BS
Even odder is the cliffhanger. There is no narrative logic to the statue of the 6th Dr being there.
Initially, it serves the purpose of "giving the Dr the sh*ts", by making him think that he'll die on the planet Necros in his current incarnation without ever again regenerating (at a point in his personal future, but an earlier date on the planet, obv).
But, by making it fall on top of him, thus giving away that it's not really a memorial, serves only to prove that it was a fraud (i.e. the Dr isn't going to die). Therefore, why the hell would Davros have bothered to build it? What purpose did it ultimately achieve? None, that's what!
If the statue were actually (narratively) made of stone, and therefore actually was to crush the Dr to death, then it would have a purpose.
But, as things stand, Davros & co have erected a faux "gravestone" that gives away its non-genuineness within minutes of the Dr seeing it, and neither does it do him any physical harm!
Oops, they've fallen down a plot hole...
davidhorman posted:
Something that struck me about
Revelation
is that (or so it seemed to me) the Doctor doesn't
do
anything - events are already in motion when he gets there, and as far as I could tell on my last viewing, things would have been much the same if he hadn't been there!
David
David
Even odder is the cliffhanger. There is no narrative logic to the statue of the 6th Dr being there.
Initially, it serves the purpose of "giving the Dr the sh*ts", by making him think that he'll die on the planet Necros in his current incarnation without ever again regenerating (at a point in his personal future, but an earlier date on the planet, obv).
But, by making it fall on top of him, thus giving away that it's not really a memorial, serves only to prove that it was a fraud (i.e. the Dr isn't going to die). Therefore, why the hell would Davros have bothered to build it? What purpose did it ultimately achieve? None, that's what!
If the statue were actually (narratively) made of stone, and therefore actually was to crush the Dr to death, then it would have a purpose.
But, as things stand, Davros & co have erected a faux "gravestone" that gives away its non-genuineness within minutes of the Dr seeing it, and neither does it do him any physical harm!
Oops, they've fallen down a plot hole...
BS
He was also the voice of Zippy in Rainbow , or so I've been told.
The Nurse posted:
Roy Skelton - yes he was a Dalek voice.
He was also the voice of Zippy in Rainbow , or so I've been told.
CY
He was also the voice of Zippy in Rainbow , or so I've been told.
He was also the voice of George, but originally Zippy was voiced by Peter Hawkins who helped voice the very first Daleks. And in another Doctor Who link Bungle was originally played by John Leeseon who is best known as the voice of K9. Well one of the voices of K9 anyway!
I collect crappy trivia!
brotherton sands posted:
The Nurse posted:
Roy Skelton - yes he was a Dalek voice.
He was also the voice of Zippy in Rainbow , or so I've been told.
He was also the voice of George, but originally Zippy was voiced by Peter Hawkins who helped voice the very first Daleks. And in another Doctor Who link Bungle was originally played by John Leeseon who is best known as the voice of K9. Well one of the voices of K9 anyway!
I collect crappy trivia!
RR
Yes, Roy Skelton, and even earlier than that, coincidentally, Peter Hawkins! And David Graham played Parker in Thunderbirds.
623058 posted:
was the bloke who did Zippy also the SAME bloke who did Daleks voice>?
Yes, Roy Skelton, and even earlier than that, coincidentally, Peter Hawkins! And David Graham played Parker in Thunderbirds.
RR
No, David Graham didn't do any rainbow voices, thatwas Roy Skelton and Peter Hawkins...
JO
Why don't you wait for the new series boxed sets and get quite a few extras?
When I got Series 1 I chose the individuals on costs more than anything (my wages were a lot lower, etc.) and it worked out cheaper to just buy them indivdually over a period of time rather than as the boxset (Don't make sense I know but there you are) , plus I had difficulty trying to find the boxset in a non battered condition (I didn't used to buy online at the time).
I could have bought series 2 (wages increased by that release) but then that would mean the series would be in different cases & I couldn't have that, OCD really is strange in that way
Plus I'm not a fan of the cardboard box packaging as they usually end up getting dented in my house (Simpsons Boxsets).
Anyway I purchased Inferno yesterday whilst in WH Smith's, all I can say is what a fantastic story, a seven parter & I watched it all in one sitting, this has been my favourite so far of all the classic ones I have purchased. It was a real "edge of your seat" drama.
Couple of questions though:
*When was the Brigadier introduced & when did he leave the show?
*Why was the Tardis console out of the Police Box itself & in a shed/garage/storage room?
