• What Did You Watch? 2026-01-02 (Friday)

    From Ubiquitous@weberm@polaris.net to rec.arts.tv on Sat Jan 3 04:30:41 2026
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    I watched:

    10 Star Trek Cliffhangers That Were Never Resolved
    There's nothing Star Trek likes doing better than teasing us with an unanswered mystery.
    https://youtu.be/9bKGAvZsHho?si=QsqAxu7oM3db0m-J

    UFO: The Sci Fi Series the 1970s WasnAt Ready For!
    Before The X-Files, there was UFO (1970) u a stylish, paranoid British
    sci-fi series that dared to treat alien contact as psychological
    warfare. Created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, UFO followed SHADO, a
    secret global defense force battling extraterrestrials harvesting human organs.
    https://youtu.be/LU0Hb2wBthY?si=VwFG_JyNQTIsIfb7
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  • From danny burstein@dannyb@panix.com to rec.arts.tv on Sat Jan 3 19:41:46 2026
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    In <UBI20260102@dont-email.me> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> writes:

    [snip]

    UFO: The Sci Fi Series the 1970s WasnAt Ready For!
    Before The X-Files, there was UFO (1970) u a stylish, paranoid British >sci-fi series that dared to treat alien contact as psychological
    warfare. Created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, UFO followed SHADO, a
    secret global defense force battling extraterrestrials harvesting human >organs.
    https://youtu.be/LU0Hb2wBthY?si=VwFG_JyNQTIsIfb7

    was that the one where they'd ask the computer for
    advice and just about always get the response "human
    intervention required"?
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  • From BTR1701@atropos@mac.com to rec.arts.tv on Sat Jan 3 21:29:51 2026
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    On Jan 3, 2026 at 1:30:41 AM PST, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    I watched:

    10 Star Trek Cliffhangers That Were Never Resolved
    There's nothing Star Trek likes doing better than teasing us with an unanswered mystery.
    https://youtu.be/9bKGAvZsHho?si=QsqAxu7oM3db0m-J

    UFO: The Sci Fi Series the 1970s WasnrCOt Ready For!
    Before The X-Files, there was UFO (1970) rCo a stylish, paranoid British sci-fi series that dared to treat alien contact as psychological
    warfare. Created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, UFO followed SHADO, a
    secret global defense force battling extraterrestrials harvesting human organs.
    https://youtu.be/LU0Hb2wBthY?si=VwFG_JyNQTIsIfb7

    I watched some old Tom Baker DOCTOR WHO episodes on YouTube, with the best companion of the entire series: Sarah Jane Smith. Yes, even better than Pond.


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  • From Ian J. Ball@ijball@mac.invalid to rec.arts.tv on Sat Jan 3 14:06:12 2026
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    On 1/3/26 1:30 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:

    [What did you watch?]

    Exploited my brother's Amazon subscription to watch:

    Gen V (Prime) - Ep's #2.1-2.5.
    So far, the second season is a mix of good and bad.
    Good: The explanation for the absence of Chance Perdomo and his
    character was handled about as well as could be expected here (and they
    use this as an excuse to use Sean Patrick Thomas more, which is also a plus)... The "mystery" of season #2 (including Marie's origins) is
    elevated, and the addition of Hamish Linklater as the new school's
    "dean" sure improved things. Linklater's Dean Cypher as a "supe" (or
    *is* he?!?!), with a secret ('natch!), who seems obsessed with
    "leveling" Marie Moreau's (Jaz Sinclair) powers is probably the best
    part of the season.
    Bad: Creator Eric Kripke continues traversing down his rabbit (rat?)
    hole of obsessive anti-MAGA bashing (complete with repeated strawmen)
    which by this point is no longer fresh and just continues to drag the franchise down. In the same vein, the "gross-out" scenes are by now just tedious. (Has Kripke lost any ability to project subtlety?!!) And the
    "cameos" from "The Boys" (Starlight, The Deep, Sister Sage) aren't
    working as well this season.
    Overall, I am looking forward to binging through the last 3 episodes
    to see where they go with this, esp. Linklater's Dean Cypher.

