The serialness is a bit of an overstatement.
They wrote a 3 hour movie, and then cut it into 6 parts.
They wrote a 3 hour movie, and then cut it into 6 parts.
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That wasn't always true, at least in the early days. Stories like "the Keys of Marinus" or even "Marco Polo" were the very definition of a serial. Now by Pertwee era and especially Tom Baker and beyond, the writers often said that the "cliffhangers" were usually BS; they just had to "create" a tense moment (whether deserved or not) just because they were forced to because of the format. When they tried a 45 minute format with #5 and #6, you can tell that the "flow" was much more natural. When they reverted back to 25 minutes, it was back to the herky-jerky story telling - some parts felt incomplete, some drawn out and usually the cliffhanger was just a closeup reaction shot to something rather inconsequential.
JG-- as you apparently enjoyed Troughton, you may get a kick out of this. A fan who is also an impersonator does an awesome Troughton impersonation and makes Dr. Who fan audios starring Two. This particular audio is a short one, but it depicts a meeting between Two and Twelve with a cameo from Eleven. His Capaldi needs work, but his Troughton and Smith are really good.
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[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AGz7LXZokg[/yt]
I see your "cool" and raise you "super cute".
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[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWLD_dZUKvk[/yt]
The first video, I can actually see that conversation happening!
Second video, those puppets are a little bit on the creepy side.
Second video, those puppets are a little bit on the creepy side.
If men knew the difference between cute and creepy, it wouldn't be so hard to get married.
There's a fine line between being cocky and being a dick. And it's hard to tell which side of the line you're on until you've crossed it.
Indeed. In fact the first season, the previous story often launched right into the next one: The Doctor et al escape the angry cavemen and land on a dead planet. They set out to explore as the radiation meter ominously goes up... I'm too lazy to look up the others, but for example Ian spends all of "The Keys of Marinus" walking around in his Marco Polo costume.
I finished Tomb Of The Cybermen last night. It was pretty enjoyable. The Cybermen back then were a lot more scary.
I just finished The Mind Robber. Lots of fantasy stuff going on in that one
Now on to Three and Sarah Jane...
I just finished The Mind Robber. Lots of fantasy stuff going on in that one
Now on to Three and Sarah Jane...
There's two other women before Sarah Jane shows up.
The Doctor is such a slut.
The Doctor is such a slut.
I think the word you are looking for is mutt, a male slut.
Yeah, the Borg were a lot scarier in the beginning as well.
By the time I got to season 6 of Voyager, everytime I heard the Borg give their monotone intro "We are the Borg..." I was like guys you really need to come up with a more terrifying approach because it's not as scary anymore.
Then the kids happened... Seriously?
Then the kids happened... Seriously?
Okay.
I agree, kids are fucking terrifying.
Yep. They might look all cute and innocent but it's an act. You just know they have a secret mastermind plan to enslave the world!
I thought that was our Cat Children?
You did catch that threat of theirs, right?
Beating the Borg to the punch over 20 years earlier.
BTW, that was one of those serials (stories) that was presumed "lost" forever, all 4 episodes. When I got "hooked" (the early 1980s), the only material readily available were a few publicity photos of the hibernation "cells" and text summaries of the adventure. No one really expected that one to be found, certainly not all 4 episodes.
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Bill
^ Oh, really? Well guess I got lucky then
The Troughton era, and in particular season five, is the one that was most missing and has benefited most from recoveries.
Back in 1981, there were only three of the 40 season five episodes in existence (Enemy of the World 3, Web of Fear 1 and Wheel in Space 6). Now there's two complete serials (Tomb and Enemy of the World) and two which are complete enough to be put out out DVD with reconstructions of the missing episodes (Ice Warriors and Web of Fear), plus two more orphan episodes from the other three stories (Abominable Snowmen 2 and Wheel in Space 3).
Or to put it another way, it was one episode from three, and four totally missing, and now it's two complete, two close enough, and only one totally missing.
Back in 1981, there were only three of the 40 season five episodes in existence (Enemy of the World 3, Web of Fear 1 and Wheel in Space 6). Now there's two complete serials (Tomb and Enemy of the World) and two which are complete enough to be put out out DVD with reconstructions of the missing episodes (Ice Warriors and Web of Fear), plus two more orphan episodes from the other three stories (Abominable Snowmen 2 and Wheel in Space 3).
Or to put it another way, it was one episode from three, and four totally missing, and now it's two complete, two close enough, and only one totally missing.
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