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Firstly, I would like to say that this episode exceeded all of my expectations on first viewing. I dont own this on video but on DVD but i havent the time to go through all the extra's but this is of a dark nature this episode. One that works really well for a Tom Baker serial.
What I like about this episode is that its got charm. An alien that works rather well from the get go. The hand was an intersting concept not previosly done on WHO before and so made the surprize of the episodes nature Brill.
The Doctor and Sarah's arrival on Earth is another triumph. They for once say that they've landed in a quarry. The build up is alright up until a certain point where you then feel that its gone on for too long but the pair of them work really well together and thats one of the joys of watching this episode.
I love the doctors TARDIS too. I felt that it suited Toms portayal of the Doctor and that there's a real atmosphere blowing inside the old wooden box.
Sarahs swansong was sad for me as she is one hell of a good compainion i felt for the Doctor. Though her parting was sad, the episode ended on a high and we all know now that where the Doctor dropped her off wasnt South Croydon but ABERDEEN!!!!!
Still, shes back with the Doctor and meets him on occasion now and again, and she even has her own show!! What more could a fan ask for? Still, the surporting cast are all very well defined in the episode and all serve a purpose in what they do. Though, the conversion between what Eldrad once looked like and what she turned out looking like spoilt the mix a little and sarah sums it up perfectly by stating 'Why's she a he?' I had to laugh.
But its a fine episode on the whole and I'm glad to own it on DVD even though I havent got it on video. And thats a plus because you dont have to own this episode on video because the DVD offers alot more in terms of what the episode was about by speaking to the actors behind the show and so although it may be something you want to own to complete your collection, what you have on DVD in terms of information given by those behind the episode is worth alot more than just the tape on the video cassete.
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This episode is a true classic. One that stounds out amoungst the rest of that era, apart from the likes of the war machines, the tenth planet all of which were absoloutly fantastic. The Daleks are true to the originals and havent changed since. The robomen are great and they lift the episode high above the rest of the cast.
The Doctor and his companions are on top form and the episode rattles along quite smoothly. The location footage on tape are superb and the scenes of London deserted are amoungst the finest. The surporting cast are brilliant and help to make the dalek Invasion Of Earth super.
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| Destroy him, destroy him at once!!!! |
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A real heartbreaker this one. Ofcourse, its a given by the front cover that the Cybermenmake a fleeting return. Up against the fifth Doctor, the cybermen want to expolde a bomb on the planet Earth and crash a space frieghter carrying thousands of cybermen as cargo to the planet, with the Doctors companions on board.
By the time this episode aired, the TARDIS had become cramped/over populated with guests that sooner of later, they were killed of with the best of intentions. After all, this was no longer just childrens viewing but family viewing and because they killed of one of the Doctors trusting friends, it meant that the Doctor who universe wasnt as safe and as trusting as fans and viewers alike thought.
The cybermen are watching from behind the scenes alll the time and have designed androids to deal with the Doctor and friends and a search party of unwanted guests who do somewhat get in the way of thier plans.
The latter half of the episode thats set on the frieghter is a somewhat darker and scarier place that where the TARDIS team first touched down. Once the cybermen emerge, they quickly set the pace and all gets underway.
Theres a feeling of real tension and emotion in the last half hour of the episode. With Adric locked on to the earth, with no hope of escape, we lost a companion that all in all wasnt bad in every sense like some fans insist. He may not have been a companion we could all aspire to be like but hes one who the whole nation mourned for and so the episode truly is as great as the production values and the plot is superb and although Davison isnt a Doctor who really interested me much as he often got stories with not much action, he was as good as all the rest before him and made the most of all the episodes he was given though he does strike me as a moany git of screan but thats just a personal banter.
This episode however will throw you because its one that got the attention of many viewers who actually felt sorrow for Adric and his death and personally, i quite like him.
It was Davison who said that he'd rather have Nysaa as his companion, never mind about Tegan and Adric and that led to Adric being killed off.
This episode is a must for any of you. The cybermen these days dont seem to have as much personality as those in the past and trust me that when youve viewed this episode, youd want to know when thier gonna bring back the cybermen of old!
Ah, this boxset is one in a million. The boxset's clearly featuring the daleks and its worth looking for if you havent got one. There are two videos, Rememberance of the daleks and The chase.
The Chase is in black and white featuring William heartnell as the marvolously portrayed 1st Doctor. The episode really explores the daleks hate for the Doctor, riding through time to destroy him. He and his companion know that they must face the Daleks or else face the consequences. ITs a marvelous episode but its one of the classics, its an enjoyable episode from beginning to end and where the TARDIS takes them, all over!
