Dr Who and an unrelated search for an artist who's taking commissions

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(1) If I started with Torchwood, is liking Dr. Who just a lost cause? I am starting to feel that it is like trying to jump from the darkness and seriousness of Angel into the comparatively bright and cheerful world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Is the problem just that I tried to start Dr. Who from the beginning of the new series and that plastic monsters are just too campy? Would I be happier if I picked a more recent season? I was feeling optimistic about that possibility, so I selected a random episode from the middle of the series, but it turned out to be about a woman who gave birth to a giant bee and abandoned it, but it came back posing as a priest and stung some of her friends.

(2) I am thinking of commissioning a custom journal header for myself as an early Christmas present. I'd really like a sort of mural with pictures of my favorite sci-fi ladies photoshopped in, kind of like what we have for where_no_woman except multi-fannish. I feel committed to actually paying for this because I want to use it for awhile, so I'd like to be sure I get something I really love. Any recommendations?


1. Gaila (ST XI)
2. Number One (ST TOS)
3. Kara Thrace (BSG)
4. Princess Leia (Star Wars)
5. Chinese live-action Mulan
6. Sharon Agathon (BSG)
7. Gwen Cooper (Torchwood)
8. Toshiko Sato (Torchwood)
9. Anya (BtVS)
10. Lilah (Angel)

Hm. That might be a bit crowded. *will contemplate more*