Revisionists would have you believe that Who was always a show with emotional impact, but barring a couple of companion departures, that didn't really become true until the advent of Russell T Davies.
Hmm, let's at least make that "barring nearly all the companion departures, near every regeneration, three companion deaths and various affecting things involving one-off characters and the first two years" and it might possibly be a little more true. Possibly.
(It's no good expecting sense out of such people. There's a law in the media that pre-2005 DW was sexist, involved little emotion and the 80s were rubbish, especially at the end when it was a pantomime (cue clip of the Kandyman). In the 50th celebrations there was a documentary that parroted out these things... while simultaneously remaking on several great classic female companions and going on for a while about how brilliant the McCoy era was. I don't know what you do about it expect shout LA LA LA loudly while reading/watching.)
4a. However, before I saw New Order, I suffered two hours of the dullest DJ ever. DJ Whitney? Please never play anywhere near me again. For reals. THE SAME SONG OVER AND OVER AND OVER.
5. But at least it meant I plowed my way through most of Neil Penswick's The Pit, Good god, were large parts of that book dull.
What sort of semi-self-imposed purgatory are those things taken together?? *dies of horror*
"The Pit" - never was a title more apt. Maybe my younger self's impressions were equally unfair, but I've never been even the least bit tempted to read again and find out. I do remember though that Benny was the book's sole saving grace. But then, that's Benny for you.
I hope you've recovered from said traumatic experience.
I don't know if it'll be any help, because it's a fairly old list now, but one of my flist has a big eleventy recs list in two parts here and here.
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Hmm, let's at least make that "barring nearly all the companion departures, near every regeneration, three companion deaths and various affecting things involving one-off characters and the first two years" and it might possibly be a little more true. Possibly.
(It's no good expecting sense out of such people. There's a law in the media that pre-2005 DW was sexist, involved little emotion and the 80s were rubbish, especially at the end when it was a pantomime (cue clip of the Kandyman). In the 50th celebrations there was a documentary that parroted out these things... while simultaneously remaking on several great classic female companions and going on for a while about how brilliant the McCoy era was. I don't know what you do about it expect shout LA LA LA loudly while reading/watching.)
4a. However, before I saw New Order, I suffered two hours of the dullest DJ ever. DJ Whitney? Please never play anywhere near me again. For reals. THE SAME SONG OVER AND OVER AND OVER.
5. But at least it meant I plowed my way through most of Neil Penswick's The Pit, Good god, were large parts of that book dull.
What sort of semi-self-imposed purgatory are those things taken together?? *dies of horror*
"The Pit" - never was a title more apt. Maybe my younger self's impressions were equally unfair, but I've never been even the least bit tempted to read again and find out. I do remember though that Benny was the book's sole saving grace. But then, that's Benny for you.
I hope you've recovered from said traumatic experience.
I don't know if it'll be any help, because it's a fairly old list now, but one of my flist has a big eleventy recs list in two parts here and here.