Rememberance of the daleks is one of my all time favroutes! The Doctor played by Sylvester McCoy plays the part of the Doctor to his strengths. He proves that he has a grasp over the role and the surporting characters are well portrayed. Ace's first real chance to show some light is a joy. Her character is one you can relate to. Shes a teenager from Perivale who just wanted a bit of fun so now that shes with the Doctor, you want to have an adventure with her as she's having one herself. The Daleks are spectacular! the special weopens dalek will blow you away, quite literally. Two sets of Dalek factions fighting one another with the Doctor fighting in between and minipulating events makes for a wonderful episode. Gilmore(captain) fulfils the role of the Brigadier and the episode itself is a fantastic season opener.
Inside, theres a booklet chroncilling the Daleks battles that may well interest you and you may also find that there may be a smaller booklet that gives pockets of information on the dalek boxset.
So all in all, the Dalek boxset is not to be missed. In the classic series of Doctor who before its revival in 2005, Rememberance of the daleks was set to be last adventure featuring the daleks so it was an episode that stuck out in my mind because up until 'DALEK' the daleks are at war with one another and if you read the two 8th Doctor novels featuring the daleks, we are only just learning of the Time war ourselves so this episode is highly reguared as one of the very best in my opinion as it was the last dalek story in production and alongside the Chase, these episodes along with the boxset are a real treat.
| What: | The Clockwise Man (BBC New Series Adventures novels) |
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| By: | Tim, Australia |
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 July 2008 |
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| Rating: |  10 |
Really quite a superb mystery, not what I usually look for in a book but I found it quite satisfying. It might not secessarily been what other people appreciate... which is the only reason I can think of that the rating isn't higher.
Even with the numerous characters and the various elements of the story they represented, it was not difficult to keep track of them and the constant interaction between them all and the Doctor and Rose provided a gripping storyline.
I did find the Doctor and Rose to be just a little off character, but this was set early in Season 1 and written just as the show was getting on it's feet - their characters continued to develop after this book was written. There wasn't very much humour but when it was there it was definitely in the style that Rose and the 9th Doctor shared.
Overall the plot was complex but smoothly carried off, the original characters compelling and the final result entertaining. Definetly scoring a 10 from me.
| What: | The Brain of Morbius (BBC classic series DVDs/Blu-rays) |
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| By: | Trevor Smith, Nottingham, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 July 2008 |
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| Rating: |  9 |
One of my all time favourite 4th Doctor/Tom Baker tales comes to DVD. This has everything, Tom & Liz, a creepy castle, a mad scientist, his deformed assistant, a monster, a group of crazy women with powers, wonderful sets, wonderful performances & a cracking story. The extras are pretty good as well. An in depth making of documentary & a very interesting CGI recreation of the construction of the set. The commentary is also great fun. Essential purchase.
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| The best Sylvester Mccoy outing by far.. |
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Walking a fine line between horror and humour has long been a doctor who staple, but here it is done to its fullest potential. This is brilliant viewing.
The Greatest show in the galaxy for me sums up all that was brilliant about the classic series. Nasty alien gods, nasty professors, and add to this freaky and creepy clowns and you get a real taste of brilliance.
Steven Wyatt impressed with his debut, Paradise Towers, but even that isnt half as good as this cracker of a script. The action scenes particularly are extremely well handled and are for once believable. The characters are solid and all well characterised, the acting standard very high indeed.
Sylvester Mccoy is really going places as the doctor now. And SOphie ALdred pulls another great performance out of the bag. Imust admit that my favourite cliffhanger ever is on this stroy. EPisode three when Mags turns into the werewolf, quite a brilliant piece of work. Those teeth look really quite vicious. Even the nicely tinny bus conductor manages to be creepy and eerie.
ANd the visuals are stronger than usual.The god temple is excelletn, and the pit is one of the best ive ever seen. Quite frankly, the new series of doctor who is great, but has still to match this excellent story. Steven Wyatt is the Robert Holmes of the sylvester mccoy period. Great Doctor Who.
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| Two great British TV shows join forces |
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| What: | Max Warp (Eighth Doctor Adventures audios) |
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| By: | C G Harwood, Dunedin, NZ, New Zealand |
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| Date: | Monday 21 July 2008 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
My summary says it all. Out of all the British TV programes that we get in New Zealand at the moment these two are my favorate, and to have them together was increadable.
