Rewatched The Three Doctors last night. Wow, the Brigadier was really a dullard in this one, wasn't he? I know there are times when he is portrayed as not being the brightest bulb on the string, but he was absolutely obtuse in this one.
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I watched the first couple episode of Inferno this morning. This was the second time I'd watched the first episode, I watched it a few months back, but got distracted and never went back.
It was a pretty good start, we got a nice introduction to the drilling project and the people involved, and the mystery with the green goo turning people into monsters was pretty interesting. Definitely going to keep going with it this time.
It was a pretty good start, we got a nice introduction to the drilling project and the people involved, and the mystery with the green goo turning people into monsters was pretty interesting. Definitely going to keep going with it this time.
Watched Episode 3 and 4 of Inferno today. I always get a kick out of parallel universe stories, and this is a good one. I like the way they are using the stuff happening to the alternate drilling project as a potential hint at what could happen in the regular universe. I'm assuming Sir Keith is not going to have the same fate in the regular universe as he did in the parallel universe. Stahlman's an ass, but I don't think he'd go that far in.
I finished Inferno this morning, and I was pretty happy with how it ended. I was already enjoying it, but I really enjoy parallel universe stories, and this was a pretty good one. The only thing that bothered me was that they never seemed to explain what the green slime was, or how it was turning people into monsters.
After finished up Inferno, I jumped back to where I left off in Season 8 and watched the first episode of The Claws of Axos. This one got to a very interesting start.
After finished up Inferno, I jumped back to where I left off in Season 8 and watched the first episode of The Claws of Axos. This one got to a very interesting start.
Given that the creatures were called "Primords" in the script, I think the idea was that it was some kind of primordial ooze, a relic of Earth's ancient past that had survived underground, and that it triggered an atavistic devolution in those it touched. The Doctor had a line about how Inferno would turn the Earth into a molten ball of rock and gas like it had been billions of years ago, so I think the idea was to link the primordial geological era of the Earth to the primordial evolution of hominids. There's a vast difference in time scale there, of course, but that didn't stop countless cartoonists from giving pet dinosaurs to cavemen. People always assume everything in the past happened at the same time.
I'm 3 episodes into "Doctor Who and the Silurians".
A silly fan theory is that the Slyther is a Dalek affected by Stahlman's Gas.
I did say a bit silly.
I recently finished The War Games and Spearhead from Space. The War Games is great. Troughton was a great doctor and I love his relationship with Jamie. In fact, I don't think Jamie gets the respect he deserves as a companion. He is definitely top 3 in total Who history. Unfortunately, they never brought another companion like Jamie and I don't think they ever will. I loved the passage from the different times and the soldiers' reactions when encountering those in other epochs. It would have been nice to see some Roman soldiers and also visit the other wars mentioned (though budget probably prevented that). The introduction of the Master (at least that's how I see the War Chief) was well done. I also liked the way that the Time Lords ended Troughton's tenure as the Doctor.
I wish Spearhead from Space had shown a regeneration continuing directly from the War Games instead of just starting without any connection. Pertwee is good and I like the Autons but I think a six parter would have been better here as the entire first episode and part of the second was mostly about Pertwee's doctor being introduced. I'm not a huge fan of the Doctor being kept on Earth for so long but these first few serials were good.
I wish Spearhead from Space had shown a regeneration continuing directly from the War Games instead of just starting without any connection. Pertwee is good and I like the Autons but I think a six parter would have been better here as the entire first episode and part of the second was mostly about Pertwee's doctor being introduced. I'm not a huge fan of the Doctor being kept on Earth for so long but these first few serials were good.
iirc Pertwee hadn't been cast at the time they filmed War Games.
Pluto just showed The Time Warrior, which featured the recently deceased Jeremy Bulloch as Hal. I've seen that one several times, but I decided to watch it again as a memorial viewing in honor of Bulloch, as the only other performances of his that I own are as Boba Fett, and he really didn't do much as Boba Fett.
I like the fact that Benton kicks it all off by flicking his chewing gum wrapper at the entity. lol
So where exactly does Shada fit into the Fourth Doctor era? I'm working my way through at least Doctors 3-5 on BritBox, and depending on my financial situation at that point, I'm thinking about getting Shada and watching it at the point where it would have originally aired.
I think you're right. But I guess I'm thinking that they could have done something in Pertwee's debut episode
The thing is, that was the first time they had a hiatus between seasons rather than staying in production/on the air continuously. (Which created the opening for the BBC premiere of Star Trek during the hiatus.) So Troughton had presumably moved on to something else by the time they shot "Spearhead."
OK thanks, I'll have to remember that when I reach that point.
I finished up The Colony in Space this afternoon. The ending was pretty good, throwing the Master into the mix added a fun new dimension to it. The introduction of the Primatives' doomsday weapon, and having that be the reason nothing would grow was a nice way to tie everything together.
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