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Oh yeah, definitely watch at least Spearhead before Inferno.
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I grabbed all the 1 - 3 doctor dvds there along with that "The Doctors Revisited" set that has Aztecs, Tomb of the Cyberman, Spearheads from Space, and Pyramids of Mars on it.
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# ? Feb 19, 2018 19:31 |
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Rirse posted:I grabbed all the 1 - 3 doctor dvds there along with that "The Doctors Revisited" set that has Aztecs, Tomb of the Cyberman, Spearheads from Space, and Pyramids of Mars on it. Next time get Keeper of Traken and Logopolis. Logopolis is one of my favorite episodes because the Master very nearly accidentally destroys the universe solely because he’s being a dick to the Doctor. And Keeper sets it up. Also get The Doris Day Show because I’ve never seen that before. Is that a Pertwee episode?
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# ? Feb 19, 2018 20:07 |
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Doctor Zero posted:Next time get Keeper of Traken and Logopolis. I would grabbed Logopolis, but that is the END of the Tom Baker episodes. I don't want to skip to the last chapter of a good book.
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# ? Feb 19, 2018 20:10 |
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Rirse posted:I would grabbed Logopolis, but that is the END of the Tom Baker episodes. I don't want to skip to the last chapter of a good book. Oh I missed the part where you hadn’t seen any. I thought you were just using the thread as a decision maker. Yeah don’t do that then.
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# ? Feb 19, 2018 20:13 |
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Maera Sior posted:I heard something similar about Otakon, although it was more about the property damage. It let my con get an excellent contact at one of the Baltimore hotels. (You should come, a lot of the people are functional adults and the gamers are quarantined.) What con is that? Regeneration?
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# ? Feb 19, 2018 20:34 |
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The_Doctor posted:See, I don’t know if Remembrance is a good jumping on point, seeing how much it depends on continuity. It’s literally a 25th anniversary story (far more than Silver Nemesis was). I’d suggest maybe Curse of Fenric? It was the first classic story I ever watched in its entirety and I thought it was great, but I was about 10 at the time and thought the Daleks were cool so continuity wasn't a consideration to me. I think the best sampler of every classic Doctor is still the original eight dvds the BBC released back in 2001 (with one exception): 1. "The Aztecs" 2. "Tomb of the Cybermen" 3. "Spearhead from Space" 4. "The Robots of Death" 5. "Caves of Androzani" (this is the one I would change, since it's Davison's last story - I'd substitute it for "The Visitation") 6. "Vengeance On Varos" 7. "Remembrance of the Daleks" 8. The Movie
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# ? Feb 19, 2018 20:41 |
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State of Decay is really cool and good
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# ? Feb 19, 2018 20:42 |
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Doctor Zero posted:What con is that? Regeneration? Balticon. It's a literary con, not a media or gaming con. I've been to RW once and don't plan on going back. Hanging out with the guests outside the hotel bar was amazing, but as a con it's not my cup of tea.
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# ? Feb 19, 2018 20:56 |
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Maera Sior posted:I heard something similar about Otakon, although it was more about the property damage. It let my con get an excellent contact at one of the Baltimore hotels. (You should come, a lot of the people are functional adults and the gamers are quarantined.) I'm sorry, but I have to ask, how exactly do you 'quarantine' the gamers? Are they not allowed to leave the room until they make eye contact with someone and talk about sports? Or is the gaming area across a footbridge which only supports 300lbs?
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# ? Feb 19, 2018 21:05 |
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https://twitter.com/RobbieLedger1/status/848867060247650306 https://twitter.com/IcarFaem/status/848938862604931076
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# ? Feb 19, 2018 23:47 |
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Ooh, Michael Jayston is reprising the Valeyard for Big Finish again in one of the Benny sets they're putting out later this year.quote:4. Every Dark Thought by Eddie Robson
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# ? Feb 20, 2018 00:03 |
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Maera Sior posted:Balticon. It's a literary con, not a media or gaming con. Why’s that? We decided to go because of the guest list. Can’t wait to meet Capaldi and Gomez together!
