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 "Jack Russell"  wrote in message 
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 > "Jeremiah Harbottle"  wrote in 
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 >> 
 >> The Grauniad's media section has a letter from a reader in response to 
 >> recent interview with RTD. 
 >> 
 >> Tthe writer comments that RTD seems to dislike the SF genre (Compared 
 >> with US shows, which are usually written by people who like the genre.) 
 >> and this shows by the poor plotting in the RTD penned episodes. The 
 >> letter writer also comments that the drama in the new Who is about the 
 >> Hollyoak's level, and that if RTD wanted to make the show "US style" he 
 >> should remember that these shows have plots with a beginning, middle and 
 >> end. 
 >> 
 >> I do recall reading the interview, and RTD did come across as being very 
 >> anti-SF. Odd that someone who dislikes the genre takes up the role of 
 >> producing and writing the majority of episodes for a show that's SF! 
 >> 
 >> 
 > He is a big Dr Who fan, but dosn't like many Sc-Fi programs. If Sc-Fi 
 > means stories which are devoid of humanity, just long spiels of 
 > techno-babel in it's place, then he has every right to dislike them. 
 > The problem is that that's exactly what the most succesful sc-fi 
 > franchise, Star Trek, is about for most of the time. 
 > 
 > I think he find the new Star Wars movies fantastic, all that romance and 
 > agnst, and very little techno-babel. Just a story driven by human emotion 
 > which could have formed the basis of a greek tradegy or a play by 
 > Shakespear. 
 > 
 > It would be interesting to know if those who dislike RTD's Dr prefer Star 
 > Wars, or Star Trek! 
 > 
 That's a bit like me. 
 I like Doctor Who, part nostalgia, part theory of and part because it keeps 
 you gripped. 
 I like Red Dwarf cos is funny and Smallville because always liked the 
 Superman storylines. 
 I like Quantum Leap, time shows I like I guess. 
 But Startrek, Charmed, all the others I can't remember and similarities I 
 can't seem to watch - I get bored. 
  
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