Another advantage of Doctor Who over Star Wars is the superior characterisation. Let's try to compare apples with apples: in the Star Wars prequels, Anakin moons over Padme. In Series 3 of NuWho, Martha engages in similar mooning over the Doctor. However, Doctor Who manages superior characterisation following a similar intial setup: Martha comes to the eventual, realistic realisation that a relationship couldn't work and this epiphany is followed by a true friendship developing between her and the Doctor. In many ways, this more convincing characterisation is fuelled by the better writing, which is in turn fuelled by a better set of underlying ideas.
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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