XPost: rec.arts.drwho 
 From: nickSPAMMENOT@snurcher.com 
  
 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. 
  
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