Rusty Sue: I know we've gone our rounds...but can I just say I still think, even with all the OMG!angst of Doomsday, it reads beautifully as OTPForNow. That's still how I see the relationship, and it tears me up anyway...
School Reunion: Not only made me blubber, it's STILL making me blubber as I watch some great vids using copious clippage from it. :?P And K-9 is generally beloved in most of the fandom I've encountered, actually. There are corners which think he might've been overused or whatever, but naw, generally we all love him. He's a robot AND a dog! What's not to love?
Wishlist: While I'd love to see less of 21st century Earth, I understand the practical reasoning. Who might have a bigger budget than ever, but it's still fairly small compared to American shows. One of the main reasons the Beeb claimed they were waiting so long to bring back Who was they didn't think they could make it look as good as American SciFi. When they were first bringing RTD in, some of his early pitches involved the Doctor being stranded on Earth again (a la the Third) to save the budget. Then, wisely, he said "screw that, ALL OF TIME AND SPACE is the joy of Who!". But if we still get a lot of Earth stories to save the money a bit...I can live with that. As for making Martha historical or even futuristic...I'm with you, and yet I'm not gonna hold it against her if she doesn't turn out to be. If RTD is one of those producers who feels the audience should have an easily identifiable companion, I may not always agree but I can respect it. And then later they can bring in someone historical. Like you said, Ten rocks with a crew. And the pattern so far each season has mixed up solo and multiple companions...series one had Adam and the Captain Jack eps, series two had Mickey. And we already know Jack's coming back for some eps in series three...
The Time War: As a lifelong Whovian, I figure mysterious hints are the Doctor's stock in trade. Most of us don't really ever *want* to have all the backstory actually spelled out for us. That way lies Lungbarrow! Personally? I think the greatest thing they could do would be to turn to Big Finish and say, "Go ahead: do an 8th Doctor-fights-the-Time War series. We won't necessarily say it's official, but we won't say it's not..." (Also...FCOL?)
Romana III: I have mixed feelings there...I'd love to see a Romana, definitely...but I've fallen in love with Lalla Ward all over again on audio, so I'd almost rather she just come back and be the Romana That Never Dies. *snerk*
Shada: So lovely, yes. I actually named a cat Chronotis...one of our best cats ever, I miss him. And did you know Douglas Adams turned around and halfway adapted it into the novel "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency"? (Great book--but then, I love all Adams!)
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Date: 2006-07-16 04:03 am (UTC)School Reunion: Not only made me blubber, it's STILL making me blubber as I watch some great vids using copious clippage from it. :?P And K-9 is generally beloved in most of the fandom I've encountered, actually. There are corners which think he might've been overused or whatever, but naw, generally we all love him. He's a robot AND a dog! What's not to love?
Wishlist: While I'd love to see less of 21st century Earth, I understand the practical reasoning. Who might have a bigger budget than ever, but it's still fairly small compared to American shows. One of the main reasons the Beeb claimed they were waiting so long to bring back Who was they didn't think they could make it look as good as American SciFi. When they were first bringing RTD in, some of his early pitches involved the Doctor being stranded on Earth again (a la the Third) to save the budget. Then, wisely, he said "screw that, ALL OF TIME AND SPACE is the joy of Who!". But if we still get a lot of Earth stories to save the money a bit...I can live with that. As for making Martha historical or even futuristic...I'm with you, and yet I'm not gonna hold it against her if she doesn't turn out to be. If RTD is one of those producers who feels the audience should have an easily identifiable companion, I may not always agree but I can respect it. And then later they can bring in someone historical. Like you said, Ten rocks with a crew. And the pattern so far each season has mixed up solo and multiple companions...series one had Adam and the Captain Jack eps, series two had Mickey. And we already know Jack's coming back for some eps in series three...
The Time War: As a lifelong Whovian, I figure mysterious hints are the Doctor's stock in trade. Most of us don't really ever *want* to have all the backstory actually spelled out for us. That way lies Lungbarrow! Personally? I think the greatest thing they could do would be to turn to Big Finish and say, "Go ahead: do an 8th Doctor-fights-the-Time War series. We won't necessarily say it's official, but we won't say it's not..." (Also...FCOL?)
Romana III: I have mixed feelings there...I'd love to see a Romana, definitely...but I've fallen in love with Lalla Ward all over again on audio, so I'd almost rather she just come back and be the Romana That Never Dies. *snerk*
Shada: So lovely, yes. I actually named a cat Chronotis...one of our best cats ever, I miss him. And did you know Douglas Adams turned around and halfway adapted it into the novel "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency"? (Great book--but then, I love all Adams!)