The show has tried several times in it's 50-year history to be serious and adult, with mixed results. The best attempt at this was in the early Tom Baker period, when they had hard-hitting moral stories about responsibility and genocide (GENESIS OF THE DALEKS is an excellent example). During the Peter Davison and Colin Baker eras being 'serious' mostly failed miserably (THE CAVES OF ANDROZANI being a brilliant exception), but with more success in the Sylvester McCoy period (REMEMBRANCE OF THE DALEKS and THE CURSE OF FENRIC, most notably).
The problem is that whenever WHO started taking itself seriously, the kids would get bored and turn off and the ratings would drop, so they'd have to resort to the silly/serious mix the show is better known for.
The problem is that whenever WHO started taking itself seriously, the kids would get bored and turn off and the ratings would drop, so they'd have to resort to the silly/serious mix the show is better known for.
"Doctor Who has some great ideas, but it also has the Daleks...
- 18/11/2011 03:12:39 PM
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I can't take Dr. Who seriously, and I think that's why I've never cared for it. *NM*
- 20/11/2011 02:56:19 PM
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When did it ever attempt to be serious? *NM*
- 20/11/2011 05:32:33 PM
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It didn't, but that's why *I* can't really get into it. I didn't like SG-1 either, tho it tried.
- 21/11/2011 04:12:13 PM
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Fairly frequently.
- 24/11/2011 11:34:38 PM
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The whole reason I logged onto RAFO tonight was to post something similar to this! WIERD!!
- 29/11/2011 02:45:14 AM
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- 29/11/2011 02:45:14 AM
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