Neil Green posted:
Johnny83 posted:
Purchased right now
My collection consists of
Current Doctor Who:
Series 1, Discs 1-4
Series 2, Disc 1-5 & Xmas Special
Series 3, Disc 1 (awaiting from Amazon, got delayed by them
) & Xmas Special
My collection consists of
Current Doctor Who:
Series 1, Discs 1-4
Series 2, Disc 1-5 & Xmas Special
Series 3, Disc 1 (awaiting from Amazon, got delayed by them
) & Xmas Special
Why don't you wait for the new series boxed sets and get quite a few extras?
When I got Series 1 I chose the individuals on costs more than anything (my wages were a lot lower, etc.) and it worked out cheaper to just buy them indivdually over a period of time rather than as the boxset (Don't make sense I know but there you are) , plus I had difficulty trying to find the boxset in a non battered condition (I didn't used to buy online at the time).
I could have bought series 2 (wages increased by that release) but then that would mean the series would be in different cases & I couldn't have that, OCD really is strange in that way
Plus I'm not a fan of the cardboard box packaging as they usually end up getting dented in my house (Simpsons Boxsets).
Anyway I purchased Inferno yesterday whilst in WH Smith's, all I can say is what a fantastic story, a seven parter & I watched it all in one sitting, this has been my favourite so far of all the classic ones I have purchased. It was a real "edge of your seat" drama.
Couple of questions though:
*When was the Brigadier introduced & when did he leave the show?
*Why was the Tardis console out of the Police Box itself & in a shed/garage/storage room?
NE
The actor who played the Brigadier (Nicholas Courtney) worked with all 7 of the original Doctors.
He played Space Security Agent Bret Vyon in the 1965 William Hartnell story 'The Daleks' Master Plan.
Alastair Lethbridge Stewart was introduced with the rank of Colonel in the 1968 Patrick Troughton story The Web of Fear. Later that year he appeared again in The Invasion, promoted to Brigadier and heading up UNIT (The united Nations Intelligence Taskforce, whose primary aim was to deal with alien invasion). He was in most stories early on in the Pertwee period when the Doctor was exiled to Earth and teamed up with UNIT. He then made sporadic reappearances from Tom Baker's time right through to the final classic season (in Battlefield).
As for the TARDIS console, I believe the Doctor felt he might be able to repair that part enough without the rest of the TARDIS (although it's questionable how he got it through the doors
).
In production terms, there was no console room set during the first year or so of Pertwee's time as the Doctor.
Johnny83 posted:
Couple of questions though:
*When was the Brigadier introduced & when did he leave the show?
*Why was the Tardis console out of the Police Box itself & in a shed/garage/storage room?
*When was the Brigadier introduced & when did he leave the show?
*Why was the Tardis console out of the Police Box itself & in a shed/garage/storage room?
The actor who played the Brigadier (Nicholas Courtney) worked with all 7 of the original Doctors.
He played Space Security Agent Bret Vyon in the 1965 William Hartnell story 'The Daleks' Master Plan.
Alastair Lethbridge Stewart was introduced with the rank of Colonel in the 1968 Patrick Troughton story The Web of Fear. Later that year he appeared again in The Invasion, promoted to Brigadier and heading up UNIT (The united Nations Intelligence Taskforce, whose primary aim was to deal with alien invasion). He was in most stories early on in the Pertwee period when the Doctor was exiled to Earth and teamed up with UNIT. He then made sporadic reappearances from Tom Baker's time right through to the final classic season (in Battlefield).
As for the TARDIS console, I believe the Doctor felt he might be able to repair that part enough without the rest of the TARDIS (although it's questionable how he got it through the doors
).
In production terms, there was no console room set during the first year or so of Pertwee's time as the Doctor.
JO
The actor who played the Brigadier (Nicholas Courtney) worked with all 7 of the original Doctors.
He played Space Security Agent Bret Vyon in the 1965 William Hartnell story 'The Daleks' Master Plan.
Alastair Lethbridge Stewart was introduced with the rank of Colonel in the 1968 Patrick Troughton story The Web of Fear. Later that year he appeared again in The Invasion, promoted to Brigadier and heading up UNIT (The united Nations Intelligence Taskforce, whose primary aim was to deal with alien invasion). He was in most stories early on in the Pertwee period when the Doctor was exiled to Earth and teamed up with UNIT. He then made sporadic reappearances from Tom Baker's time right through to the final classic season (in Battlefield).
As for the TARDIS console, I believe the Doctor felt he might be able to repair that part enough without the rest of the TARDIS (although it's questionable how he got it through the doors ).
