An alien species, they were responsible for the fall of Gallifreyand have always been considered the Doctor’s main nemesis. [21], In 2011, SFX named "Love & Monsters" as one of the best Sci-Fi TV Mockumentaries, saying that it worked as an example of the genre and was not too bad on rewatch. [13] Its final audience figure was 6.66 million making it the 15th most watched programme of the week. Davies had also considered making the viewpoint character of the story a woman but felt that he already had enough focus on female guest characters that series. Love & Monsters é o décimo episódio da segunda temporada da série nova de Doctor Who. The Daleks aren’t the most terrifying monster, so that puts them at the bottom of this list - but they are the ultimate Doctor Who classic monster, so that earns them a place regardless! [3] It is noted Elton's memory may not be entirely reliable, so whether events in the episode happened the way he remembers them is debatable. A dark secret spans several... Scholar and Whofan Miles Booy has written the first historical account of the public interpretation of Doctor Who. She tries and fails to seduce him, but when she finds a picture of Rose in Elton's jacket and realises he is after the Doctor, she demands that he leave her alone. The group is joined and taken over by Victor Kennedy (Peter Kay), an alien who has a darker interest in the Doctor and seeks to absorb his physical body and knowledge. Overall, an interesting read that's pretty different from other Doctor Who NF, which tends to focus on the texts rather than the context. The Ice Warriors. [9] Davies wanted Elton to be a "normal guy" and not geeky with a "funny voice". [12] Overnight ratings for the UK were 6.22 million, a 38.3% audience share. Not so experimental that people will run away screaming from Saturday-night BBC1, because you can experiment too much. April 15th 2012 (GAME: Destiny o… ... "Love & Monsters" has so many great lines and funny moments that it's a very easy episode to watch several times, which is why we choose to love it. "Love and Monsters" is a confused story that wants to be about appreciating the beauty of life despite its hardships. The one where a child made the monster, but monkeys made the story. Series 2: 10. Everything changes for Elton when he meets a girl called Ursula, who introduces him to a … The Graak was created by the Doctor to try and find an escape from the Master after he had trapped the first seven incarnations of the Doctor in the Determinant. Scholar and Whofan Miles Booy has written the first historical account of the public interpretation of Doctor Who. 1:00. Ruediger commented on the truths of meeting other fans on the Internet and praised the depth of Jackie's character. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. "[18] Louisa Pearson of The Scotsman noted that hardcore fans would dislike the comedy and the "panto" performance of Kay, but commented, "It's true, this episode came close to being a spoof, but it was actually quite nice to have a rest from the Doctor. [9], Director Dan Zeff said of the tone the production team wished to capture, "Working with an inspirational design team, we wanted to emphasise a melancholy feel, an emptiness in the world around our characters – big urban spaces that once may have been full of life, but now lay abandoned, rusting, decayed. "[22] Arnold T Blumburg of Now Playing gave the episode a grade of D-. Amidst this, Elton and his fragile group of friends would almost feel cast adrift – increasingly vulnerable as they are led astray by the sinister Victor Kennedy. He was portrayed by Peter Kay. Davies notes in the commentary that the name was invented only after the episode was shot and a name was needed for the credits. I found it particularly intriguing when it discussed the mid '80s (when I got involved in Doctor Who and its fandom) and the interim from 1989-2005. Doctor Who trailer 1974: New Doctor, New Monsters… The "Doctor-lite" and "companion-lite" structure has since continued in the programme. The Abzorbaloff attempts to ransom Elton in exchange for the Doctor, but the Doctor feigns disinterest in Elton's fate, while dropping a hint to the absorbed members of LINDA. It was written by executive producer and lead writer Russell T Davies and directed by Dan Zeff.. 179, starring Marc Warren as Elton, with David Tennant as the Doctor) An excellent account, both scholarly and personal, of the evolution of strands of fan discourse which proved influential on the development of Doctor Who as multimedia storytelling enterprise in the 1990s and the revived television series