The thing is, SV could have been like that. SV had a fascinating premise, which they don't quite follow through on, of taking that simplistic comic world and giving it three dimensions. They took the iconic superhero and made him flesh and blood, made him a real person with flaws and weaknesses; likewise they took the villain and made him a human being, not black to the core but with potential for more, and reasons for being as he was.
Then they repudiated all that, or rather forgot about it, or stopped caring, or something. Switched over to soap operas and back to comic books, but the kernel is still there for more.
The trouble with SV is that it didn't integrate the real world with the comic book one well. Watching the Who Confidentials, the creators are always talking about humanizing the scifi, about making sure the reactions are human and real even when what's happening is not. SV rarely bothers to do this, rarely bothers to think out how people might really respond to the reality of something like a meteor freak. So the show rings false, plays like a comic book, instead of something believable...
You can d/l the confidentials here: http://www.demonoid.com/files/download/HTTP/392139/32319927 (er, the link might not work if you need a log-in, let me know and I'll figure something out...) also try youtube, maybe? I've been downloading them, so...
And yeah, David Tennant comes across as a typical guy in interviews, but a nice guy - and a total Who-fanboy! He knows the names of all these old eps and monsters and things. ^^ And RTD is a fanboy of the especially analytical and thoughtful sort...
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Date: 2007-06-21 10:01 pm (UTC)Then they repudiated all that, or rather forgot about it, or stopped caring, or something. Switched over to soap operas and back to comic books, but the kernel is still there for more.
The trouble with SV is that it didn't integrate the real world with the comic book one well. Watching the Who Confidentials, the creators are always talking about humanizing the scifi, about making sure the reactions are human and real even when what's happening is not. SV rarely bothers to do this, rarely bothers to think out how people might really respond to the reality of something like a meteor freak. So the show rings false, plays like a comic book, instead of something believable...
You can d/l the confidentials here:
http://www.demonoid.com/files/download/HTTP/392139/32319927 (er, the link might not work if you need a log-in, let me know and I'll figure something out...) also try youtube, maybe? I've been downloading them, so...
And yeah, David Tennant comes across as a typical guy in interviews, but a nice guy - and a total Who-fanboy! He knows the names of all these old eps and monsters and things. ^^ And RTD is a fanboy of the especially analytical and thoughtful sort...