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 From: Ian@salsbury42.freeserve.co.uk 
  
 "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 thought Farscape was absolute rubbish ( although I`ve been led to believe 
 it gets much better past where I gave up on it - about 2/3rds of the way 
 through the first series ). I thought this new Who series was largely great. 
  
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