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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2020 17:38:55 GMT
This took effort believe me to pick up a copy of the DVD-but luckily I got it cheap second hand. I can’t describe the mental work I go through as regards the new series of Doctor Who seriously I have to pretend somehow it is a brand new show with no history(or a history I was comfortable with) Am now out of the comfort zone. Resolutionfirst I love the title graphics and the time tunnel. The Tardis control room somehow I just do not like...the crystal pillars actually make it look smaller than what it’s is small gripe. I did enjoy the Dalek design but it was far too formidable in its Genesis - this should be a creature even in its junkyard state that (plus its weapon) that doesn’t need the missiles etc but good effects and good voice work as usual via BRIGGS. Effects cannot complain at all final scenes very good. The opening Custodian scenes well a bit of a let down to be honest-I mean they take the remnants of the Daleks and do not exactly bury them very deep and the third custodian he gets shot the search his pockets but fail to retrieve the artefact he is carrying and then the body just lies there undisturbed in the same position-nah not very likely is it given anything from foxes etc could scavenge remove etc....that was a major let down and we were not even into the first few minutes. Jodie absolutely no problem with her performance(i really am rebooting myself mentally for this she is the DOCTOR yes but for this to work for me I have to tell myself somehow this is an alternate timeline) and if that’s what it takes I will go with that. Production and filming really sharp on blu ray and some great wee nods of comedy for Jodie to do. Onto episode 2 Now since before my sabbatical lol it got revealed that she was not the FIRST FEMALE DOCTOR I have a gripe I think it’s a great disservice to Jodie after all the hype and especially hearing all the glowing reports of Jo Martins portrayal....but here we go EPISODE - SPYFALLOne of the things I love about Resolution (my favourite Chris Chibnall story) is that it takes the time to take a break from the story-telling - just as Dalek did all those years ago - and just shows us the creature simply shooting people and blowing things up. I hope future stories do that too. Sometimes it's good just to bask in a set-piece allowing of one of Skaro's favourites to destroy everything in sight.
Are you working your way through all of Series 12, @causality ?
Yes mate finally had to give it a go- Just beginning Spyfall-Part 2
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Post by antartiks on Sept 28, 2020 22:37:29 GMT
Until today I had absolutely zero memories of Day of the Daleks, which I've just watched again for "professional" purpose. I remembered it as something dreadful/forgettable because Three's Daleks episodes are generally not among my favorites. And boy, was I wrong. It's fast paced, incredibly fun to watch, the supporting characters are memorable and the plot twist revealed in the last episode is quite clever. And quite innovative too for the show at that time I think, long before NuWho started using time paradoxes profusely.
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There’s a horror movie called Alien? That’s really offensive. No wonder everyone keeps invading you.
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Post by shutupbanks on Sept 29, 2020 0:04:36 GMT
Until today I had absolutely zero memories of Day of the Daleks, which I've just watched again for "professional" purpose. I remembered it as something dreadful/forgettable because Three's Daleks episodes are generally not among my favorites. And boy, was I wrong. It's fast paced, incredibly fun to watch, the supporting characters are memorable and the plot twist revealed in the last episode is quite clever. And quite innovative too for the show at that time I think, long before NuWho started using time paradoxes profusely. Day gets a lot of flak because of the slow chase scenes, the Dalek voices and the usual guff thrown at the show. The story is very good, and one of the rare cases of a genuine time travel story beyond using a time machine to land in a different era/location.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2020 5:45:43 GMT
Until today I had absolutely zero memories of Day of the Daleks, which I've just watched again for "professional" purpose. I remembered it as something dreadful/forgettable because Three's Daleks episodes are generally not among my favorites. And boy, was I wrong. It's fast paced, incredibly fun to watch, the supporting characters are memorable and the plot twist revealed in the last episode is quite clever. And quite innovative too for the show at that time I think, long before NuWho started using time paradoxes profusely. Day gets a lot of flak because of the slow chase scenes, the Dalek voices and the usual guff thrown at the show. The story is very good, and one of the rare cases of a genuine time travel story beyond using a time machine to land in a different era/location. I remember it the first time around and it made an impression the sets inside the city impressed me as a youngster and yes I remember hordes of Daleks...how the memory can fill in the blanks...and agree that the ending was a great paradox for the time.
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Post by number13 on Sept 29, 2020 11:02:39 GMT
The 'Day of the Daleks' DVD Special Edition is my favourite thing on the entire DVD range - it made a story I always loved from the brilliant Terrance Dicks' novelisation into the TV story I thought I'd seen when young! A new realisation of the same great story, with lots of Daleks, special effects and the right Dalek voices! This time, it was different...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2020 11:16:58 GMT
The 'Day of the Daleks' DVD Special Edition is my favourite thing on the entire DVD range - it made a story I always loved from the brilliant Terrance Dicks' novelisation into the TV story I thought I'd seen when young! A new realisation of the same great story, with lots of Daleks, special effects and the right Dalek voices! This time, it was different... I like how it slots into the show's lore as well. The happy ending we get here... is The Dalek Invasion of Earth, which is pretty grim on the surface of things. Except that Invasion is a planet under occupation that will be eventually freed, Day is a world conquered with no signs of that being possible. It's almost like the classic "What if Rome never fell?" scenario. Given that both Targets were by Terrance Dicks one after the other, I have to wonder if he borrowed a little of the aesthetic from the first invasion to bolster that latter novelisation. It feels very fleshed out. (Side note: Finding this story in a Photo Diary and being very small at the time with no information on the story outside a blurb... I thought "guerilla" was a British variant of the word "gorilla" and the Ogrons pictured there were the fighters coming back in history.)
