And so it had come to this. For the first time in 560 days I
was NOT going to watch a Doctor Who episode!
When I first decided to begin this challenge I made the
somewhat foolish decision to include the spin off series. I felt that this was
needed as they do sometime intertwine with the main show and therefore it would
feel wrong to not include them. As such I decided to include Torchwood and The
Sarah Jane Adventures.
This led to another small problem. If I were to watch the
Sarah Jane Adventures then I would also have to watch this attempted spin off
from the 1980s, K9 and Company. This was essential as it explains how K9 comes
to be living with Sarah Jane Smith as seen in The Sarah Jane Adventures.
Therefore having my plan in mind I set off on my Doctor Who
quest in 2011. To be honest I never dreamed of actually reaching this far
without a single failure and so when it came to sit down to watch K9 and
company I did so with some reluctance. Even though this was the plan from the
start I felt like I was failing. I technically can no longer say I’ve watched a
Doctor Who episode every day now as there was this one day of watching the spin
off and that bothers me a little.
However it has at least given me something vaguely
interesting to talk about. I’m becoming concerned that this blog was becoming
too much about me simply reciting back what happened in the story which isn’t
what I want from it. As such I’ve hardly mentioned the actual story here as
this is the sort of blog entry I want to do. More about how I’m getting on in
the quest rather than the stories themselves.
The story itself is ok I guess. K9 is given to Sarah Jane by
the Doctor (off screen, he leaves it at her house) and soon they are
investigating a strange cult. Joining them is a young boy called Brendon who
was actually a fairly good actor I thought. It seems a shame therefore that he
was cast in this one off story rather than Adric in the main show. He would
have made a good Adric.
It also seems strange that John Nathan Turner, the producer
of both this and the main show, hated K9 so much that he had him written out of
virtually every Doctor Who story but then goes on to create a spin off series
for him!
Despite the fact the show is called K9 and Company, it feels
more like Sarah Jane is the main character. This would then lead on to The
Sarah Jane Adventures many, many years down the line!
One last thing I have to
say..BEST....THEME....TUNE....EVER!!
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