Re: How about injecting some magic and surrealism back into the show?

Gallifrey Base: How about injecting some magic and surrealism back into the show?


When it comes to Doctor Who, I prefer hard science fiction with lots of technobabble, since this is originally the subject the program was supposed to deal with when it started (alongside history) as educational entertainment...the word of quantum physics is all about possibility, a lot of strange things can (& do) happen on a sub-atomic scale which opens up a lot of room for stories set in a fantasy setting to be explained (i.e; the weeping angels have a quantum lock on them, taking in to account the act of observing in quantum physics and it's effects on what is being observed).
I don't think RTD appreciates Science Fiction at all, he's more of a 'Family Drama' guy, whereas I think Moffat is a little more clued up, judging from his stories so far. You just have to look at the terrible ending of The Last of the Time Lords with it's RTD cliche 'Jesus-supehero' ending, wrapped up too quickly with no proper explanation as to how the human race chanting the Doctor's name could give him his powers back...that borders on mysticism not science. I do seem to recall the Third Doctor in The Daemons mentioning that all magic (or 'magick' for you occultists) has a scientific explanation. Or maybe after the Time War that with no higher authority like the Time Lords that the universe has become a stranger place?
I think we need more hard sci-fi themes, but with a degree of silliness to keep it fun.....hey, the universe by nature is absurd anyway, and I think Doctor Who & The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy have dealt with this better than anything out there! Peace.