A topic for the discussion of Doctor Who, Arrow, and The Flash. Beware possible invasions of iZombie, Sleepy Hollow, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi, superhero, or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect adult content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
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Watching the old stuff is at least partially an exercise in nostalgia--there's not as much of a premium on emotional arcing and there's very little shipping or angsting and absolutely no Captain Jack.
With Sarah Jane, have they brought to the text what was mainly a current of subtext (i.e. she was (is?) in love with The Doctor, or at least seriously crushing), or were they explicit about that even then. It's been literally decades since I saw any of those, and I can't remember.
I also can't believe no channel has started airing the old stuff. If BBC still has the rights, you'd think it would be a natural for them on BBCA.
I just want to know more about the background story. For Captain Jack, I can (in fact - I should) watch Torchwood.
Torchwood has its own set of rewards and frustrations. I would recommend it.
There's a ton of specific monster background (Daleks, Cybermen, Sontarans) to be gotten in the old episodes, so you might want to seek those out specifically. But even then, not all the Dalek episodes are equally relevant.
It's been literally decades since I saw any of those, and I can't remember.
Sarah Jane was before my time, so I'm not as up on her. I've been catching reruns via Netflix very randomly, and little with her.
Shir, there's also the Sarah Jane Adventures for texture.
Frank, I don't think they ever explicitly said that Sarah Jane's feelings for the Doctor were more than platonic friendship back in the day. But it felt absolutely true to the character in "School Reunion" that she'd never married thanks to having met him.
If BBC still has the rights, you'd think it would be a natural for them on BBCA.
BBCA is only tangentially part of the BBC - it's part of BBC Worldwide. (I could go into detail about the relationship between BBC, BBC Worldwide, and Discovery, but then everyone in this thread would fall asleep. Suffice to say, it's complicated.)
Anyway, the short version is that BBCA has to pay for everything that airs on their network, and they don't necessarily get first dibs or a better deal on BBC content than other American broadcasters. (Which is why SciFi had Who first, and why BBCA also airs non-Beeb shows like Footballers Wives.)
Shir, there's also the Sarah Jane Adventures for texture.
Yeah, but she didn't really interested me, as a character.
I always was rooting for the Daleks to kill Sarah Jane. My god, the shrieking. Or for Leela to show up and slap her.
Or Ace to do it.
Mmm, Leela.
I always was rooting for the Daleks to kill Sarah Jane. My god, the shrieking.
And yet, less of a whiny bitch than Harry Sullivan.
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Even cheaper at Best Buy. Now on backorder, I see. I am so very tempted, but it's not a necessity right now.
