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Post by AlanC on Oct 2, 2014 11:55:45 GMT -5
That works for some folks. And for those of us who just like what we like, the telly is one source of enjoyment among many. (For the record, I review two or sometimes three books a month, read a couple or three more for pleasure, go to movies, play out twice a week, hold a season ticket to the Chamber Music Society series, work two or three folk-society concerts a month, and still have time to hang out here. And I keep up with Doctor Who, Miss Marple, and a fistful of crime shows thanks to the miracle of Tivo. Of course, as a retired geezer, I have the time for all that and my nap.) So, what do you think of Mr.Capaldi so far? I don't think he is making the splash Matt Smith did in his early episodes with Karen Gillian and her younger cousin. |
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Post by billhammond on Oct 2, 2014 12:12:46 GMT -5
Well, it's looking almost certain that it will be stormy and rainy for the Packers and Vikings tonight. Mud Bowl at Lambeau!
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Post by Russell Letson on Oct 2, 2014 12:14:32 GMT -5
Capaldi is a considerable actor, but I'm not sure that he's being well served by the writers, who seem to be trying to bring back some of the annoyed-geezer character of William Hartnell, with a dash of Colin Baker's bad temper. And the stories, of course, are generally deeply silly. For a long, long time the show has worked best in comic mode, like Third Rock or Futurama. When it tries to be serious, it generally tips over into bombast or bathos.
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