Yeah, after watching RTD's Doctor Who episodes, I pretty much ignored everything he said here. I've never seen more cringey, expository dialogue and plotting than in his episodes of that show.
@omgsrslolz To be fair, it's often easier to give advice than to follow it. I'm not the biggest RTD fan, but it does highlight how difficult it is to write good dialogue, even when you already know what makes good dialogue. Like all writing, really.
Takes Bain & Armstrong a month to write an episode and Russell T as little as 4 days. And you can see the end result. What shall we watch tonight, Peep Show or Torchwood? Uh, let me think.
I mean, just look at where they're saying in the clips here. "There's a banana grove there now. I like bananas. Bananas are good." *cringe!* To me RTD just sounds a bit hung up on whatever screenwriting theory he's learned and it makes his writing stilted.
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StetsonsAreCoool 1 month ago 4
Yeah, after watching RTD's Doctor Who episodes, I pretty much ignored everything he said here. I've never seen more cringey, expository dialogue and plotting than in his episodes of that show.
omgsrslolz 2 months ago
@omgsrslolz To be fair, it's often easier to give advice than to follow it. I'm not the biggest RTD fan, but it does highlight how difficult it is to write good dialogue, even when you already know what makes good dialogue. Like all writing, really.
Sapphonouveau 1 month ago
Takes Bain & Armstrong a month to write an episode and Russell T as little as 4 days. And you can see the end result. What shall we watch tonight, Peep Show or Torchwood? Uh, let me think.
LondonPride25 4 months ago 3
@LondonPride25
but what would the majority be more likely to watch??
He finishes scripts in half the time and probably earns double....
I'd personally rather watch Peep Show but there's a lot more who'd watch Dr.Who or Torchwood
peanutbutterbummer 2 months ago
@peanutbutterbummer There are also a lot more people who'd rather watch the X factor than Peep Show. People are (sometimes) idiots.
LondonPride25 2 months ago
@LondonPride25 Subjectivity is a wonderful thing.
BrutalityEngaged 1 month ago
I mean, just look at where they're saying in the clips here. "There's a banana grove there now. I like bananas. Bananas are good." *cringe!* To me RTD just sounds a bit hung up on whatever screenwriting theory he's learned and it makes his writing stilted.
graemeoliver84 7 months ago
@graemeoliver84 but steven moffat wrote that clip. "I like bow ties, bow ties are cool"
jazpyy 6 months ago
I don't think he's in a position to talk about bad dialogue, unless he's talking about his own scripts.
graemeoliver84 7 months ago
Rusell T Davies is so inconsistent! Writes brilliantly and then writes utter shit!
th4397 9 months ago
@th4397 Case in Point: "Parting of the Ways" vs "Love and Monsters"
jpalongo 8 months ago