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 From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca 
  
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 Slitheen  wrote: 
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 >"greenyammo"  wrote in message 
 >news:t5Rte.43304$Vj3.10473@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk... 
 >> Nick wrote: 
 >>> John Russell wrote: 
 >>> 
 >>> 
 >>>>>I didn't say that sci-fi was a type of story. I was just using it 
 >>>>>to describe the differnce between the "kitchen sink" part of the 
 >>>>>story and the rest. If RTD wanted charcters that we could relate 
 >>>>>to he should have written dialogue that doesn't sound like it was 
 >>>>>stripped from an episode of Neighbours. 
 >>>>> 
 >>>> 
 >>>>But that type of language is understood by the target group for 
 >>>>this program! 
 >>>>RTD wanted to explore the "emotional aspects" of the relationship 
 >>>>between a time lord and his Earthling companion. Those emotions 
 >>>>are not different becuase it's sc-fi! Or do you also condemn  Star 
 >>>>Wars as well for having "relationship" elements to the stories. 
 >>>>All that yuckyness between Luke and Hans over the Princess, or 
 >>>>Anakin's infatuation with Padame. 
 >>> 
 >>> 
 >>> 
 >>> I think the new Doctor Who is a great deal like Farscape. 
 >> 
 >> 
 >> It reminds me a lot of that too. 
 > 
 >I think it so far removed from the likes of Farscape, it's untrue. 
 > 
 > 
  
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