in the 2000s. Doctor Who: Series 2. Even saving the world gets boring sometimes. Some praised the complexities of the script, while others felt it was a parody or strayed into offensive humour. [2][9], According to Davies, in an early draft, Elton would have been witness to more events in Doctor Who history: in this draft, Elton's third birthday party was evacuated because of the Dalek invasion of Shoreditch (Remembrance of the Daleks), his mother was killed by a plastic daffodil (Terror of the Autons) instead of an elemental shade, and he also would have been one of those who saw the Loch Ness Monster rising from the Thames (Terror of the Zygons). As he resigns himself to being absorbed, the TARDIS materialises and the Doctor and Rose emerge from within. It also made me think about the show in some new ways. In the episode, a human called Elton Pope (Marc Warren) joins a group of people who have a shared interest in the alien time traveller the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant) and his ship the TARDIS. Template:Infobox Doctor Who episode "Love & Monsters" was the first example of a "Doctor-lite" episode in the new series: because the lead actors only appear for a few minutes in this episode, they're free to film another one simultaneously. [8] The acronym "LINDA" was previously used on the British children's television programme Why Don't You?, which featured the "Liverpool Investigation 'N' Detective Agency". [3] This was a production necessity because the Christmas special had increased the number of episodes to produce from 13 to 14. Written by Russell T. Davies.. A silly and (mostly) drama-free episode that focuses on a minor character. [18] Nick Setchfield of SFX rated the episode 4.5 out of 5, noting how it "finally gives Doctor Who a whole new vocabulary as a television programme." Kay and the Abzorbaloff also attracted divided opinions. Elton recalls seeing the same man in his house when he was a child. From the twilight of Tom Baker's years to the newest Doctor, Matt Smith, Miles Booy explores the shifting … "[7] According to producer Phil Collinson, Grantham was disappointed with the rendering of the monster because he had envisaged it being "the size of a double-decker bus",[9] but the production team was never informed of this. He was positive towards the first 30 minutes, which he described as a "touching little tale" with interesting characters, but called the final 10 minutes "juvenile attack on the audience's intelligence and emotions" that ruined the episode with "a laughable monster and offensive humor at exactly the wrong moment". It's the moral complexity of the Ice Warriors compared to some of their peers that … The Abzorbaloff also known as Victor Kennedy was a male Abzorbalobian who appeared in Doctor Who and acted as the sole antagonist of the episode "Love & Monsters". Love & Monsters ★★★★★ Russell T Davies's offbeat masterpiece, a "Doctor-lite" tale starring Marc Warren and Peter Kay. It was written by executive producer and lead writer Russell T Davies and directed by Dan Zeff. [27], Template:Doctor Who episodes LINDA meets in a library basement to discuss their experiences, but soon their meetings become more social in nature. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. [1][2] Victor Kennedy mentions that Rose's Torchwood files are missing because they were corrupted by a "Bad Wolf virus", referencing both the recurring phrases of the first and second series. [19] IGN's Ahsan Haque gave the episode a score of 9.5 out of 10, particularly praising the dialogue. This episode would’ve worked a lot better if it had simply been a sweet little love story centre on Elton and Ursula. "Love & Monsters" was watched by 6.66 million viewers in the United Kingdom and was met with divisive reception by critics and fans. "Love & Monsters" was the first example of a "Doctor-lite" episode in the new series: because the lead actors only appear for a few minutes in this episode, they're free to film another one simultaneously. [1] Davies said of the monster, "I thought the Abzorbaloff was brilliant. [14] The episode gained an Appreciation Index score of 76. [Waste ground] (A young man is stumbling over broken bricks and rubble until he comes to a row of old warehouses with metal doors, and a blue police telephone box outside them. