Comments on: Doctor Who: Black Orchid

By: Johanna

Johanna — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 02:22:07 +0000

I did, although I remember having a quibble at the end, but I don’t remember what it was. But yes, I especially like the way she was played.

By: odessasteps magazine

odessasteps magazine — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 02:02:31 +0000

So, did you like the Agatha Christie episode from this season’s Dr Who?

By: Johanna

Johanna — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:53:57 +0000

Oh, good point. It did remind me of the 1929 film I watched last night in how everyone was declaiming to the balconies.

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:17:52 +0000

David Beard is correct. The acting is the way it is not because the show is for kids, but because of the strong theatrical influence on the BBC. Pretty much everyone – actors, directors, etc. all came from the world of theatre when the BBC first started doing TV shows, and it was a long, long time before television broke away from its stage-y origins (the growing influence of American television in the ’90s had a huge effect, for one).

It’s similar perhaps, to early Hollywood talkies, where they did much the same thing – got theatre directors (and actors) in to make the films, thus giving them a very stage-y look and feel. Really, we were just 30-40 years behind you in a different medium. :)

By: David Beard

David Beard — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:37:08 +0000

I prefer to imagine the acting as “theatrical,” with all the gestures and pronunciation required to reach an audience at the back of a hall, but shot for TV.

But thanks for pointing this out!