Pair her up with Jack. That could be explosive.I loved The Doctor's Daughter and even though it turned out different than I expected it would I like Jenny as a character and as mentioned before she provides a great contrast to the Doctor. I'd love to see her back again with the Eleventh Doctor.
Well I'm a long-time Who fans and I think the show is at its best when it is made for everyone, including first-time viewers. This should not be made for an elite. In fact, it should not be made for fans.This issue is really what differentiates the long-time Who fans from new viewers like myself.
The former group seems to think that "School Reunion" was a brilliant episode, I thought it was rather dull--the character of Sarah Jane Smith carried no special significance for me, other than that she was introduced as a former companion of the Doctor.
Similarly with "Army of Ghosts/Doomsday"--great, if you've spent a childhood fantasizing about a battle between the Cybermen and the Daleks, but mediocre otherwise.
There's room for both continuity references and new stuff in the series, of course. But yeah, I'm hoping that Moffat will tone down the continuity-heavy style of NuWho a little. And there are good indications that he will.
I don't mind continuity references but the least I ask is that they're properly explained and that they have some emotional weight even for people who don't get the reference. "School Reunion" might have less of an impact if you've never heard of Sarah-Jane Smith, but at least her character is properly introduced in the episode, and you don't need any prior knowledge to understand what it's all about. Besides, "School Reunion" is about Rose, not Sarah-Jane, and the episode centers on her developing feelings for the Doctor. That's fine.
The worst thing that could happen to "Who" would be going back to things like "The Two Doctors" were the second Doctor is on screen for the first ten minutes, without any introduction whatsoever, about fifteen years after the actor left the show. Expecting people to catch that kind of reference is crazy.
As for Moffat, he wrote "Time Crash", so he does have a continuity-heavy streak in him.
ive always wanted to pair her up with Luke from SJAPair her up with Jack. That could be explosive.I loved The Doctor's Daughter and even though it turned out different than I expected it would I like Jenny as a character and as mentioned before she provides a great contrast to the Doctor. I'd love to see her back again with the Eleventh Doctor.![]()
The BBC wanted a CBBC spin-off. What they asked RTD for was a show about the Doctor as a youngster on Gallifrey.
dont even joke about something so awful."Smallville, Gallifrey"The BBC wanted a CBBC spin-off. What they asked RTD for was a show about the Doctor as a youngster on Gallifrey.
ive always wanted to pair her up with Luke from SJAPair her up with Jack. That could be explosive.I loved The Doctor's Daughter and even though it turned out different than I expected it would I like Jenny as a character and as mentioned before she provides a great contrast to the Doctor. I'd love to see her back again with the Eleventh Doctor.![]()
ive always wanted to pair her up with Luke from SJAPair her up with Jack. That could be explosive.![]()
It's been done in fanfic. Wasn't you was it?
^ Isn't Luke a bit young for Jenny? Then again, I suppose that's what fanfic is for.![]()
^ Isn't Luke a bit young for Jenny? Then again, I suppose that's what fanfic is for.![]()
John Nathan-Turner was "Doctor Who"'s showrunner during seasons 18-26, IIRC. He's largely responsible for turning the show into turgid fanwank.
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