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Please tell me whats not to like about this story- I love it!
The Cybermen are some of the best the series has ever had, they look truely menacing- they were always meant to look that bit human- after all- thier of human shape and body and wires and metal. Thier home is Earths twin planet, I mean even the storys brill. How fans can dislike this episode is beyond me because as far as im concerned- an I do own this on video by the way- the plot is simple enough, the Doctor, Sarah and Harry along with all the cast are on top form and the episode sits amoung the seanson splendidly.
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| What: | Ghost Light (BBC classic series DVDs/Blu-rays) |
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| By: | Huw Davies, Taunton, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 June 2008 |
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| Rating: |   8 |
This title is certainly not the best Doctor Who story, and probably not the best of the McCoy era (that honour would probably go to Remebrance of the Daleks) but it is underrated as a story, and is definitely worth getting hold of a copy.
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| Boring, silly and a rubbish enemy |
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| What: | Vengeance on Varos (BBC classic series DVDs/Blu-rays) |
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| By: | Huw Davies, Taunton, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 June 2008 |
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| Rating: | 1 |
This is one of the worst serials of Doctor Who I have ever watched. The idea is stupid, the actual episodes boring, and Sil is one of the silliest enemies ever - if I were the Doctor I would have lobbed him on the floor and squished him!
| What: | Circular Time (Big Finish: The Monthly Adventures) |
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| By: | David Layton, Los Angeles, United States |
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| Date: | Monday 2 June 2008 |
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| Rating: | 7 |
I am not nearly as impressed as the previous reviewers by Circular Time. The concept is nice enough. We get four vignettes, each representing a season, the cycle of the seasons themselves providing us with circular, mythic time. As I understand it, Paul Cornell supplied the outline of the idea and Mike Maddox turned it into a script. This circular time/seasons idea had already been in Cornell's head in his previous co-authored Big Finish "Seasons of Fear." This time, the idea is handled better than in that one. Still, to me there are flaws. These flaws are ones I find typical of Cornell's Doctor Who work. First, there is too much silliness in Part One. Second, there are some fan-wanky bits running throughout, especially in Part Four. Third, Isaac Newton is portrayed as a complete nutter quite contrary to almost everything known about him (he was loopy, but not in this maniacal way). And fourth, Nyssa's romantic interlude does not come off quite right, mainly because the 25 minute limitation does not give the writers enough time to develop the complexity of emotions between the three principals. Nevertheless, the piece is entertaining overall, nicely structured thematically, and each part stands well on its own.
| What: | Forever Autumn (BBC New Series Adventures novels) |
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| By: | Manny, Los Angeles, California |
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| Date: | Sunday 1 June 2008 |
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| Rating: | 8 |
The second Doctor Who book I’ve picked up…this week. And I wasn’t let down.
I’m really enjoying these books; the series of books so far has been a great deal of fun. I normally don’t read books aimed at younger readers, but the adventures the characters go on are fun. The books also act as trips to the TARDIS when the show isn’t on.
As for this book, if you like all things Halloween, then you won’t be let down. A nice quick read that you won’t find boring at all.
90% excellent but the bad episodes really bring it down. Still, very consistent (Unlike S2) and the special features are better than ever, so 8/10 from me.
Well, the first few episodes and the two-parters are ace, but the filler episodes later in the series are rubbish. Some episodes are 10/10 and some deserve 0/10, so it's a very incosistent series this time but in general a good one. So 6/10 for the series and an extra mark for the special features
A (as the 'ninth doctor' would say) fantastic series of Who. But it does have a couple of bummers, these are the 'Slitheen' episodes, but other than that it's quality. Unfortuanetly 'The Doctor doesn't go to any alien planets (But he does in S2). So 7/10 from me and an extra mark for the special features.
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| Doctor Who - Voyage of the Damned |
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Voyage of the Damned - Like last year's christmas special but on a much grander scale with 'Kylie' instead of 'Catherine Tate'
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| Doctor Who - Series 3: Volume 4 |
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Utopia/The Sound of Drums/Last of the Timelords - Great fun, but at times it does drag a little.
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| Doctor Who - Series 3: Volume 4 |
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Utopia/The Sound of Drums/Last of the Timelords - Can be a bit tedious at times, but other than that, great fun
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| Doctor Who - Series 3: Volume 3 |
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Human Nature/The Family of Blood - Different, but a nice gem for the collection
Blink - Like 'Love and Monsters', but dark and scary, I like it.
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| Doctor Who - Series 3: Volume 2 |
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Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks - Underrated Classic
The Lazarus Experiment - A fairly run-of-the-mill 'mad scientist' story
42 - A poor take on '24'
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| Doctor Who - Series 3: Volume 1 |
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Smith and Jones - Fast, furious and funny a perfect introductory story
The Shakespeare Code - A poor history lesson
Gridlock - An important story for S3. Underrated.
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| Doctor Who - The Runaway Bride |
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The Runaway Bride - A expensive christmas cash-in, guest-starring 'Catherine Tate'
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| Doctor Who - Series 2: Volume 5 |
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Fear Her - Like 'The Idiots Lantern', a rushed filler episode
Army of Ghosts/Doomsday - In one word, 'Overrated'
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| Doctor Who - Series 2: Volume 4 |
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The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit - The best episodes in S1
Love and Monsters - Well, in a nutshell, if 'David Tennant' didn't have enough time to hardly be in the episode, it shouldnt've been made
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| Doctor Who - Series 2: Volume 3 |
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Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel - Superb story but a little slow
The Idiot's Lantern - Rushed, just put in just to put the episode count up (Quantity doesn't always mean quality)
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| Doctor Who - Series 2: Volume 2 |
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Tooth and Claw - A smashing little adventure
School Reunion - A bit rushed and silly
The Girl in the Fireplace - Overrated
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| Doctor Who - Series 2: Volume 1 |
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The Christmas Invasion - Drags on a bit but not bad
New Earth - Underrated
