The Classic Doctor Who Fan Club Thread!

ixoy

So let's have this thread to discuss what we're going to watch and a new thread for each story we're going to discuss.

Next up we should pick something from Patrick Troughton's era. A quick look at his era will show nearly all stories are incomplete, episodes wiped out by a thrifty BBC. It's a shame as some of those seemed that they'd have been very good.
Some of the stories that survived in full are unfortunately not very good, so we're a bit limited in our selection unless people are happy to watch stories with a couple of reconstructions.

Some suggestions then from stories that are nearly all there:

* Tomb of the Cyberman - 4 episode serial (complete) about...
* The Invasion - 8 episode serial, with 2 episodes missing. I thought this was a good story, handled well.
* The War Games - Troughton's final story. All ten episodes are intact and it plays on a pretty epic scale. Notable for the first real encounter with a certain group!

Stark

Apparently there are animated reconstructions of the missing "The Invasion" episodes...

popebenny16

there are for two eps, i have the invasion, its classic, and has a good villian in it as well as the cybermen invading (:rolleyes:) london.

i'd go with that.

(and bags inferno for third doctor..)

ixoy

popebenny16 wrote: »

(and bags inferno for third doctor..)

I would've suggested that but we just watched a Season 7 story and there's lots of other Pertwee stories, maybe including one with the Master.

Having said that I've just re-watched "Inferno" and it is quite simply one of the greatest stories in the show's 31 seasons on every single level - from story to acting.

Doctor DooM

So we're looking at doing them in order then?

ixoy

Doctor DooM wrote: »

So we're looking at doing them in order then?

Well picking one story from each Doctor yes. What that story is, is open to suggestion.
So therefore I'm suggesting "The Invasion" for Patrick Troughton (and I've more suggestions for the other Doctors).
Once we agree on a story then we can do our homework!

Doctor DooM

ixoy wrote: »

Well picking one story from each Doctor yes. What that story is, is open to suggestion.
So therefore I'm suggesting "The Invasion" for Patrick Troughton (and I've more suggestions for the other Doctors).
Once we agree on a story then we can do our homework!

Troughton is by far my poorest suject so I am cool with whatever you suggest.

ixoy

Doctor DooM wrote: »

Troughton is by far my poorest suject so I am cool with whatever you suggest.

No movement on this? Then I suggest "The Invasion" as next up, especially if the missing episodes are reconstructed.

Daemos

Sounds good to me

Doctor DooM

ixoy wrote: »

No movement on this? Then I suggest "The Invasion" as next up, especially if the missing episodes are reconstructed.

Invasion it is, will watch it over the weekend.

Stark

Just finished watching "The Invasion".

amen

where do I get a copy?

Stark

I watched it on Youtube.

Art_Wolf

http://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Who-Invasion-Story-46/dp/B000KGGIR8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1282680701&sr=8-1

:P

johndoe99

I'm intrigued by this thread, i'm a huge classic Doctor Who fan. But i'm a little at a loss, do we just watch the story and just discuss it. If so may I take part.

Daemos

johndoe99 wrote: »

I'm intrigued by this thread, i'm a huge classic Doctor Who fan. But i'm a little at a loss, do we just watch the story and just discuss it. If so may I take part.

That's basically it, yeah

johndoe99

cool, i have the invasion and will watch it tonight.

Stark

Will I start a discussion thread on the episode or do people want me to wait until everyone has a chance to watch it?

ixoy

Stark wrote: »

Will I start a discussion thread on the episode or do people want me to wait until everyone has a chance to watch it?

Go ahead and start it!

Also let's open nominations soon for a 3rd Doctor story. I really want to suggest "Inferno" but reckon we should choose something from one of the other seasons of the Pertwee era.

Stark

I thought we were going to go straight to the 4th Doctor? But if "Inferno" is really that good, let's watch it.

Doctor DooM

I'd rather go to the 4th. We should do them one by one (including nu who as nothing to stop us discussing them )


BTW- been busy this week so still invasion-less. With deffo catch it though.

ixoy

Okay, straght out for the 4th - "City of Death". A classic, and one that doesn't need to feature Daleks or Cybermen.

johndoe99

ixoy wrote: »

Okay, straght out for the 4th - "City of Death". A classic, and one that doesn't need to feature Daleks or Cybermen.

The first Doctor Who to be shot outside the UK, i'll watch tonight.

Doctor DooM

ixoy wrote: »

Okay, straght out for the 4th - "City of Death". A classic, and one that doesn't need to feature Daleks or Cybermen.

Deadly, first one I actually own.

WomanSkirtFan8

Stark wrote: »

Apparently there are animated reconstructions of the missing "The Invasion" episodes...

there are indeed. Was lucky enough to get the DVD. Episodes 1 and 4 are the ones that are animated. Episodes 2,3, and 5 to 8 are all as original shot. Good story, it's a little bit long but a good story nonetheless as it was the template for the Doctor Who Series of the 1970s including U.N.I.T.

Doctor DooM

Bit of a zombie thread.

I'm in a rellies house and there's a set of trial of a time lord. LETS GO

Mr.Saturn

Doctor DooM wrote: »

Bit of a zombie thread.

I'm in a rellies house and there's a set of trial of a time lord. LETS GO

I'm sure you've seen it before, but I do sure hope you like that one shot of the TARDIS being tractored into the Courtroom ship; I'm guessing they must have the year's SFX budget on it, as they really, really milk it.

Do recall Vengeance on Varos almost getting close to being a competent episode, and the finale has a few tiddly bits, but it was truly the worst retort to the then increasing call for Who to be cancelled.

Doctor DooM

Mr.Saturn wrote: »

I'm sure you've seen it before, but I do sure hope you like that one shot of the TARDIS being tractored into the Courtroom ship; I'm guessing they must have the year's SFX budget on it, as they really, really milk it.

Do recall Vengeance on Varos almost getting close to being a competent episode, and the finale has a few tiddly bits, but it was truly the worst retort to the then increasing call for Who to be cancelled.

That shot still looks amazing, I loved it

Only watched the first arc, fell asleep then. Second this weekend.

As much as people criticise it, it's almost a precursor for the current series- angry Doctor as a critic of the corrupt Time Lords, Doctor having a (literal) dark side, etc!