The inevitable anniversay post...

Yes, many Doctor Who fans will be pointing this out, so I'll be original and do exactly the same.

How many other series are still going after 43 years? Although that's only because of the new series that we can say 'still going', as before that this series was as dead as any other. Yes, there were novels et al, but really, no one outside of us fanatics counted them.

But, hey, it is now 'still going', and there ain't many series that are doing that! That is could come back speaks a lot of the passion of the fans behind it, but the fact that its surviving well speaks to its enduring vision which has remained unchanged...

...well, it hasn't remained unchanged. Its vision has changed a lot, to what some people (such as myself) would describe as "soap opera". Does that appeal to me? Not really. Does it appeal to the masses? Yep. Now, which one of those appeals is the important one?

(And the vision has changed before. Just look at the fourth Doctor's adventures versus the first!)

ANYWAY... raise a glass in honour of this great series... much as I will be doing tomorrow at the next Wellington pub meet.