Comments on: Don’t Blame Me! Blame RTD! https://www.zeusblog.tetrap.com/?p=86 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 20:16:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Thad Ritchards https://www.zeusblog.tetrap.com/?p=86&cpage=1#comment-172 Thad Ritchards Sat, 21 Apr 2007 21:15:52 +0000 http://www.zeusblog.tetrap.com/?p=86#comment-172 Although being a "locked in" viewer doesn't help in one way, as we aren't paying for a licensing fee, and most of us are watching episodes without exposing ourselves to adverts as well. If it wasn't for our also guaranteedness in buying DVDs and other DW stuff, we'd be really despised. ;) Although being a “locked in” viewer doesn’t help in one way, as we aren’t paying for a licensing fee, and most of us are watching episodes without exposing ourselves to adverts as well.

If it wasn’t for our also guaranteedness in buying DVDs and other DW stuff, we’d be really despised. ;)

]]> By: Peter A https://www.zeusblog.tetrap.com/?p=86&cpage=1#comment-171 Peter A Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:15:38 +0000 http://www.zeusblog.tetrap.com/?p=86#comment-171 I think Thad's point that we as fans are essentially 'locked in' is a valid one, and one which explains a fair amount of fan behaviour online and otherwise. It seems to form a good deal of answers (both consciously and unconsciously) to the usual question of 'why do you still watch it when you find it disappointing/immature/poorly-conceived/inconsistent et cetera?' For most of us it got us young and it got us hard. Perhaps that compulsion itself drives the other compulsion that some fans can't resist - having to know what happens next? I think Thad’s point that we as fans are essentially ‘locked in’ is a valid one, and one which explains a fair amount of fan behaviour online and otherwise. It seems to form a good deal of answers (both consciously and unconsciously) to the usual question of ‘why do you still watch it when you find it disappointing/immature/poorly-conceived/inconsistent et cetera?’

For most of us it got us young and it got us hard. Perhaps that compulsion itself drives the other compulsion that some fans can’t resist – having to know what happens next?

]]> By: Thad Ritchards https://www.zeusblog.tetrap.com/?p=86&cpage=1#comment-170 Thad Ritchards Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:55:28 +0000 http://www.zeusblog.tetrap.com/?p=86#comment-170 The main foot shooting has usually been the "Next Week" trailer. People tried to shoot RTD's foot at the end of "Aliens of London", saying "We know the Doctor survives! That ruins everything!" Well, duh! I think the worse one was the "Next Week" trailer at the end of "Boom Town". Yes, they wanted to promote the Daleks so people would watch, but it made watching "Bad Wolf" entirely redundant. (Which, admittedly, isn't necessarily a bad thing.) The second half of that episode is all about "Who is behind it all?" and that was revealed last week! Promotion versus spoiler. For me, I take the simple view of avoiding both (I'm a guaranteed viewer anyway). The main foot shooting has usually been the “Next Week” trailer. People tried to shoot RTD’s foot at the end of “Aliens of London”, saying “We know the Doctor survives! That ruins everything!” Well, duh!

I think the worse one was the “Next Week” trailer at the end of “Boom Town”. Yes, they wanted to promote the Daleks so people would watch, but it made watching “Bad Wolf” entirely redundant. (Which, admittedly, isn’t necessarily a bad thing.) The second half of that episode is all about “Who is behind it all?” and that was revealed last week!

Promotion versus spoiler. For me, I take the simple view of avoiding both (I’m a guaranteed viewer anyway).

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