XPost: rec.arts.drwho 
 From: glyn.kennington@ox.spam.compsoc.net 
  
 dene_bebbo@yahoo.co.uk  announced: 
 >  John Russell wrote: 
 > > "greenyammo"  wrote in message 
 > > news:csxte.15850$Vo6.13634@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk... 
 > > So didn't you care how companions felt when their time with the Dr ended? 
 > > Drama is all about human emotion, i.e feelings. 
 > > Sc-fi is not a type of story, it's only a style of presentation. 
 > 
 >  I thought Dr Who was premised on a guy who can travel in time and space 
 >  to have interesting Sci-Fi/horror/mystery adventures. Who cares about 
 >  Rose's relationship with her mother and boyfriend, if we want dreary 
 >  drama about Londoners there's DeadEnders to watch instead. 
  
 But it's not just about these dull Londoners - it's about how these dull 
 Londoners react when someone close to them is whisked away without any 
 promise of return.  Though I do think it goes on far too long in making 
 the point. 
  
 >  [...] and pushing the gay/bisexual angle. Heck, RTD even 
 >  complained that the BBC cut a scene of Jack's arse, but what does a 
 >  programme like DW need to be showing anyone's arse for?! 
  
 Erm, didn't Pertwee show quite a lot of flesh during the shower scene in 
 his debut?  Jack's arse, had it been present, would probably have been 
 another cheap gag, up the same (ahem) alley as the "where'd you get that 
 gun from?" line, rather than serving any part in RTD's anti-homophobe 
 agenda. 
  
 Glyn 
  
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