In production terms, there was no console room set during the first year or so of Pertwee's time as the Doctor.
Thanks for the info, I did wonder why he had it rigged up to the national grid
What happened to the car, was that only through the Pertwee era or did previous or later Doctors use the car?
Neil Green posted:
Johnny83 posted:
Couple of questions though:
*When was the Brigadier introduced & when did he leave the show?
*Why was the Tardis console out of the Police Box itself & in a shed/garage/storage room?
*When was the Brigadier introduced & when did he leave the show?
*Why was the Tardis console out of the Police Box itself & in a shed/garage/storage room?
The actor who played the Brigadier (Nicholas Courtney) worked with all 7 of the original Doctors.
He played Space Security Agent Bret Vyon in the 1965 William Hartnell story 'The Daleks' Master Plan.
Alastair Lethbridge Stewart was introduced with the rank of Colonel in the 1968 Patrick Troughton story The Web of Fear. Later that year he appeared again in The Invasion, promoted to Brigadier and heading up UNIT (The united Nations Intelligence Taskforce, whose primary aim was to deal with alien invasion). He was in most stories early on in the Pertwee period when the Doctor was exiled to Earth and teamed up with UNIT. He then made sporadic reappearances from Tom Baker's time right through to the final classic season (in Battlefield).
As for the TARDIS console, I believe the Doctor felt he might be able to repair that part enough without the rest of the TARDIS (although it's questionable how he got it through the doors
).
In production terms, there was no console room set during the first year or so of Pertwee's time as the Doctor.
Thanks for the info, I did wonder why he had it rigged up to the national grid
What happened to the car, was that only through the Pertwee era or did previous or later Doctors use the car?
TV
The actor who played the Brigadier (Nicholas Courtney) worked with all 7 of the original Doctors.
He played Space Security Agent Bret Vyon in the 1965 William Hartnell story 'The Daleks' Master Plan.
Alastair Lethbridge Stewart was introduced with the rank of Colonel in the 1968 Patrick Troughton story The Web of Fear. Later that year he appeared again in The Invasion, promoted to Brigadier and heading up UNIT (The united Nations Intelligence Taskforce, whose primary aim was to deal with alien invasion). He was in most stories early on in the Pertwee period when the Doctor was exiled to Earth and teamed up with UNIT. He then made sporadic reappearances from Tom Baker's time right through to the final classic season (in Battlefield).
As for the TARDIS console, I believe the Doctor felt he might be able to repair that part enough without the rest of the TARDIS (although it's questionable how he got it through the doors ).
In production terms, there was no console room set during the first year or so of Pertwee's time as the Doctor.
Thanks for the info, I did wonder why he had it rigged up to the national grid
What happened to the car, was that only through the Pertwee era or did previous or later Doctors use the car?
The car was Bessie, and was used by Tom Bakers's Doctor as well. Get the excellent Robot, released this week to see him in it.
Johnny83 posted:
Neil Green posted:
Johnny83 posted:
Couple of questions though:
*When was the Brigadier introduced & when did he leave the show?
*Why was the Tardis console out of the Police Box itself & in a shed/garage/storage room?
*When was the Brigadier introduced & when did he leave the show?
*Why was the Tardis console out of the Police Box itself & in a shed/garage/storage room?
The actor who played the Brigadier (Nicholas Courtney) worked with all 7 of the original Doctors.
He played Space Security Agent Bret Vyon in the 1965 William Hartnell story 'The Daleks' Master Plan.
Alastair Lethbridge Stewart was introduced with the rank of Colonel in the 1968 Patrick Troughton story The Web of Fear. Later that year he appeared again in The Invasion, promoted to Brigadier and heading up UNIT (The united Nations Intelligence Taskforce, whose primary aim was to deal with alien invasion). He was in most stories early on in the Pertwee period when the Doctor was exiled to Earth and teamed up with UNIT. He then made sporadic reappearances from Tom Baker's time right through to the final classic season (in Battlefield).
As for the TARDIS console, I believe the Doctor felt he might be able to repair that part enough without the rest of the TARDIS (although it's questionable how he got it through the doors
).
In production terms, there was no console room set during the first year or so of Pertwee's time as the Doctor.
Thanks for the info, I did wonder why he had it rigged up to the national grid
What happened to the car, was that only through the Pertwee era or did previous or later Doctors use the car?
The car was Bessie, and was used by Tom Bakers's Doctor as well. Get the excellent Robot, released this week to see him in it.