    Playdate (Prime) - Alan Ritchson clowns his way through this as an
    aggressive "dad bro" (with a secret), with Kevin James as the put-upon "straight man" - a just-fired now stay-at-home stepdad. It's not long
    (though it takes too long for him to show up) before Ritchson and his
    son have thrown James's life with his stepson into chaos, as they all
    are forced to go on the run (filmed in Vancouver!!) together from
    ruthless bad guys.
    This is goofy (though "not deep") fun, with some amusing cameos
    (e.g. Stephen Root, Alan Tudyk, Isla Fisher), though I found the ending lacking, and it felt like they didn't use Sarah Chalke enough.

    What did you watch?


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  • From shawn@nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com to rec.arts.tv on Sat Jan 3 17:06:33 2026
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    On Sat, 3 Jan 2026 21:29:51 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    On Jan 3, 2026 at 1:30:41 AM PST, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    I watched:

    10 Star Trek Cliffhangers That Were Never Resolved
    There's nothing Star Trek likes doing better than teasing us with an
    unanswered mystery.
    https://youtu.be/9bKGAvZsHho?si=QsqAxu7oM3db0m-J

    UFO: The Sci Fi Series the 1970s WasnrCOt Ready For!
    Before The X-Files, there was UFO (1970) rCo a stylish, paranoid British
    sci-fi series that dared to treat alien contact as psychological
    warfare. Created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, UFO followed SHADO, a
    secret global defense force battling extraterrestrials harvesting human
    organs.
    https://youtu.be/LU0Hb2wBthY?si=VwFG_JyNQTIsIfb7

    I remember watching this when I was a young man.

    I watched some old Tom Baker DOCTOR WHO episodes on YouTube, with the best >companion of the entire series: Sarah Jane Smith. Yes, even better than Pond.


    She was the perfect companion. Only the impossibly cute girl can match
    Sarah Jane Smith.
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  • From Arthur Lipscomb@arthur@alum.calberkeley.org to rec.arts.tv on Sat Jan 3 16:50:03 2026
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    On 1/3/2026 2:06 PM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
    On 1/3/26 1:30 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:

    [What did you watch?]

    Exploited my brother's Amazon subscription to watch:

    The new season of "Fallout" just came out on Amazon a few weeks ago. I haven't gotten to it myself yet.



    Gen V (Prime) - Ep's #2.1-2.5.
    -a-a So far, the second season is a mix of good and bad.
    -a-a Good: The explanation for the absence of Chance Perdomo and his character was handled about as well as could be expected here (and they
    use this as an excuse to use Sean Patrick Thomas more, which is also a plus)... The "mystery" of season #2 (including Marie's origins) is
    elevated, and the addition of Hamish Linklater as the new school's
    "dean" sure improved things. Linklater's Dean Cypher as a "supe" (or
    *is* he?!?!), with a secret ('natch!), who seems obsessed with
    "leveling" Marie Moreau's (Jaz Sinclair) powers is probably the best
    part of the season.
    snip

    What did you watch?




    I watched:


    1984 (blu-ray) 1984 movie based on the George Orwell novel set in a
    dystopian society where the government oppresses the human spirit.
    John Hurt stars as a government worker who slowly starts to realize Big Brother is lying to the people, perhaps because he works in one of the departments responsible for rewriting history. The movie holds up well
    enough I guess. I think I appreciate it a lot more today than I did
    when it first came out.


    Gattaca (4K disc) 1997 movie, written and directed by Andrew Niccol, set
    in a dystopian society where people are genetically engineered to be
    perfect. Ethan Hawke stars a regular human who pretends to be
    genetically engineered so he can get ahead in life, and take part in a
    manned mission to one of Saturn's moons. But Hawke's false life is put
    in jeopardy when someone at the company where Hawke works is murdered,
    and a DNA sweep reveals someone without genetic engineering is working
    there. The movie holds up well enough.


    Equilibrium (blu-ray) 2002 movie, written and directed by Kurt Wimmer,
    set in a dystopian society where, after WWIII everyone's emotions are suppressed by drugs. Christian Bale stars as a "cleric" who thanks to
    special training is able to dodge bullets and basically always win in a
    fight. Bale starts off an emotionless killer, but by the end of the
    movie he is an emotionless killer. Probably the best part is towards the
    end of the movie when Bale is captured and hooked up to a machine to
    read his emotions. His emotions are all over the place until suddenly
    the machine reads no emotions at all. At that point, the bodies start
    to drop. The movie holds up well, but can definitely use a new print. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4weEXyoXZKs


    V for Vendetta (4K disc) 2005 movie, written by The Wachowskis and
    directed by James McTeigue, set in a dystopian society where the
    government oppresses the human spirit. John Hurt stars as the head of
    the government, which is hunting for "V" (Hugo Weaving), a vigilante who
    is trying to take down the fascist government. Natalie Portman also
    stars as a young woman rescued by V, who over time adapts his ideology.
    The movie holds up very well.


