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from: The Doctor
date: 2010-01-03 00:23:40
subject: Re: Dr Who - regeneration (not really a spoiler, but you might want to

From: doctor{at}doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor)

In article ,
Stephen Wilson  wrote:
>
>"Shaun"  wrote in message 
>news:4b3f59fa.13343843{at}news.virginmedia.com...
>> On Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:35:07 +0000, Sweet Zombie Jeebus
>>  wrote:
>>
>>>Shaun wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:25:49 +0000, Sweet Zombie Jeebus
>>>>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Shaun wrote:
>>>>>> On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:44:55 +0000, A Single Locust
>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Too. Fucking. Much.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Amirite?
>>>>>> Self-indulgent RTD crap where fixing Captain Jack
up with some bum
>>>>>> action is more important than an actual plot.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Oh FFS, it was all of a minute of screen time in an
episode that was
>>>>> over the hour mark - grow up.
>>>>
>>>> Would the Doctor giving Captain Jack a load of smack for no other
>>>> reason than the writer was junkie be acceptable ?
>>>
>>>Would you have cared if it hadn't been Captain Jack at that bar, and
>>>instead the Doctor had given the note to a previous female companion?
>>
>> In that case it would of been written by someone who realises Doctor
>> Who is  a family programme. Therefore it would have been romantic and
>> not obvious gay sexual wish fulfilment.
>
>I know people who are gay. Many are quite romantic. But besides anything 
>else, the bar scene had little to do with sex - romantic, wish fulfillment 
>or otherwise. It was there as a little bit of fun. Which anyone who doesn't 
>have their head up their own backside would realise.
>
>I know many families that include members who are gay. Therefore by 
>excluding gay characters would actually have caused the programme to be 
>anti-family.
>
>Sounds like you'd prefer the characters to be exclusively white, and of your 
>preferred political, religious and sexual orientations. Luckily, you don't 
>get to call the shots.
>
>>>Would your same comment then apply if RTD happened to be straight
>>>instead of gay?
>>
>> RTD and his apologists use the fact he is gay as a get out of jail
>> free card for his inability to write any form of credible plot. If
>> they make it an issue they shouldn't complain if other people do.
>
>The ability to write a credible plot has nothing to do with a writer's 
>sexuality. And you're in the minority in thinking RTD has no writing 
>ability. Your homophobia is noted. But that's your problem, not ours. One 
>minute's worth of a character who's gay, and some people are up in arms. 
>Laughable! Still, if you think that Steven Moffatt is going to take the 
>programme back in time, think again. He may be heterosexual, but he's not 
>homophobic. As a straight man, he may even feel able to introduce gay 
>characters more easily than RTD. And it wouldn't surprise me if he does, 
>going on his previous form.
>
>
>

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