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Post by Ludders II on Feb 29, 2024 16:30:24 GMT
I find it strange there's this at the bottom of Remembrance Part 2: "Vintage sci fi taking us on adventures in time and space, reflecting the broadcast standards and attitudes of its time. " I know it's referring to the racist sign, but that's not a reflection of 1988 television standards. The point was to illustrate the bigotry of contemporary sixties characters such as Mike. This also ties in with the Daleks' own racial war later on in the story. They are aware that it was made in 1988 and not in 1963, right? It's a period episode. It's reflective of the attitudes of a different time, not the time in which it was made per se. And the story is clearly socially critical instead of conformist- the whole story is a critique of the roots of racial hatred. Eagerly taking offence is clearly preferable to engaging in close analysis, hence the rationale behind the Davros change... I don't have access to iPlayer being in Aus, but is it just particular episodes that carry this "warning", or is it all the Classic series? |
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Post by Cherry Pepsi Maxil on Feb 29, 2024 16:34:53 GMT
They are aware that it was made in 1988 and not in 1963, right? It's a period episode. It's reflective of the attitudes of a different time, not the time in which it was made per se. And the story is clearly socially critical instead of conformist- the whole story is a critique of the roots of racial hatred. Eagerly taking offence is clearly preferable to engaging in close analysis, hence the rationale behind the Davros change... I don't have access to iPlayer being in Aus, but is it just particular episodes that carry this "warning", or is it all the Classic series? Only particular episodes. The DMP episode "Escape Switch" has one. I don't remember the depiction of the ancient Egyptians being that bad. |
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Post by Bernard Marx on Feb 29, 2024 16:38:57 GMT
I don't have access to iPlayer being in Aus, but is it just particular episodes that carry this "warning", or is it all the Classic series? Only particular episodes. The DMP episode "Escape Switch" has one. I don't remember the depiction of the ancient Egyptians being that bad. I've just checked iPlayer. Oddly, I can't actually see any warnings at all- just synopses. Do you have to click the episodes themselves to see them? |
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Post by Cherry Pepsi Maxil on Feb 29, 2024 16:40:23 GMT
Only particular episodes. The DMP episode "Escape Switch" has one. I don't remember the depiction of the ancient Egyptians being that bad. I've just checked iPlayer. Oddly, I can't actually see any warnings at all- just synopses. Do you have to click the episodes themselves to see them? If you click on the episodes you'll get an episode summary. Some will have a "show more" option which is mostly always the same "broadcast standards" caption. |
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Post by UncleDeadly on Feb 29, 2024 16:48:26 GMT
If we're going to be equally as picky, why doesn't Aliens of London get a disclaimer for having Rose use the term gay as an insult towards the Doctor? "And I had problems with that, and a lot of us on the production team had problems with that- of associating homosexuality with negative characteristics, and trust me, there's a very long tradition of this." I'm not entirely convinced Russell really is gay. I reckon he's a BBC identity politics plant... |
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Post by Ludders II on Feb 29, 2024 16:49:52 GMT
I don't have access to iPlayer being in Aus, but is it just particular episodes that carry this "warning", or is it all the Classic series? Only particular episodes. The DMP episode "Escape Switch" has one. I don't remember the depiction of the ancient Egyptians being that bad. Which makes it very odd to pick on Remembrance. It's either because they're idiots who don't understand the context of the episodes, or they're catering for an audience who would be too stupid to understand it. Probably both. |
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Post by Ludders II on Feb 29, 2024 16:51:14 GMT
"And I had problems with that, and a lot of us on the production team had problems with that- of associating homosexuality with negative characteristics, and trust me, there's a very long tradition of this." I'm not entirely convinced Russell really is gay. I reckon he's a BBC identity politics plant... 😆 |
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