From the opening sequence I was hooked. The play between the Doctor and Lucy was nothing short of brillant. And the male superioty that the Maxp Warp presenters had towards Lucy was spot on (I could so see Jerremy Clarkson saying that to a female host, and lets face it he does say that sort of stuff to James.) I wonder of they were ever tempted t get in the Top Gear crew to do this.
The other through i had while listening to this was how well the Agatha Christie type story worked. Having just watched (and loved) The Unicorn and the Wasp on the TV, i think this did it better. This was a genuine 'Who done it' then the big twist at the end when we find out that nobody realy did anything. Building us up to find out who was the murderer then finding out we have been cheated out of it at the end should have ruined it for me, but in this story it worked.
I have not listened to a lot audio adventures with Paul Mcgann (only Human Reasorces, Blood of the Daleks and Dead London) but if he keeps producing proformances like this then he will fast become my favorate Doctor. And finaly, I don't care if it screws with continuity with the TV show - GIVE MCGANN and SHERIDAN SMITH A TV STORY, they would be brillant. can you amadgen McGann VRS Tennant or better still Lucy VRS Donna.
No hesatation in giving this story 10 out of 10. It has a couple of plot holes in it but just sit back and enojy this. This is a must if you like Doctor who that is more humur than Science Fiction, its a story that tried not to be too serious and i really liked that.
| What: | The Stone Rose (BBC New Series Adventures novels) |
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| By: | Tim, Australia |
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| Date: | Sunday 20 July 2008 |
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| Rating: | 8 |
I was absolutely enamoured with the book right up until about page 175 - along with the introduction of the plot device that poorly closed the storyline.
The GENIE claptrap was already a sadly contrived idea but it was poorly executed to top it off. A more matured audience, 14+, probably won't appreciate the conclusion as much.
Only the fantastic characterisation of the Doctor and Rose saved this book at all. There could have been many other ways that the book could have come to completion that would have been much more 'Science' Fiction friendly.
Some bits, like the Arena-do were a bit long and while humourous weren't really necessary. The fact that they crossed their own timeline during a self-fulfilling paradox could have been better highlighted with some perspective changes as well and there were bits mentioned in passing that would have made the story better if they'd actually been chapters/story.
The story probably would have got a 5 from me if not for the solid writing up until two-thirds in and that I willingly admit that Ten and Rose are my favourite combination for adventure, storytelling and their dynamics.
As a result it scrapes a 7.5 from me... but I'll vote 8 to encourage the less than 7.5 average to rise.
| What: | Rags (BBC Past Doctor novels) |
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| By: | Andrew M, Manchester England |
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| Date: | Saturday 19 July 2008 |
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| Rating: | 8 |
Let me put my cards on the table my favourite Doctor is the 3rd. I love rock music and horror movies. My favourite part of the world is the south west of England this is like my Dr Who wish list gone wild I saved it to read whilst on holiday down there which might have helped but I love it. Agree that the doctor isnt in it enough this is why I went for 8 and not a home run 10.
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| Challenges what you think you believe!! |
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This book was a terrific story throughout. One of the main themes of the book challenges the reader to examine the things they've been taught. We blindly accept some things and regard them as truth without ever really looking into them and investigating. This book challenges that.
| What: | Peacemaker (BBC New Series Adventures novels) |
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| By: | Tim, Australia |
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| Date: | Saturday 19 July 2008 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
I'm really suprised at the less than wonderful rating this book scored from everyone else... admittedly it's aimed at a more mature audience - probably better for 14+ but even so it was a very well written book.
The Doctor and Martha are well written, though there could have been a bit more humour - the story was a little dark and serious though. The other characters have lots of substance and were well used as well.
The plot on the other hand was absolutely stellar. Really, as far as Doctor Who books go it was chock full of science-stuff for those who are so inclined but not impossible for someone who doesn't like that kind of thing to understand the scope and the power of what was involved. There was some Time War stuff, some Time Lord stuff, mentions of Rose... even a name drop of 'Bad Wolf'. The bad guys were fascinating too.
There was also quite a lot of insight into the character of the Doctor and his beliefs and his pain. Martha also fetched up well with her determination and steadfast loyalty shining bright.
Plot is a clear 10. The Characters score a 10 too and considering the gripping involvement of the story was created in such a short book (they're all too short!) I'd give it a 9 for how thought provoking it was.
| What: | The Stone Rose (BBC New Series Adventures novels) |
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| By: | J.F.R, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Friday 18 July 2008 |
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| Rating: | 6 |
I think that this book is really good! I love the way the author picked Ancient Rome for the location. It has a sense of humour and as being a teenager(14 yrs.old), I would say that this book is worth reading for!!!
