Quote: Steve Sunshine @ February 15 2013, 12:20 AM GMTI'm sure one of the women was in EastEnders later on.
I can see her chatting to Dirty Den.
One of the women was in Remembrance of the Daleks later on.
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Quote: Steve Sunshine @ February 15 2013, 12:20 AM GMTWatching The Robots of Death.
And why not.
I'm sure one of the women was in EastEnders later on.
I can see her chatting to Dirty Den.
No offence Steve but I hope when you finish it you have something better than that to say.
You could talk about the creepy and intelligent plotting (It is one of the few stories to have three excellent episode ending cliff-hangers), the fantastic production design, the clever spoofing and referencing of the work of Rice Borroughs, Agatha Christie and C. Clarke and the stupendous glam-rock finish with an explanation of the baddie's backstory that is as satisfying as it is disturbing.
Robots was recognised as something special in it's day and was put out as an all-in-one movie on two occasions - something that may seem an obvious thing to do to us but wasn't done very often and wasn't really possible with most stories.
Quote: Godot Taxis @ February 15 2013, 10:44 AM GMTYou could talk about the creepy and intelligent plotting (It is one of the few stories to have three excellent episode ending cliff-hangers), the fantastic production design, the clever spoofing and referencing of the work of Rice Borroughs, Agatha Christie and C. Clarke and the stupendous glam-rock finish with an explanation of the baddie's backstory that is as satisfying as it is disturbing.
Robots was recognised as something special in it's day and was put out as an all-in-one movie on two occasions - something that may seem an obvious thing to do to us but wasn't done very often and wasn't really possible with most stories.
This
Quote: Ben @ February 15 2013, 9:33 AM GMTOne of the women was in Remembrance of the Daleks later on.
Yes
She's the same one
I wrote for her once.
Pamela Salem, to give your muse a name.
Quote: sootyj @ February 15 2013, 10:07 AM GMTI have a giant new Dr who mug that holds one and a half pints
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Quote: Godot Taxis @ February 15 2013, 10:44 AM GMTNo offence Steve but I hope when you finish it you have something better than that to say.
I remember watching it when it was first broadcast in Australia. And most memorable was how attractive Leela was. And then the creepiness of it.
Trivial factoid: When Doctor Who was aired by Australia's ABC TV in the late 70s and early 80s, it would often be preceded by The Goodies at 6pm. A Goodies episode usually lasted about 28 minutes, depending on the cutting of anything deemed too lewd for children. Thus there would be a two minute gap to fill before Doctor Who could be played. There were no in-house ads or lengthy station promos back then, so we got either a ticking clock or a short video clip. This was the clip that I recall being played most often, before Doctor Who would start:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CCf7gvmDEU
Didn't realise how lucky I was.
Quote: Godot Taxis @ February 15 2013, 11:28 AM GMTPamela Salem, to give your muse a name.
Toos, aye? Memorable name that, along with Taren Capel. Can't recall the others.
Quote: Kenneth @ February 15 2013, 12:29 PM GMTI remember watching it when it was first broadcast in Australia. And most memorable was how attractive Leela was. And then the creepiness of it.
Trivial factoid: When Doctor Who was aired by Australia's ABC TV in the late 70s and early 80s, it would often be preceded by The Goodies at 6pm. A Goodies episode usually lasted about 28 minutes, depending on the cutting of anything deemed too lewd for children. Thus there would be a two minute gap to fill before Doctor Who could be played. There were no in-house ads or lengthy station promos back then, so we got either a ticking clock or a short video clip. This was the clip that I recall being played most often, before Doctor Who would start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CCf7gvmDEU
Didn't realise how lucky I was.
Indeed. They've tried to recapture some of the ambiance of watching it on the recent DVDs by including the continuity announcements. It only works a bit since the great 70s Baker seasons in the UK were proceed by the football results. Literally the voice of a bloke reading them out over a rostrum shot of a card with the results on it.
I can remember the utter tedium of it like yesterday, and the sinking feeling as he moved on to the Scottish leagues after the English ones. It seemed to last forever but presumably was only on a few minutes.
In a way it now seems like a meditative trick to maximise the impact of Who, by starving the eye and brain of stimulus for a period before.
And that was my 4000th post.
Quote: Matthew Stott @ February 17 2013, 3:44 PM GMTThe Tenth Planet on DVD:
Can't wait for this. Surprised its taken them this long to release it in this format or even an incomplete release. Or was there something on VHS way back...?
Quote: Godot Taxis @ February 15 2013, 12:55 PM GMTI can remember the utter tedium of it like yesterday, and the sinking feeling . It seemed to last forever but presumably was only on a few minutes.
starving the eye and brain of stimulus for a period before.And that was my 4000th post.
I thought that was quite a reasonable review of the robots of bored to death
Worked my way through 'The Greatest Show In The Galaxy'; one of my faves as a kid, and still as creepy and odd today.
I got that one a while back and enjoyed it too. The in joke fanboy's demise is pretty funny.
Quote: Matthew Stott @ February 17 2013, 6:58 PM GMTWorked my way through 'The Greatest Show In The Galaxy'; one of my faves as a kid, and still as creepy and odd today.
No, No, No