Thursday, December 28, 2006
Best Television of 2006 - Part 1
At last some competition: TV's really where it's at right now. TV is so where it's at, I'm breaking it into smaller categories.
The best stuff by far is coming out of America - and it's not simply about bigger markets and more advertising revenue allowing them to make great stuff. Battlestar Galactica gets a couple of million viewers, but just look at it. The cast, sets, scripts and attention to detail are miles ahead of anything coming out of the UK. The fuss here over Doctor Who shows how low our expectations are: Doctor Who is a children's programme. It's ok, but it wastes its budget tarting up its slipshod plotting and characterisation with CGI; where's the ambition?
Or, to put it another way:
Battlestar Galactica: awesome
Doctor Who: well lame
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At last some competition: TV's really where it's at right now. TV is so where it's at, I'm breaking it into smaller categories.
The best stuff by far is coming out of America - and it's not simply about bigger markets and more advertising revenue allowing them to make great stuff. Battlestar Galactica gets a couple of million viewers, but just look at it. The cast, sets, scripts and attention to detail are miles ahead of anything coming out of the UK. The fuss here over Doctor Who shows how low our expectations are: Doctor Who is a children's programme. It's ok, but it wastes its budget tarting up its slipshod plotting and characterisation with CGI; where's the ambition?
Or, to put it another way:
Battlestar Galactica: awesome
Doctor Who: well lame
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