    In Time (blu-ray) 2011 movie, written and directed by Andrew Niccol, set
    in a dystopian society where people are genetically engineered to have
    clocks in their body there measures how long they have to live. Instead
    of money people pay with time. As long as someone has time they can be immortal, but when their life clock runs out they instantly die. There
    is so much wrong with the logistics of how this system works! But
    you're not supposed to think about or notice all the problems with it.
    Anyway, Justin Timerlake plays a man from the "ghetto" who winds up with
    a rich man's 100 years (the typical life clock of a poor person is a day
    or two). Timberlake tries to move into the wealthy side of town, but
    the cops and rich people have other ideas about that. As an allegory on wealth and capitalism, it's an OK movie.



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  • From Adam H. Kerman@ahk@chinet.com to rec.arts.tv on Sun Jan 4 02:39:36 2026
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    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

    I watched some old Tom Baker DOCTOR WHO episodes on YouTube, with the best >companion of the entire series: Sarah Jane Smith. Yes, even better than Pond.

    They tried something during those seasons: excellent writing. She was a fully-drawn character, with a wonderful performance by Elisabeth Sladen.
    Robert Holmes wrote many episodes during this period, with producers
    Barry Letts and Philip Hinchcliffe. I liked her Season 11 Jon Pertwee
    episodes too.

    She was marvelous, complete contrast to Katy Manning as Jo Grant.
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  • From Adam H. Kerman@ahk@chinet.com to rec.arts.tv on Sun Jan 4 02:42:41 2026
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    Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:

    Gattaca (4K disc) 1997 movie, written and directed by Andrew Niccol, set
    in a dystopian society where people are genetically engineered to be >perfect. Ethan Hawke stars a regular human who pretends to be
    genetically engineered so he can get ahead in life, and take part in a >manned mission to one of Saturn's moons. But Hawke's false life is put
    in jeopardy when someone at the company where Hawke works is murdered,
    and a DNA sweep reveals someone without genetic engineering is working >there. The movie holds up well enough.

    I really enjoyed this movie.
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  • From Arthur Lipscomb@arthur@alum.calberkeley.org to rec.arts.tv on Sat Jan 3 19:16:31 2026
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    On 1/3/2026 6:42 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
    Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:

    Gattaca (4K disc) 1997 movie, written and directed by Andrew Niccol, set
    in a dystopian society where people are genetically engineered to be
    perfect. Ethan Hawke stars a regular human who pretends to be
    genetically engineered so he can get ahead in life, and take part in a
    manned mission to one of Saturn's moons. But Hawke's false life is put
    in jeopardy when someone at the company where Hawke works is murdered,
    and a DNA sweep reveals someone without genetic engineering is working
    there. The movie holds up well enough.

    I really enjoyed this movie.


    If you've seen it before there are lots of little details you'll pickup
    on a second watch. In particularly during the police
    investigation...comments the lead detective makes that clues you in he
    knew a lot more from the start than he originally let on.
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  • From Adam H. Kerman@ahk@chinet.com to rec.arts.tv on Sun Jan 4 05:49:50 2026
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    Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
    1/3/2026 6:42 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
    Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:

    Gattaca (4K disc) 1997 movie, written and directed by Andrew Niccol, set >>>in a dystopian society where people are genetically engineered to be >>>perfect. Ethan Hawke stars a regular human who pretends to be >>>genetically engineered so he can get ahead in life, and take part in a >>>manned mission to one of Saturn's moons. But Hawke's false life is put >>>in jeopardy when someone at the company where Hawke works is murdered, >>>and a DNA sweep reveals someone without genetic engineering is working >>>there. The movie holds up well enough.

    I really enjoyed this movie.

    If you've seen it before there are lots of little details you'll pickup
    on a second watch. In particularly during the police >investigation...comments the lead detective makes that clues you in he
    knew a lot more from the start than he originally let on.

    I agree. Alan Arkin pretty much states the backstory in a few lines of dialogue. However, I found Gore Vidal and the murder mystery a distraction
    from the main theme of the story.

