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Dr. Who
A few who follow me know I’m a longtime fan of Dr. Who, coming in with Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker. We’ve finally gotten caught up on all most current of the Peter Capaldi episodes, and indeed the whole of the ‘New Era’ of Dr. Who.
We have now taken up the task of starting from William Hartnell to Patrick Troughton to Jon Pertwee to Tom Baker to Peter Davison to Colin Baker to Sylvester McCoy and ending with Paul McGann. It’s a long winding road, fraught with missing episodes and even whole missing arcs.
Currently we just bid goodbye to Peter Davidson and the slog now has entered the Colin Baker era.
(I missed Nyssa once she left mid Davidson. The character pushed my buttons being just over 5 ft tall, short torso, long legs and nice figure. . . . . Sorry, I digress.)
My mouldy memory isn’t kind to Colin, and watching these again hasn’t mellowed those memories. I’m perhaps more prepared today to forgive his awful characterisation of the Dr, owing to John Nathan-Turners predilections. Peri as the companion doesn’t help, being even more whiney than Tegan Jovanka had been.
The series was in free-falll at the time, John Nathan-Turner had managed to tick off what writers were willing to work with him and the script quality was slipping even farther. Wardrobe was messy, props became even sillier.
It was during this time I stopped watching Dr. Who, popping my head in to see a promising McCoy before cancelation/hiatus.
Years later when FOX tried to relaunch Dr. Who; complete with CHiPs style motorcycle chase; I turned off the TV in DISGUST, certain I’d never watch Dr. Who again.
Anyway, Colin, good heavens it’s bad, so bad…. :/
A few who follow me know I’m a longtime fan of Dr. Who, coming in with Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker. We’ve finally gotten caught up on all most current of the Peter Capaldi episodes, and indeed the whole of the ‘New Era’ of Dr. Who.
We have now taken up the task of starting from William Hartnell to Patrick Troughton to Jon Pertwee to Tom Baker to Peter Davison to Colin Baker to Sylvester McCoy and ending with Paul McGann. It’s a long winding road, fraught with missing episodes and even whole missing arcs.
Currently we just bid goodbye to Peter Davidson and the slog now has entered the Colin Baker era.
(I missed Nyssa once she left mid Davidson. The character pushed my buttons being just over 5 ft tall, short torso, long legs and nice figure. . . . . Sorry, I digress.)
My mouldy memory isn’t kind to Colin, and watching these again hasn’t mellowed those memories. I’m perhaps more prepared today to forgive his awful characterisation of the Dr, owing to John Nathan-Turners predilections. Peri as the companion doesn’t help, being even more whiney than Tegan Jovanka had been.
The series was in free-falll at the time, John Nathan-Turner had managed to tick off what writers were willing to work with him and the script quality was slipping even farther. Wardrobe was messy, props became even sillier.
It was during this time I stopped watching Dr. Who, popping my head in to see a promising McCoy before cancelation/hiatus.
Years later when FOX tried to relaunch Dr. Who; complete with CHiPs style motorcycle chase; I turned off the TV in DISGUST, certain I’d never watch Dr. Who again.
Anyway, Colin, good heavens it’s bad, so bad…. :/
pertwi and baker were the best. never got to see any of the full seasons previous to pertwi.
My fav companion? Perpugilliam Brown... mmmmmmm, lust, lust