The Doctor Who Thread - Page 896

Susan Foreman · #**8951** 14th November 2018, 02:39 PM

Confirmation of a New Year special rather than a Christmas one

Demdike@Cult Labs · #**8952** 14th November 2018, 04:39 PM

The sinister Chief Clown (Ian Reddington) from The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (1988)

trebor8273 · #**8953** 14th November 2018, 07:10 PM

As a cure for the dreadful season 11 decided to watch one of my favourite classic story's the talons of weng-chiang.

You really wouldn't see it today with the PC mad BBC.

Demoncrat · #**8954** 14th November 2018, 08:46 PM

I find Talons to be a remedy for most upsets tbh

hivemind · #**8955** 14th November 2018, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by trebor8273

As a cure for the dreadful season 11 decided to watch one of my favourite classic story's the talons of weng-chiang.

You really wouldn't see it today with the PC mad BBC.

Nope, you wouldn't. I'm glad to see that you've come to you're senses.

Is it those extra strong mints that brought you back from the brink?

Whilst that imposter thingy was on BBC Diversity, I watched Revelation of the Daleks. Oh Lord! How I miss Doctor Who. This coming Sunday, Frontios.

iank · #**8956** 14th November 2018, 08:59 PM

Likes all round.

I miss it too. It's worse now than when it was on off-air for 15 years, at least then there was hope they'd bring it back.

Demdike@Cult Labs · #**8957** 14th November 2018, 10:01 PM

I watched Turn Left, The Stolen Earth and Journey's End last night.

We get nothing nowadays that comes close to those three episodes. Watching those three made this new series feel like Luke in the Tatooine deserts gazing into the night sky dreaming of better things .

Threat, action, great characters, tension, spine tingling moments....

If only.

Gothmogxx · #**8958** 14th November 2018, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by trebor8273

As a cure for the dreadful season 11 decided to watch one of my favourite classic story's the talons of weng-chiang.

You really wouldn't see it today with the PC mad BBC.

A masterpiece and also the last masterpiece until City of Death two years later. Besides City I'm not really a fan of late 1977 - first two weeks (Horns of Nimon episodes 3 and 4 were 1980) of 1980 Doctor Who with just a few exceptions.

Demdike@Cult Labs · #**8959** 14th November 2018, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Gothmogxx

A masterpiece and also the last masterpiece until City of Death two years later. Besides City I'm not really a fan of late 1977 - first two weeks (Horns of Nimon episodes 3 and 4 were 1980) of 1980 Doctor Who with just a few exceptions.

A lot of fans, myself included, think Horror of Fang Rock, Image of the Fendahl and The Ribos Operation are near masterpieces.

I know you said when you reviewed them that you didn't rate them, s'why i said 'most' fans.

Gothmogxx · #**8960** 14th November 2018, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

I watched Turn Left, The Stolen Earth and Journey's End last night.

We get nothing nowadays that comes close to those three episodes. Watching those three made this new series feel like Luke in the Tatooine deserts gazing into the night sky dreaming of better things .

Threat, action, great characters, tension, spine tingling moments....

If only.

Jesus was that really a decade ago? I remember being in P6, my mum having bought me Destiny/Resurrection/Revelation/Rememberance of the Daleks (I'd already seen Genesis). Having seen those new ones whilst also refreshing my memory of Genesis, I was hyped up for the 2008 trilogy. The return of Rose, Davros finally making a modern appearance, the red Dalek Supreme (light years ahead of the newer Matt Smith ones in terms of look)

They were the days... It wasn't just the fact that the new ones were coming out, it was also the combination of the old ones, most of which I hadn't seen, which truly made it my own personal "Dalekmania".

The only other times I ever felt this excited for Doctor Who afterwards was when Enemy and Web returned to the BBC. I was excited for the 50th, but I watched Enemy beforehand for the first time and it blew The Day of the Doctor away. Likewise I loved The Web of Fear the following February (I had, based on Episode 1 and the recon, convinced myself that it would be the greatest Story ever made in the build up. It wasn't but it was still a masterpiece, especially Episode 4).

The Peter Capaldi Season finale was the other. Two Masters, classic cybermen... Amazing.

But I wonder (bar the return of an old Episode/s... Come one Phil give us Marco Polo!), will I ever feel that excited again? If the last six episodes are anything to go by then probably not