tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post4341363282949807309..comments2024-03-14T01:22:21.483-04:00Comments on Basil's Blog: Classic Doctor Who Season 25Basilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00304218067534993876noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-40210841464988886012014-06-15T09:11:45.000-04:002014-06-15T09:11:45.000-04:00Leftism poisons everything.Leftism poisons everything.Fred Keyhttp://vitaminfred.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-3110995616129343262014-06-15T09:58:52.000-04:002014-06-15T09:58:52.000-04:00Are you planning to hunt down and watch the made f...Are you planning to hunt down and watch the made for TV movie that's the only TV appearance of the 8th Doctor? I did watch that when it originally aired on FOX, but all I remember is being a bit bored by it (and I came into it knowing nothing about Doctor Who).Frank J.http://imao.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-55574847262818002662014-06-15T13:32:54.000-04:002014-06-15T13:32:54.000-04:00The Fox TV movie was originally intended to be a p...The Fox TV movie was originally intended to be a pilot to relaunch the series on American TV, but it was not picked up. It does feature Sylvester McCoy, who eventually regenerates into Paul McGann, and also features Eric Roberts as a Villain-I-Will-Not-Name (so as not to spoil any future Basil review of it).<br><br>If you have not already seen it, Basil, you should check it out. It is considered part of the official Dr. Who Canon.Mr. Righthttp://atrueobamanation.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-80657707286671067302014-06-15T18:44:35.000-04:002014-06-15T18:44:35.000-04:00After much consideration, I did buy the DVD of the...After much consideration, I did buy the DVD of the movie. Didn't like to massive change to the TARDIS (even though, in the story, one of my "classic" Doctors, the Seventh, made the changes) or the idea of The Doctor getting involved with a companion (even though I'm sure he and Ramona had a thing, that was never alluded to). I finally broke down and watched the later episodes, finally catching up with the rest of the world earlier this month.<br><br>Despite what I said about not liking the Eighth Doctor's character, when he did show up *SPOILERS* in the mini episode <i>The Night of the Doctor</i>, I was surprised and delighted. That brought a little something extra to the character, and I like the Eighth Doctor a lot more than I did.<br><br>Since I'm not planning on tying in the later episodes, and this series of posts ends in a couple of weeks, I will say this, having watched them all (classic and current). My favorite Doctor is a toss-up between Patrick Troughton and Peter Davison. David Tennant is okay, but falls after William Hartnell and Jon Pertwee. Paul McGann was bottom of the list until that second appearance. He's still in the lower tier, but even the worst Doctor is a darn good Doctor.<br><br>My favorite companions are, in order, Sara Jane Smith, Jamie McCrimmon, and Donna Nobel. Rose? Eh. Too needy. Plus, she shoulda ended up with Mickey, although I am happy for Martha.<br><br>The current show is a little too much explosions and not enough story. And Daleks shouldn't fly. And I prefer this universe's Cybermen.<br><br>I suppose the only thing I'm leaving out to make myself sound like an old fuddy-duddy is for you kids to get off my lawn.Basilhttp://www.basilsblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-84971862041883964992014-06-15T22:06:04.000-04:002014-06-15T22:06:04.000-04:00I know you've already written your summaries, ...I know you've already written your summaries, but when you tackle the first "new" season in a few weeks, I hope you say something about the huge "9-11 Truther/no war for oil" two-parter. You know, the one that has a national landmark flown into by a vehicle that is supposedly an aggressive alien, but it's actually just a setup (can't tell what they're trying to say that it would be a pig) and the real villains are a bunch of obese farting aliens (read: Americans) who are trying to engineer a war by scaremongering about "massive weapons of destruction" because the economy is in recession. Ugh.Michael Hutchisonhttp://www.thehutch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-22113082404932552102014-06-16T03:03:58.000-04:002014-06-16T03:03:58.000-04:00Many episodes from the classic series were also ad...Many episodes from the classic series were also advocacy for left-wing ideologies. The writer for Season 15's <i>The Sun Makers</i> was having a battle with the Inland Revenue (the UK equivalent of our Internal Revenue). In the story, it was a large company that was levying the taxes. I've suffered through many left-wing or just plain nuts ideologies in this quest.Basilhttp://www.basilsblog.com/noreply@blogger.com