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THREAD : I think I& #39;ve finally hit on why Chibnall is not a good fit for the head of #DoctorWho
But I just want to make it clear I& #39;m not Chibnall or Thirteen hater, whilst I have had my criticisms, of the last two series I have still enjoy them & Jodie IS The Doctor...end of!
But I just want to make it clear I& #39;m not Chibnall or Thirteen hater, whilst I have had my criticisms, of the last two series I have still enjoy them & Jodie IS The Doctor...end of!
I& #39;ve been rewatching Life On Mars, for which Chibnall penned a couple of episodes and it& #39;s dawn on me why Chibnall isn& #39;t suited for Doctor Who...because it& #39;s not aimed at an adult audience, he much more suited to writing adult things, rather than "family" aimed and as such...
...I think he& #39;s tried to go too far the other direction at times and make some of his show runner time Doctor Who episodes, very child friendly.
Here are some examples of what I mean regarding his past work :
Here are some examples of what I mean regarding his past work :
Life On Mars - S1EP7
A small time drug dealer is killed in police custody, leading to the discovery of police corruption, cover up & malpractice
Life On Mars - S2EP2
Slightly different plot but the same as above, police corruption & cover up of events including murder
A small time drug dealer is killed in police custody, leading to the discovery of police corruption, cover up & malpractice
Life On Mars - S2EP2
Slightly different plot but the same as above, police corruption & cover up of events including murder
Torchwood
Day One - Murder
Cyberwoman - Mutilation
Countrycide - Cannibalism
End Of Day - General death & destruction
Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang - Explicit Homoeroticism
Adrift - Loss, grief & terror
Fragments - Loss, grief & criminal activities
Exit Wounds - Betrayal, loss & death
Day One - Murder
Cyberwoman - Mutilation
Countrycide - Cannibalism
End Of Day - General death & destruction
Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang - Explicit Homoeroticism
Adrift - Loss, grief & terror
Fragments - Loss, grief & criminal activities
Exit Wounds - Betrayal, loss & death
Broadchurch
Crime drama about child abuse, murder, rape, betrayal, revenge...need I say more
Law & Order UK
Not something I& #39;ve seen myself it& #39;s a late night crime drama...so logic dictates it& #39;s for adults
Crime drama about child abuse, murder, rape, betrayal, revenge...need I say more
Law & Order UK
Not something I& #39;ve seen myself it& #39;s a late night crime drama...so logic dictates it& #39;s for adults
Doctor Who (pre-show runner) :
42 - Murder, "malpractice", general terro
Hungry Earth/Cold Blood - Murder, War, vivisection, live experimentation
Dino On A Spaceship - Murder, poaching, black market trafficking
Power Of 3 - General death & destruction, attempted genocide
42 - Murder, "malpractice", general terro
Hungry Earth/Cold Blood - Murder, War, vivisection, live experimentation
Dino On A Spaceship - Murder, poaching, black market trafficking
Power Of 3 - General death & destruction, attempted genocide
Now he& #39;s done lots more but looking at all of those you can see it& #39;s VERY adult orientated, even the pre-show runner Doctor Who episodes he did are quite dark and certainly PG
By no mean is Chibnall a bad writer, if anything I think the opposite, but only when it comes to....
By no mean is Chibnall a bad writer, if anything I think the opposite, but only when it comes to....
...gritty adult stories. Doctor Who is a family program, which means it needs to be a mix of child friendly & adult entertainment, and when I say mix I mean each week a bit of both...not one week one thing and another week the other...it just doesn& #39;t work