    Makeup and hair gave Uma Thurman a rather severe look. "I obey,
    Mistress."
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  • From The True Melissa@thetruemelissa@gmail.com to rec.arts.tv on Sun Jan 4 07:43:13 2026
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    Verily, in article <10jc1of$1i4pc$1@dont-email.me>, did atropos@mac.com deliver unto us this message:

    On Jan 3, 2026 at 1:30:41 AM PST, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    I watched:

    10 Star Trek Cliffhangers That Were Never Resolved
    There's nothing Star Trek likes doing better than teasing us with an unanswered mystery.
    https://youtu.be/9bKGAvZsHho?si=QsqAxu7oM3db0m-J

    UFO: The Sci Fi Series the 1970s Wasn?t Ready For!
    Before The X-Files, there was UFO (1970) ? a stylish, paranoid British sci-fi series that dared to treat alien contact as psychological
    warfare. Created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, UFO followed SHADO, a secret global defense force battling extraterrestrials harvesting human organs.
    https://youtu.be/LU0Hb2wBthY?si=VwFG_JyNQTIsIfb7

    I watched some old Tom Baker DOCTOR WHO episodes on YouTube, with the best companion of the entire series: Sarah Jane Smith. Yes, even better than Pond.

    She is definitely the best companion. She carried her own spinoff
    series, twice.
    --
    Trustworthy words are not pretty;
    Pretty words are not trustworthy.

    -Lao-Tzu spoke those pretty words.
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  • From The True Melissa@thetruemelissa@gmail.com to rec.arts.tv on Sun Jan 4 07:44:04 2026
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    Verily, in article <10jcjt7$1mn0r$2@dont-email.me>, did ahk@chinet.com
    deliver unto us this message:

    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

    I watched some old Tom Baker DOCTOR WHO episodes on YouTube, with the best >companion of the entire series: Sarah Jane Smith. Yes, even better than Pond.

    They tried something during those seasons: excellent writing. She was a fully-drawn character, with a wonderful performance by Elisabeth Sladen. Robert Holmes wrote many episodes during this period, with producers
    Barry Letts and Philip Hinchcliffe. I liked her Season 11 Jon Pertwee episodes too.

    She was marvelous, complete contrast to Katy Manning as Jo Grant.

    I liked Jo, too. Wasn't she the most popular compaion before Sarah Jane?
    --
    Trustworthy words are not pretty;
    Pretty words are not trustworthy.

    -Lao-Tzu spoke those pretty words.
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  • From shawn@nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com to rec.arts.tv on Sun Jan 4 08:04:16 2026
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    On Sun, 4 Jan 2026 07:44:04 -0500, The True Melissa
    <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:

    Verily, in article <10jcjt7$1mn0r$2@dont-email.me>, did ahk@chinet.com >deliver unto us this message:

    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

    I watched some old Tom Baker DOCTOR WHO episodes on YouTube, with the best >> >companion of the entire series: Sarah Jane Smith. Yes, even better than Pond.

    They tried something during those seasons: excellent writing. She was a
    fully-drawn character, with a wonderful performance by Elisabeth Sladen.
    Robert Holmes wrote many episodes during this period, with producers
    Barry Letts and Philip Hinchcliffe. I liked her Season 11 Jon Pertwee
    episodes too.

    She was marvelous, complete contrast to Katy Manning as Jo Grant.

    I liked Jo, too. Wasn't she the most popular compaion before Sarah Jane?

    Possibly, but she wasn't a well developed character at the time. Much
    better when returned a few years ago.
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  • From Ubiquitous@weberm@polaris.net to rec.arts.tv on Sun Jan 4 08:44:49 2026
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    In article <10jc1of$1i4pc$1@dont-email.me>, atropos@mac.com wrote:
    "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    I watched:

    10 Star Trek Cliffhangers That Were Never Resolved
    There's nothing Star Trek likes doing better than teasing us with an
    unanswered mystery.
    https://youtu.be/9bKGAvZsHho?si=QsqAxu7oM3db0m-J

    UFO: The Sci Fi Series the 1970s WasnrCOt Ready For!
    Before The X-Files, there was UFO (1970) rCo a stylish, paranoid British
    sci-fi series that dared to treat alien contact as psychological
    warfare. Created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, UFO followed SHADO, a
    secret global defense force battling extraterrestrials harvesting human
    organs.
    https://youtu.be/LU0Hb2wBthY?si=VwFG_JyNQTIsIfb7

    I watched some old Tom Baker DOCTOR WHO episodes on YouTube, with the best >companion of the entire series: Sarah Jane Smith. Yes, even better than >Pond.