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| Just finished it and put it down... |
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| What: | The Pirate Loop (BBC New Series Adventures novels) |
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| By: | Tim, Australia |
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| Date: | Thursday 17 July 2008 |
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| Rating: | 7 |
Overall a pretty good book, though I haven't got much to compare it to - my first NewWho book... though I also bought Peacemaker (Another 4 hours and I'll have that on read too, 240-ish pages just really is too quick).
The plot/angle used for the storyline allows for all sorts of enjoyable suprises and while not resorting to complicated science jargon (apart from the Doctor's normal babble) it's a solid and easily comprehendable concept.
The Doctor and Martha are very in character and the original characters are all very endearing, funny and entertaining as they play their roles.
The humour in particular is absolutely fantastic, a mix of many types to cater to all people and some really good lines.
Not particularly deep though I'm afraid, I have read OldWho books and a lot of other fiction and it is definetly young-teen orientated and doesn't really penetrate deeper into the characters or the situations - it just uses the characters to play their roles and complete the story. Start through finish all self contained with little that lingers.
10 for enjoyable/laughs, 8 for plot/characters and 5 for how memorable it seems... gets a 7 overall from me.
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| A SHAME-COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER |
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A shame. Could have been so much better.
It was the perfect way to bring the cybermen back. But they were used so badly. It was obvius Terrance Dicks couldn't fit all the story he wanted in a Quick Reads. It amy have been good as a novel but would be best as an episode.
still, the cybermen are back this christmas so maybe that will do better.
Of course i love the new series too but despite the fact that i wasn't even born, i love to find out about the classis dr who.
What were Whovians like me reading back in the 70s.
The Iron Legion is great! The stories are quite long too. A bit like a classic story. Definately worth a good read!
STORIES
The Iron Legion-9
City of the Dammned-9
The Star Beast-8
The Dogs of Doom- 7
The Time Witch-7
The only thing that puzzles me is why they didn't put in Timeslip. Does anyone know?
| What: | New Beginnings: (BBC classic series DVDs/Blu-rays) |
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| By: | Trevor Smith, Nottingham, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 July 2008 |
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| Rating: | 9 |
2 excellent story's & 1 so so story. Starting with Keeper Of Traken. Not only the best story here, but one of the best 4th Doctor story's ever. Poignant & exciting. Great performances by Anthony Ainley & Sarah Sutton as well as a mean & moody performance from Tom Baker. It's a pity then that (my favourite) Doctors last outing is in such a boringly ordinary story as Logopolis. Just plain dull & the most boring regeneration scene ever. Things perk up for the first 5th doctor story as Peter Davidson takes up the, very heavy, baton from Tom Baker in a moving & warm tale. The DVDs have some excellent documentaries.
| What: | K-9 Tales (BBC classic series DVDs/Blu-rays) |
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| By: | Trevor Smith, Nottingham, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 July 2008 |
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| Rating: | 6 |
An average sort of DVD set. Not much to recommended on the The Invisible Enemy disc except another story that now looks a lot better with the optional CGI effects. As for K9 & Co, I suppose you either love it or hate it. I am in the latter.
| What: | The Marian Conspiracy (Big Finish: The Monthly Adventures) |
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| By: | Matthew Warren, Sittingbourne, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Friday 4 July 2008 |
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| Rating: | 9 |
When I first came to listen to this I was expecting something that would have a few good bits and a plot that had been done loads of times before.
Instead what I got was probably the best Big Finish yet that I've heard. The plot was simple and interesting and the entire play was great. The only small thing was that I don't really get the title but that doesn't effect it at all.
Highly recommended.
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| Best historical of the lot! |
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| What: | The Time Meddler (BBC classic series DVDs/Blu-rays) |
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| By: | Huw Davies, Taunton, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Thursday 3 July 2008 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
This is the best historical of all of Doctor Who, despite being the first in the series' 'pseudo-historicals'. The plot is well-written and holds together perfectly, the dialogue is witty and funny, and the fact that the Monk has a TARDIS is one of the all-time great Doctor Who cliffhangers!
The disc itself is alright, with a great commentary, a clearly rushed obituary for Verity Lambert, although it does work well. The little 'Lost 12 Seconds' featurette is great, and puts the missing sequence into context perfectly without making a song and dance out of things.
Overall, one of the best DVD releases so far.
