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| What: | The Clockwise Man (BBC New Series Adventures novels) |
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| By: | Hatman, shizzle |
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| Date: | Thursday 27 July 2006 |
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| Rating: |   7 |
Has a guest appearance from THE CAT himself. the story was quite good. usually.
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 | A Nice Way to Spend a Couple of Hours |
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First off, this book gets some serious Brownie points just for being what it is. The idea of using the appeal of a show like Doctor Who to get kids reading little books like this one is great, and it’d be nice to see some more of them.
Yes the story was a little bit of a rehash (although that didn’t necessarily make it predictable) and given how long it was it had to be incredibly fast-paced where it could have done with a little more length to really develop where it was going, but that isn’t the point of a book like this.
Considering what this book is meant to do, it does it well. It’s amusing and exciting, and the two extra characters in it, Kate and Frank, don’t give off the impression of being two-dimensional either, which in something that’s more of a short story at 20,000 words than a novella is impressive. There’s a couple of nice moral quandaries in there that show up the new Doctor’s character really well, especially the scene in the sea at the bottom of the cliff with the Dalek.
All in, it’s a nice way of spending a few hours in the afternoon, and far better (especially for the young adults it’s aimed at) than sitting down in front of the TV to watch some soap opera or another, and that’s what’s important.
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| Proper little mummy's boy all round |
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| What: | Series 2 Volume 3: (BBC new series DVDs/Blu-rays) |
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| By: | Hatman, Croatia |
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 July 2006 |
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| Rating: | 6 |
Not very good overall, but saved by the conversation in the idiot's lantern:
'Ooh, he loves his mummies this one, proper little mummy's boy all round
'Oh, you know what they say about them, you'll have to beat it out of him!'
'Yeah, that's exactly what I'm Gonna do!'
One of the funniest bits in the series!
| What: | History 101 (BBC Eighth Doctor novels) |
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| By: | Hatman, Gangsta's paradise |
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 July 2006 |
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| Rating: | 6 |
In Spain, there are more Russians. Did you know that the country with the most Russians in it is Russia? you learn a new thing every day...
| What: | Emotional Chemistry (BBC Eighth Doctor novels) |
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| By: | Hatman, Rapper's paradise |
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 July 2006 |
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| Rating: | 5 |
In England, you watch TV. in the motherland, the TV watches YOU. Falls exactly in the average category. in parts.
| What: | The Suns of Caresh (BBC Past Doctor novels) |
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| By: | Hatman, the fridge |
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 July 2006 |
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| Rating: | 4 |
silightly on the cack side. is this the only review for this? If so, WHY?
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| This isn't [doctor] who I am!!! |
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| What: | Fear Itself (BBC Past Doctor novels) |
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| By: | Hatman, Teletext |
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 July 2006 |
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| Rating: | 7 |
Seems like the film Alien in the 'now' bits. a strong book crippled by disjointedness. Strange lack of hats.
| What: | Reckless Engineering (BBC Eighth Doctor novels) |
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| By: | Hatman, why ask? |
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 July 2006 |
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| Rating: | 6 |
the sequel to the last book reviewed. what is a trilogy with two parts? a duology? a twology? a bilogy [the traveller will get that one] anyway, the book was ok. ish
| What: | The Domino Effect (BBC Eighth Doctor novels) |
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| By: | Hatman, Bixstead |
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 July 2006 |
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| Rating: | 5 |
part one. was good until the end, where things got a bit rushed. ends on a cliffhanger. borrows too much from the matrix.
| What: | Halflife (BBC Eighth Doctor novels) |
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| By: | Hatman, location, location, location... |
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 July 2006 |
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| Rating: | 6 |
I'll steal reviews if I want to! the book? what book? oh THAT book! it was, overall, in total, all in all average.In parts. Most of the time.
| What: | Only Human (BBC New Series Adventures novels) |
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| By: | Matt, Dublin |
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 July 2006 |
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| Rating: | 6 |
A fairly good storyline until the end, Das's diary is funny and clever and saves the book in the end.
