Getting Schooled

[tasty_kate]

 Some of you may already know that I have only seen the latest season of Doctor Who with the Eleventh Doctor. I've done a bunch of research on Doctor Who and have a pretty good grasp on its history but have only seen a handful of episodes here and there from BBC American reruns or the stray episode from an seedy back alley website.
My mother, for a good many years now, has consistently watched TV on Saturdays for one hour. It's about the only time she does watch TV. She did Star Trek, Rome, and Farscape. Just as she was wrapping up with Farscape, my Dad suggested that the next series they tackle was NuWho. And so now she's started, two Saturdays ago with Rose. Which means I've started, as well.
Yesterday was The End of the World which I have only seen bits of before. I feel it was a much better episode than the first one. I thought the mannequins were lame (don't hate me!). hahaha Rose had some shining moments in there, particularly at the end where she was grieving how this beautiful planet, her planet, was being blown to smithereens and no one was watching. Then the Doctor losing his temper when she was pushing him on who he was, where he was from... I felt like it was giving you a good look at who this Doctor was and what to expect.
I'm going to take the episodes slowly, one week at a time like Mom is, even though that's going to be a huge effort. Something's gotta keep me going through this absence of Doctor Who, right? : )

Comments

[shadowtights.livejournal.com]

Susan Foreman is my favourite Classic Who companion. Did you know the first doctor had only one heart and died of old age, then regenerated in the 2nd doctor where he gained two hearts? The Doctor's half human or something.... but that's always reminded me of Star Trek and Spock the half Vulcan, so I don't know if I'm getting to the two mixed up.

((Little Voice In My Head)): Tahnee, please shut up now, and stop spoiling the poor girl's Doctor Who experiances by going into Star Trek. Oh, look you've got me doing it as well. Tahnee, girl, JUST SHUT UP!!

I really can't help myself.

[tasty-kate.livejournal.com]

Um, for the record, Star Trek was my first Scifi love. <3 <3 <3 Though I was more of a Next Gen girl. *cowers in corner*

Susan seems like a promising aspect... maybe I should try and give her a try. :p