SJA question

[rm]

Because I'm working on a proposal for something and I've only watched The Sarah Jane Adventures here and there, can anyone tell me if there are any episodes I need to watch because they pertain to the use of media/public relations?

Thnx.

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[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

"The Lost Boy" (final two-parter of S1) deals somewhat with media coverage/distortion of a missing child case, if that's the kind of thing you're thinking of.

[rm.livejournal.com]

In terms of the focus of the thing I'm working on, I'm not sure yet, but yeah, that's exactly the sort of thing I needed. Thanks!

[kalichan.livejournal.com]

Also, the computer (called Mr. Smith) is continually addressing the issue of the papers, and fudging them, post adventure.

And Sarah Jane is a journalist. So there's a lot of getting past things because she's "writing a story." The first ep, Invasion of the Bane (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_the_Bane) has a lot of stuff about market analysis. And, there's a lot of stuff re: advertising and recruitment all through series 1.

And I haven't seen series 2, so can't comment.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Oh Christ. Then I need to Watch the Whole Thing. Oi.

[kalichan.livejournal.com]

It's a pretty adorable show. And really short! I mean, each ep is only 22 mins or so. And there's only 12 of them per series. So it's like less than half the length of a regular Who season.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Cool. It's just more netflix/itunes/$$ etc.

I'm perfectly happy to watch SJA, my complaint is mainly that the day is 24 hours and I require sleep.

[kalichan.livejournal.com]

No, fair enough.

Yeah, this whole sleep thing. IT SO GETS IN THE WAY OF FANDOM.

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

Seriously.
And time being linear! What up with that?

[rivier.livejournal.com]

(Drive-by stranger who should really be working on her spec docs instead of reading friendsfriends - hope this is okay?)

In addition to the ones already mentioned, there's a Season Two two-parter - "Secrets of the Stars" whose storyline involves a failed astrologer possessed by cosmic forces, who deliberately uses media interest in his suddenly spookily accurate clairvoyance to spread his (alien) messaging - for example, press interest enables him to get a slot on an afternoon TV show about the paranormal, that in turn enables him to use the studio's broadcasting facilities to... do other stuff.

Wiki synopsis here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secrets_of_the_Stars) if you're short of watching time. It's a good pair of eps, though. As pretty much all of them have been for both seasons, indeed!

[rm.livejournal.com]

Yes, this is much closer to exactly what I needed to know about. Thanks -- I'll start there.

[bodlon.livejournal.com]

The whole thing with the soda factory -- "Invasion of the Bane," I think it is -- has a really obvious media/PR element to it. Basically, a business is selling a soft drink that will facilitate an alien invasion.