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Post by burrunjor on Nov 20, 2023 22:05:08 GMT
I literally cannot believe the hellhol nightmare timeline we are living in. When you live in a timeline where John Lennon, Amy Winehouse and Bruce Lee didn't live as long combined as Henry Kissinger then you know you live in the evil universe where Spock has a beard, the Brig has an eyepatch and Willow's a dominatrix. Seriously, I know I'm a fan of Lennon, but how on f*cking earth was he shot and not Tony Blair? How is that man still walking around? How has there not at least been one person, even a crazy fanatic that's shot Blair, George W Bush, Netanyahu, or Alistair Campbell, but John Lennon? It's a backwards universe for sure. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2023 22:38:17 GMT
The kiss of death. Chris Chibnall praises RTD ripping up the rule book. www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-chris-chibnall-davros-wonderful-exclusive-newsupdate/Just how, HOW can they not get it through their heads that approach of DW has no canon, let's annoy fans and smash things up isn't working? How many f*cking failures do they need! What else can they possibly blame the failures of Jodie's era on? Also dear god the blowing smoke up each others arses ffs. I think what's lovely about that sketch is Russell's just cheeky with it. Like, he's respectful and disrespectful and you sort of need to be that as a showrunner and it's delightful. But actually there's a lot to break down in that sketch, where you go – he's moved things on.
"He's made some decisions, the decision around Davros, and stuff like that, [they're] really fantastic, wonderful decisions and it has to keep changing. It has to keep evolving, it has to keep checking itself against the world and being a little bit ahead of the world.
Yeah because reusing the same ideas, characters, production team from 2008 is evolving and trying to appeal to the vapid, celeb obsessed culture from 2008 that thankfully doesn't exist any more (in the way RTD thinks it does) is definitely being ahead of the world. "Fantastic, wonderful decisions" This is what I mean. It's just the usual blind praise from his mates. Where is the constructive criticism coming from? This is why NuWho never changes and ends up making the exact same mistakes every series. How has he moved things on exactly? Turning elements of one of the most horrific and harrowing classic series into a joke-filled sketch isn't progressive - it's dumb as f*ck. |
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Post by rushy on Nov 20, 2023 22:44:33 GMT
Seriously, I know I'm a fan of Lennon, but how on f*cking earth was he shot and not Tony Blair? How is that man still walking around? How has there not at least been one person, even a crazy fanatic that's shot Blair, George W Bush, Netanyahu, or Alistair Campbell, but John Lennon? It's a backwards universe for sure. "Many that live deserve death, and some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo? Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. Even the very wise can not see all ends." |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2023 22:54:11 GMT
Breaking: 2024 Children in Need Special to be set during Caves of Androzani! Doctor Who showrunner has revealed his plans to have next year's Children in Need Doctor Who special be set during The Caves of Androzani, the acclaimed Peter Davison serial. With its disfigured would-be rapist, dark themes and overwhelming sense of doom and hopelessness writer Russell T Davies says it's the perfect choice to make the kids laugh: "I'm incredibly proud to bring you this news. I've always looked at the murder, deceit and rapey undertones of Caves and thought that it could make for a great, funny little Children in Need skit to make the children laugh. I have however made the excellent and noble decision to adjust Jek's character to appeal to more modern sensibilities. With this in mind, Jek will no longer be disfigured as it's offensive and impossible for a person with any kind of facial scaring to supply weapons or contemplate any acts of sexual deviancy. I'm very, very, very, very pleased with myself for making this decision. Things move on and so must Doctor Who."
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Post by Bernard Marx on Nov 20, 2023 23:00:09 GMT
He should then tackle Inferno in the 2025 Children in Need special, with the added caveat of removing the Brigade Leader's eyepatch, courtesy of wanting to avoid portraying the partially blind as evil.
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Post by burrunjor on Nov 20, 2023 23:41:25 GMT
Seriously, I know I'm a fan of Lennon, but how on f*cking earth was he shot and not Tony Blair? How is that man still walking around? How has there not at least been one person, even a crazy fanatic that's shot Blair, George W Bush, Netanyahu, or Alistair Campbell, but John Lennon? It's a backwards universe for sure. "Many that live deserve death, and some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo? Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. Even the very wise can not see all ends." Nah sorry Netanyahu deserves to die even more than Davros! |
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Post by rushy on Nov 20, 2023 23:49:20 GMT
I just don't believe in the death penalty at all. Not even for the worst scum. The only exception is when prisons/rehabilitation centers are not available.
