The Doctor Who Thread - Page 400

Demdike@Cult Labs · #**3991** 26th November 2015, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by iank

You're insane.

Season 13 has got some right drek in it (basically, everything bar Zygons and Seeds!)

Pyramids of Mars, Brain of Morbius, Planet of Evil, The Android Invasion = Drek!

One of us definitely insane!

On a serious note it's obviously each to their own and all that.

iank · #**3992** 26th November 2015, 11:01 PM

Quite.

Pyramids is overrated; well-made but too humourless for my taste. The others are just plain unwatchable!

JoshuaKaitlyn · #**3993** 26th November 2015, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by iank

Quite.

Pyramids is overrated; well-made but too humourless for my taste. The others are just plain unwatchable!

Demdike you hold him I'll get the soap!

Demoncrat · #**3994** 27th November 2015, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by iank

Quite.

Pyramids is overrated; well-made but too humourless for my taste. The others are just plain unwatchable!

Burn
The
Heretic

Mojo · #**3995** 27th November 2015, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

As far as fave eras go it almost seems cliched to say this but mine has to be the Hinchcliffe years.

It was the era i started watching the show and it scared me half to death. My two favourite stories from the Williams era - Horror of Fang Rock and Image of the Fendahl - both seemed to be classic Gothic Hinchcliffe rather than what would come in the next three seasons.

For every great Williams story there's a clunker like Underworld, Invasion of Time and Horns of Nimon.

As for The Key to Time being the best season long story arc - i actually prefer Trial of a
Timelord.

There's a half decent book about the Hinchcliffe era which is worth seeking out. It's long since out of print now though.

The Hinchcliffe era is an absolute favourite of mine too and he is definitely my favourite Who producer. I loved the way he pushed the envelope in terms of horror content, while still producing intelligent, highly watchable shows.
As for a particular season, I still rate season 7 ( Pertwee's debut ) as unbeatable. Every story was an absolute gem.

Demdike@Cult Labs · #**3996** 27th November 2015, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Mojo

As for a particular season, I still rate season 7 ( Pertwee's debut ) as unbeatable. Every story was an absolute gem.

Perhaps controversially i think i'd go for season 26.

I truly can't believe the show got cancelled following four stories of that quality.

Now had it been cancelled at the end of season 24, well that would have been another matter entirely.

hivemind · #**3997** 28th November 2015, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by iank

Quite.

Pyramids is overrated; well-made but too humourless for my taste. The others are just plain unwatchable!

Hinchcliffe didn't always produce the "solid gold plated" Dr Who story. I found The Android Invasion, The Masque of the Mandragora and Revenge of the Cybermen were the weaker stories with some merits to each of the individual stories to be considered. I often wonder what Hinchcliffe would of done had he taken over from Russell T. Davies with the not-so-new Who?.

Hinchcliffe had the knack when it came to making Doctor Who, bringing a sort of gothic element to the story telling, plus having Robert Holmes guide the structure as script-editor. There's no doubt in my mind that Hinchcliffe understood the dynamic and creative nature that Dr Who can bring to TV. On the other hand, I would say that Graham Williams did develop some intresting stories along the way. Horror At Fang Rock, loved it!

Evoked the Hinchcliffe style. The Stones of Blood was intriguing. Also the legendary City of Death which always deserves repeated viewings. I do feel that Williams was trying to capture the Hinchcliffe vibe from his previous predecessor as producer. It's evidential to some degree in some of the stories from The Key To Time season, City of Death and Horror At Fang Rock. The less said about The Invasion of Time and the rather bland The Invisible Enemy with the King Prawn from hell.

Nightmare of Eden did demonstrate just how dire Dr Who could be with Williams producing. Personally, if it was me producing I would of dumped the entire story (Nightmare of Eden) and gone with something historical. The Mandrels looked like they had chronic constipation from the way they moved. Overall, I think Hinchcliffe touches base before Williams as producer. The constant durability of the Holmes/Hinchcliffe partnership is one aspect of Dr Who that to a degree remains solid gold Dr Who.