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pertwee.jpgOriginally posted by Cerebrum123 View Post
I've only seen a handful of episodes from before Christopher Eccleston's run. Most of those starred an old guy with somewhat curly gray hair. I think I saw one episode with Tom Baker and while good wasn't enough for me to really get to know how version of the character.
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post
I think the production values have improved while the writing has gotten worse. Not to say that there haven't been some stellar episodes in Nu Who, but, overall, the stories are more generic and less inventive and memorable compared to the classic series.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by Cerebrum123 View PostJon Pertwee and Tom Baker seem to be some of the more recognized versions of The Doctor. I think it was some of Pertwee's run that I got to see and liked, but I only got to see one or two episodes with Baker.Last edited by Mountain Man; 04-06-2023, 08:26 AM.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostThe only issue I had with Pertwee had nothing to do with him but the stupid decision to strand him on earth and replace the TARDIS with some jalopy he putted around the countryside in.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Ronson View Post
Which Doctor starred in "Blink"? I think that was Tennant. That was a creative story.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post
I discovered Doctor Who while growing up in New Jersey and was fortunate to have WNJN as a local PBS station which was one of the premier supporters of Doctor Who in the US and aired the entire run of the series from the first Doctor all the way up to the seventh when the show ended its original run in 1989, so I've seen almost every episode of the classic series. They showed the stories in a "movie format", so instead of, say, four 30 minute episodes, you would have a two hour "movie", so they were able to cram an entire series worth of episodes into a significantly shorter time frame. Although for some stories it could be real slog, such as the second Doctor story "The War Games" which was ten episodes long. What would have been two weeks worth of episodes in England translated into a single "movie" with a run time of nearly five hours!
It was always their biggest money maker during one of their fund-raising telethons, bringing in more than Nova, Sesame Street or Nature. But it was also the first show that they would preempt for something, anything, else.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post
Yes, "Blink" is an amazing episode. It's one of those rare stories that even someone wholly unfamiliar with Doctor Who can enjoy it.
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Originally posted by Ronson View Post
It was scary. Just by chance, it was the first episode my daughter watched and she got hooked on Doctor Who after that.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Ronson View Post
Which Doctor starred in "Blink"? I think that was Tennant. That was a creative story.
Originally posted by Ronson View Postpertwee.jpg
That sounds like Pertwee. If you are savvy on clothing trends, you can see his run was in the early 70s.
Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post
I discovered Doctor Who while growing up in New Jersey and was fortunate to have WNJN as a local PBS station which was one of the premier supporters of Doctor Who in the US and aired the entire run of the series from the first Doctor all the way up to the seventh when the show ended its original run in 1989, so I've seen almost every episode of the classic series. They showed the stories in a "movie format", so instead of, say, four 30 minute episodes, you would have a two hour "movie", so they were able to cram an entire series worth of episodes into a significantly shorter time frame. Although for some stories it could be real slog, such as the second Doctor story "The War Games" which was ten episodes long. What would have been two weeks worth of television in England translated into a single "movie" with a run time of nearly five hours!
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post
My wife refused to watch it after seeing other episodes with the Weeping Angels. She found them unnerving.
A lot of the other major antagonists were also pretty unnerving. Cyber Men, Daleks, those living plastic aliens, etc. Oh, and not a major antagonist type but there was that creature that absorbed people and their faces were stuck all over its body.
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Originally posted by Cerebrum123 View Post
They are doing their job then.
A lot of the other major antagonists were also pretty unnerving. Cyber Men, Daleks, those living plastic aliens, etc. Oh, and not a major antagonist type but there was that creature that absorbed people and their faces were stuck all over its body.
In a later episode, he created a monster (I forget the name, something like Vashta Narada?) that was literally the dark. Which is to say the monster didn't hide in the dark, it was the dark!
And then there were the Silence, which were monsters you would forget about the moment you looked away. In fact, you could have seen one standing behind you just a second ago and forgotten all about it!Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostI have all of the old classic Dr Who episodes digitized.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post
I have a few dozen DVDs of classic stories, but it would be far too expensive to try and buy the entire series run.
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