tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452303.post111798493763929179..comments2024-01-09T12:26:53.045+00:00Comments on Howeswho: Doctor Who - Boom TownDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752147546933122889noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452303.post-1118092350537559422005-06-06T22:12:00.000+01:002005-06-06T22:12:00.000+01:00I understand the distinction you're making ... but...I understand the distinction you're making ... but I still feel that there is a significant difference between a throwaway reference which, if it was not there, would make no difference whatsoever, and something which, if removed, means there is then no story. If you took the Slitheen and all the continuity out of BOOM TOWN, would it still work as a story? I suspect not because the continuity is integral and crucial to the plot ... and that's my point. I don't think WHO should embody continuty to that extent.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752147546933122889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452303.post-1118042001138583912005-06-06T08:13:00.000+01:002005-06-06T08:13:00.000+01:00Yeah, but I think there's a difference between ref...Yeah, but I think there's a difference between referring to episodes that aired 6-8 weeks ago (and explaining those references within the context of the story), and referring to an episode that happened 20 years previously... :)Penelopecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463050977618922374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452303.post-1118009179898195492005-06-05T23:06:00.000+01:002005-06-05T23:06:00.000+01:00Ah ... but the use of the wrong Cyberman head had ...Ah ... but the use of the wrong Cyberman head had no bearing on the plot whatsoever ... however to understand BOOM TOWN you really needed to know all the earlier continuity stuff. One is 'fair use' and is a nice nod, the other is what turns viewers off (vis a vis ATTACK OF THE CYBERMEN and numerous other 80s stories).Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752147546933122889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452303.post-1118007211905530892005-06-05T22:33:00.000+01:002005-06-05T22:33:00.000+01:00I do have to ask, with all due respect, how can th...I do have to ask, with all due respect, how can the man who brought up the use of the wrong Cyberman head in Dalek be concerned about too many continuity references in this episode? :)Penelopecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463050977618922374noreply@blogger.com