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I've never immediately taken to any new regeneration of Dr Who but all, except Sylvester McCoy, have grown on me after a few episodes. Until now.
I hope it's not because the new Dr is female (Jodie Whitaker is certainly easy on the eye compared to Peter Capaldi) but I just haven't enjoyed the current series at all, it just seems somehow lacking the excitement of previous series and I find myself losing interest easily, in fact I've virtually had to make myself watch the entire series in the hope it would improve.
Any other Dr. Who fans have any thoughts?
Stryder5
02-01-2019, 16:27
Never been a real fan, but my wife is, watched last nights episode, what crap!
Gary
walpurgis
02-01-2019, 16:35
Never been a real fan, but my wife is, watched last nights episode, what crap!
Gary
It was always a kid's programme and never appealed to me.
Pigmy Pony
02-01-2019, 17:00
More of a fan of Dr. Who assistants, peaking with Jenna Coleman :)
More of a fan of Dr. Who assistants, peaking with Jenna Coleman :)
Yes me too, I liked Peri with the big...heart.
Pertwee and Baker for me though, never rated any of the others before or since, although that Scottish bloke wasn't bad, David Tennant? Summat like that anyway. Second one after the reboot. Only seen a few of his mind and not rated any of them since.
As for female Doctor - well I'd argue that if a white man can't play Othello then a woman can't be Dr Who, simple as that. Although it's the stories that let it down now, if they got better and they dumped the unhealthy obsession with the characters' sexuality I'd start watching it again. I'll give anything that's sci-fi a go.
Wakefield Turntables
02-01-2019, 19:07
Tom Baker was Dr. Who for me, not really been interested after him.
Minstrel SE
02-01-2019, 19:11
I want to like it but very few episodes appeal to me. I have a Dalek model collection and liked certain episodes featuring the Daleks...thats about it really...many of the other alien monsters were naff with silly budget costumes.
I bought a few of the Dr Who dvds for nostalgia but it only confirmed that it was always a childrens television show. I found the Sea Devil episodes dated and stuck up. The master and all that was very dated and this is BBC london calling....know what I mean there? When I was really young I thought the Sea Devils were scary but its just laughable watching it now.
I think there are only key episodes with Davros and the Daleks which stand up at all now. Tom Baker was my favourite Dr and he did his best with the scripts he was given.
The new episodes of Dr Who left me cold......convoluted, over egged stories. Its like they tried to do too much and it didnt work for me.
Back to my key point that it remains a childrens tv programme and I dont know why so many adults seem to enjoy it....oh hang on Leela, Sarah Jane and Romana :)
Spectral Morn
02-01-2019, 19:30
Yes
I too have Dalek models lol
My Dr is Jon Pertwee but I liked Tom Baker as well. Pertwee was the first Dr my parents allowed me to watch so I missed the previous one. I wasn't old enough to see the first, first time round.
New Who has had a few fabulous stories like the Weeping Angels and Girl in the Fire Place, but other than that the rest is more style over substance.
As each season has gone by its generally got worse. The current run has been bad, but not because of Jodie, just shit writing and badly thought out stories.
The new years special was about the best of a bad lot.
Spectral Morn
02-01-2019, 19:33
Back to my key point that it remains a childrens tv programme and I dont know why so many adults seem to enjoy it
Nostalgia in part, but many I suspect still have a 'little' in them that thrills to such stuff.
DiveDeepDog
02-01-2019, 23:48
I've enjoyed watching the reboot, till this one. Poor story lines and very simplistic "I'm the Dr and you'll loose because I'm the DOCTOR" about sums it up.
Just put the NYD episode on and have given up, bloody Darleks under Sheffield! As much imagination and thought process as my dog has when I throw her ball, I wonder what she'll do:scratch:
If it was anything else it would have been canned after 3 episodes.
willbewill
03-01-2019, 06:44
Loved the Matt Smith story lines, sub plots and puzzles.
Pigmy Pony
03-01-2019, 07:06
Yes me too, I liked Peri with the big...heart.
Pertwee and Baker for me though, never rated any of the others before or since, although that Scottish bloke wasn't bad, David Tennant? Summat like that anyway. Second one after the reboot. Only seen a few of his mind and not rated any of them since.
As for female Doctor - well I'd argue that if a white man can't play Othello then a woman can't be Dr Who, simple as that. Although it's the stories that let it down now, if they got better and they dumped the unhealthy obsession with the characters' sexuality I'd start watching it again. I'll give anything that's sci-fi a go.
Oh my word!
I couldn't remember who Peri was, not having watched that many Doctor Who episodes, so I did a quick google. It led me to a You Tube clip "Peri saved from drowning". Something for adults of all ages!
And at the end of the clip when her rescuer produces this giant silver er, "toy" and asks her "What's this?" I almost spat out my cornflakes.
My new favourite assistant! :)
Audio Al
03-01-2019, 15:26
Dr Who ? Who is he :scratch:
Dr Who ? Who is he :scratch:
Who's Who?
Audio Al
03-01-2019, 16:51
Yes :scratch:
hifi_dave
03-01-2019, 17:41
It's always been a kiddies programme but this latest series takes it to a new level. I managed half of the first episode and 10% of the second. Won't bother with any more. It's just so contrived and childish.
