Davidson was down a notch?!? Was no one watching Colin Baker. Davidson was bloody fantastic in comparison. People get so snobby about Doctor Who its unbelieveable... so many are dismissing the new series before its been written just because it won't be 'classic' Who. As far as I'm concerened it has a great lead actor cast and a fantastic writer and producer who has come up with some of the best British TV of the last decade. It might be pants or it might just be something that proved the Americans don't have the monopoly on genre TV. I'll reserve judgement til i see the results.

As for the rest of it...

Alias is my all time favourite TV show ever!!! I'm so pleased its being renewed

Smallville and Tru Calling have maintained my attention so far and i'll be making an effort to keep on watching these.

I've only recently got into Startgate SG-1 and there's so much i've missed its just seems to much of a mamouth task to catch up. However I'll be watching the new spin off with interest.

Global frequency sounds like it could so easily be done badly... but then again all genre shows sound like that on paper so we'll see.

All in all i don't think that Genre TV is as badly off as people keep claiming it is. All TV shows have a sell by date and too many of them stay on beyond their time. As the title of the recent Angel finale pointed at... its much better to crash out in a blaze of glory while people still love the show and the characters than to fade away into desperate plot lines and declining viewing figures.

Noooo Syd, I said all the ones after Davison were tat, I think Peg did to. I grew up with both Tom and Peter and think of them as the doctor above all others!

(Edited by Wobag 23/05/2004 19:13)

What about the new Battlestar Galactica series? Any news on when that airs?

Yep I watched Dr Who until the end of Peter Davidson and then the arrival of Colin Baker was absolutely awful - clicked in a couple of times on Slyvester McCoy but that was just as bad.

It definitely peaked around the Tom Baker/Peter Davidson (although in comparison I found the Dr Who character became more wishy washy with PD - he just wasn't as strong/commanding as all the previous docs)

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What about the new Battlestar Galactica series? Any news on when that airs?

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Currently its predicted it will hit in early 2005, but no date is set as yet

For me Smallville and Tru Calling is a must. I've always been hooked on Smallville and that finale was great. Tru, slow to start with really picked up towards the end and after that finale I can't wait to see the second season. Pleased it got renewed as there was some doubt about it.

I've never actually watched a single episode of any of the Dr Who's so chances are i'll probably not watch that. Alias if its on i'll watch but I don't follow it that much.

(Edited by Evil Lawyer Chick 03/08/2004 12:24)

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by Ming
What about the new Battlestar Galactica series? Any news on when that airs?

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That is due to air this month (according to SKY magazine) and apparently it's a World Premiere... and the mini series is being repeated beforehand...

And i've just downloaded the Season 4 premiere of "Smallville" and it's a cracker Not intending to download any more but i wanted to see that one and i have.... that's all i'm going to say