Tyler

[chicken]

Is it a coincidence that Russell T. Davies used the surname "Tyler" on both "Queer As Folk" (for Vince and his mom) and on "Doctor Who" (for Rose and her mum)? Why is is so enamored of that as a character name? Are Vince and Rose secretly, distantly related? ;-)

Also, I just realized belatedly, six years after everyone else already realized it, how incredibly auto-biographical "Queer As Folk" really is. I mean, what with Vince/Russell being such enormous fans of Doctor Who. Hmmm!

Comments

[keever.livejournal.com]

I love it when writers reveal themselves in things like the repetition of certain names. Oh, Rusty.

And yes, he's totally Vince. That scene where he and Stuart run down the names of all the Doctors is great. Who doesn't want a friend who will give you a life-sized Dalek for your birthday?

[chicken-cem.livejournal.com]

I loved that Dalek gift, brilliant.

I'm starting to see similarities between Hazel and Jackie, now. For all we know, they share something in common with Russell's mom. :-)

[mmcirvin.livejournal.com]

Dunno, but I did hear it claimed that the name "Sam Tyler" for the time-traveling protagonist of "Life on Mars" was a coincidence.

[mmcirvin.livejournal.com]

...though the Wikipedia article now says different: it claims that the character was named by co-creator Matthew Graham's daughter, who named him after Rose Tyler without her father's knowledge.

[chicken-cem.livejournal.com]

Yes, that has to be a coincidence, albeit an interesting one. I'm beginning to think "Tyler" is as frequently-occurring a name as "Smith" or "Jones".

[mmcirvin.livejournal.com]

Davies also names a LOT of characters Jones, which I guess is not surprising, him being Welsh and all.