Sally wrote:
Ummm ... that makes me a B7-only fan; though I was a faithful view of Dr
Who Nos 2 to 5, viewing was as far as I got.<
I only saw Nos 3-4, which not surprisingly makes them my favourite Doctors. Actually, I'm not much of a SF fan, apart from B7 Dr Who is the only SF TVshow I really like. And it is its undifinable "Britishness" that appeals to me, rather than the setting in the future.
Likewise I love B7 because of the magnificent character interaction and not because of its SF setting. For me those characters would have been equally interesting if they had been set in the past or present.
I loved Cadfael.<
Me too - still do :-)
I bought all the books.<
Same here. I love them for their good plots and sound historical descriptions.
I bought the books before I saw the TV shows, but I loved the TV show
more.<
Initially I thought that Derek Jacobi was rather miscast as a Welshman. Once I got used to him I began to appreciate those episodes that follow the books. Alas there are two where the screenplay writer got too free a rein, resulting in abominable plots and a travesty of Medieval life.
(Of course, 'tis rather hard to imagine a Blake/Cadfael cross,<
O dear, I'm working on one :-)
though Certain Crewmembers would look nice in tights).<
Absolutely! :-)
Marian