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Doctor Who Reactions: "The Time Meddler" (SPOILERS)

The Watcher

1)This is very much a transitional episode - the arrival of Steven Taylor as a member of Team TARDIS, the first indication that the TARDIS is not unique and the last story produced by original producer Verity Lambert.

2)Lots of fun dialogu

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Doctor Who Reactions: "The Chase" (SPOILERS)

The Executioners

1)The first episode is pretty much set-up, with the business of the Visualizer being used to inform the regulars that the Daleks were after them. Good thing the Doctor nabbed it from the Space Museum, or presumably the Daleks would've

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Doctor Who Reactions: "The Space Museum" (SPOILERS)

The Space Museum

1) I watched this one twice, just for fun - once just as itself, and once with the commentary track on. Those commentating were William Russell, Maureen O'Brien, writer Glyn Jones and "moderator" Peter Purves. Dunno what Purves was d

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Doctor Who: 'The Ribos Operation'

From the other site...

"He is cut off from Ribosian society because of his belief in a world beyond what Ribos sees - a clear parallel to the Doctor's own exile. And, on a basic level, surely all heretics are friends of the Doctor's."

This makes m

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Doctor Who Reactions: "The Web Planet" (SPOILERS)

1)An interesting idea, here, in which an attempts is made to depict a truly alien society. The first episode is quite eerie despite featuring only the regulars and a few Zarbi. The music is very distinctive in this. While I enjoy the work of Murra

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Doctor Who Reactions: "The Romans" (SPOILERS)

The Slave Traders

1)Ever since the first time I saw this, I've always the business of them commandeering the villa. Why would it have been left empty like that? Even if the owner had left to go off to the wars, he would've left a caretaker or somethi

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Doctor Who: 'Image of the Fendahl'

A slow boil for me. Scary like several earlier ones, but somehow, much harder to understand. I had to see this at least twice, maybe three times, before I had a real grasp on what the HELL was really going on. Watching it again tonight, I noted a lot

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Doctor Who Reactions: "The Dalek Invasion of Earth" (SPOILERS)

World's End

1)Apparently, they started planning the return of the Daleks almost immediately - just as soon as they realized how big a thing they were. I suppose the Daleks were Doctor Who's "Barnabas Collins" - the concept that saved the show but even

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Doctor Who: 'The Invisible Enemy'

At the http://tardiseruditorum.blogspot, the writer lays out in detail WHY this story plunged so far in quality from the one before it.

Here's my own comments in response to various ones there...

Nice rundown on the problems.

Carey: "And an 8-year-ol

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Doctor Who: 'The Deadly Assassin'

In "THE DEADLY ASSASSIN", there's a prolonged sequence (which actually got the producer KICKED OFF the show) where the hero is laying on a table while his mind enters a dream-scape and does battle with someone who's laying on another table, somewhere

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Doctor Who Reactions: "The Aztecs" (SPOILERS)

The Temple of Evil

1)Huh. In the "Talons of Weng-Chiang" thread, we were just talking about the issue of having white actors play non-white characters and here we have a story in which all of the Aztecs are played by white actors. I suppose one could

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Doctor Who: 'The Talons of Weng-Chiang'

Read some complaints about this story's racism on a blog. Here's my reply...

When I came in, Leela was running thru the sewer, chased by a giant rat. Perhaps it was the SAME giant rat seen in THE NEW AVENGERS episode, "GNAWS"? Anyway, NA got here

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Doctor Who Reactions: "The Keys of Marinus" (SPOILERS)

The Sea of Death

1)Another story from Terry Nation, this time using that old standby, "Sending the heroes on a quest to various places to locate and retrieve various important objects". Marinus is an interesting world with a variety of different clim

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Doctor Who Reactions: The Ice Warriors

The TARDIS materializes in England of the future, during Earth’s next great ice age. The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria soon ally themselves with a group of scientists linked to a worldwide organization working in synch to keep the ice at bay. The base i

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Doctor Who Reactions: "The Edge of Destruction" (SPOILERS)

The Edge of Destruction

1)This is an unusual story in that it features only the regular cast, and that the action never moves outside of the TARDIS. In a way, it's an odd story to do for what is only the program's third story in, but it does offer an

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Doctor Who Reactions: The Abominable Snowmen

Only episode two of this six-parter exists in the BBC vaults. It is available on the “Lost in Time” set but it’s nice to be able to at least hear the rest of the story, which begins when the TARDIS materializes on a Himalayan mountainside in 1935. Ne

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Doctor Who Reactions: "The Daemons" (SPOILERS)

Episode One:

1)Here we have one of the "UNIT Era" stories which is somewhat legendary in people's memories. Having watched it last night, I begin to suspect that the people who find it "legendary" perhaps have not looked at it lately. It's certainly

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Doctor Who: 'The Hand of Fear'

Back in 1979, this story was traumatic. No wonder I resented Leela. But the last 2 times I've watched it... nothing. Oh good.

Noticed something interesting tonight (probably as a result of reading the tardiseruditorumis blog). "THE HAND OF FEAR" is

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Doctor Who Reactions: 'The Daleks'

The Dead Planet

1) I like the sets in this a lot — considering it's early '60s Doctor Who, both the forest and the Dalek city are very well done, and come across as quite atmospheric.

2) If you listen to the commentary tracks for some of the more rec

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Doctor Who Reactions: "The Pandorica Opens"/"The Big Bang" (SPOILERS)

1)Here we have the big season-ending two-parter, with re-appearances form Vincent Van Gogh, Winston Churchill, Edwin Bracewell and Liz Ten (who's apparently still around in 5145). It's an interesting story device, but it does sort of mean that if you

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Doctor Who Reactions: "The Time Meddler" (SPOILERS)

Doctor Who Reactions: "The Chase" (SPOILERS)

Doctor Who Reactions: "The Space Museum" (SPOILERS)

Doctor Who: 'The Ribos Operation'

Doctor Who Reactions: "The Web Planet" (SPOILERS)

Doctor Who Reactions: "The Romans" (SPOILERS)

Doctor Who: 'Image of the Fendahl'

Doctor Who Reactions: "The Dalek Invasion of Earth" (SPOILERS)

Doctor Who: 'The Invisible Enemy'

Doctor Who: 'The Deadly Assassin'

Doctor Who Reactions: "The Aztecs" (SPOILERS)

Doctor Who: 'The Talons of Weng-Chiang'

Doctor Who Reactions: "The Keys of Marinus" (SPOILERS)

Doctor Who Reactions: The Ice Warriors

Doctor Who Reactions: "The Edge of Destruction" (SPOILERS)

Doctor Who Reactions: The Abominable Snowmen

Doctor Who Reactions: "The Daemons" (SPOILERS)

Doctor Who: 'The Hand of Fear'

Doctor Who Reactions: 'The Daleks'

Doctor Who Reactions: "The Pandorica Opens"/"The Big Bang" (SPOILERS)

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