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The Ribos Operation-Robert Holmes
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2021 12:25:30 GMT
Snakedance.
For all the bright lights and Martin Clunes' much-discussed costume, I find this a really scary story. Great performances all round and some nice filmed inserts, and of course Janet Fielding as the once again possessed Tegan are all great fun, but for me, Peter Howell's music really injects the whole thing with a sinister feel and atmosphere. He seems to sample Janet Fielding's screams on occasion, which is really effective. Wonderful story, terrific ending, and I would love for Howell's music to be released commercially one day (alongside the soundtrack to Kinda of course)!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2021 16:18:04 GMT
The Time Of The Doctor
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2021 16:20:30 GMT
Snakedance.
For all the bright lights and Martin Clunes' much-discussed costume, I find this a really scary story. Great performances all round and some nice filmed inserts, and of course Janet Fielding as the once again possessed Tegan are all great fun, but for me, Peter Howell's music really injects the whole thing with a sinister feel and atmosphere. He seems to sample Janet Fielding's screams on occasion, which is really effective. Wonderful story, terrific ending, and I would love for Howell's music to be released commercially one day (alongside the soundtrack to Kinda of course)!
Got to agree it is a great story and a great sequel I would really love Christopher to script another Mara tale...and I have said elsewhere now with visual effects being what they are what a great foe only slightly ruined by that snake foe in Capaldis season
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Feb 7, 2021 8:27:11 GMT
Fury From The Deep.
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Feb 7, 2021 18:30:15 GMT
Half way through I got bored. Will watch the rest at some point. Now watching Underworld.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2021 18:32:28 GMT
Blu Ray of Revolution of The Daleks
It comes with a lovely picture of Jack-for the dartboard 😉 I mean for under my pillow 😂
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2021 18:48:35 GMT
Half way through I got bored. Will watch the rest at some point. Now watching Underworld. You were bored yet you thought Underworld would be any more exciting?
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Feb 7, 2021 18:57:49 GMT
Half way through I got bored. Will watch the rest at some point. Now watching Underworld. You were bored yet you thought Underworld would be any more exciting? Not watched Underworld before, it ties into the recent Omega comic. & it's not 6 parts, 6 part stories are mostly boring.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2021 19:01:30 GMT
You were bored yet you thought Underworld would be any more exciting? Not watched Underworld before, it ties into the recent Omega comic. & it's not 6 parts, 6 part stories are mostly boring. It’s not the best let down by the special effects really but I thought the Minyans?? Were a cool idea
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2021 19:09:31 GMT
Tbf i haven't watched since, oo i must have been about 12-14. Was fairly young and also fairly bored, the effects probably effected that. I do agree about 6 parters though, it really is an unnecessary length and most 6 parters and more are padded (or break the format and so aren’t really six parters)
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Feb 7, 2021 19:11:09 GMT
Not watched Underworld before, it ties into the recent Omega comic. & it's not 6 parts, 6 part stories are mostly boring. It’s not the best let down by the special effects really but I thought the Minyans?? Were a cool idea Yes the Minyans feature in the Omega comic.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2021 15:28:19 GMT
Castrovalva. (Spoilers for this forty year old story follow ...)
Firstly - what a great name for a story Castrovalva is. With the onset of the Eighties, Doctor Who avoided stories like 'Terror of' this or whatever 'of Doom', and went for something more unique. Well before the internet, story titles like Meglos and Full Circle would toy with the mind of a young Doctor Who fan. I mean, what did it all mean? Peter Davison's debut continues this theme with a word that sounds like it's been plucked from a Boy's Own Adventure conjoined with something decidedly steampunk (which didn't actually exist back then, but, you know ... ).
Again, Chris Bidmead's rich and vibrant imagination creates a delicious problem for the Doctor. "This triumph only leaves me hungry for more conquests," purrs the Master, even before he's seen the TARDIS escape from the threat of Event One. And so, using mathematical genius Adric and Block Transfer Computation, he creates the paradise world of Castrovalva (and thanks to some gorgeous location filming, it looks like paradise too). Of course, he doesn't tell the inhabitants that they don't really exist - a doubly cruel move for the black-velveted chuckler. When Adric is eventually rescued, the world collapses in upon itself and, as the Doctor and his friends escape, the angry townsfolk trap the Master in a world of his own making. I mean, it's genius, isn't it? And that's before we mention the significance of the library, the tapestry, the beautifully played and dressed characters and Nyssa losing her crown!
This may not have been a spectacular monster mash, or another monsters' invasion of Earth, but it's a quieter, far more thoughtful story that has shades of Escher, Alice in Wonderland and Gulliver's Travels. Always worth a re-watch. Oh, and the new Doctor is ... absolutely splendid.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2021 15:53:55 GMT
Castrovalva. (Spoilers for this forty year old story follow ...)