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Doctor Who: "Love & Monsters" Review. "Love & Monsters" is the tenth episode of the second series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast on BBC One on 17 June 2006. He reinvigorates the group's efforts to locate the Doctor and his companion Rose by teaching them spying techniques. Love and Monsters (Doctor Who Story No. [17], "Love & Monsters" is noted for having a divided reception. We’d love your help. It’s certainly the warmest, and somehow it feels like the most personal." ‘Let’s Kill Hitler’ was the seventh episode of the sixth season and it was the … Doctor Who - S02E10 - Love and Monsters (1) (1) Report. With "Love & Monsters", Davies was able to tell a story from a different character's point of view to allow for only a small appearance by lead actors David Tennant and Billie Piper as the Doctor and Rose Tyler. Besides the Doctor Who-ness of it, it's also fun to remember when being that big of a geek meant fanzines instead of websites. I wish I could go back and rewatch some of those PBS pledge drives to see how they framed the show, because I think I had a lot of the same ideas and attitudes about it as a young 'lad' in the USA that these hardcore british heads had only I was in a vacuum and they were corresponding with each other in letters to the editors. [3] Peter Kay had written a letter to Davies after the new series began in June 2005, and Davies replied to him in September offering a guest spot in an episode. [4][5], As such, executive producer and writer Russell T Davies had to come up with a story that had a good reason to keep the Doctor and Rose out. [2], William Grantham's original drawing for the Abzorbaloff, Unlike the vast majority of Doctor Who stories, "Love & Monsters" has only nominal appearances by the TARDIS crew, and is not from their point of view. Ursula realises she forgot her phone, and she returns with Elton only to discover that Victor is an alien, whom Elton dubs an Abzorbaloff. But just as you think you know everything this programme can do, this puts a little bit of spin on it. The Doctor is able to bring back Ursula in the form of a paving stone, which Elton starts a relationship with. However, he felt that some of the sadder aspects "seemed out of place in what should have been a purely light-hearted comedic episode". [26] "Love & Monsters" was placed in 153rd position in Doctor Who Magazine's Mighty 200 reader survey in 2009, which ranked every Doctor Who story to that point in order of preference. I wish I could go back and rewatch some of those PBS pledge drives to see how they framed the show, because I think I had a lot of the same ideas and attitudes about it as a young 'lad' in the U. Who is the sinister and mysterious Victor Kennedy, and why is he so keen to find the Doctor? It ends up being awkward at best and perturbing at worst. The youngster who designed the Abzorbaloff for the Doctor Who episode "Love and Monsters" has taken a retrospective look at the controversial story and his involvement in the show. In response, the absorbed members collectively use their willpower to suppress the Abzorbaloff, who ends up dropping his cane. One day a man by the name of Victor Kennedy (who says he cannot be touched due to a skin condition) interrupts a meeting and points out that LINDA has lost focus. Elton and Ursula, with three others, form a group who have similarly encountered the Doctor known as LINDA (London Investigation 'N' Detective Agency). [16] It was then rereleased as part of the Complete Second Series boxset on 20 November 2006. Russell T Davies worked on the series for some years. Prior to the revival of Doctor Who, Davies had considered pitching this story idea to Doctor Who Magazine as a comics story. The episode is set in London. "[11] The episode features the songs "Mr. Blue Sky", "Don't Bring Me Down", and "Turn to Stone" by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), Elton's favorite band. To see what your friends thought of this book, Love and Monsters: The Doctor Who Experience, 1979 to the Present (Investigating Cult TV Series), This is about the fans who subscribed to Doctor Who Magazine and read the novelizations and maybe even belong to fan clubs. [24] In a review of the series, Stephen Brook of The Guardian stated that he "hated" the episode, describing it as a "parody of Doctor Who fans". Still, at least in Love and Monsters at least RTD doesn't openly call the characters depicted Ming Mongs as he actually referred to fans in real life - in Love and Monsters he just heavily infers it. The Abzorbaloff is just a reminder of one of the little the things that bugs me about Doctor Who, the insistence of having monsters or aliens in stories that don’t really need monsters or aliens. I'm not sure that I would have fitted in the hard-core group of fans for most of Who's history, but it's fascinating to read