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# ? Feb 20, 2018 00:05 |
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Wheat Loaf posted:It was the first classic story I ever watched in its entirety and I thought it was great, but I was about 10 at the time and thought the Daleks were cool so continuity wasn't a consideration to me. Caves is absolutely Davison's best story, but yeah not a place to jump on. Though honestly, I think it's fine even then, since there's not exactly a plot-heavy arc leading up to it. The only thing you really need to know going in is that Peri's literally just started traveling with him; this is their first official trip together (if you ignore Big Finish continuity). It's also Colin Baker's best televised Doctor Who episode.
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# ? Feb 20, 2018 02:17 |
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docbeard posted:
You son of a bitch how dare you
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# ? Feb 20, 2018 02:28 |
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Rhyno posted:You son of a bitch how dare you It's a single, perfect scene, and there's no chance of the episode going to poo poo after. And no one gets turned into a bird.
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# ? Feb 20, 2018 02:32 |
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(I do not care for Vengeance on Varos)
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# ? Feb 20, 2018 02:32 |
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docbeard posted:(I do not care for Vengeance on Varos) I'LL KILL YOU
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# ? Feb 20, 2018 02:36 |
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Rhyno posted:I'LL KILL YOU I believe it's customary in these situations to shove them into a vat of acid and then make a glib quip
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# ? Feb 20, 2018 02:39 |
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I'm probably gonna do a Master-themed binge through all (most of) the Doctors the way I did with the Cybermen a bit ago, as soon as I'm done watching old Misfits of Science episodes off Youtube, so I'll be curious to see how The Mark of the Rani holds up. My vague memory is at least of pretty much everyone involved having a laugh doing it, which is a pretty reasonable standard. On a related topic, if you had to pick, would you watch The Deadly Assassin or The Keeper of Traken? (Saving Logopolis for a first-and-last episode binge somewhere down the line.) (e. I've seen them all, but not for a very, very long time.)
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# ? Feb 20, 2018 02:49 |
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Well, this is interesting. A little more info. I'm not sure why this wouldn't just be a new DVD set since almost everything was shot on video. I guess it might be convenient for Region 1 folks since I'm fairly sure some of these are out of print.
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# ? Feb 20, 2018 03:15 |
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docbeard posted:I'm probably gonna do a Master-themed binge through all (most of) the Doctors the way I did with the Cybermen a bit ago, I'd say Logopolis is the best one, because it shows how hosed up the Master is; he blackmailed the entire the universe with the threat of destroying it, and not only would he have done it, but it might have been destroyed anyway and he didn't care. And, keep in mind that actor Anthony Ainley was playing the part just for the fun of it; he was quite wealthy and didn't need to work. During the Peter Davison run, he would call the BBC every year or so and say "hey, any Master episodes coming up?"
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# ? Feb 20, 2018 03:21 |
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Big Mean Jerk posted:Well, this is interesting. They listened to me
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# ? Feb 20, 2018 03:27 |
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Big Mean Jerk posted:Well, this is interesting. Maybe because with 172 episodes at 25 minutes a pop, so at 72 hours of standard-def resolution, you could conceivably fit them all just a couple of discs?
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# ? Feb 20, 2018 03:27 |
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docbeard posted:(I do not care for Vengeance on Varos) I think you'll find some say it's a classic!
