Rules and World Building If you write a story you're creating a world, or a part of a world. It could be as close to 'real life' (whatever that is) as possible or it can be completely made up or it could sit somewhere in between. But it will obey rules. The world you invent … Continue reading Knitting and unpicking the Day of the Doctor
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Strength of Character
I keenly dislike the phrase 'strong character'. It's a cliché and it is often unclear what is meant - either an individual who is well-defined, and/or easily identifiable, or actually physically and/or emotionally tough. And it is different to powerful. Power is about agency. You can be well-defined or even tough, without power. For example, Jayne … Continue reading Strength of Character
Going Always – Writing and Doctor Who
So there has been plenty of time to think...in what seems to be a long running thing to write about writing and Doctor Who, because good TV, or even bad TV, takes a lot of effort to write. And regardless of what we write, we should bother to take note, especially in regards to dialogue, … Continue reading Going Always – Writing and Doctor Who
Dr Who: Book Ends
Steven Moffat. So very, very clever. He made Dr Who into a fairy story or, if you like, a myth, but not about the ever-continuing adventures of a mad man with a box, no. It’s a parable about writing, which is a metaphor about life and memory. At the end of this latest series or … Continue reading Dr Who: Book Ends
Springes to Catch Woodcocks: first ideas about Cabin in the Woods
So I saw Cabin in the Woods. I was duly horrified. Not as horrified as the woman who kept screaming in the row behind me, but I left the cinema with mouth agape, slightly deaf from the screaming, but also thinking THAT is how you do it. Appalled. You know how Revenge feels like a … Continue reading Springes to Catch Woodcocks: first ideas about Cabin in the Woods
Interrogating The Avengers, Doctor Who &…Brideshead Revisited
'Ere be spoilers These are the compare and contrast notes of the Star Ship...damn, wrong universe. No this is the Blog of Bec, who wonders: is Joss Whedon a Doctor Who fan? Are Doctor Who writers fans of the Marvel universe and vice versa? And why is gamma radiation? Imagine if Doctor Who had the … Continue reading Interrogating The Avengers, Doctor Who &…Brideshead Revisited
The Oncoming Stormcrow? Correspondences in two pop culture icons
With The Hobbit being filmed in NZ and Dr Who in a midyear break, I thought why not write about the two. So this is my take on how JRRR Tolkien’s Gandalf is very much analogous to that Doctor from Gallifrey. Olórin also called Mithrandir and Gandalf and is an Istari. He is, in the … Continue reading The Oncoming Stormcrow? Correspondences in two pop culture icons
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