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Thanksgiving Holiday tomorrow also know as Thanksgobbling
or Turkey day so parades and football games will be watched
Also Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving

Might watch some very old Dr. Who in honour of fans at a Chicago
Thanksgiving Whovian Convention. Dr. Who and the Silurians maybe Yes Smiley

Janov Seldon · Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:28 pm Post subject:

Hmmm. I haven't watched The Ambassadors of Death this year so perhaps it's time to dust down the bootleg DVD?
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Cockroach Boy · Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:10 pm Post subject:

Hope everyone enjoyed their choice of Who story for tonight, even if the sad news of Verity Lambert's death has cast an inevitable shadow over this particullar anniversary. Funnily enough, I was only thinking a few days ago what a shame it is that JNT never got see Time Crash and David Tennant's tribute to the first Doctor he cast.

Anyway, onto happier matters and I really enjoyed Survival. It had to be a Sylvester story for this year's anniversary. The 7th Doctor's adventures are not just my favourite part of the classic series, they were also responsible for making me what to tell stories of my own. For that I will always love those three seasons. David Tennant's stories might have surpassed them, but the 7th Doctor's time will always be my home.
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Cockroach Boy · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 10:37 am Post subject:

Saw State of Decay on the 'big screen' at Bradford Media Museum yesterday. Bloody fantastic story, with a cracking peformance from Tom.
It's a very stylized, sometimes OTT production, but IMO it all adds up to create a wonderful, baroque fairy tale adventure. Like Warrior's Gate this adventure appears to enjoy a strong influence from black and white films, especially the Universal Pictures horror movies . The Three Who Rule certainly wouldn't look out of place agonside Lugosi or Karloff. Personally, I much prefer the Universal films to the Hammer stuff, so I'm glad that for its first real venture into the world of vampires, Doctor Who went down that route. Especially as State of Decay triggered my childhood fascination with vampires

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Ron · Joined: 14 Feb 2006 Posts: 3147 Location: A town, UK

Ron · Joined: 14 Feb 2006 Posts: 3147 Location: A town, UK

Series Three - David's Video Diaries
except the Weakest Link one which is about a different programme (that I don't like

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Janov Seldon · Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:38 pm Post subject:

Currently working my way through Destiny of the Daleks.

I don't give a stuff 'bout what fandom says, blah, blah, as it's my favourite Dalek story. The only thing that marrs it is that I know I'll have to watch Resurrection next. Marvellous.
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RichardWho · Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 7:27 am Post subject:

Funnily enough, I was watching that story too last night. Just brilliant IMO. I'd forgotten that it was written by Terry Nation, with Douglas Adams as script editor. The bit where the Dr reads "How the Universe began" by Oolan Caluphid while he's trapped under a boulder (another Hitch Hikers metaphor!).

Cockroach Boy · Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 6:18 pm Post subject:

Destiny is a great story and it's the first one I ever saw!

Anyway, Janov - skip Ressurection and head straight for Revelation!
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the masters of cheese · Joined: 25 May 2004 Posts: 3227 Location: round the bend

watched pyrmids of mars last night

this is my all time fav story...ive seen it so many times i know it by heart

still enjoyed it though

Janov Seldon · Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 8:37 pm Post subject:

No, got to watch all the Davros stories in order as I'm fitting the Big Finish Davros audios in as well.
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Janov Seldon · Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:51 am Post subject:

Finished Destiny earlier and it's still a cracking little story, despite it's flaws.

Would that Resurrection was a bit less grim. One episode in and already I want to slash my wrists. It's oh so desperately serious and grim. I like stuff serious and that but this is going too far. It needs some humour in it, that dreadful Playschool woman is appallingly bad and Rodney "Bob Ferris" Bewes is woefully miscast. Still, Maurice Colbourne is acting the lot off-screen. Superb actor whatever he's in, even Howard's Way.

At least Saward learned something from Robert Holmes when he was writing Revelation, because that seems like it's written by a different persomn entirely.

Soon as I've got this drivel out the way, I'll lighten the mood somewhat with 1984 - the good one, the 1954 BBC version by Nigel Kneale and Rudolph Cartier with Peter Cushing. Or perhaps Sapphire & Steel instead.
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the masters of cheese · Joined: 25 May 2004 Posts: 3227 Location: round the bend

have just ordered Timelash is only £6 on amazon at the mo

Ron · Joined: 14 Feb 2006 Posts: 3147 Location: A town, UK

Cockroach Boy · Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 10:08 am Post subject:

Daleks In Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks

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