Have to fix an egregious error: Doctor Who ran from 1963 to 1989 first off, not 1966... lol Why I typed 66 is beyond me...
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".
Well I do get being hurt by something that happens to a character, can't imagine what it feels like in those circs but so not the point cos I think I get it.
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!
LOL Oh gawd *facepalm* How about this one then... I actually posted in comments to the posts on the comm that were all neg headed about the show why do you watch it then, you post this diatribe every week and keep watching it, he replied, "The first 30 years of the show that were fantastic I should not have to stop watching it just because it has been consistently bad for the last 4 years." ....
... Stop watching it! Shesh. That Dexter comm is the same, never see anything positive posted there *sigh*
Anyway, your reference to the 7th Doctor brings back fond memories.
7 was cool, I loved McCoy and even if he had not been he followed the worst Doctor ever, 6 was unbelievable fail and just do not want, so he was starting from a great head start solely on that, the fact he turned out to be made of win is a consequence heh.
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.
Oh that might have been when it ran in America, but McCoy was The Doctor 23 years ago in 1989 when the show got put on hiatus, he reprised his role in about 60 seconds of the 1996 movie, so I think BuSo it is plausible, go Joss, he couldnt have picked a better show to nick ideas from ;) hehe
Say, you should totally try Who out now you know... It got *so* good :)
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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".
Well I do get being hurt by something that happens to a character, can't imagine what it feels like in those circs but so not the point cos I think I get it.
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!
LOL Oh gawd *facepalm* How about this one then... I actually posted in comments to the posts on the comm that were all neg headed about the show why do you watch it then, you post this diatribe every week and keep watching it, he replied, "The first 30 years of the show that were fantastic I should not have to stop watching it just because it has been consistently bad for the last 4 years." ....
... Stop watching it! Shesh. That Dexter comm is the same, never see anything positive posted there *sigh*
Anyway, your reference to the 7th Doctor brings back fond memories.
7 was cool, I loved McCoy and even if he had not been he followed the worst Doctor ever, 6 was unbelievable fail and just do not want, so he was starting from a great head start solely on that, the fact he turned out to be made of win is a consequence heh.
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.
Oh that might have been when it ran in America, but McCoy was The Doctor 23 years ago in 1989 when the show got put on hiatus, he reprised his role in about 60 seconds of the 1996 movie, so I think BuSo it is plausible, go Joss, he couldnt have picked a better show to nick ideas from ;) hehe
Say, you should totally try Who out now you know... It got *so* good :)