Firstly - what a great name for a story Castrovalva is. With the onset of the Eighties, Doctor Who avoided stories like 'Terror of' this or whatever 'of Doom', and went for something more unique. Well before the internet, story titles like Meglos and Full Circle would toy with the mind of a young Doctor Who fan. I mean, what did it all mean? Peter Davison's debut continues this theme with a word that sounds like it's been plucked from a Boy's Own Adventure conjoined with something decidedly steampunk (which didn't actually exist back then, but, you know ... ).
Again, Chris Bidmead's rich and vibrant imagination creates a delicious problem for the Doctor. "This triumph only leaves me hungry for more conquests," purrs the Master, even before he's seen the TARDIS escape from the threat of Event One. And so, using mathematical genius Adric and Block Transfer Computation, he creates the paradise world of Castrovalva (and thanks to some gorgeous location filming, it looks like paradise too). Of course, he doesn't tell the inhabitants that they don't really exist - a doubly cruel move for the black-velveted chuckler. When Adric is eventually rescued, the world collapses in upon itself and, as the Doctor and his friends escape, the angry townsfolk trap the Master in a world of his own making. I mean, it's genius, isn't it? And that's before we mention the significance of the library, the tapestry, the beautifully played and dressed characters and Nyssa losing her crown!
This may not have been a spectacular monster mash, or another monsters' invasion of Earth, but it's a quieter, far more thoughtful story that has shades of Escher, Alice in Wonderland and Gulliver's Travels. Always worth a re-watch. Oh, and the new Doctor is ... absolutely splendid.
I watched it on Blu-Ray not too long ago. Always a favourite of mine. I remember also that is was the first Target Novel that I bought brand new, having acquired quite a few used editions up until then. Despite the received wisdom of fandom I thought it rather a novelty to have a photographic cover of Peter Davison and was quite thrilled with it, having recently got Logopolis too. Yeah - I wondered at Christopher H Bidmeads fondness for strange but clever sounding story titles too. One thing I noticed more on Blu-ray, with a bigger telly, was for all the nice location filming, sets and costumes, the artificiality of Castrovalva itself (even though its based on a real place) is made more noticeable, though the Jackanory level sky backdrops out of the windows and worse, the fact that when the Tardis Zero Room Casket is found to be in use as a wash tub, there is no water in it. Should have avoided the close-up on that one, or at least put a lining in. Or were these all clues? Anyway - it always stands up to a repeat viewing, not least for Nyssa & Tegan getting lots to do, pretty much carrying episode 2 themselves.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2021 16:12:15 GMT
Castrovalva. (Spoilers for this forty year old story follow ...)
Firstly - what a great name for a story Castrovalva is. With the onset of the Eighties, Doctor Who avoided stories like 'Terror of' this or whatever 'of Doom', and went for something more unique. Well before the internet, story titles like Meglos and Full Circle would toy with the mind of a young Doctor Who fan. I mean, what did it all mean? Peter Davison's debut continues this theme with a word that sounds like it's been plucked from a Boy's Own Adventure conjoined with something decidedly steampunk (which didn't actually exist back then, but, you know ... ).
Again, Chris Bidmead's rich and vibrant imagination creates a delicious problem for the Doctor. "This triumph only leaves me hungry for more conquests," purrs the Master, even before he's seen the TARDIS escape from the threat of Event One. And so, using mathematical genius Adric and Block Transfer Computation, he creates the paradise world of Castrovalva (and thanks to some gorgeous location filming, it looks like paradise too). Of course, he doesn't tell the inhabitants that they don't really exist - a doubly cruel move for the black-velveted chuckler. When Adric is eventually rescued, the world collapses in upon itself and, as the Doctor and his friends escape, the angry townsfolk trap the Master in a world of his own making. I mean, it's genius, isn't it? And that's before we mention the significance of the library, the tapestry, the beautifully played and dressed characters and Nyssa losing her crown!
This may not have been a spectacular monster mash, or another monsters' invasion of Earth, but it's a quieter, far more thoughtful story that has shades of Escher, Alice in Wonderland and Gulliver's Travels. Always worth a re-watch. Oh, and the new Doctor is ... absolutely splendid.
