Badass Birthday
On this date in 1963, in Swansea England, Russell T. Davies was born.
Who, you say?
He's a Welsh screenwriter and tv producer. He created the gay ground-breaking series Queer As Fold in England in 1999-2000. This led to the American version on Showtime 25 years ago.
And then, 5 years later the BBC took a big chance on him and allowed him to reboot the Doctor Who series nearly 20 years after they canceled it. And DAMN if he didn't do an INCREDIBLE job! His version is what got me hooked on Doctor Who. After he left, with the decline of the plots and stories, you knew how important he was to its recreation.
He's done other stuff, including Doctor Who spin offs (Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures) but really, his Doctor Who work alone (with maybe a smidge of QasF thrown in for good measure) show just how much of a badass he is!
POLT
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