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Originally posted by: @RUTGERS.ARPA:Rich@udel-dewey.ARPA
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From: Anne Rich 


From personal experience I would have to guess that there are
more trekies than whoites.  At least in this area, Star Trek
episodes are shown pretty consistently, while Dr. Who comes and
goes.

I went to the Dr. Who Convention in Philadelphia last year 
around this time, and Tom Baker said that while Dr. Who has a
fairly large following in the U.S., there aren't really any
"whoites" in England - the show evidently isn't really all that 
big there.

I wish I could answer your question about the female character
with the hat, but, as you've probably gotten from other readers,
you'd have to be more specific.  There have been so many female
leads on Dr. Who over the years - Teegan, Nyssa, Leela, Romana
just off the top of my head. 

Anne
Re: Whoites vs Trekies [message #114380 is a reply to message #114367] Tue, 17 September 2013 15:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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>I went to the Dr. Who Convention in Philadelphia last year 
>around this time, and Tom Baker said that while Dr. Who has a
>fairly large following in the U.S., there aren't really any
>"whoites" in England - the show evidently isn't really all that 
>big there.

Tom Baker must have forgotten the 100,000 people who went to Longleats,
in Wiltshire, for the 20th Anniversary celebration, Easter, 1983.  Or
the fact that it is consistently one of Britains most watched shows.
(7,000,000 + per episode)

The fans are of different types, perhaps this was what TB was refering to.
I don't know, last year around this time I was watching Frontion on BBC-1!

re: Dr. Who vs Star Trek

The biggest thing going for Dr. Who is that it is new.  Every year 26 (usually)
new episodes are released.  There will be over 650 at the end of the present
season.  I used to watch Star Trek, but after 10 times, it does get a bit
boring!  (The movies have all been below my expectations)

If you get a chance, watch Dr Who!  At first, it may make no sense, you may
be caught with a bad story ("Power of Kroll!"), but give it a chance and it
will grow on you.  Admittedly, it doesn't have the special effects that 
US Sci-Fi TV shows have, but it puts something else in instead: A plot.
Re: Whoites vs Trekies [message #114387 is a reply to message #114367] Tue, 17 September 2013 15:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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> From: Anne Rich 
> 
> I went to the Dr. Who Convention in Philadelphia last year 
> around this time, and Tom Baker said that while Dr. Who has a
> fairly large following in the U.S., there aren't really any
> "whoites" in England - the show evidently isn't really all that 
> big there.
> 

Part of the reason why the Dr. Who show doesn't seem to have such
a big following in the UK is that it is made for and aimed at
children in the age-group from 5 to 12. It is broadcast in prime
childrens' viewing timeslots, usually 5pm Saturday with sometimes
repeats at 6pm on a Monday. It is acknowledged by many that the
programme is for kids, but loved by adults. I *like* (as opposed
to *love*) it, but prefer Star Trek which comes at us in 50
minutes complete programmes. Dr. Who (as Richard Jeffreys
probably pointed out) is shown over 4, 5 or 6 weeks at 25 minutes
per episode.
ihlpg!jcgowl Roger R. Gowland at Indian Hill (temporarily)
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>                              Dr. Who (as Richard Jeffreys
> probably pointed out) is shown over 4, 5 or 6 weeks at 25 minutes
> per episode.

If I knew then what I know now I could have pointed out that the
group tv.drwho is where to find Richard's mention of this.
ihlpg!jcgowl Roger R. Gowland at Indian Hill (temporarily)
Re: Whoites vs Trekies [message #115619 is a reply to message #114367] Wed, 18 September 2013 18:10 Go to previous message
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	I'm sorry but Tom Baker was wrong. There are whoites in England and
quite a few of them. Both convention and zine fandom exist and flourish. I've
no idea about Star Trek, I just like it. I think the fact that Star Trek
has finished while Dr Who continues with new stories and Doctors may have
some influence with the future. This means that another generation will
grow up with another Doctor.


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