XPost: rec.arts.drwho 
 From: greenyammo@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. 
  
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