I’d forgotten how good this story is. Davison is at his quirky best here, as he continues to combine youthful enthusiasm for new things (no matter how dangerous) with a tolerance that few of his previous incarnations would have exhibited (“Doctor, you must stop it!” “Yes. I know.”). His reaction when Will kills Sir George while the Doctor is…[Read more]

@Phaseshift 🙂 “swishy goodness” – thanks for the welcome x  It’s good to be back to this salubrious corner of the Whoniverse.

I have never seen Mark of the Rani but @Phaseshift‘s “arse gravy” and @Bluesqueakpip‘s poker option don’t fill me with tremendous confidence it must be said! Apologies to comrade @Blenkinsopthebrave .

I won’t get to wa…[Read more]

@PhaseShift

Hurrah!

<Blenkinsop considers a late career move into PR. Thinks to self: “Is it possible to convince everyone to buy the DVD of the Opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games, or is that even beyond the capacity of Blenkinsop?”>

Less than five pounds for THE Colin? A mere bagatelle !

And remember, I did offer the opportunity of a…[Read more]

@Phaseshift

After careful consideration …

… I found some Algesal in the medicine cabinet. Red hot poker it is! 😯

I’d agree that The Awakening could easily fit into AG Who. The Tennant Doctor and Donna, perhaps, visiting her Great Uncle in the countryside. Or something nasty in Leadworth.

@BlenkinsopTheBrave – yes, the MiniMalus inside the TARDIS was particularly creepy. And, like @PhaseShift, I don’t think they needed that video effect. Moving stone…[Read more]

@PhaseShift

was it just me who thought that Polly James Jane was more preferable as a companion?

I was actually reminded a lot of the interaction between Matt Smith’s Doctor and Meera Sayal’s Nasreen in the Silurian two-parter. Yes, Polly James was excellent in this, and it does raise a point about who is, and who is not, allowed to be a female…[Read more]

@blenkinsopthebrave

My courageous friend, you are going to get yourself banned if you aren’t careful. I don’t think it’s PC to be that Colin-friendly. Personally, I never minded Sixie. I didn’t blame him for his costume, or indeed some of his scripts, and I thought he had his moments. He was great whenever he had the moral high ground!

Off to…[Read more]

@PhaseShift and @everyone

Who would have thought Colin would have aroused this level of interest!

Therefore, should we, perhaps, be guided by this unprecedented level of interest in Colin?

In other words, why not a double dose of Colin!

We are all up to watching and commenting on two stories simultaneously.

After a frenzy of double dipping…[Read more]

@Phaseshift & co

Final arguments from me re Varos: it also has some very contemporary themes – a society dominated and controlled by mass TV output, and dark corporate manipulation of trade and society etc behind the scenes.

And it’s got hunky Martin Jarvis in it, and Shir Shawn’s wee laddie Jason

@Phaseshift

I present my case for Vengeance on Varos – well, I’ll let Sil do it –

he he @Phaseshift , you really don’t know how little I tweet.

ie never.

However, missive sent off.

Don’t hold your breath…

@Phaseshift – should we ask Colin Baker via Twitter?

“If you had to watch either Vengeance or Mask, which would you choose?”

Mind you, he might not like the reviews after we watch….

@PhaseShift

Okay, yes, I’ve been meaning to weigh in, but it’s actually a hard call as I remember both episodes fondly. Loved Sil, loved the Rani. I’m going to go with the Rani, for the following reasons:

1. I always love the historical settings!

2. the relatively recent death of Kate O’Mara makes this a nice tribute.

3. Anthony Ainley. I…[Read more]

@Blenkinsopthebrave – hahahahahaaha – love it (and thanks to @fatmaninabox for fixing the link). (Although I have to fess up – the furry yeti is probably closer to the truth!)

@Phaseshift – great post re the BBC report. Much chuckling. They could fund DW for years on the money it makes according to those figs. I should think they’ll be locking S…[Read more]

@Phaseshift

I’m sticking with Varos but the best I can offer in its favour (apart from a brilliantly slimy and creepy turn from Nabil Shaban as Sil – there’s a good reason Sil is still talked about 30 years on. Oooh, that laugh still gives me shivers)  is that I’ll change my avatar in its honour… which isn’t really much to offer against @Blenkin…[Read more]

Much happier with this than Black Orchid. Tegan is indeed whiny, but I’m wondering if Janet Fielding is deliberately going for ‘starting to have difficulty coping’. As @PhaseShift says, when Tegan’s relatives disappear, the usual explanation is ‘horribly murdered by aliens’.

I think the explanation for the extra location work is simply that it’s…[Read more]

Hi @Phaseshift – its a tricky choice, but I’m gonna vote for Mark of the Rani.

@Blenkinsopthebrave ‘s impassioned plea kinda tugged at my heart.

Also I can’t remember either of them (though vague memories of Sil are locked away somewhere), so look forward to whichever gets chosen!