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2nd May 2012, 9:18 AM #51
I don't say this to brag that I've seen a bit of the documentary, but I just wanted to warn everyone that in it, Sylvester McCoy is dressed like a mafia boss and Sophie Aldred's outfit is nothing short of INCREDIBLE. Seriously, you won't believe it.
Si.
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2nd May 2012, 9:30 AM #52
There's something to look forward to!
I've just got my handcuffs and my truncheon and that's enough.
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2nd May 2012, 6:37 PM #53
There's a picture of her in the new DWM - for some reason she seems to have taken to dressing like a gnome lately!
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2nd May 2012, 6:40 PM #54
I'm really looking forward to this! Not that I'll get to see the stories for about two years, probably
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2nd May 2012, 7:49 PM #55for some reason she seems to have taken to dressing like a gnome lately!Pity. I have no understanding of the word. It is not registered in my vocabulary bank. EXTERMINATE!
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3rd May 2012, 3:05 PM #56
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Oh I passed through that stage years ago! I'm now of the age when I'm lucky if I remember to dress before going out...
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3rd May 2012, 9:13 PM #57
SFX have an exclusive feturette here: http://www.sfx.co.uk/2012/05/03/doct...ve-featurette/
I've just got my handcuffs and my truncheon and that's enough.
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4th May 2012, 10:09 AM #58
Nice review of the set here: http://tachyon-tv.co.uk/2012/05/happy-happy-joy-joy/
I've just got my handcuffs and my truncheon and that's enough.
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8th May 2012, 8:32 PM #59
Well this one's certainly taking its time in arriving
I've just got my handcuffs and my truncheon and that's enough.
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8th May 2012, 9:36 PM #60
Mine arrived from play today but it will have to wait until I've finished Nightmare of Eden
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8th May 2012, 9:51 PM #61
I've heard that the copies from Asda have been held up. I got my copy from amazon today.
I've not got Nightmare of Eden yet but I have to say I enjoyed The Doctor's Strange Love feature on this one.
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13th May 2012, 10:09 PM #62
We've cracked through the commentaries for both Dragonfire and The Happiness Patrol this evening! We very rarely watch six episodes of Doctor Who on the trot so this was a bit of a departure for us.
A sterling box-set effort overall though. The piece on politics in Doctor Who was incredibly long, but quite entertaining.
A few random thoughts:
Both stories were far better than I remembered from last time I watched them. They seem a lot more coherent. The jump in quality between season 24 and 25 is laid pretty clear though. With Happiness Patrol, everything is pulling in the same direction, whereas in Dragonfire there's a few odd choices that don't quite work out.
However, my main observation is that the last scene of Dragonfire is unforgivable. Yes, it's fun to have the little girl watch the TARDIS leave, but it absolutely 100% should have been Mel and Glitz instead. The last appearance of Bonnie Langford in the show is with her back turned, marching out of the console room. It's like she's evaporated. What had she got to do that was so important that she couldn't wave off the Doctor and Ace on their travels?Pity. I have no understanding of the word. It is not registered in my vocabulary bank. EXTERMINATE!
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14th May 2012, 1:48 PM #63
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Glitz is her idea of rough, I thought you knew!
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14th May 2012, 3:05 PM #64
No way - I can't see it. Mel and Glitz? It's beyond belief that the Doctor didn't take her back to Pease Pottage!
Pity. I have no understanding of the word. It is not registered in my vocabulary bank. EXTERMINATE!
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14th May 2012, 3:11 PM #65
I love the way that Mel just turns and leaves. The idea of her keeping an eye on Glitz for his "dodgy deals" is hilarious, and someone should have commissioned the spin-off.
Edward Peel is superb in "Dragonfire" but it's all very confused. Why hasn't he tracked the creature down sooner, why is he building a statue when he's aware of holographic footage of Xana, and at what stage of his plans for revenge did he decide to turn his prison into a supermarket?
Also, a bit like "Delta", the death of thousands of people in the last episodes goes largely uncommented on which tonally feels a bit weird.
Si.
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14th May 2012, 6:14 PM #66Also, a bit like "Delta", the death of thousands of people in the last episodes goes largely uncommented on which tonally feels a bit weird.
Dragonfire is the weaker of the two stories, because Kane's plan seems insane, considering the time scale. A smaller time scale would make more sense, but just how did he spend all those years?
I've just got my handcuffs and my truncheon and that's enough.
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22nd May 2012, 9:53 AM #67
"Happiness Patrol" is a lovely story, marred perhaps only by some budgetry shortcomings and overambition. You can't really make a city that looks comically "fake" on Doctor Who's budget, as I believe was the intention, as it just looks like they ran out of money. The shiny studio floors posing as Terra Alpha's streets are a particular problem. There are moments of acting woe such as the Doctors singing and fake laughing and the "fondant supreme!" scene, and lots of people like Harold Innocent appear to just be wandering between scenes without much motivation. There's a scene where John Normington cowers before Helen A before telling her she can use "A substitute exection", later on he claims not to know where all the population have dissapeared to.
However, there is much to enjoy here. Sheila Hancocks every moment is a joy, and she really rocks the Thatcherisms. Leslie Dunlop's performance is mostly lost in editing, but she's great as well, and her speech about "Waking up and realising I couldn't go on" is stunningly adult. The Pipe People and the harmonica player are a bit superfluous and contribute to the overcrowded nature of the script - this could easily have expanded intoa four-parter and been given room to breathe - but the Happiness Patrol, particuarly Rachel Bell and Georgina Hale, are superb. Much of this story is cleverly told off-camera, such as the fall of the 112 sugar factories, and that works beautifully. Best of all is the scene where Helen A finally breaks down and cries, realising that she can't live without love. It's beautifully understated, there is no moralistic speech, the Doctor simply notes that his work is done. Lovely.
This is a great story, albeit one that needed a little more time and space to blosom.
Si.
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22nd May 2012, 3:28 PM #68
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Georgina Hale! Saw her in Minder last week, knew she'd been in Who but couldn't think of her name or the story. Ta!
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25th May 2012, 12:45 AM #69
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31st Jul 2012, 6:52 PM #70
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I got this set a few weeks ago but have just got around to watching it.
I was more curious about the extras than the story for this one, and I regret watching them all before I saw the stories, as they didn't actually inspire me to watch the episodes afterwards!
McCoy is even better than I remembered him when I first saw it. I'm able to see him go from friendly to cold with Glitz in the Cafe scene. Although there are still too many clown moments for him. It's interesting but he isn't that much of a manipulator in this one. OK, so he later claimed he knew about Fenric. But I'm glad to see him this time wondering around knowing something isn't right about the star charts.
Ace's dialogue is a bit out at times. But you can see a changing of the guard.
And yes, WTF is she wearing in the documentary?!!
I'll try and watch The Happiness Patrol soon. But the final verdict is typical of Season 24 criticisms. Some fantastic ideas (If you don't question the 300 years plot hole) let down by some phoned in performances (Not all the time, but although Belazs soars, Bazin is nowhere near buzzing) and maybe it all needed more time.
And I love the horror of the Mercenaries walking into the Cafe and shooting the owner. You don't see that in the show with all the modern special effects and foley artists!
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