[BRIEF NOTE] Doctor Who
Oct. 11th, 2006 07:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rfmcdonaldMonday evening, for the first time in my life, I watched an episode of Doctor Who episode, the Series 2 "New Earth". I'm somewhat surprised that I managed to avoid Doctor Who for so long--yes, I did catch the 1996 television movie, but I'm given to understand that many fans consider that show to be deuterocanonical.
I rather liked "New Earth." The science was dodgy, but the Doctor--besides being cute--was interesting, I liked Billie Piper, and the episode's plot caught my attention. What struck me most about the episode is its faith in humanity's potential to strive and to succeed. Star Trek was similar but differed in its technophilia. Doctor Who, it seems to me, might well be rather more classically humanist.
I rather liked "New Earth." The science was dodgy, but the Doctor--besides being cute--was interesting, I liked Billie Piper, and the episode's plot caught my attention. What struck me most about the episode is its faith in humanity's potential to strive and to succeed. Star Trek was similar but differed in its technophilia. Doctor Who, it seems to me, might well be rather more classically humanist.
