Sarah Jane Smith, Dwarfer: Yay or Nay?

[andraste]

Today I am plagued by a burning question: would Sarah Jane Smith watch
Red Dwarf? On the one hand, it might be a bit laddish for her. On the
other, you'd think it would be a bit laddish for me, and yet I love
it. And unlike serious science fiction, she wouldn't have to spend the whole
time criticizing it for being inaccurate. Believe it or not, the answer to
this question this is actually important for a fic *g*.

To further entertain me on a rather slow day at work, what TV shows do we
think the Doctor himself watches? I bet Two loves Farscape. One day
he will get around to going back in time and changing things so it gets a
fourth season.

Comments

[lilacsigil.livejournal.com]

I can definitely see Sarah Jane watching the earlier seasons, but I can't see her being hardcore fannish about the show (or anything, really - she doesn't strike me as a fangirl). I suspect that when the quality got a bit wobbly, she would have stopped being a regular watcher. I think she'd like smart, critical comedy in general, and could certainly overcome the weirdness of it with little effort!

I can't see that Nine would have watched much TV, but Ten would like domestic soapies (East Enders, Neighbours) for the ridiculous drama and weird dilemmas people get themselves into. Seven would watch spy movies and serious BBC miniseries and be really annoying by working out the ending within the first ten minutes, without sufficient on-screen evidence.

[kiaforrest.livejournal.com]

I'm practically a crone & yet, I know all the words to Arnold Rimmer's song from the Arnold Rimmer Experience - shh, don't tell

However, Sara Jane was "gal reporter" - nosy, intrigued by things that didn't add up, distracted by 'oh look, dangerous goo' - I don't know if she could sit still long enough to watch Anything unless she was duct taped to a chair and being tormented by ebil aleeAnn monologuing about the diabolical plans to dominate the universe and tyme. She certainly couldn't stop asking questions or yammering on and on long enough to catch Kryten's one liners and when Lister nibbled his toenails, I suspect that would have elicited a trademark 'Sara Shriek'

Understand I love SJ, I enjoy RD - I even can see some characters on TV watching TV, but not Sare Jane. She was just too darn busy and so Eager to Live and Experience and Discover "Oh. Look! A baby two headed, snapping jaws of death, fire breathing, multi-toed, scaly creature. I wonder if it's mum is nearby? I should investigate this! Hmmm, now where did the Doctor go? Oh well, he'll catch up later...."

PS

[kiaforrest.livejournal.com]

Let's face it, the woman never even went to the bathroom! She just didn't have TIME to sit down

::rolling eyes at my own bad joke and blaming the TIME Change, yep, that's why!::

[grimorie.livejournal.com]

Not really familiar with Red Dwarf or Two but I sort of have a feling that Nine would watch Farscape and be all identifying with Crichton and maybe even buy him a drink. Although, I might just be influenced by themonkeycabal's DW/Farscape crossover:)

[lokisrose.livejournal.com]

I'd have thought the lack of female characters on the Dwarf would have put Sarah Jane off - certainly early 'make-you-own-coffee' Sarah Jane. Maybe growed-up-and-awesome Sarah Jane would be more relaxed about it... or maybe she could watch it with Luke. :)

[lilacsigil.livejournal.com]

I was thinking of grown-up Sarah Jane when I replied in the affirmative! Sarah Jane in overalls would never watch that kind of show!

[jhall1.livejournal.com]

I remember a marvellous episode from the early 70s when the Master, being held in captivity by UNIT, was seen watching The Clangers. He seemed to think that the Clangers were genuine aliens, which perhaps wasn't very probable.

I also recall the Master, on a spaceship in a fleet that was about to invade Earth, reading a copy of "War of the Worlds".

[jeriendhal.livejournal.com]

Can't see Sarah as a Red Dwarfer at all. Actually I can't really see her watching TV at all, for much the same reasons mentioned above.

While, either that or she realizes that by watching TV you really might become a mindless, alien controleld zombie, given her experiences.

[astrogirl2.livejournal.com]

I could maybe see Sarah watching it once in a great while, rolling her eyes at the laddishness, and not wanting to admit to anyone that she sometimes finds it really funny.

And Nine liked that show with the bear. :)

[scarfman]

I'm sure the Doctor watches M*A*S*H.

The Gelbart years only, of course.

"Ooh, look Rose, it's the one with the poker game and the old man! You've never seen this? Sit down, we're not going anywhere. I mean it."

[redstarrobot.livejournal.com]

Yes, I think she'd like it, because it's a send-up of the uptight soldiers the worked with in Rimmer, of the modern extremely-average-guy from roughly her time period out of his element in space (which she had to feel like she was at times), and because, heck, she liked being out in space, and SF humor gives her a way to think about it like it's normal and not some freaky secret.

I think she'd hate the new Kochanski, though. The old one, now there was a great character for a feminist like Sarah Jane. The new one, she'd probably mock.

[ladyvivien.livejournal.com]

...when you write this fic, it's going up at sarahjane_fic, right? Because people need to see it...

(also weren't/aren't you in the B5 fandom? I know I've seen your name somewhere...)