O captain, my captain

[gwyn]

Today I finished watching the latest Dr. Who series. I have always, always disliked this program as I have a terrible time with cheesy '70s British sci-fi, but I was intrigued by my beloved Christopher Eccleston's presence. Initially not quite enough to try it out, even Paul McGann hadn't made me like it before. But my friends went nuts for it, so I thought I'd give it a shot when alexfandra got the British dvds recently, and we've gotten together on Sunday afternoons to indoctrinate me.

What a joy. I really loved Rose, which surprised me, and while people constantly had to explain to me some of the doctor's behavioral mannerisms, I really enjoyed him, so, so much, especially when he was weighed by guilt or remorse or fear. But Captain Jack blew me away. I didn't think I'd fall for him quite as much as all my friends did, but in the end, I succumbed to Captain Jack fever. I just can't say enough how much I loved that they had an overtly bisexual character on a series like this. I'm sure there are tons of fans who think it's terrible; for me, it was the highlight of a wonderful series. I don't know if I'll stick with it with the next Doctor, because CE had a lot to do with my enjoyment, but if Rose is still around, and there's any hope of ever seeing Jack again, I'm there. Some of the stories were up or down, but overall, it had a resonance for me it previously did not hold, it was much easier to speedbump any cheesiness (the Daleks still make me laugh, despite everything), and I just enjoyed the heck out of it, enough that I'm thinking I might get some discs for myself.

I feel the need for a Jack/Doctor icon...

Comments

[leela-cat.livejournal.com]

Not so much of Jack in series 2, but even better better news.

Touchwood is coming. It's a Captain Jack series.

*evil grin*

[minotaurs.livejournal.com]

I was pretty much the same - couldn't get past the cheese factor. But take heart - Capt. Jack is getting his own show! Torchwood (http://news.independent.co.uk/media/article320110.ece)! Yay for the bisexual hottie running around Cardiff!

[sdwolfpup.livejournal.com]

I didn't think I would like Captain Jack as much as everyone else, either, but he is not to be resisted. And if there are fans unhappy with his overt bisexuality, they're not on LJ. Or at least not on the parts of LJ I frequent, for which I'm grateful.

[cythna.livejournal.com]

Hi. Hope you don't mind me commenting in your journal Gwyn, but I do read regularly(and you very kindly sent me some video discs a while ago-thank you).

Anyhow, I'm totally in love with Captain Jack (and the Dr and Rose), and post in a British forum where there has been much gnashing of teeth on the subject of Jack, his bisexuality and R T Davies' "homosexual agenda". It's been quite heated over there-so regrettably there are still plenty of Neanderthals around, if you know where to look. I don't suppose they think that het writers have a heterosexual agenda when they write about straight characters, but there you go.

Susan

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

I remember some heated complaining about that when I first heard about him. I thought of all the devoted decades-long fanboys freaking out that --gasp! -- homos were invading their precious space. All i can say is more power to the homos and RD's nonagenda and anything else. Damn the torpedos, full speed ahead!

It's rare that I'm that smitten with characters, especially if I didn't get in on the ground floor. I'm such an early adopter that it's often hard for me to get into series unless I do it from the very beginning. even though I know Dr. Who has a long history, I'm preferring to look at it as just this series because it was so damn perfect.

[aukestrel.livejournal.com]

Dude, I so need to see this. But, seriously, did you ever watch the last Doctor? Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred?

They so rocked. It was a lot less cheesy and a lot more character. Sylvester renewed my Dr Who love that had been lost with whatsisface from the animal show and godfuckingawful Colin Baker.