SJA ep recommendations

[ToddKent]

I've gotten through a lot of the new Doctor Who on DVD (haven't seen The Waters of Mars, the End of Time or any of the newest season) and all of Torchwood on DVD.

I hadn't planned to watch the Sarah Jane Adventures in its entirety but I am looking for recommendations if there are a few "must see" episodes. Any suggestions?

 

[wamdue]

do you mean as part of a Doctor Who watch, or a proper watch of SJA?

Im going to assume the 2nd.

Invasion of the Bane, still maybe the shows best 1 hour.

S1, Warriors of the Kudlak & Whatever Happened To Sarah Jane?
S2, The Last Sontaran, The Mark of the Berserker, The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith & Enemy of the Bane.
S3, Prisoner of the Judoon, The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (guest stars

Spoiler: The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith

the 10th Doctor

), The Eternity Trap & The Gift.

really you should watch the whole series, its only 6x1hour episodes a series.

The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith is of course a must see for any Doctor Who fan, even if they would not normally look twice at a CBBC show, same will be true for "Death of the Doctor"

 

[Lindley]

Eh, the whole show is fun and there isn't much of it per year. Why not watch it all?

 

[Cutter John]

These lists as always, are subjective. But the ones I really liked were:


S1

Invasion of the Bane
Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane

S2

The Last Sontaran
The Mark of the Berserker
The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith


S3

Prisoner of the Jadoon
The Mad woman in the Attic
The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith

 

[captcalhoun]

the correct answer is all of them.

 

[Cutter John]

the correct answer is all of them.

Well, that works too.


It might be better to ask which stories to avoid.

 

[Kelso]

If you're into the old show, that one with the Brig was cool.

If not, the one with the Doctor was good.

 

[Cutter John]

If you're into the old show, that one with the Brig was cool.

If not, the one with the Doctor was good.

Yeah, the one with the Brig was pretty cool, though let down by a weak ending.

 

[Worf2DS9]

I'm still waiting for S3 to turn up here on BBC-K. They've actually stopped showing their endless loop of S1/S2, so hopefully they're gearing up to start S3 sometime soon. Their website is useless when it comes to finding out about these things, however.

 

[Lindley]

K9 is much more prominent in season 3 if you like him.

 

[Saga]

Eh, the whole show is fun and there isn't much of it per year. Why not watch it all?

agreed. each season/series is fairly short but each episode is entertaining. i say just watch it from start to finish. good way to prep for the upcoming season/series.

 

[Whofan]

Any word on an R1 release of season 3?

 

[Captain Dago]

Any word on an R1 release of season 3?

Yeah, we're waiting for that, too.

 

[Mitty]

Mad Woman in the Attic and Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith, definitely. In fact Wedding of Sarah Jane I'd put up there as one of my favourites in the new Who era really.

Can't wait for the new Season to start.

 

[Cutter John]

Mad Woman in the Attic and Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith, definitely. In fact Wedding of Sarah Jane I'd put up there as one of my favourites in the new Who era really.

This. Mad Woman pt 2 made me cry like a little girl.

Otoh, season 2's Secrets of the Stars....yikes.