Not saying that people like that can be redeemed, but choosing a different path and doing good deeds should count for something in the end, no matter who you are.
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Post by burrunjor on Nov 21, 2023 0:00:30 GMT
I just don't believe in the death penalty at all. Not even for the worst scum. The only exception is when prisons/rehabilitation centers are not available. Not saying that people like that can be redeemed, but choosing a different path and doing good deeds should count for something in the end, no matter who you are. Well not to get sidetracked it's not like I would ever have power over whether he died or not. If I did, yeah I'd just lock him up. (I think that's a better punishment anyway.) I was more just talking about how unbelievable it is that there hasn't ever been any fanatic that has taken people like Tony Blair and Alistair Campbell down. When you think of all the lunatics there have been out there that have done things like shoot John Lennon, or driven cars into Christmas markets or their crazed ideologies, it is incredible that none of them went after those bastards? Whilst I don't support the death penalty either for the record, I could understand a fanatic killing Blair, as the worst thing about him is that he got away with it! He doesn't even have the decency to f*ck off, he still puts his ugly face in the media, accepts a knighthood works as a peace envoy etc. Again I would have thought that alone would have motivated some crazy fanatic to take him out, but no. Again it's f*cking popstars and Christmas revellers that get it? It's f*cking insane. |
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Post by rushy on Nov 21, 2023 0:24:29 GMT
It's larger than life icons who draw that sort of attention and jealousy. People like J. F. Kennedy.
I haven't even heard of Campbell, and Tony Blair is hardly glamorous, is he?
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Post by cyberhat on Nov 21, 2023 0:27:22 GMT
Lennon's political direction unfortunately started when his musical decline begun. Though his radicalism is kind of being rewritten out of history in some way. His Some Time In New York City box set was cancelled this year. They're jumping straight to the much more easier to digest Mind Games box set. I don't think it's all just quality issues that's behind that decision. Melody loving, radio friendly John is easier to market than IRA sympathising, N word using John. Marketing over history is a form of soft brainwashing.
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Post by Bernard Marx on Nov 21, 2023 12:29:22 GMT
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Post by burrunjor on Nov 21, 2023 13:05:30 GMT
Lennon's political direction unfortunately started when his musical decline begun. Though his radicalism is kind of being rewritten out of history in some way. His Some Time In New York City box set was cancelled this year. They're jumping straight to the much more easier to digest Mind Games box set. I don't think it's all just quality issues that's behind that decision. Melody loving, radio friendly John is easier to market than IRA sympathising, N word using John. Marketing over history is a form of soft brainwashing. I disagree to some extent. Some Time in New York is shallow, identity politics driven, horse shit. Only thing I will say is his use of the N-word was absolutely not racist. It was a silly song, but an attempt to say women are persecuted everywhere. The Beatles in contrast to Queen who sadly played sun city, refused to play to segregated audiences in the 60s. However he did write a few inspired political songs. Working Class Hero is the best thing he ever wrote to be honest. Far above any Beatles song. It changed my life when I first heard it as a teenager and helped shape my politics in all honesty. The rewriting of his solo career to being awful is exaggerated IMO. It's not completely without merit as his worst work is in the solo, but his best work is also on his own. That's not to say his solo career is better than the Beatles, as they all contributed to the Beatles. (My favourite era is actually SGT Pepper when Paul was in charge.) However Lennon's best work in particular is the following 20 songs in no particular order except for number 1. 1/ Working Class Hero. 2/ Number 9 Dream 3/ Starting Over 4/ Mother 5/ Watching the Wheels 6/ Gimme Some Truth 7/ Instant Karma 8/ Nobody Told Me 9/ Jealous Guy 10/ Crippled Inside 11/ Sweet Bird of Paradise (acoustic version.) 12/ Beautiful Boy 13/ Cold Turkey 14/ How 15/ Power to the People 16/ Give Peace a Chance 17/ God 18/ Woman (Even if it is cheesy as f*ck. It's also funny that the ultimate song appreciating women was written about one of the most despised women LOL.) 19/ Happy X-Mas War is Over 20/ Mind Games |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2023 13:07:27 GMT
I've always liked McCartney over Lennon. My mum is a big Lennon fan however.
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Post by burrunjor on Nov 21, 2023 13:11:37 GMT
I've always liked McCartney over Lennon. My mum is a big Lennon fan however. McCartney was a better Beatle I think, but Lennon was better on his own if that makes sense. |
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Post by burrunjor on Nov 21, 2023 13:26:03 GMT
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