Outpost Gallifrey: Yeah, I love the site for news, but I don't delve too deeply into the forums. Occasionally I'll start a post, or see what people are saying about a certain audio or epi. Now and then I'll find a real gem of a post there, though...like one I found after Doomsday with a great defense of Rose's decision to (try and) remain with the Doctor.
Earth: Well...there *is* the incredibly sacreligious explanation that the Doctor is half-human. I was one of the Few, the Weird, the Fans Who Saw the TV Movie and Didn't Mind That. *snerk* It DOES make for the simplest explanation of why the Doctor keeps going back to Earth...and even more so now, when his 'other' home world is gone. There's also been a lot of speculation that Earth is some kind of time-space nexus point, key in the big universal picture somehow. On the whole...yeah, I would like to see them stretch themselves even more, to trust that they can make an alien planet work, but as long as they're telling great Who stories I'm not gonna worry about it too much.
Shakespeare: Interesting point, but to be fair, I don't think RTD has shied away from social commentary at all--especially in the modern Earth based stories, actually. AoL/WW3 and CI were loaded with it. Perhaps Shakespeare should've done a few England-with-aliens stories. *g*
Annoying: Not at all...I always enjoy a good Who debate! :?)
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Date: 2006-07-18 03:58 pm (UTC)Earth: Well...there *is* the incredibly sacreligious explanation that the Doctor is half-human. I was one of the Few, the Weird, the Fans Who Saw the TV Movie and Didn't Mind That. *snerk* It DOES make for the simplest explanation of why the Doctor keeps going back to Earth...and even more so now, when his 'other' home world is gone. There's also been a lot of speculation that Earth is some kind of time-space nexus point, key in the big universal picture somehow. On the whole...yeah, I would like to see them stretch themselves even more, to trust that they can make an alien planet work, but as long as they're telling great Who stories I'm not gonna worry about it too much.
Shakespeare: Interesting point, but to be fair, I don't think RTD has shied away from social commentary at all--especially in the modern Earth based stories, actually. AoL/WW3 and CI were loaded with it. Perhaps Shakespeare should've done a few England-with-aliens stories. *g*
Annoying: Not at all...I always enjoy a good Who debate! :?)