Amph Doctor Who Discussion (Russell T. Davies returns)

As part of their month-long salute to Peter Cushing, TCM is running "Dr. Who and the Daleks" and "Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 A.D." tonight, starting at 9:30 EDT.

 

I already have the blu-rays, but they're worth watching

 

@darkspine10
Brilliant gifs mate.

Yes. I've seen all of it.
Thought it was terrific.

The Doctor was hilarious and all the Nimons and just, everything about it reminded me of a vintage season one episode of Star Trek TOS in the best possible way. Yet it's Who, so yeah, it's brilliant.

That's neat you and your family like it a lot to such a great extent. It must be fun to be able to share the DW fandom with the famdom as it were.

This thread is my Who famdom.

That reminds me, I'll have to recommend these 9th Doctor Titan Comics I'm reading that are so great.

Still saving the 8th Doctor story "A Matter of Life and Death"; wanna read it one sitting when I can concentrate fully.

 

Yes. It's very cheap and OTT, but if you can cope with that it is very entertaining. Graham Crowden really chews the scenery to the point where it becomes hypnotic. Some nice lines, too.

 

While waiting for "Dr. Who and the Daleks", I switched to the Riffing Room, where they were running the Rifftrax version of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". I got there in time to see a scene with a whole bunch of students in their school scarves.
KEVIN: I've never seen so many Tom Baker wannabes in one place.
MIKE: Come on! You've been to Comic-Con.
KEVIN: Yeah, that's true.

 

*steals*

 

It's okay, I shamelessly stole it from the original Tech Admin (whom no one here remembers... )...

 

Flipped on the telly and managed to catch Colony In Space with John Pertwee. I only missed the first 10 minutes of Episode 1. Watching right now. It's good!

"I sense you are a being of superior intelligence. Although the creature with you is of no value, I will let you go."

"May I say that I am overwhelmed that justice prevails in your city."


I like the music in this serial. Whole tone scales are used a lot, and there are some truly wacky chromatic chord progressions outlined in some scenes, especially the outdoor ones. And lots of neat aliens.

Overall, this was fun, a bit slow in spots, but the Master is pretty cool.
And that's kinda neat how often the 3rd Doctor uses martial arts.

"My immediate plans are to expose you as an imposter."

"You'd be well advised to keep silent."

That was a nice scene.

Edit: I'm on Episode 5 now. It's picking up again. They broke into the Master's TARDIS. Nice shots of the planet. This is quite entertaining.

Edit 2: This story keeps getting better. I like how he left the key so they might go and rescue Jo.

"I warned you Doctor!"

Onto Episode 6!

 

Billie Piper Reflects on Doctor Who, a Reboot She Didn't Think Would Last 3 Months
Apparently she was on Tennant's podcast and did some reminiscing...

 

Greetings Whovians, wishing you well.

Been on quite a Who journey meself; as I'm continuing to get to know the 3rd Doctor, the Master, and Jo.

Watched The Sea Devils thoroughly and quite enjoyed it although a bit of streamlining into 4 parts instead of 6 might have helped the pacing.
Loved the wacky synth music and exaggerated cues and all of the actors really sell this story as you can tell they are top notch British players and nice to see Jo get in some key action scenes. Pertwee is terrific.

And well played the BBC got the Royal Navy involved for some great sea faring shots and choice looks at their top gear. Not one of my top classic serials, but it's good fun and glad it's in my collection.

Moving right along then, let's see, where were we? Ah yes, 10th Doctor, Series 4.
Tennant continues to surprise and entertain as do the other characters and the writing as well. David is definitely in my top 3 Doctors. He is brilliant.

Last watched The Doctor's Daughter (it's brilliant, i wrote a whole essay on this but I'll spare you), The Unicorn and the Wasp (pleasant Agatha Christie episode with Felicity Jones ftw), Silence In the Library/Forest of the Dead (this 2 parter is one of the best in history imo), and Midnight (creepy speech replicant airplane).

I've a lot to say about these, but alas I'm keeping going, now watching Turn Left. I sense a great disturbance in the TARDIS and that Donna may be exiting?

This Eccleston/Tennant DW DVD boxset continues to amaze and surprise and astonish me after 7 months with its neverending sources of brilliant creativity. Series 1-4 are marvel of modern science.

And I have some exciting personal classic who news coming soon.
Hope you're all doing well. Peace and love.

 

Found this link on Facebook tonight. It's Eric Roberts' teaser for his Big Finish story:
https://www.cbr.com/doctor-who-audi...RCNe7sB6PUaepSabV62DasJ4vE9JYC31la8RWKweIfBvA

Sounds pretty good.

 

I have a question, and I apologize if I've previously asked this.
I saw on Amazon that the Blu-Ray of the McGann movie is available. It's listed as being Region 0, which I've always understood means it can be played back anywhere. However, there's a disclaimer on the page saying it might not be playable on a U.S.-made machine.
Does anyone have this, and can they tell me if it'll be OK on my machine? Please advise.

 

Look for a NTSC indicator instead of PAL? Been a while since I was hunting for Region 0 DVDs suitable for a UK player.

 

This season sounds like it's only gonna be 8 episodes long. Chibnall didn't do super well with a cut order last time (despite him requesting it) so we'll see, I guess?

 

Did it say Region 0 on the box?

 

Thanks for the info. I'll check on my player to see if it'll work.

 

Yeah, that's the one I saw. I'm a little surprised it hasn't been issued as Region 1.

 

I just finished watching "The Green Man", an episode of "Midsomer Murders". One of the main characters in the story is Tom, a laconic, mysterious hermit living in the forest and having a strange connection with the local wildlife. The actor gave a very good performance in a rather haunting part of this particular mystery. It was only until after it was over that I read an IMDb review and found out Tom was played by David Bradley, a.k.a. the third First Doctor. I didn't recognize him at all. I have to work on my powers of observation.
Oh, and for easy reference, this was the episode where Troy gets promoted.