Just watched SJA and Torchwood 12 and 13 last night. I quite liked The Sarah Jane Adventures - Elisabeth Sladen was brilliant (I loved the somewhat edgy, "mad woman" apporach, instead of her just being the "nice old auntie"). And I want a closer look at her attic ... :-). I thought the girl who plays Maria was really good, and I liked Luke as well. The other girl (I can't remember her name) got on my nerves a bit, but that seemed to have been her purpose in this episode. I hope they tone her down a bit.
It's obviously a children's show, but it's not dumbed down, and there's enough intersting stuff to keep me watching. And Sarah Jane! Yay! I liked the general tone of the show - not too hyper, which is always a danger when it comes to kid's shows. I think I like their approach to "for kids" better than their "for adults".
For me, the most effective episodes were clearly the ones that actually dealt with issues in a more dignified, mature way, and not the adolescent sense of "ooh, blood, gore, swearing, sex" adultness.
Absolutely. I hope that we get to see more of that next season.
And I realised that the episodes that really stood out for me all had to do with the past - Ghost Machine, Small Worlds, Out of Time and Captain Jack Harkness, which were just enough to make me want to keep watching it.
Those are my favourites as well. I really liked 10 and 12. It seemed that Jack alomst fitted into 1941 better than 2006. I thought that the relationship with the real Jack Harkness was quite well written and believable, and quite touching, in contrast to the forced "Tosh has to have a gay relationship as well" bit of episode 7.
Episode 13 wasn't all that bad, I thought. The monster thingy at the end was quite weak, and there were a few other moments that I didn't particularily like, but there was good stuff as well. And oh my, the bit with Rhys was freaky *shudders*. I must say - hearing the Tardis at the end of the epsidoes was very weird - I must say, I'm really curious where this is going to go, especially since Torchwood is an enemy (of sorts) of the Doctor.
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Just watched SJA and Torchwood 12 and 13 last night. I quite liked The Sarah Jane Adventures - Elisabeth Sladen was brilliant (I loved the somewhat edgy, "mad woman" apporach, instead of her just being the "nice old auntie"). And I want a closer look at her attic ... :-). I thought the girl who plays Maria was really good, and I liked Luke as well. The other girl (I can't remember her name) got on my nerves a bit, but that seemed to have been her purpose in this episode. I hope they tone her down a bit.
It's obviously a children's show, but it's not dumbed down, and there's enough intersting stuff to keep me watching. And Sarah Jane! Yay! I liked the general tone of the show - not too hyper, which is always a danger when it comes to kid's shows. I think I like their approach to "for kids" better than their "for adults".
For me, the most effective episodes were clearly the ones that actually dealt with issues in a more dignified, mature way, and not the adolescent sense of "ooh, blood, gore, swearing, sex" adultness.
Absolutely. I hope that we get to see more of that next season.
And I realised that the episodes that really stood out for me all had to do with the past - Ghost Machine, Small Worlds, Out of Time and Captain Jack Harkness, which were just enough to make me want to keep watching it.
Those are my favourites as well. I really liked 10 and 12. It seemed that Jack alomst fitted into 1941 better than 2006. I thought that the relationship with the real Jack Harkness was quite well written and believable, and quite touching, in contrast to the forced "Tosh has to have a gay relationship as well" bit of episode 7.
Episode 13 wasn't all that bad, I thought. The monster thingy at the end was quite weak, and there were a few other moments that I didn't particularily like, but there was good stuff as well. And oh my, the bit with Rhys was freaky *shudders*. I must say - hearing the Tardis at the end of the epsidoes was very weird - I must say, I'm really curious where this is going to go, especially since Torchwood is an enemy (of sorts) of the Doctor.