This reminds me of my friend Lionel - who, ironically, was the first person to ever show me a Doctor Who episode, back in the 1980s. I don't know what he thinks of the current series, but he's very much a techie, and he has a horror of any show that contains what he calls 'drama' - by which he generally means 'any kind of personal interaction'. He loves space battles.
Yes: these 2 friends of mine both work in computing, are both gamers, and are what I would call "techies".
It seems absurd to me to say that Battlestar Galactica doesn't 'ram' relationships down viewer's throats but Doctor Who does. In fact, Battlestar Galactica is much more about relationships and characterization as both motivation and plot-drivers. Obviously this commentator doesn't even see that! Is it because the show has more hardware to focus on? Planes and guns and militarism?
I haven't seen Battlestar Galactica, but from what I've read about it, it certainly sounds very much centred on some very tangled relationships, far more than Doctor Who, I'd say! Far more soap-opera-ish, in fact! But you're right, I suspect she's probably focusing more on the planes and military action.
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Date: 2007-07-03 01:40 pm (UTC)Yes: these 2 friends of mine both work in computing, are both gamers, and are what I would call "techies".
It seems absurd to me to say that Battlestar Galactica doesn't 'ram' relationships down viewer's throats but Doctor Who does. In fact, Battlestar Galactica is much more about relationships and characterization as both motivation and plot-drivers. Obviously this commentator doesn't even see that! Is it because the show has more hardware to focus on? Planes and guns and militarism?
I haven't seen Battlestar Galactica, but from what I've read about it, it certainly sounds very much centred on some very tangled relationships, far more than Doctor Who, I'd say! Far more soap-opera-ish, in fact! But you're right, I suspect she's probably focusing more on the planes and military action.