Doctor Who Cares?

[DanaC]

Umm. It doesn't. They're completely different genres. Probably the only comparison would be they're both very British. Whatever that means...


Spaced was a two series comedy show (a bloody good one!)
Doctor Who is ... part sci-fi, part fairytale and has been around in one guise or another for 47 years.


[eta] actually, thinking about it there are some similarities in the humour. Doctor Who jumps from serious to cheeky humour/cheesiness. The people who made Spaced were very influenced by Who (Pegg's a huge fan and has played in quite a few Doctor Who audios). I guess it shares a kind of atmosphere: but Spaced was aimed at adults. Who is family viewing, with the emphasis on making the growups laugh/engage, whilst scaring the kiddiewinks. Most Brits my age (and therefore the people who made Spaced) have some memory of 'hiding behind the couch' (or cushions) when the Doctor Who baddy came on screen.

Davros (the creator of the Daleks in Who mythology) used to scare the shit out of me when I was little. The Daleks scared me, but Davros made me hide :P