I can see now that Seven and Ace were one pair in a line of my favorite "surrogate father-daughter pairings". I have a thing for that. (not biological father-daughters, oddly enough.)
they were undermined by a BBC wanting to kill the series off. Eventually they (never actually cancelled) just never made anymore; not even bothering to celebrate the 30th Anniversary.
We were watching the series in college and it was "live" (or as current as the US stations could get it) and then it just - ended. "Hiatus" we were told - we should have known that meant "cancelled". An ignominious ending to a 30 year tv landmark that deserved more respect from the BBC.
One of my friends at the time told me that Doctor Who was still pretty much considered a kids' show in the UK while here in the US it was cherished by college students and adults. (Especially the Tom Baker years.)
You're making me regret that we gave up Netflix btw because they had both the new and classic seasons on instant stream and I didn't take advantage of it.
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they were undermined by a BBC wanting to kill the series off. Eventually they (never actually cancelled) just never made anymore; not even bothering to celebrate the 30th Anniversary.
We were watching the series in college and it was "live" (or as current as the US stations could get it) and then it just - ended. "Hiatus" we were told - we should have known that meant "cancelled". An ignominious ending to a 30 year tv landmark that deserved more respect from the BBC.
One of my friends at the time told me that Doctor Who was still pretty much considered a kids' show in the UK while here in the US it was cherished by college students and adults. (Especially the Tom Baker years.)
You're making me regret that we gave up Netflix btw because they had both the new and classic seasons on instant stream and I didn't take advantage of it.