Number one was one of The Medium is Not Enough’s most popular ever entries, so without further ado, here’s the second ‘Sarah Jane’s Doctor Who reference count’ – your opportunity to spot all the clever references in The Sarah Jane Adventures to Doctor Who.
I haven’t yet watched today’s episode, part one of Eye of the Gorgon, so I can’t help out. But I hear the Sontarans might have been given a shout out by the SJA massive. Any others?
Doctor Who
Film
Theatre
British TV
US TV
In the US: Thursdays, 8.30/7.30c, NBC
In the UK: Five, at some point, now they’ve finally bought the rights
Characters re-cast: 0
Major characters gotten rid of: 0
Major new characters: 0
Format change percentage: 0%
Number of Seinfelds: 20
There’s something about Jerry Seinfeld. Funny though his own series was, in other shows, he tends to destroy anything that’s good about the show. He’s just not a very good actor.
30 Rock, easily the funniest comedy of last year, even if it wasn’t a ratings smash, doesn’t need Jerry Seinfeld to be funny. In fact, bringing in Jerry Seinfeld makes it less funny. But it does need ratings, which is what Seinfeld can bring to a show, even with a guest appearance.
Trouble is, will he make people want to stay to watch the rest of the series, or does the reduction in quality he brings means his guest appearance will turn off the new viewers to what’s normally good show?
I’m going to be holding off for another couple of episodes before passing a final verdict on Back To You. The third episode was in fact marginally funnier than being poked in the eye, which marks a substantial step upwards from episode one. It’s not exactly Frasier yet, but at least there’s some kind of upwards progress.
In the US: Thursdays, 9/8c, The CW
In the UK: ITV2 at some point
Characters re-cast: 0
Major characters gotten rid of: 0
Major new characters: 1-2
Format change percentage: 5%
Number of souls sold: 1
The pretty-boy ghost hunters are back. After doing some bad things and some stupid things that can’t be talked about until ITV2 finishes showing the second season, they’re back on the road hunting all sorts of nasty demons again.
If this first episode of the third season is anything to go on, things are going to be a whole lot grimmer this season, interspersed with just a little bit of humour.
Let’s talk about it after the break. Not you though, ITV2 viewers. I’ve put salt outside the door – you’ll have to wait.
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