The Stolen Earth – second last in Season 4, if I calculate correctly – screened last night. It was a fun romp and I enjoyed it as much as the rest of the new series, but something was missing.
As I was watching it, I was wondering who the kid was with Sarah Jane, and what was the deal with what looked like a big back-story. There was also interaction between Harriet Jones (ex-Prime Minister) and the Torchwood team that I wasn’t aware of from my previous viewing. Afterwards, I went looking and rediscovered something I’d seen rumours of a while back – The Sarah Jane Adventures. It’s aimed at an audience that seems more like that of the original Doctor Who (ie. younger than the current darker Doctors).
There’s also a second series of Torchwood, and neither it nor Sarah Jane have screened in Australia. No wonder I feel left out 🙁 I have Series 1 to 3 of the new Doctors, and series 1 of Torchwood on DVD (most of which I have yet to watch). Now I guess I need to buy Sarah Jane and Torchwood S2. It’ll be interesting to see the return of K9, and if the rumours are correct about the Brigadier coming back.
I don’t know if it was S2 of Torchwood I’ve seen snippets of, but I found it unwatchable, and yes, the SJA is for kids, so I haven’t seen any of that; I don’t even know what time-slot it had (has?) I was aware of its existence, though, so I took not knowing the characters or getting the references in my stride.
I’m pretty surprised that The Stolen Earth made it to the ABC so quickly! Only a couple of months.
The episode following TSA is a long one – 65 minutes, if you haven’t been warned…
I found that my attention wandered during S1 of Torchwood, but I attributed that mainly to the fact that Ten(?) dicked around with the scheduling. I’m hoping that it plays out better on DVD. The promise was always that it would be more able to explore adult themes than Dr. Who, and it certainly had more sex and violence 🙂
I’m still tempted to get SJA, since some of my favourite reading has been YA literature. If it’s done properly, it can explore important themes with out sacrificing too much complexity. I guess it all comes down to the price being right. Amazon US lists DHs4 and SJAs1 as a set for $100, which is on the bounds of possibility, especially since the full season 4 is only available locally in 4 parts for $30 each.