The Doctor Who Thread - Page 370

Demdike@Cult Labs · #**3691** 18th April 2015, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Nordicdusk

Consistently good.

In my opinion yes.

It is a completely different show nowadays to how it was in it's 63-89 original run.

Gone for the most part are the multi part stories to be replaced with often breathless 45 minute single episodes.

Nordicdusk · #**3692** 18th April 2015, 04:36 PM

Cheers Dem I have always wanted to give it a try but never got around to it.

Demdike@Cult Labs · #**3693** 18th April 2015, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Nordicdusk

Cheers Dem I have always wanted to give it a try but never got around to it.

Treat yourself to Genesis of the Daleks and see if you like it.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-G...+of+the+daleks

Nordicdusk · #**3694** 18th April 2015, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Treat yourself to Genesis of the Daleks and see if you like it.

Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks [DVD] [1975]: Amazon.co.uk: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter: DVD & Blu-ray

Cheers Dem I'll give it a shot.

bizarre_eye@Cult Labs · #**3695** 18th April 2015, 05:58 PM

Genesis is definitely one of the better Who stories.

Usually with a long-running show I'd recommend starting at the beginning, but due to Who for the most part consisting of self-contained stories, I would say definitely jump into Pertwee's and (Tom) Baker's output as they arguably are the best and most accessible Doctors to start with for someone who is new to the show.

As with every show there are good and bad stories, but there are few to no stinkers in the above two doctors' output in my opinion.

Nordicdusk · #**3696** 18th April 2015, 06:05 PM

Cheers B_E I will admit I was a bit intimidated with the amount of seasons and where to start.

bizarre_eye@Cult Labs · #**3697** 18th April 2015, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Nordicdusk

Cheers B_E I will admit I was a bit intimidated with the amount of seasons and where to start.

No problem - there is a lot of material to wade through when it comes to Who.

Just make sure you avoid that horrible new incarnation aimed at kids with low attention spans and you'll be alright.

Demoncrat · #**3698** 20th April 2015, 11:27 AM

Read The Curse Of Fenric by Ian Briggs.
I put my hands up here and say that I've never seen TCOF

. Is it even half as scary as this novelisation?? Quite unlike any other Who novel that I've read. Along with Greatest Show...

this will be the next Who I buy!!!

Demdike@Cult Labs · #**3699** 20th April 2015, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Demoncrat

Read The Curse Of Fenric by Ian Briggs.
I put my hands up here and say that I've never seen TCOF

. Is it even half as scary as this novelisation?? Quite unlike any other Who novel that I've read. Along with Greatest Show...

this will be the next Who I buy!!!

The dvd version is excellent as it's been tinkered with and definitely improved. They haven't added monsters or anything like that just given it all some consistency with the weather.

McCoy's final season of four stories were excellent.

Demoncrat · #**3700** 20th April 2015, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

The dvd version is excellent as it's been tinkered with and definitely improved. They haven't added monsters or anything like that just given it all some consistency with the weather.

McCoy's final season of four stories were excellent.

Sold then. Whether twas the structure of the novel or whatever, was literally shitting myself at parts of it. Ahem.