    I was watching the Tom Baker eps on Tubi but lost interest before finishing them. When I returned, I discovered they had been relocated to a "live" channel and wasn't willing to calculate when to jump in to continue where I had stopped.
    --
    Democrats and the liberal media hate President Trump more than they
    love this country.

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  • From The True Melissa@thetruemelissa@gmail.com to rec.arts.tv on Sun Jan 4 10:25:43 2026
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    Verily, in article <SGSdneCS7IdI88f0nZ2dnZfqnPadnZ2d@giganews.com>, did weberm@polaris.net deliver unto us this message:

    In article <10jc1of$1i4pc$1@dont-email.me>, atropos@mac.com wrote:
    "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    I watched:

    10 Star Trek Cliffhangers That Were Never Resolved
    There's nothing Star Trek likes doing better than teasing us with an
    unanswered mystery.
    https://youtu.be/9bKGAvZsHho?si=QsqAxu7oM3db0m-J

    UFO: The Sci Fi Series the 1970s Wasnrn?t Ready For!
    Before The X-Files, there was UFO (1970) rn? a stylish, paranoid British >> sci-fi series that dared to treat alien contact as psychological
    warfare. Created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, UFO followed SHADO, a
    secret global defense force battling extraterrestrials harvesting human >> organs.
    https://youtu.be/LU0Hb2wBthY?si=VwFG_JyNQTIsIfb7

    I watched some old Tom Baker DOCTOR WHO episodes on YouTube, with the best >companion of the entire series: Sarah Jane Smith. Yes, even better than >Pond.

    I was watching the Tom Baker eps on Tubi but lost interest before finishing them. When I returned, I discovered they had been relocated to a "live" channel and wasn't willing to calculate when to jump in to continue where I had stopped.

    It still has them both ways, at least for me.
    --
    Trustworthy words are not pretty;
    Pretty words are not trustworthy.

    -Lao-Tzu spoke those pretty words.
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  • From Adam H. Kerman@ahk@chinet.com to rec.arts.tv on Sun Jan 4 17:29:58 2026
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    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
    did ahk@chinet.com deliver unto us this message:
    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

    I watched some old Tom Baker DOCTOR WHO episodes on YouTube, with the b>>>est companion of the entire series: Sarah Jane Smith. Yes, even better >>>than Pond.

    They tried something during those seasons: excellent writing. She was a >>fully-drawn character, with a wonderful performance by Elisabeth Sladen. >>Robert Holmes wrote many episodes during this period, with producers
    Barry Letts and Philip Hinchcliffe. I liked her Season 11 Jon Pertwee >>episodes too.

    She was marvelous, complete contrast to Katy Manning as Jo Grant.

    I liked Jo, too. Wasn't she the most popular compaion before Sarah Jane?

    She replaced Liz Shaw (Caroline John), a scientist, an intelligent woman
    meant to challenge and play off The Doctor, the main companion in Season
    7. Jo, introduced in Season 8, was helpless woman in peril, little more
    than a plot device, who rarely moved the plot along. She really didn't
    work as the point of view character to whom The Doctor explained the absurdities of the plot.
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  • From The True Melissa@thetruemelissa@gmail.com to rec.arts.tv on Sun Jan 4 14:37:45 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.arts.tv

    Verily, in article <10je82m$252ju$3@dont-email.me>, did ahk@chinet.com
    deliver unto us this message:

    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
    did ahk@chinet.com deliver unto us this message:
    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

    I watched some old Tom Baker DOCTOR WHO episodes on YouTube, with the b>>>est companion of the entire series: Sarah Jane Smith. Yes, even better >>>than Pond.

    They tried something during those seasons: excellent writing. She was a >>fully-drawn character, with a wonderful performance by Elisabeth Sladen. >>Robert Holmes wrote many episodes during this period, with producers >>Barry Letts and Philip Hinchcliffe. I liked her Season 11 Jon Pertwee >>episodes too.

    She was marvelous, complete contrast to Katy Manning as Jo Grant.

    I liked Jo, too. Wasn't she the most popular compaion before Sarah Jane?

