MORE DoomyDoomDOoom with DOOooOOoom Sauce for HUGO!

[seawasp]

Y'know, the Gloomy SF Is Better movement is now *FORTY YEARS OLD*. The original New Wavers are dead or reaching the end of their careers. Don't you think it's time to GIVE IT AN F'ING REST? I mean, really, picking WATERS OF MARS ,of ALL the Doctor Who you could have chosen?

Yes, I know. I'm USED to awards being given to the stuff that's worst, but it does get a bit WEARING after a while. Hell, it's not like the Grand Finale this year was all sweetness and light; it was pretty grim. But it didn't involve grade-A choice stupidity AS WELL as doomy doom dooOoooOooom.

(I can't judge most of the others, not having read 'em. But I know what Charles Stross writes, and I find it likely that there's a lot of doominess in it.)

Comments

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

The Dramatic Short Form list was dominated by downers. I think "Waters" won because it was well-written, and explored the idea that some events cannot be changed, even if the Doctor tries to change it, history will have it's way.

Next year, I want to see this video nominated for the Short Form Hugo. With almost no dialogue, The Faking Hoaxer produces one of the most chilling short films I've ever seen.

[seawasp]

But it sounds like you want to nominate another DoomyDoom! I want NONDoomyDoom!

And the reason I hated Waters is it was *STUPID* in at least three areas, two of them crucial to the way things worked out. In other words, the idea that the Doctor can't change Time seemed not to be proven, just to be shown to happen if The Doctor is an idiot.

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

I don't see "We Came in Peace" as DoomyDoom. After all, it all allegedly happened forty years ago, and we're still here. Just a fun, very well-made take on the "aliens on the Moon" trope that dates back to before Jules Verne. YMMV.

[seawasp]

As I said, I don't know all of them (heck, I barely have any time to read stuff I WANT to). I was mostly annoyed by the selection of Waters of Mars, which is once more not only picking a downer, but picking one of the Who eps I *least* liked.

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

Go watch "We Came in Peace." it's about six minutes long.