In article <
slrnkg611...@pjr.no-ip.org>,
>In rec.arts.drwho on Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:52:28 +0000 (UTC), The Doctor
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doc...@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote:
>
>> In article <
slrnkg5s1...@pjr.no-ip.org>,
>> Peter J Ross <
peadar...@gmx.com> wrote:
>>>In rec.arts.drwho on Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:34:08 -0000, Keith Cunningham
>>><
k...@southshieldsfolkclub.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "The Doctor" <
doc...@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote in message
>>>> news:kdrdte$g5a$1...@gallifrey.nk.ca...
>>>>>
>>>>> Time for a Christian writer to come along.
>>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Why would that be any better than a Muslim, a Hindu, or a Buddhist?
>>>
>>>Most Dw viewers live in a (post) Christian culture, so references to
>>>other cultures and religions would require explanations.
>>>
>>>See The Abominable Snowmen and Planet of the Spiders for subtext.
>>>
>>
>> What about Kind or Curse of Fenric?
>
>By "Kind" you probably mean "Kinda".
>
>Those are examples of DW stories in which the unfamiliar religion is
>imperfectly explained.
>
>"Kinda" and "Curse of Fenric" are both rescued from being utterly
>risible by the talents of their supporting casts.
>
>For example, Mary Morris and Nicholas Parsons are both wonderful.
>
>The scripts aren't much better than the 1980s average, but the
>supporting casts are faultless.
>
>I'd rate Kinda 8/10 and Fenric 7/10. These are among the few good
>stories in a decade when otherwise 4/10 is a rarely awarded high
>score.
>
>But I'd rate both Abominable Snowmen and Planet of the Spiders 9/10.
>P-o-t-Spiders verges on 10/10.
>
>
What about the Romans?