Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site looking.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!looking!brad From: brad@looking.UUCP (Brad Templeton) Newsgroups: net.tv.drwho Subject: Companions. Message-ID: <196@looking.UUCP> Date: Fri, 19-Oct-84 00:00:00 EDT Article-I.D.: looking.196 Posted: Fri Oct 19 00:00:00 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 21-Oct-84 13:50:11 EDT References: <397@uwmacc.UUCP> Organization: Looking Glass Software, Waterloo, Ont Lines: 21 I can't understand how people like Adric, Nyssa and Tegan unless they just started watching them. They are no comparison to Leela, Romana I, Sarah Jane or Romana II. Hell, I even liked Jo, even though she was the typical helpless female, because at least Katy Manning played the character appropriately. She and the Doctor had a well-played father- daughter type relationship. Characters like Romana(s) had a good equals relationship. Leela was just superb and Sarah at least had a personality even if she sometimes got in the way. The newer companions just seem to be there for the ride. They don't interact well with the Doctor, even in the few episodes that Davison really shined. You could never see any love at all between them. Previous companions were really that - companions. AN&T are more like stowaways - the Doctor's always wondering just why he has them along. Even Harry, my least favourite of the Pertwee/Baker series, was superior to them in this way. -- Brad Templeton, Looking Glass Software Ltd. - Waterloo, Ontario 519/884-7473