tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8800091210753201638.post877503643932195303..comments2023-06-04T17:53:06.332+01:00Comments on Neil Is The Best Dalek: Doctor Who: The Virgin Novels #1 – Timewyrm: Genesys by John PeelUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8800091210753201638.post-54209000910137929272016-10-02T13:05:21.685+01:002016-10-02T13:05:21.685+01:00It has all been worth it! He said in his best Sig...It has all been worth it! He said in his best Sigourney Weaver impression.Neil Is The Best Dalekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12049901367710121384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8800091210753201638.post-84456416550075098362016-10-02T13:04:09.844+01:002016-10-02T13:04:09.844+01:00First off, thanks! Lots more coming up soon. I&#...First off, thanks! Lots more coming up soon. I've got the marathon worked out at 100 books, of which I've read and reviewed 34 so far, already branching into the Missing Adventures. I'll try not to spam the interweb in too short a time, but they'll all be on here soon. (I've been posting them on Gallifrey Base, and will continue to do so.)<br /><br />Genesys just struck a sour note with me. As you can tell, I strongly dislike continuity for continuity's sake. And Peel seems to have this weird antipathy towards the Seventh Doctor. There's a certain nastiness to this one (and, IMO, to his next entry in the Virgin canon – coming soon) that misses the "maturity" it's probably aiming for.<br /><br />To use a New Who example: I don't think the first two series of Torchwood are mature, although they involve a lot of swearing, violence and sex. Those things don't make you an adult. Then along came Children Of Earth, with people making terrible decisions like, well, grown-ups.<br /><br />I do agree that it's light pulp fiction, mind. There were times when I followed it harmlessly enough, and of the first half-dozen New Adventures, it's not the one I enjoyed the least...Neil Is The Best Dalekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12049901367710121384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8800091210753201638.post-51418996211917303802016-10-02T12:44:46.587+01:002016-10-02T12:44:46.587+01:00I have been regularly checking on your blog, hopin...I have been regularly checking on your blog, hoping to hear more of your eloquent insight in Doctor Who. It pleases me very much to see you tackling the beloved New Adventures. I actually enjoyed Timewyrm: Genesys, accepting as a light piece of pulp fiction. I was soon glad however to see all the innovative writing which graced not a few of the subsequent New Adventures.Talliferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541684895097153972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8800091210753201638.post-14844450718533106812016-09-25T23:20:28.669+01:002016-09-25T23:20:28.669+01:00Ew! We can't even. Thanks for reading this one...Ew! We can't even. Thanks for reading this one so we don't have to. Although "she had never looked more brautiful" has instantly entered our collective vocabulary. The Androzani Teamhttp://www.androzani.comnoreply@blogger.com