• @JimtheFish

    ‘That is the growing phenomenon of fans feeling that they had some kind legitimate claim to ownership of the series and that they had every right to feel aggrieved/demand restitution and/or redress […]

  • Nick replied to the topic The Talons of Weng-Chiang part 3

    @Jamesunderscore

    Absolutely true for this story and is actually the reason why it is a classic in the proper sense of the word. Old style British TV (that is sometime before NYPD Blue was shown on UK TV) […]

  • Nick replied to the topic The Talons of Weng-Chiang part 3

    @JimTheFish

    Jim pretty much my view too. In this case, the story is so well written and the characters fit into the narrative almost perfectly, that the “padding” really doesn’t feel like padding. I know many […]

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  • Nick replied to the topic The Talons of Weng-Chiang part 3

    @JimTheFish (apologies in not getting this to link)

    I haven’t watched this for quite a while (let alone 1 episode per week), so I won’t comment on any specifics. However, I wondered whether you thought losing […]

  • Nick replied to the topic Doctor Who memories

    http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/members/jillybeans/   Sorry I haven’t seen those.

    My earliest memories of the series was from 1971 – Terror of the Autons. Its all a bit hazy these days, but I remember being […]

  • Nick replied to the topic The Faces of the Doctor

    Jim I completely agree with your explanation. Personally, I found the silly costume killed off any chance that Colin Baker’s Doctor could have been taken seriously even within (most of) the fan audience. What he […]

  • htpbdet

    I’ve just created an account to thank you for this post. I enjoyed reading your top 50 (!) and your explanation. I’m a couple of years too young to have seen Pat Troughton and remember it (although I […]

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