Where did you get that gif from? Or rather, what show/movie is that? :)
I do not get people who watch a show every time it airs and then bitch and bleat on what was wrong with it... In fact it really bugs me.
I think you just narrowed it all down everything I was trying to say in this one sentence.
I understand being angered, offended, hurt etc; for instance I just saw the show this year, as a 40-something lesbian, and can understand why young lesbian viewers especially back in the day were so hurt by Tara's death, as an example. The way the show handled it - and Joss' self-centered reply - was "not of the good".
What I don't get is hating a show but still watching it and then complaining.
I had an ex-stepfather who was an undercover cop, and he watched NYPD Blue back in the day every week - and then bitched and grumbled out loud and at length to everyone in the house about how inaccurate it was, that a cop could never get away with that in real life, blah, blah blah, and my question was, Then why do you watch it? Because there are those of us (me) in this house who are trying to enjoy it!
BTW - I haven't watched any of the new Dr Who, but I saw a bit of the older when friends introduced me in college to it, and Sylvester McCoy was one of my favorite Doctors. It was the first time I know of that an entire season was dedicated to exploring the history and psyche of his companion, Ace (also one of my favorite characters). She was very different for a companion character, more "real" and relatable, less of a stereotyped female, than a lot of earlier companions, and the father-daughter bond between them was genuine and affectionate. We were very disappointed when it was cancelled. (It aired in the US almost in real time.)
Anyway, your reference to the 7th Doctor brings back fond memories.
It occurs to me now that McCoy was the Doctor while BtVS was first running and you can actually find some parallels to Giles and Buffy, although I'm not claiming that Joss & company were watching Dr Who for inspiration. (Then again, Joss & ME seem willing to rip off stories from everywhere and anywhere - Anne Rice, X-Men etc) so I wouldn't put it past him.
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I do not get people who watch a show every time it airs and then bitch and bleat on what was wrong with it... In fact it really bugs me.
I think you just narrowed it all down everything I was trying to say in this one sentence.
I understand being angered, offended, hurt etc; for instance I just saw the show this year, as a 40-something lesbian, and can understand why young lesbian viewers especially back in the day were so hurt by Tara's death, as an example. The way the show handled it - and Joss' self-centered reply - was "not of the good".
What I don't get is hating a show but still watching it and then complaining.
I had an ex-stepfather who was an undercover cop, and he watched NYPD Blue back in the day every week - and then bitched and grumbled out loud and at length to everyone in the house about how inaccurate it was, that a cop could never get away with that in real life, blah, blah blah, and my question was, Then why do you watch it? Because there are those of us (me) in this house who are trying to enjoy it!
BTW - I haven't watched any of the new Dr Who, but I saw a bit of the older when friends introduced me in college to it, and Sylvester McCoy was one of my favorite Doctors. It was the first time I know of that an entire season was dedicated to exploring the history and psyche of his companion, Ace (also one of my favorite characters). She was very different for a companion character, more "real" and relatable, less of a stereotyped female, than a lot of earlier companions, and the father-daughter bond between them was genuine and affectionate. We were very disappointed when it was cancelled. (It aired in the US almost in real time.)
Anyway, your reference to the 7th Doctor brings back fond memories.
It occurs to me now that McCoy was the Doctor while BtVS was first running and you can actually find some parallels to Giles and Buffy, although I'm not claiming that Joss & company were watching Dr Who for inspiration. (Then again, Joss & ME seem willing to rip off stories from everywhere and anywhere - Anne Rice, X-Men etc) so I wouldn't put it past him.