Back when I had no cable, I used to watch old DW re-runs on PBS. I could never really take to it fully then. It was a sci-fi fix, but not very satisfying. However, I've really enjoyed the new series.
__________________________________________________________________ James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] cell: 703-593-2065 * fax: 760-875-8547 AIM: jlandrith * ICQ: 148600159 MSN and Yahoo! Messenger: jlandrith Taking the Gloves Off - http://jameslandrith.com <http://jameslandrith.com/> The Multiracial Activist - http://multiracial.com <http://multiracial.com/> The Abolitionist Examiner - http://multiracial.com/abolitionist/ __________________________________________________________________ _____ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 10:36 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Dr Who versus Sarah Jane i never watched Dr. Who before the series was revived recently with Chris Eccleston, but I can imagine the more kid-friendly, action-over-drama-and-emotion angle would have left me cold after a while. I mean, the one reason I can go with the show with giant hand androids and menacing Daleks with plungers for weaponry is because there's some good drama at the core. Sometimes the shows are just plain fun, true, and nothing wrong with that. But I like the more mature, intelligent tellings. The Sarah Jane show is a case in point. I found it to be too light and breezy, the angle of the kids a bit off-putting. I don't think i'll be making a point of watching it... -------------- Original message -------------- From: "maidmarian_thepoet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:md_moore42%40yahoo.com> com> I've had 2 weeks of the Doctor Who and Sarah Jane. It's interesting in a way. Someone asked for a comparison of the old Doctor series and the new one a while back. Sarah Jane is very much like the old Doctor Who series. It's obviously for kids. They even have a kid version of "Mickie" from the 2005/2006 series of Doctor Who. (That's somewhat disturbing.) They don't spend a lot of time on scientific explanations. The rescues are very unbelievable. It's just a "fun" series. Sarah Jane has children as companions; in the old Dr Who series, he had childish companions. That used to drive me up the wall. To have all of these adult women behave like complete idiots. Rose and especially Martha were welcome changes in the new Doctor Who series. The age range for Doctor Who has moved up a little. Hence the sexual titillation that has been tossed in from time to time. There is more emotional drama in the show now. Some of the Dr Who lists complain about this bitterly. They want the innocent show of their childhood back. On the whole, I would say that it's a young teen show now. I notice on the BBC site that they are nervous about entangling Doctor Who and Torchwood story lines. I haven't seen Torchwood, but I keep reading complaints about how raunchy it is. Can anyone comment? On the whole, I prefer the new Doctor Who series. The "Donna" character bugs me in that we seem to returning to the era of clueless women. She moves into the Tardis with loads of suitcases and a hat box of all things. But, I'll wait and see. Oh, and it was amusing that now that series shows are allowed have memories of what came before--Everyone in London leaves town at Christmas because disasters happen then. Doctor Who has done a Xmas special to start the BBC season. So every London has been threatened every Xmas for the past 3 years. Nice touch. I could imagine the same for the people that occupy the world of "24" or "CSI". Oh G-d, it September, what is going to happen to us now? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
