



Elizabeth Sladen, one of the greats of the BBC series, 'Doctor Who,' will be missed terribly. Her career spanned space and time, and though her repertoire of dialogue often included a whine and an cautionary fear, Sarah Jane moved into the fray against Daleks, Cybermen, and Yeti with the best of them.





As a kid, I was allowed to watch one television program of my choice. Only one. It was the eighties and there was so much to choose from: The A-Team, Knight Rider, The Hulk... I even passed up the promiscuous prime time associated with The Love Boat, all so I could focus on the NHPTV re-airing of an obscure British sci-fi import called Doctor Who.





Not even K-9 could save her this time.Though cynical at the time, I was able to overlook the low-budget, particleboard props, the sometimes blocky stage direction of unseasoned extras - even the absurdity of the antagonist costuming. All because the stories were creative, compact and serialized. Each night, I traveled through the comforting and familiar unknown, never disappointed of the destination. I feel a long night of old episodes in my near future.Sarah Jane Smith, I admit, is a crush I will hold for sometime.