Originally Posted by Jamie Minty
I think one was -1 and the other -3.
I think a lot of Turn Left was made by Cribbins and Tate. I can easily see it as a bad story but luckily, in my mind the acting made up for it!
JE was over-dramatic but still a good story, again in my Turn Left loving mind.
I was thinking about The Next Doctor when I was watching Confidential and thinking about how it felt to watch it as it was being aired and I couldn't give a damn about cannon and a PROPER Doctor Who story. It's Christmas, I want a happy story and enjoyable adventure. I don't want something that ends like Midnight or Doomsday. I don't want a story like the Empty Child, with lots of heartache and emotions. I want something fun, and thats what I like about the Xmas Specials. RTD says that Xmas is very exciting for the kids, and it is. The fun of it and the excitement and its great for them to see it in the Xmas Specials and its a nice way to relax for older viewers and enjoy the story rather than care and get involved with its story. I even think Moffats Xmas Specials will be similarly themed, because of what Xmas is for!
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That's all well and good, while it's Christmas. Then the next day, when you
do start caring about canon again, it all goes to shit. Your forgiving attitude is part of the problem, and what lets RTD get away with it.