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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
Doctor Who was always a cult item over here, as was things like Blake's Seven. Cheesy production values were part of the appeal. The current production has better production values, good acting, and intelligent scripting (if you can swallow the underlying premise.) The current Doctor's somewhat bug-eyed manic intensity can get a little wearing...
I'm a little surprised you find our SF more slick and interesting (unless you are specifically referring to the film and TV variety). I tend to think of British SF as higher general quality than ours, at least on the literary end.
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Dennis
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There has been excellent American SF. "Babylon 5" was, I think, superb, to name but one example.
I went to Stratford-on-Avon last week and saw David Tennant playing the lead role in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of "Hamlet" (in which Patrick Stewart also appears). David was equally "bug-eyed" in that - a wonderful performance.