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Bêthberry · 08-20-2007, 09:40 PM

Kudos to Lalaith for arguing with neither disputant!

Having just seen the new Doctor Who episodes "Human Nature/Family of Blood", I venture to ask davem if his objection to this project derives from its apparent lack of quality or from the concept itself?

It seems to me that Doctor Who is doing a fab job making history exciting for young viewers. How many of Doctor Who's fans really appreciate what the red poppy means? Or rather, appreciated before they saw this episode?
Isn't that what Doctor Who was initially/originally intended to do--provide a window into history and the cultural past such that the audience could reaffirm those qualities?

And isn't Doctor Who revered the world over? So... couldn't a comic book version be equally successful in inspiring young 'un to take on The Bard? I'd still rather see a Neil Gaiman comic than these, but I'd leave this question for the disputants?

How does one help new readers of a new age imaginatively enter into art that isn't contempoary?

After all, wasn't Tolkien himself doing something similar, recreating for a new audience a past that he was capable of reading but for which he wanted to stimulate new readers? Can it be said that Tolkien's work is a "dumbing down" of the past sagas and heroic literature for a modern age?

08-20-2007, 09:40 PM	#29
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	And now for something completely different . . . Kudos to Lalaith for arguing with neither disputant! Having just seen the new Doctor Who episodes "Human Nature/Family of Blood", I venture to ask davem if his objection to this project derives from its apparent lack of quality or from the concept itself? It seems to me that Doctor Who is doing a fab job making history exciting for young viewers. How many of Doctor Who's fans really appreciate what the red poppy means? Or rather, appreciated before they saw this episode? Isn't that what Doctor Who was initially/originally intended to do--provide a window into history and the cultural past such that the audience could reaffirm those qualities? And isn't Doctor Who revered the world over? So... couldn't a comic book version be equally successful in inspiring young 'un to take on The Bard? I'd still rather see a Neil Gaiman comic than these, but I'd leave this question for the disputants? How does one help new readers of a new age imaginatively enter into art that isn't contempoary? After all, wasn't Tolkien himself doing something similar, recreating for a new audience a past that he was capable of reading but for which he wanted to stimulate new readers? Can it be said that Tolkien's work is a "dumbing down" of the past sagas and heroic literature for a modern age? __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.