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# ? Feb 20, 2018 03:28 |
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Short Synopsis: A Doctor and Nurse go on their Holidays together Long Synopsis: The Doctor's search for perspective takes him to World War 1, 1970s London, an alien sanitarium and a Dalek occupied planet, while a large scale plot begins, progresses and completes around him without much input from him required. What Worked/What Didn't:
Final Thoughts: Dark Eyes got a ton of praise when it first came out, and it is a story I have felt bad about waiting so long to listen to. Now that I have, the hype feels a little overblown. It's very good, but it's not the end-all and be-all of Doctor Who stories. Released roughly a year before Day of the Doctor, the behind the scenes features have a couple of bits that are very interesting with the benefit of hindsight, with McGann pondering how much he would love to reprise the role on TV even if only for a small thing (Night of the Doctor) and Nick Briggs poking fun at the notion of a Time War story, saying it would be dreadfully boring and even worse as audio, then admitting this might come back to bite him on the rear end at some point. As the introduction to a new character (potentially), and as an examination of the fallout of the end of the Eighth Doctor Adventures, it works very well however. Throw in a great performance by Toby Jones, plenty of Daleks and some neat settings and you have a story that is very easy to listen to and will ultimately leave you satisfied... at least it did me. Yeah there are problems, and the villain's schemes (and the counter-schemes to those schemes) have holes you could drive a truck through... but I've heard a lot worse, and this story at its worst is still very good. I certainly want to see where they go from here with the follow-ups, and hope that Molly will be back in spite of her clean exit at the end of the story. The 8th Doctor has had two brilliant companions in Charley and Lucie, and I'm hoping Molly will be another.
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# ? Feb 20, 2018 03:30 |
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Timby posted:Maybe because with 172 episodes at 25 minutes a pop, so at 72 hours of standard-def resolution, you could conceivably fit them all just a couple of discs? It’s only his first season, so 20 episodes/8.3 hours. This also seems like something that may sell well for one or two seasons, but I can’t imagine there’s a huge demand for his later years. As a collector it’s good and convenient, but I’m struggling to see where Warner/BBC think there’s money to be had doing this.
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# ? Feb 20, 2018 03:32 |
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Big Mean Jerk posted:It’s only his first season, so 20 episodes/8.3 hours. Oh, durf, I read that as a complete Fourth Doctor Blu-ray.
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# ? Feb 20, 2018 03:33 |
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Is this coming up as "Complete First S" for everyone else?
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# ? Feb 20, 2018 03:50 |
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Big Mean Jerk posted:It’s only his first season, so 20 episodes/8.3 hours. Ok, because DVD is a dead format, then? And they’re too stuck in the past to put it on streaming?
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# ? Feb 20, 2018 03:53 |
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Doctor Zero posted:Ok, because DVD is a dead format, then? Blu-ray is just as dead or nearly there for most folks. There's a reason most major films get a digital release 2+ weeks before physical now.
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# ? Feb 20, 2018 03:54 |
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Big Mean Jerk posted:Blu-ray is just as dead or nearly there for most folks. There's a reason most major films get a digital release 2+ weeks before physical now. Physical media is declining but the digital release comes earlier because the profit margins are so, so, so much higher.
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# ? Feb 20, 2018 04:13 |
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There's also the bonus features that aren't on iTunes or Google Play. And classic Doctor Who has a LOT of bonus features per serial.
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# ? Feb 20, 2018 04:33 |
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Yeah, the bonus features are amazing on the classic Who DVDs. No reason any blu-ray collection couldn't have those too of course.
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# ? Feb 20, 2018 04:35 |
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*rushing in, out of breath from my probation* Oh, my sainted aunt, that library shelf! The DVDs you want to select are- Oh. Oh, I see... it's over. Well, you made some excellent choices! Very excellent choices. I'm going to go sit in the corner and think about my choices to argue with a certain kind of person. I'm sure my recommendations wouldn't have been that important anyway. I wasn't eagerly awaiting the library screenshot or anything, haha.
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# ? Feb 20, 2018 06:52 |
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City of Death is really good
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# ? Feb 20, 2018 08:42 |
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corn in the bible posted:City of Death is really good The cliffhanger where Scarlioni shows up somewhere he absolutely should not be AND asks the Doctor by name what he is doing there is one of the best cliffhangers the show has ever done. I still remember my reaction the first time I saw it
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# ? Feb 20, 2018 12:06 |
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Big Mean Jerk posted:Well, this is interesting. I don't believe it just because it's way too cheap, a Region 1 BBC Blu-ray should at least be $20 per episode
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# ? Feb 20, 2018 12:56 |
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corn in the bible posted:City of Death is really good Exquisite...absolutely exquisite.
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I had a dream I was WATCHING an episode on Jago & Litefoot
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