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Post by number13 on Sept 29, 2020 11:22:27 GMT
The 'Day of the Daleks' DVD Special Edition is my favourite thing on the entire DVD range - it made a story I always loved from the brilliant Terrance Dicks' novelisation into the TV story I thought I'd seen when young! A new realisation of the same great story, with lots of Daleks, special effects and the right Dalek voices! This time, it was different... I like how it slots into the show's lore as well. The happy ending we get here... is The Dalek Invasion of Earth, which is pretty grim on the surface of things. Except that Invasion is a planet under occupation that will be eventually freed, Day is a world conquered with no signs of that being possible. It's almost like the classic "What if Rome never fell?" scenario. Given that both Targets were by Terrance Dicks one after the other, I have to wonder if he borrowed a little of the aesthetic from the first invasion to bolster that latter novelisation. It feels very fleshed out. (Side note: Finding this story in a Photo Diary and being very small at the time with no information on the story outside a blurb... I thought "guerilla" was a British variant of the word "gorilla" and the Ogrons pictured there were the fighters coming back in history.)lol! Gorillas are much smarter and nicer than Ogrons, they'd never be Dalek stooges!
('So then, these Dalek thingys, do you fancy their offer of work? No? Me neither. Here, have some more leaves while we wait for the man from the BBC. Kids, you all set for the shoelace-untying routine?' )
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2020 19:57:41 GMT
Praxeus and Can You Hear Me from series see I said I would watch them all and am a man of my word
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Post by timegirl on Sept 30, 2020 13:15:59 GMT
The Twin Dilemma
I actually like this story a lot more than I thought! Yes, the production values are a bit dodgy and the twins acting is sometimes wooden, but the stuff to do with Sixie’s post regeneration trauma is fascinating and reminds me of a proto-“Deep Breath”. Especially the way Peri responds to his regeneration with “I really liked you” and “You were almost young!”, Sixie’s nonsensical and erratic behavior, and “I am the Doctor weather you like it or not!”. I think other than the supporting cast sometimes sounding wooden and the dodgy sets and costumes, I think the main reason this episode gets such a bad reputation is the the infamous strangulation scene. If they just cut that moment out I think this episode would be looked upon a lot more fondly. The way this story handles post regeneration trauma is otherwise very ahead of its time and more New Who the way it delves more into the psychology of it. Also as the first appearance of the infamous rainbow outfit I think Sixie looks very dashing in it! In fact, my dad who normally can’t stand Doctor Who caught a glimpse of Sixie and said that “His outfit would almost be cool now, and I could have seen Bowie dressed like that!” 😁 Fun fact: Peter Capaldi almost played Hugo in this!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2020 15:17:31 GMT
And now after finishing a rather action packed ASCENSION OF THE CYBERMEN....and like the new design which I hadn’t seen-ahhhh flashbacks...am now about to begin THE TIMELESS CHILDREN
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2020 16:08:25 GMT
Well what can I say...I waited,debated,hated and to be honest there is a lot to take in but TIMELESS CHILDREN was an absolute HEADF@&K I absolutely loved it on first watch and the previous episode...If I had never seen Doctor Who ever before and this was my first episode I would want to find out about This Doctor,This Timeless Child,these nefarious Gender changing Time Lords....I have some adjusting to do 🤪👍😍🥰😘❤️
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Post by elkawho on Oct 3, 2020 3:49:46 GMT
On Wed, Creature From The Pit with my DW viewing club. It was the first time I watched some DW with them since the first week in March. They all met 2 weeks ago but I wasn't able to attend. We sat outside with a projector and used a sheet as a screen, ordered some pizza and had a ball. This is one of those stories that you just can't take too seriously. I had a great time, and it was nice to see these folks again. (We had actually gotten together before, but just to meet outside and catch up. No watching.)
We do it again in 2 weeks, but we will be inside this time. Looking forward to it.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2020 15:56:30 GMT
Logopolis. I don't know how many times I've seen this now, but this is the first time on Blu-Ray - the clearer the image, the colder that motorway bypass looks! I love the little tweaks with CGI - the salmon coloured brain planet has been spruced up just enough, and there are even tiny people seen walking around in the panoramic shots.
