I know we're all having a great deal of fun speculating what a new DS might be like.....but I'd rather be in the dark about what's ACTUALLY going to show up on my TV some night, than be bored to death already before its debut.
It's just the opposite for me, Rainey. Without all of what's going on, there'd be a good chance that I'd skip the show or at least be very impatient with it. I'm a very slow absorber, the more I know ahead of time the more I'll be able to concentrate on the entertainment value of the show.
The biggest problem for me with the 91 series was that I wasted all my viewing time (what little of it there was - which is my point) comparing it to the original and nit-picking it to death and ultimately giving up on it in disgust. Knowing all about it ahead of time would have given me the time to get over it and just enjoy the show for what is was. And that's what seems to be happening with me now with the pilot. And I hope the trend continues.
I pretty much like to keep my negative thoughts to myself. But I've had some reservations about some of what we've learned so far. I'm glad to be able to deal with them now instead of trying to process them while watching the show.
A question for those in the know - Is a pilot made just for the execs to view to decide if they want to put the series into production or will we get to see the pilot as episode one? I hadn't thought of that until now. I've just taken for granted that we are going to see the pilot.