    She replaced Liz Shaw (Caroline John), a scientist, an intelligent woman meant to challenge and play off The Doctor, the main companion in Season
    7. Jo, introduced in Season 8, was helpless woman in peril, little more
    than a plot device, who rarely moved the plot along. She really didn't
    work as the point of view character to whom The Doctor explained the absurdities of the plot.

    I may be conflating Jo and Liz. I haven't watched that era much in a
    while.
    --
    Trustworthy words are not pretty;
    Pretty words are not trustworthy.

    -Lao-Tzu spoke those pretty words.
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  • From BTR1701@atropos@mac.com to rec.arts.tv on Sun Jan 4 20:01:53 2026
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    On Jan 3, 2026 at 6:39:36 PM PST, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

    I watched some old Tom Baker DOCTOR WHO episodes on YouTube, with the best >> companion of the entire series: Sarah Jane Smith. Yes, even better than Pond.

    They tried something during those seasons: excellent writing. She was a fully-drawn character, with a wonderful performance by Elisabeth Sladen.

    Plus... rowr!


    https://www.reddit.com/r/doctorwho/comments/1agmq90/happy_heavenly_birthday_to_the_angel_elisabeth/#lightbox


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  • From Arthur Lipscomb@arthur@alum.calberkeley.org to rec.arts.tv on Sun Jan 4 15:09:50 2026
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    On 1/4/2026 11:37 AM, The True Melissa wrote:
    Verily, in article <10je82m$252ju$3@dont-email.me>, did ahk@chinet.com deliver unto us this message:

    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
    did ahk@chinet.com deliver unto us this message:
    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

    I watched some old Tom Baker DOCTOR WHO episodes on YouTube, with the
    est companion of the entire series: Sarah Jane Smith. Yes, even better >>>>> than Pond.

    They tried something during those seasons: excellent writing. She was a >>>> fully-drawn character, with a wonderful performance by Elisabeth Sladen. >>>> Robert Holmes wrote many episodes during this period, with producers
    Barry Letts and Philip Hinchcliffe. I liked her Season 11 Jon Pertwee
    episodes too.

    She was marvelous, complete contrast to Katy Manning as Jo Grant.

    I liked Jo, too. Wasn't she the most popular compaion before Sarah Jane?

    She replaced Liz Shaw (Caroline John), a scientist, an intelligent woman
    meant to challenge and play off The Doctor, the main companion in Season
    7. Jo, introduced in Season 8, was helpless woman in peril, little more
    than a plot device, who rarely moved the plot along. She really didn't
    work as the point of view character to whom The Doctor explained the
    absurdities of the plot.

    I may be conflating Jo and Liz. I haven't watched that era much in a
    while.


    Same. I have a bunch of Doctor Who blu-rays sitting on a shelf still in
    the shrink wrap or otherwise unwatched. I'm planning to finally dive
    into them at the end of the year, but I have very few pre-Tom Baker
    episodes in my collection.
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  • From Ubiquitous@weberm@polaris.net to rec.arts.tv on Sat Jan 10 16:21:14 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.arts.tv

    thetruemelissa@gmail.com wrote:
    weberm@polaris.net deliver unto us this message:
    In article <10jc1of$1i4pc$1@dont-email.me>, atropos@mac.com wrote:
    "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    I watched:

    10 Star Trek Cliffhangers That Were Never Resolved
    There's nothing Star Trek likes doing better than teasing us with an
    unanswered mystery.
    https://youtu.be/9bKGAvZsHho?si=QsqAxu7oM3db0m-J

    UFO: The Sci Fi Series the 1970s Wasnrn?t Ready For!
    Before The X-Files, there was UFO (1970) rn? a stylish, paranoid
    British sci-fi series that dared to treat alien contact as
    psychological warfare. Created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, UFO
    followed SHADO, a secret global defense force battling
    extraterrestrials harvesting human organs.
    https://youtu.be/LU0Hb2wBthY?si=VwFG_JyNQTIsIfb7

    I watched some old Tom Baker DOCTOR WHO episodes on YouTube, with the
    best companion of the entire series: Sarah Jane Smith. Yes, even better
    than Pond.

    I was watching the Tom Baker eps on Tubi but lost interest before
    finishing them. When I returned, I discovered they had been relocated
    to a "live" channel and wasn't willing to calculate when to jump in to
    continue where I had stopped.

    It still has them both ways, at least for me.

    Not for me.
    --
    Democrats and the liberal media hate President Trump more than they
    love this country.

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