After being thoroughly confused by the Book of the Still, I was worried that I was going to have the same problem with all the others that I happened to pick up and read, but I found the Crooked World very easy to get my head around.
I found the story to be light, easy to read, funny, and often touching and very thought-provoking. I don’t think the point of this book was to be a masterpiece of modern fiction, it’s supposed to be light-hearted, self-referential and really good fun, and that’s exactly what it is. I have to say, after sitting through the Doctor being unconscious for most of the Book of the Still one way or another, it was great to see him actually taking control of the situation and doing what he does best in this one. With this book I got a much better idea of the Eighth Doctor’s character than I have done so far, and it was full of all the little twists, quirks and moral quandaries that no Doctor Who novel should be without.
Good fun, and a good read.
| What: | Genocide (BBC Eighth Doctor novels) |
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| By: | Piers, UK |
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 July 2006 |
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| Rating: | 7 |
This was the first Doctor Who book I'd read in a while, and it really reminded me of what I enjoy about these novels - an interesting story that is not just entertaining, but also makes you think about certain issues. Do we (the human race) deserve the Earth considering how we have treated it? Probably not. Considering the environmental issues that drive this novel, this could easily have been a Third Doctor adventure, which perhaps explains the presence of Jo and the very brief inclusion of UNIT.
Unfortunately these elements are the weakest part of the story: Jo is completely wasted. We learn a little about her current life, but beyond that this character could have been anybody. There was nothing about her that reminded me of Jo from the series, and her interaction with the Eighth Doctor is minimal. Most unforgivable is that there is no goodbye scene at the end; maybe Paul Leonard felt that he couldn't top Jo's leaving scene from 'The Green Death'. Also, a couple of loose ends aren't tied up: who did the anomalous fossilised skull belong to - Rowenna? Jacob?
In short a great story, as long as you don't dwell on a few niggling inconsistencies.
| What: | Doctor Who (BBC classic series videos) |
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| By: | the Traveller, the end of the world |
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 July 2006 |
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| Rating: | 6 |
(actually I'm the Traveller, but...)
Paul McGann makes a fab Doctor, but this Movie is pretty crap. The plot is almost as thin as I am, hah!
By the way Hatman, write your own damn reviews!
| What: | Scream of the Shalka (BBC Past Doctor novels) |
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| By: | Hatman, get you! |
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 July 2006 |
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| Rating: | 3 |
Look at the score! do you want to read this?
| What: | I am a Dalek (Quick Reads books) |
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| By: | Hatman, ??? |
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 July 2006 |
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| Rating: | 7 |
[insert the traveller's review here]
BUT i've seen the episodes a million times (at least).
I agree with the 1st reviewer on most counts but must say that this set released on DVD would be a must buy. Think of the extra's! Rememberance needs a re-release on DVD, the BBC have done it no justice.
We want a 2-disc edition!!
I was about 3-4 years old when this was released on VHS, and for this reason alone i can't fault it. I had no idea until recently that it wasn't loved by all!
It's Tom's first season, it's got Sarah and Harry. Tom's first season, i think, is one of the best 1st seasons of any of the Doctor's.
The Cybermen have guns in their heads! Don't knock it! As this was my 1st cybermen story i was completely shocked that the "head-guns" were abandoned after this! Madness.
I completely understand other people's criticism's, but for me this is a true classic.
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| No more Janis thorns (ever) |
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What could of descended into a predictable primitve tribes-people tale is saved by four intelligent and interesting scripts by Chris Boucher. The Doctor is very well written (I'll kill him with this deadly jelly baby) as is his future companion Leela - more than just another savage. The cliffhangers are also quite good, especially the one involving the Doctor surrounded by screaming copies of his own face.
| What: | The Settling (Big Finish: The Monthly Adventures) |
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| By: | the Traveller, the end of the world |
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| Date: | Monday 24 July 2006 |
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| Rating: | 8 |
Another great McCoy audio with Hex developing as a real companion. The historical scenes are laced with a sense of desperation and powerlessness at being able to do nothing, and the TARDIS scenes are nicely written. Roll on the next release...
