6. Doctor Who Is Actually More Mature Than Star Wars
It's ironic for what was ostensibly a kids show for much of its run, but Doctor Who is actually far more mature in its outlook than many "grown-up" programmes and films, like Star Wars, claim to be. Doctor Who is adult enough to embrace silliness - its creators know real life is frequently absurd and it's OK not to be po-faced all the time. On the other end of the scale, Star Wars takes itself seriously. It's engaged in epic-scale storytelling and, apart from unfunny antics with a flying R2-D2, there's no room to throw anything as silly as ordinary reality into the mix. Can you imagine Luke Skywalker coping with a newspaper superhero and Rapunzel whilst being trapped in a realm where fiction is reality? No, only Doctor Who is confident enough of its own maturity to attempt something as childish as that - it knows it doesn't have to try and act cool all the time.
Mike has lived in the UK, Japan and the USA. Currently, he is based in Iowa with his wife and 2 young children. After working for many years as a writer and editor for a large corporation, he is now a freelancer. He has been fortunate enough to contribute to many books on Doctor Who over the last 20 years and is now concentrating on original sci-fi & fantasy short stories, with recent sales including Flame Tree, Uffda, and The Martian Wave. Also, look for his contribution on Blake's 7 to "You and Who Else", a charity anthology to be released later this year.
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