Melanie Bush

The ill-fated companion of the First Doctor, Katarina and and former scream queen and companion of the Sixth and Seventh Doctors, Mel Bush, the latter of whom is 60 this year.

I’m passionate about movies and stories. I enjoy shows like Doctor Who. I’m invested in the stories and the characters so much. It’s a nice escapism for me when life is gets so tough. But I feel like lately like I’m constantly desiring more stories and more time with the characters I love to watch. I hate endings and I always fear that there won’t be any more stories with the characters I love. This leans to mostly towards something like Doctor Who more than anything else. There are so many characters that come and go, some sooner than others and I always seem to gravitate towards TARDIS teams that don’t have as many stories as other teams do. Like I'm a fan of TARDIS teams like:

• 5th Doctor, Adric, Nyssa and Tegan

• 5th Doctor, Tegan and Turlough

• 6th Doctor and Mel

• 1st Doctor, Steven and Dodo

• 1st Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Vicki

• 1st Doctor, Polly and Ben

• 3rd Doctor and Sarah Jane

• 11th Doctor and Clara

I enjoy stories that involve those sort of TARDIS teams that I have listed above and I'm totally grateful for Big Finish for making all the audio dramas over the years on Doctor Who expanding the lore and what not. But I feel like the number of stories involving my favourite TARDIS crews isn't as high compared to the amount of stories that have TARDIS teams like 3rd Doctor and Jo or 5th Doctor and Nyssa or 6th Doctor and Peri or 12th Doctor and Clara. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy all of the characters and teams throughout Doctor Who's run. Thanks to the tv show and big finish, we have so many adventures now and it continues to grow to this day. But I desire to have my favourite TARDIS crews to be in as many stories as the others. I mean there are so many of the 5th Doctor and Nyssa and the 6th Doctor and Peri for example. I just wish there were just as many for the TARDIS teams I have listed above. Am I the only one who feels that way and does anyone know how I can deal with it because it's been on my mind for a while now?

I didn't know where else I could talk about something like this so I thought I would try it here. I'm new to Wiki discussion so Hi! :)

Who is your favorite and least favorite classic companion?

My favorite is Romana II because she is the only companion who’s intellect is equal (if not more) to the doctors. Also she is more of a friend to the doctor than romana I was. My least favorite companion of classic on the other hand is hands down MEL! I think Mel is the most useless companion in the history of doctor who. All she really does is scream and cause more problems!