If you could pick one companion to be in a spinoff show like Sarah Jane, who would it be?
Personally, I chose Bill Potts and her new significant other, Heather who was now “The Pilot”. Both women, attracted to each other, had been transformed physically, emotionally by aliens – Bill by hanging out with the Doctor; Heather transformed by mysterious extraterrestrials into a new kind of life form. I thought their style of travel, their alien-like attributes, and that attraction to each other would be a welcome change of pace that would have the possibility to reach the heights of the heady sci-fi literature of the late 60s, early 70s. And hopefully open the minds of those who are anti-LGBTQ. (It’s a different sci-fi classic, but I always wonder how someone who loves classic ‘Star Trek’ could then still be so anti-tolerant of others.)
There were a lot of replies to Matthew’s question and as I write this, people are still chiming in. But the ones that perplexed me were those who wanted a spin-off with Donna Noble. It made me think they really don’t like her. Are they trying to get that wonderful character played by Catherine Tate killed off?
I detested Donna Noble when we first met her in “The Runaway Bride”, but RTD and Tate developed her character beautifully. But the culmination of her journey with the Doctor was almost as bad as if they killed her off – Donna’s mind had to be blocked from accessing her new-found powers that made her Doctor Donna. Regaining access to any sliver of those memories would burn her up. And yet all these “fans” were clamoring for her to return.
But the next day, a commenter named Noah Gordon Fairleigh came up with the twist that would make it work….
Donna Noble and the search for the Doctor. In the Adipose episode of ‘Doctor Who’ most people over looked the fact Donna tried hunting down the Doctor and searched the world. Would it be awesome if we got to see Donna bump into some of the other companions such as Joe, Clara, Bill, Jacky, Elton, Luke, Maria and even more. Not just people who met the Doctor, but also affected by the monsters and are in trouble again. That would be awesome!
Any one agree?
Raising my hand here, Mr. Fairleigh. If done soon, this could work as a TV spin-off mini-series while Catherine Tate is still relatively close in appearance to how Donna looked back then. Otherwise, it would be a fertile field for a long run as fan fiction.
One suggestion – Donna wouldn’t have to actually meet up with those still living who had adventures with the Doctor. What if she visited the library and stumbled across the diary of any one of the Companions from the past in the archives?
When I usually post a “Fanficcers’ Friend” essay, I usually end it with the same suggestion – should you write up such a fanfic based on Noah Gordon’s premise, send me a link to where you publish so that I can read it.
But in this case, I’m adding another request. Make sure you give credit to Noah Gordon Fairleigh for coming up with such a great concept.
Oi! Spaceman!
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