Give Captain Jack Harkness his own TV show

This popped up on my Facebook feed today....

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https://uk.tv.yahoo.com/john-barrowman-interested-doctor-return-221500729.html

In an interview with Nerd B**tards, the 'Doctor Who' fan-favourite admitted that he'd love to return to the show… even if he has no idea whether or not he'll be back.
"I have no idea," he said. "I mean, that's not my decision, that's a decision for the BBC."
"The thing is, I go around with Eve [Myles] and people to these conventions and we see the humongous following that we have and also the hunger that there is for 'Torchwood'. If I'm asked to play Captain Jack Harkness again, I would do it at the drop of a hat."

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It appears John Barrowman has truly heard the roar coming from his legions of fans and has publicly stated that he is interested in returning to television as Jack Harkness.

It's no secret that there is WAY more to tell when it comes to the life of Captain Jack. For example, how does he become the face of Boe? However, is it really necessary for all those adventures to be part of Doctor Who? I don't think so.

I'd like to take it one step further and say that the life story of Captain Jack Harkness deserves its own show. Flat out, John Barrowman should return to the Whoniverse starring in his own TV show. Yes, he was the focus of Torchwood, and Torchwood was awesome. However, Torchwood also ended in 2011. A lot has happened in the Whoniverse since then. The adventure opportunities for Jack have grown exponentially. I think a new show, written and directed by the right people, and in the hands of the BBC, could be bigger and better than Torchwood ever was.

The captivating, adventurous, and rather dashing character of Captain Jack, needs to come back. The fact that he would align himself with The Doctor is evidence that Captain Jack is a good guy. Beyond that, let's face it, Captain Jack is Han Solo. He's a badass, with an excellent sense of style, would die for his friends, and shows up to help save the day. Now imagine Han Solo had his own show. He can, because he's Jack Harkness.

Call it "Jack Harkness". Let the name imply that the story being told is important. This is how Doctor Who is done, this is how Jack Harkness should be done.

The designer of the Daleks has passed away.

Ray Cusick, the designer of the Dalek, has passed away.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21563344

This is such sad news. The Daleks are my favorite villain throughout the series. I love it when the 10th Doctor gets right in their face and talks about how sad it must be that they never feel anything ever. Trapped in a cage from birth until death, perhaps that torture presses the Daleks to hate as much as they do. Their design is amazing because its basically a tank that can rotate in any direction at any time. The Dalek eye can rotate 360 degrees, which makes for some incredible conversational moments in the show. The design of the Dalek truly leant itself to functionality throughout the series.

The Daleks, trapped in a permanent moving cage for a mutated being, are so wonderfully iconic and I cannot imagine Doctor Who without them.

The Who villains have gotten crazy and more inventive over the years, but the Daleks will always be the number one alien that is both the mortal enemy of the Doctor and beloved by Whovians.

Thank you Mr. Cusick, Rest In Peace, your gift to the world expanded our imaginations.

Doctor Who For Life Blog

I started watching Doctor Who about 2 years ago when my fiancé introduced me to the show by having me watch the episode "Blink". Yes, the perfect episode to start with to determine if you are about to become a Whovian (huge fan of Doctor Who). I became a Whovian after that and spent the next few months watching every Netflix'd episode of Doctor Who that I could. Catching up was so much fun, we would have Doctor Who days, just watch 5 or 6 episodes in a row. My favorite villain is a tie between the Daleks and the Silence. I'm probably still more of a Dalek fan. I definitely cheered at the end of an episode during the "next time on..." scenes when they showed the Daleks. They're so legendary to the series and their update was fantastic coming into the 2005 reboot of the series. 

Anyway. 

The real question is, why do I love Doctor Who? 

Aside from the fact that it's acted with such conviction that you can't help but let it absorb you...

I love Doctor Who because it inspires me everyday by reminding me that anything is possible. The concept of the show is fantastic in and of itself. You have an aging alien that bears the direct likeness of a human that travels through time and space showing his companions remarkable things and places that they would never see without his help. Not only that, this alien is compassionate and routinely saves entire worlds from falling into the deep darkness of space. The journeys of the Doctor, in the TARDIS, through the time vortex truly represent the journey through life that we all experience.

The time vortex is life, but life only goes one way. Perhaps that's why the Doctor is so old and yet still so young, his life goes in many more directions than ours. Hence, he is always traveling through the deep darkness that can consume anything, perhaps it even represents death and that's why he is always moving. His age reflects his constant journey away from death by crossing it's path all the time? Just a thought, I'm sure I'll blog about that later. 

That little paragraph right there is the perfect reflection of why I love the show. It inspires me to think, to live, to wonder. The sheer concept of the show is so wonderfully insane that it reminds me anything is possible, anything can be thought of, and life can take you to fantastic places that you never thought you would go. 

Expect this blog to be an incredibly enthusiastic jaunt into speculations about upcoming episodes, reflections on my favorite episodes, and lots of fan gushing about the series.