I remember watching Clayton Hickman in the DVD extras for one story - can't remember which one - where he is bigging up Roger Delgado's Master, and saying, by comparison, 'all we had in the Eighties was Anthony Ainley strutting around in a wig' (something like that, anyway). I've never forgiven him for that arrogant remark. Ainley is excellent here, a truly evil character out-of-his-depth (as he always should be) when tampering with the workings of Logopolis. And what a concept the planet is! Christopher H. gets some stick in some quarters (not least from Tom Baker in the commentary), but his story here is brimming with some beautiful ideas. Just as we were transported from a windswept Brighton beach to the neon-tastic world of Argolis during the opening of Series 18's first story, so we tumble from a freezing roadside in London to the bright hues and towering telescopic delights of Logopolis for this finale.
Of course the interiors are on videotape, revealing every polystyrene rock and column. Of course it's all done on a stretched budget. But who cares, really? This is my favourite period of Doctor Who, and on Blu-Ray, the climactic stand-off between Doctor and Master has never gleamed so much. "One last hope," indeed ...
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Post by sherlock on Oct 4, 2020 11:31:07 GMT
The Waters of Mars
A revisit for obvious TLV reasons.
Easily the best of the Specials. Incredibly bold take on the Tenth Doctor and every element works perfectly.
And now to follow the Doctor’s journey in The Knight, The Fool and The Dead.
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Post by number13 on Oct 4, 2020 13:32:09 GMT
It was a dark and stormy night... (yes, it really was ) when a Hansom cab called to convey me to the Palace Theatre for my premiere viewing of The Talons of Weng-Chiang (blu-ray edition) Parts 1-3
Beautifully reprocessed with richly coloured interiors, the night filming looking better than ever before with subtle shadows full of detail - and the new CGI effects. Now that's what I call a giant rat!
Tonight, the curtain goes up on the "Second Act". Beware the Eye of the Dragon!
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Post by timegirl on Oct 4, 2020 13:50:23 GMT
It was a dark and stormy night... (yes, it really was ) when a Hansom cab called to convey me to the Palace Theatre for my premiere viewing of The Talons of Weng-Chiang (blu-ray edition) Parts 1-3
Beautifully reprocessed with richly coloured interiors, the night filming looking better than ever before with subtle shadows full of detail - and the new CGI effects. Now that's what I call a giant rat!
Tonight, the curtain goes up on the "Second Act". Beware the Eye of the Dragon!
I am in the middle of rewatching “Talons” as well! Very good viewing for the start of October!😊🎃
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Post by number13 on Oct 4, 2020 14:05:36 GMT
It was a dark and stormy night... (yes, it really was ) when a Hansom cab called to convey me to the Palace Theatre for my premiere viewing of The Talons of Weng-Chiang (blu-ray edition) Parts 1-3
Beautifully reprocessed with richly coloured interiors, the night filming looking better than ever before with subtle shadows full of detail - and the new CGI effects. Now that's what I call a giant rat!
Tonight, the curtain goes up on the "Second Act". Beware the Eye of the Dragon!
I am in the middle of rewatching “Talons” as well! Very good viewing for the start of October!😊🎃 It's my favourite Who story of all time and has been ever since 1977, so I've been saving the new blu-ray edition for quite a while. Agree, it seemed right to watch it now the dark nights are back, all that Victorian Gothic gloom that epitomises the Hinchcliffe/Holmes era at its very best. And the new edition is living up to my expectations!
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Post by timegirl on Oct 4, 2020 14:10:58 GMT
I am in the middle of rewatching “Talons” as well! Very good viewing for the start of October!😊🎃 It's my favourite Who story of all time and has been ever since 1977, so I've been saving the new blu-ray edition for quite a while. Agree, it seemed right to watch it now the dark nights are back, all that Victorian Gothic gloom that epitomises the Hinchcliffe/Holmes era at its very best. And the new edition is living up to my expectations! The atmosphere is gorgeous! Almost cinematic at times! They should do more episodes of the modern series with this kind of atmosphere!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2020 22:25:23 GMT
Spyfall.
I'd forgotten how much is packed into these episodes, and how hugely expensive it all looks. I liked much of Series 11 but there's no denying - this is on a whole different level. The creatures of light, Stephen Fry, the lonely bloke in the Australian outback with a shelf full of files about the Doctor, Lenny Henry's party, the motorbike chase, Paris, Ada Lovelace, Yaz's fear, the hissing laugh the Master gives as he is revealed, cinematic direction by Jamie Magnus Stone and Lee Haven Jones, "She's my best enemy", the world-spanning story, Graham's shoes, Gallifrey, "Everything you think you know is a lie", the timeless child: I'm quite exhausted after watching - but what a wonderful start to Series 12.
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Post by number13 on Oct 8, 2020 8:21:59 GMT
Finished The Talons of Weng-Chiang on the S14 Collection blu-ray for the first time, my favourite Who story ever now looks better than ever and the new CGI Giant Rat definitely looks the part.
It's a true classic and never fails to delight me, one of those very rare six-parters which doesn't have a single wasted moment of 'filler' and the pinnacle of Robert Holmes' brilliant writing career. And gave us Jago & Litefoot!
So I was well pleased... until my blu-ray drive twitched a bit in playback and then totally packed up as I was about to watch the 'Behind the Sofa' session. The excitement must have been too much for it! (I don't think it was shredded by the talons of Weng-Chiang but... )
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