I watched it on Blu-Ray not too long ago. Always a favourite of mine. I remember also that is was the first Target Novel that I bought brand new, having acquired quite a few used editions up until then. Despite the received wisdom of fandom I thought it rather a novelty to have a photographic cover of Peter Davison and was quite thrilled with it, having recently got Logopolis too. Yeah - I wondered at Christopher H Bidmeads fondness for strange but clever sounding story titles too. One thing I noticed more on Blu-ray, with a bigger telly, was for all the nice location filming, sets and costumes, the artificiality of Castrovalva itself (even though its based on a real place) is made more noticeable, though the Jackanory level sky backdrops out of the windows and worse, the fact that when the Tardis Zero Room Casket is found to be in use as a wash tub, there is no water in it. Should have avoided the close-up on that one, or at least put a lining in. Or were these all clues?Anyway - it always stands up to a repeat viewing, not least for Nyssa & Tegan getting lots to do, pretty much carrying episode 2 themselves. I'd not thought of that before, but you pose a really good question! Clever use of deliberate fakery to feed us the possibility that everything on Catrovalva was not as it seemed for the Doctor and he friends - or the BBC saving a few quid?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2021 16:37:35 GMT
I watched it on Blu-Ray not too long ago. Always a favourite of mine. I remember also that is was the first Target Novel that I bought brand new, having acquired quite a few used editions up until then. Despite the received wisdom of fandom I thought it rather a novelty to have a photographic cover of Peter Davison and was quite thrilled with it, having recently got Logopolis too. Yeah - I wondered at Christopher H Bidmeads fondness for strange but clever sounding story titles too. One thing I noticed more on Blu-ray, with a bigger telly, was for all the nice location filming, sets and costumes, the artificiality of Castrovalva itself (even though its based on a real place) is made more noticeable, though the Jackanory level sky backdrops out of the windows and worse, the fact that when the Tardis Zero Room Casket is found to be in use as a wash tub, there is no water in it. Should have avoided the close-up on that one, or at least put a lining in. Or were these all clues?Anyway - it always stands up to a repeat viewing, not least for Nyssa & Tegan getting lots to do, pretty much carrying episode 2 themselves. I'd not thought of that before, but you pose a really good question! Clever use of deliberate fakery to feed us the possibility that everything on Catrovalva was not as it seemed for the Doctor and he friends - or the BBC saving a few quid? We can give them the benefit of the doubt out of generosity here, maybe, as it all works so well and is plausible. I think they exhausted that pot of goodwill with the series finale (Time flight). Its a Mirage! The Master has hypnotised everyone to see things differently. Err, no actually, we're just skint.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2021 16:51:49 GMT
I'd not thought of that before, but you pose a really good question! Clever use of deliberate fakery to feed us the possibility that everything on Catrovalva was not as it seemed for the Doctor and he friends - or the BBC saving a few quid? We can give them the benefit of the doubt out of generosity here, maybe, as it all works so well and is plausible. I think they exhausted that pot of goodwill with the series finale (Time flight). Its a Mirage! The Master has hypnotised everyone to see things differently. Err, no actually, we're just skint. I found myself quite enjoying Time Flight when I watched it a while back. Skint? Absolutely - surely if you have as little money as that available, you should minimise your ambitions a bit. A nice, intimate Midnight type of tale would have a lot more sensible (but then, one of the few positive things I have heard about Time Flight is that 'Doctor Who never let lack of budget affect what they wanted to do'). So much of it is pretty bad - and worse: dull - but it's got, I don't know, a certain 'something'. Neil Toynay, perhaps? The Doctor deliberately leaving Tegan behind? The model shots? Beggared if I know!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2021 17:47:05 GMT
We can give them the benefit of the doubt out of generosity here, maybe, as it all works so well and is plausible. I think they exhausted that pot of goodwill with the series finale (Time flight). Its a Mirage! The Master has hypnotised everyone to see things differently. Err, no actually, we're just skint. I found myself quite enjoying Time Flight when I watched it a while back. Skint? Absolutely - surely if you have as little money as that available, you should minimise your ambitions a bit. A nice, intimate Midnight type of tale would have a lot more sensible (but then, one of the few positive things I have heard about Time Flight is that 'Doctor Who never let lack of budget affect what they wanted to do'). So much of it is pretty bad - and worse: dull - but it's got, I don't know, a certain 'something'. Neil Toynay, perhaps? The Doctor deliberately leaving Tegan behind? The model shots? Beggared if I know! I must admit that I only really found out what the fuss was when the VHS was finally released at the tail end of the run, but still made the best of it. At the time of broadcast (1982) I really enjoyed it and thought it a great idea. Perfect for a Target Novelisation too. No that isn't a model a couple of feet away, but another Concorde, a few hundred yards away. Not long after transmission I went on a school trip to London for a few days and we visited Heathrow on the afternoon before heading back. A real, quite recent 'Doctor Who location' was how my sense of priorities worked, even then. Being on the rooftop viewing area and mistakenly pointing out where the Tardis materialised, getting to see Concorde taking off....it was all relevant to me as the setting for that exciting adventure, Time Flight. We gain critical faculties the older we get, I guess.
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Post by mrperson on Feb 13, 2021 2:30:23 GMT
I finally got around - excuse me - to watching Revolution. The story was predictable for a Dalek story. I agree with criticism about the out of character bit about The Doctor giving up and counting years, requiring Jack to rescue her. But my wife and I mainly thought they had far too much 'sentimental' dialogue, as it were. There were so many extended discussions. I like that shorter, in Who. Also, I'm a curmudgeon.
Also, I want those Daleks exterminating faster. They are post-Time War. Maybe it would look like overkill, but a crowd should not be able to run a block.
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Post by sherlock on Feb 14, 2021 12:16:51 GMT
Finished the Tennant era again with The End of Time. It’s a bit of a messy finale, tonally it’s all over the place, the long jumping Master is a bit too goofy for my taste and the ending is very over indulgent, but I can’t help but be caught up in its sense of epic and every scene between the Doctor and Wilf is genuinely great.
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