Yep, that was my thinking as to why G4 may have felt bland. With the historicals the emphasis is on character and story, with the SF tales, the emphasis is on ideas, and some of those ideas don't have much depth.
One of my big wishes is that Moffatt will produce the occasional pure historical. Can you imagine the first time that happened in the new series? Some fans would be totally confused because they'd be waiting for the monster, and in fact it's just ordinary people being monstrous!
I can't help but wonder whether Smugglers works better if you live in a country where the elements of the story actually have historical relevance.
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Date: 2009-08-27 02:53 am (UTC)One of my big wishes is that Moffatt will produce the occasional pure historical. Can you imagine the first time that happened in the new series? Some fans would be totally confused because they'd be waiting for the monster, and in fact it's just ordinary people being monstrous!
I can't help but wonder whether Smugglers works better if you live in a country where the elements of the story actually have historical relevance.