about them. Plus, the story behind the Blue Peter Design a Monster competition The Abzorbaloff reveals that he has absorbed the rest of LINDA and wishes to also absorb the Doctor to gain his accumulated experience and knowledge. We saw them pop up time and time again, always with an ominous feeling when they did. Readers' Most Anticipated Books of January. Meanwhile, Bridget and Bliss disappear from the group unexpectedly. [3] The winner, the Abzorbaloff, was designed by nine-year-old William Grantham. "Love & Monsters" is the tenth episode of series two of the 2005 relaunch of the British sci-fi series Doctor Who and the twenty-first episode of the series overall. [1][2] Rose remarks on the Abzorbaloff as being a little bit Slitheen-ish in appearance; the Abzorbaloff states that he comes from Clom, the sister planet of the Slitheen homeworld Raxacoricofallapatorius. Though a bit too scholarly at times, this is an interesting book for how it traces the culture of Doctor Who's fandom and media form 1979 through the present. [9], Another necessity the episode had to fulfill was to include the winner of Blue Peter's "Design a Doctor Who Monster" competition. ROSE [OC]: Doctor! "[7] The episode had the working title of "I Love the Doctor". [2] As such, the production was "double banked" with "The Impossible Planet"/"The Satan Pit" so Tennant and Piper could film those episodes while another unit worked on "Love & Monsters". The most JH Movie Collection Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. Adventures in time and space with the wandering Time Lord. 4 (DVD) (2005), Doctor Who, Season 2, Episode 10: "Love & Monsters", Dr Who trespasses into alien comic territory, Episode commentary by Russell T Davies, Phil Collinson, and Susie Liggat, Template:Doctor Who episodes by Russell T Davies, https://jhmoviecollection.fandom.com/wiki/Love_%26_Monsters?oldid=5080. Elton (Marc Warren): You can't imagine it—the Doctor's machine. Kay was originally offered the part of Elton, but he felt the "UFO-spotter type" was too similar to his character on Coronation Street and much preferred playing the "baddie". [10] The creature that Elton sees at the start of the episode is credited as the "Hoix". Victor persuades Mr Skinner to remain behind, but Elton and Ursula leave. Articles with invalid date parameter in template, Television shows written by Russell T Davies, Doctor Who: The Girl Who Waited – series 32, episode 10, Review: Doctor Who 2x10 - Love and Monsters, Doctor Who - The New Series - Series 2 - Vol. It was written by executive producer and lead writer Russell T Davies and directed by Dan Zeff. Love and Monsters begins in 1979 with the publication of ''Doctor Who Weekly", the magazine that would start a chain of events that would see creative fans taking control of the merchandise and even of the program's massively successful twenty-first century reboot. Welcome back. And good to know that there have always, ALWAYS, been people for whom Doctor Who is now rubbish because it's no longer the show of their youth. Do ponto de vista de produção, ele incluiu um monstro criado por uma criança, de nove anos de idade, William Grantham, para uma competição Blue Peter. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Love and Monsters. The episode is set in London. B. Tauris. Doctor Who. The article noted that criticisms of the episode ranged from "Kay's overacting and the silly Slitheen-esque monster to annoyance at how, well, lame the members of LINDA are. New books! Template:Doctor Who episodes by Russell T Davies. While Setchfield was not a fan of Kay, he found his performance in this episode funny. [3] Davies was inspired by the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "The Zeppo" and the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Lower Decks", both of which focused on atypical characters. It touches people, absorbs them and their face actually appears in the body — terrifying. Perhaps the most epic appearance was … He wrote, "This may be Russell T Davies’s smartest, funniest script. Love and Monsters begins in 1979 with the publication of ''Doctor Who Weekly", the magazine that would start a chain of events that would see creative fans taking control of the merchandise and even of the program's massively successful twenty-first century re. 45 mins. This is about the fans who subscribed to Doctor Who Magazine and read the novelizations and maybe even belong to fan clubs. The Doctor: You made it worse! note Incluiu a primeira menção a Harold Saxon e mencionou o arco da história de Torchwood. 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