Two television shows that no one might have ever thought to compare are
Doctor Who and
The Thick of It. Spinoffs aside,
The Thick of It is basically
The Office set in the British government whereas
Doctor Who is about a time-traveling alien with a habit of picking up adventurous young women. Aside from both shows being British and fantastic, they really didn't have much in common to prompt any comparison. Then Peter Capaldi was cast as the Twelfth Doctor, and everything changed. The two shows overlapped, and--like David Tennant with
Casanova and
Blackpool--there has been a rush to watch the new Doctor's previous works and figure out which are suitable to share with the children. (Note:
The Thick of It is not one of them.) Despite the differences in content and target audience, there are some fundamental lessons from
The Thick of It that
Doctor Who could do well to remember. So, as our dear departing Eleven might say, "Geronimo!" Or, as Malcolm Tucker might say, "Let's **** this ****** until **** ***** *******, you ******* ****!"