cheap feel - I don't know what it is about the show, but something about it makes it all just feel awfully cheap. Like it was shot on the kind of film they make soap operas on or something.
Hey, it's shot in high-definition video. It's, like, ultra-modern and cool and probably takes up two thirds of the budget. ;-)
Speaking of the budget, considering it's a relatively niche show made by/for BBC3, I doubt it has anything comparable even to new Who in money matters, let alone US shows. Which might account for the cheap feel (which I personally didn't feel, but I never do in those matters - heck, seasons 7-11 of old Who seemed lush and rich and very realistic to me).
I absolutely agree about Jack though. Yes, he's pretty to look at, but Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who was a LOT more than just being pretty to look at, even if he wasn't the deepest character ever.
It would be nice if he was given... oh, I dunno, how about something, anything at all, to actually do in this show. I actually rather like Gwen, so I don't mind that she gets to be main character (so far), but even the rest of the crew - heck, even Gwen's old police partner as well as Gwen's boyfriend, with what, five minutes of screentime each, or less - have come across a lot more *real* characters than Jack has so far.
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Date: 25 October 2006 09:48 (UTC)Hey, it's shot in high-definition video. It's, like, ultra-modern and cool and probably takes up two thirds of the budget. ;-)
Speaking of the budget, considering it's a relatively niche show made by/for BBC3, I doubt it has anything comparable even to new Who in money matters, let alone US shows. Which might account for the cheap feel (which I personally didn't feel, but I never do in those matters - heck, seasons 7-11 of old Who seemed lush and rich and very realistic to me).
I absolutely agree about Jack though. Yes, he's pretty to look at, but Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who was a LOT more than just being pretty to look at, even if he wasn't the deepest character ever.
It would be nice if he was given... oh, I dunno, how about something, anything at all, to actually do in this show. I actually rather like Gwen, so I don't mind that she gets to be main character (so far), but even the rest of the crew - heck, even Gwen's old police partner as well as Gwen's boyfriend, with what, five minutes of screentime each, or less - have come across a lot more *real* characters than Jack has so far.