The Runaway Bride
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18.03 Full Circle
18.04 State of Decay
Tom Baker and Lalla Ward are REALLY on their A-game in these stories! Really nice to see, with both their departures looming
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I'm currently watching The Pandorica Opens on DVD.
It'll be followed up by The Big Bang of course.
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18.05 Warriors' Gate
18.06 The Keeper of Traken
18.07 Logopolis
I liked Warriors' Gate, even if Romana's departure was a little abrupt and unceremonious. Its low budget is pretty clear, but I actually think that really helped the feel of the show with all that whiteness.
The Keeper of Traken was....well, a bit of a longwinded way of reintroducing the Master for this story arc. I'm not sure it needed an entire 4-part story for what it accomplished. Logopolis was quite a bit more interesting though. Police box inside a TARDIS inside a TARDIS, awesome. Logopolis holding the universe together? Even more awesome. The Doctor having to work with the Master to save creation? Very awesome.
Not sold on the new Master yet though. It's like they're trying very hard for Roger Delgado, but it's kind of falling flat. And I'm really unimpressed with both Tegan and Nyssa at this point. But Adric has been a pleasant surprise. After a bit of a dull start, he's become a rather interesting addition.
Regarding Tom Baker's exit....ehh. With all the huge changes that came with the start of this season, I have a hard time not seeing him as overstaying his welcome. Still, he brought his A-game to most of the stories this season and was a terrific Doctor for a long time. He'll be missed, even though I'm looking forward to Peter Davison.
Still not clear what the heck "the Monitor" was supposed to be though. "It was the Doctor all along!" Hang on, what?"A society grows great when old men plant trees, the shade of which they know they will never sit in. Good people do things for other people. That's it, the end." -- Penelope Wilton in Ricky Gervais's After LifeComment
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19.01 Castrovalva
This one has the best bit of behind-the-scenes trivia I've ever found on the TARDIS Wikia:
For the final scene, the script called for Adric to look "pallid" as he was still recovering from the effects of imprisonment by The Master. According to the commentary on the DVD, this was accidentally achieved by Matthew Waterhouse, who had a hangover from the night before from drinking too much. Whilst the cameras were filming The Doctor and Tegan in conversation about who landed the TARDIS, Matthew was being sick behind a tree.
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K9 and Company Pilot A Girl's Best Friend
Doctor Who 19.02 Four to Doomsday
Doctor Who 19.03 Kinda
Nyssa, still useless. Tegan, completely useless. The robot machine thingy in Kinda--did they did a War Machine out of storage and just redress it slightly?Last edited by DigiFluid; 08 February 2011, 04:18 PM."A society grows great when old men plant trees, the shade of which they know they will never sit in. Good people do things for other people. That's it, the end." -- Penelope Wilton in Ricky Gervais's After LifeComment
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Doctor Who1.05 The Keys of Marinus
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The Brain Of MorbiusTeselecta: "Silence will fall when the question is asked."
Doctor: "And what is the question?"
Teselecta: "How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?"
Doctor: " *Brainfart* ".
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Doctor Who 19.04 The Visitation
Doctor Who 19.05 Black Orchid
Doctor Who 19.06 Earthshock
Didn't like the Cybermen in Earthshock. They were too....human. For creatures that are supposed to be purely logical and have no emotion, those guys sure can emote. And the decision to make the lower mouthpiece transparent and paint the actor's jaw silver--wtf?
And it was a real shame that Tegan was involved in this story (in any capacity) while the much more interesting and useful Nyssa was relegated to hanging out in the TARDIS with the human soldiers.
A great send-off for Adric, very sad. Especially that the end credits were silent and showed his smashed star
Some nice moments too. I especially liked that the Cybermen got into the TARDIS. Damn!"A society grows great when old men plant trees, the shade of which they know they will never sit in. Good people do things for other people. That's it, the end." -- Penelope Wilton in Ricky Gervais's After LifeComment
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Doctor Who 19.07 Time-Flight
Doctor Who 20.01 Arc of Infinity
Not really sure why Tegan spends all of Arc of Infinity wearing a corset, but at least it looks good And this is by far the least annoying she's been so far. Nyssa was quite good in this story as well. I wish they'd give her a costume change once in a while though, that velvet Renaissance fair outfit must be getting pretty rank at this point
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Wait, is this the first time that you have sat down and watched Peter Davisons serials?Originally posted by DigiFluid View PostDoctor Who 19.07 Time-Flight
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Not really sure why Tegan spends all of Arc of Infinity wearing a corset, but at least it looks good And this is by far the least annoying she's been so far. Nyssa was quite good in this story as well. I wish they'd give her a costume change once in a while though, that velvet Renaissance fair outfit must be getting pretty rank at this point 
Nyssa's costume change is coming soon. Don't you worry about that.
Doesn't matter what Tegan is made to wear, she was always be annoying, and there is nothing that can be done about it now, seeing as this was broadcasted several years ago and all.
Teselecta: "Silence will fall when the question is asked."
Doctor: "And what is the question?"
Teselecta: "How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?"
Doctor: " *Brainfart* ".
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It is! I don't know if you've been following what I've been posting in this thread all these months, but I'm in the process of watching through all of Who from beginning to end. When I was a kid, I caught the odd episode on TV at my grandparents' house (the black and white intro scared the crap out of me), but this is my first time enjoying all of the stories as an adultOriginally posted by Billz View PostWait, is this the first time that you have sat down and watched Peter Davisons serials?
Yes, I'm there now. Thank goodness!Originally posted by Billz View PostNyssa's costume change is coming soon. Don't you worry about that.
But the Doctor is a Time Lord, surely he can erase things from historyOriginally posted by Billz View PostDoesn't matter what Tegan is made to wear, she was always be annoying, and there is nothing that can be done about it now, seeing as this was broadcasted several years ago and all.
edit; to clarify, no, I'm not old enough to have watched black and white TV as a kid. I'm talking about having seen black and white reruns on my grandparents' TV
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My visits here have been sparse recently so I haven't been keeping up with your posts. Sorry about that.Originally posted by DigiFluid View Post
I finished watching all available classic Who eps from "Logopolis (Tom Bakers' last serial)" all the way upto "Survival (Slyvester McCoys' last serial before the Paul McGann TV movie)"a couple of months ago, and just recently finished with Tom Baker's seven year run. Watched Tom Bakers' last since he was the longest serving Doctor.
DVDs, and tracked down VHS and taped copies. Took me ages to find a working copy of "Silver Nemesis" on VHS before the DVD was released, lol
Now, I have to carry on from where I left off from William Hartnells' serials. Last William Hartnell serial I watched was "The Keys Of Marinus" on DVD and then "The Sensorites" on the BBC Classic Who YouTube channel. Having a hard time tracking down "The Aztecs" though, which is the serial between TKOM and TS.Teselecta: "Silence will fall when the question is asked."
Doctor: "And what is the question?"
Teselecta: "How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?"
Doctor: " *Brainfart* ".
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Doctor Who 20.02 Snakedance
Doctor Who 20.03 Mawdryn Undead
New costumes for Nyssa and Tegan! The Mara! The Black Guardian! The flippin' Brigadier!!
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