZvbMA6xtjQ