Minstrel SE
03-01-2019, 18:42
Im glad people are generally agreeing with me. I really wanted to like the more recent stuff but see it as a missed opportunity to take it to a new level. It was always more Enid Blyton than Arthur C Clarke so I wanted it deeper and darker.
Yes its always been a childrens programme or light family entertainment. I really like the idea of Dr Who but dont think much of it stands up to real critical appraisal. The Daleks are a brilliant invention though and could do with a decent movie.
The latest Dr is the result of some PC meeting...hey guys we could........ Call me sexist but it doesnt work.
I know why my Dad watched it...Leela...funny how they were all lovely, well spoken, shakespeare company/ rada actresses. ( actors in PC terms)
Pop a bikini on...the monsters are coming!....dont mess with the basic formula :)
I appreciate that it is TheSun however the figures are likely to be reasonably accurate, presumably they have also been monitoring social media and Fan sites for comment.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/7666311/doctor-who-ratings-fall-pc-plots/
The Cybermen scared the shyte out of me ,
For me it was the Egyptian mummies in 'The Pyramids Of Mars'. Well scary.
One thing about those old Dr Whos; a lot of people got killed - especially UNIT soldiers and pretty much every minor character in every episode. The Dr would not usually solve the mystery until everyone except him and the companion were dead.
Check out some of those old Pertwee episodes like 'The Daemons' and look at the body count. UNIT must have had a higher casualty rate than a Japanese kamikaze squadron. You couldn't do that on a children's show now.
And everyone would always be blazing away with rifles and machine guns despite the fact that the monsters were always completely immune to bullets.
The Cybermen scared the shyte out of me ,
Me too, I had to sleep with light on for a while, the original scared me too hahaha
For me it was the Egyptian mummies in 'The Pyramids Of Mars'. Well scary.
One thing about those old Dr Whos; a lot of people got killed - especially UNIT soldiers and pretty much every minor character in every episode. The Dr would not usually solve the mystery until everyone except him and the companion were dead.
Check out some of those old Pertwee episodes like 'The Daemons' and look at the body count. UNIT must have had a higher casualty rate than a Japanese kamikaze squadron. You couldn't do that on a children's show now.
And everyone would always be blazing away with rifles and machine guns despite the fact that the monsters were always completely immune to bullets.
Star Trek was the same, if a character was wearing a red jumper their days were numbered.
For me it was the Egyptian mummies in 'The Pyramids Of Mars'. Well scary.
One thing about those old Dr Whos; a lot of people got killed - especially UNIT soldiers and pretty much every minor character in every episode. The Dr would not usually solve the mystery until everyone except him and the companion were dead.
Check out some of those old Pertwee episodes like 'The Daemons' and look at the body count. UNIT must have had a higher casualty rate than a Japanese kamikaze squadron. You couldn't do that on a children's show now.
And everyone would always be blazing away with rifles and machine guns despite the fact that the monsters were always completely immune to bullets.
Yep, The Pyramids of Mars was excellent, as for me was....
The Robots of Death:
https://youtu.be/aHz9NAwfgnA
The Brain of Morbius:
https://youtu.be/Gkd7XmiiYLw
The Sea Devils:
https://youtu.be/SN45EH5OCic
...and any episodes involving the Daleks or Cybermen, from the Pertwee or Baker era. There were other good episodes too (such as The Arc in Space and Robot), but all of the above are what I'd call 'Proper' Dr Who. I also agree with the rest of your post.
As for the latest stuff, with the Leanne Battersby [from Corrie] lookalike, as the Doctor, forget it!! It's childish and banal, and a victim of 'all effects with little substance', and fatally also political correctness. The whole thing's an abomination, in comparison with what the show was like in its heyday. The vibe was much 'darker' and eerier then, which is partly what I loved about it.
Plus, the chemistry between a male Doctor and a female assistant, which was vital to the show's original success, is also now gone - and I'm not remotely interested in romance or (the wrong type) of humour coming into stories, either!:rolleyes: It's all too 'Harry Potter-esque'... Quite simply, the current Dr Who is much more a children's adventure fantasy now, than a proper sci-fi series, and that turns me off.
However, the biggest thing that's missing now, for me, is the eerie music, expertly created by the BBC Radiophonic workshop, which once underpinned and added so much atmosphere to story lines, and completely gone now, much to the detriment of the whole programme, and also how they've fucked about with and ruined the theme tune:doh:
Marco.
was not a big fan even when young. tom baker at least added a bit of quality to his ones. the film with peter cushing i think, was ok too
Star Trek was the same, if a character was wearing a red jumper their days were numbered.
Indeed. Of the 59 crew members killed in the series, 43 (73%) were wearing red shirts
was not a big fan even when young. tom baker at least added a bit of quality to his ones. the film with peter cushing i think, was ok too
I was a massive fan. Dr Who, UFO, Space 1999 and Blakes 7, were among my favourite programmes, back in the day. I think you had to be a 'certain age', in the 70s and early 80s, for Dr Who (with Pertwee and Baker) to properly appeal and be scary. Too old, and you wouldn't really have 'got' it.
Marco.
I was a massive fan. Dr Who, UFO, Space 1999 and Blakes 7, were among my favourite programmes, back in the day. I think you had to be a 'certain age', in the 70s and early 80s, for Dr Who (with Pertwee and Baker) to properly appeal and be scary.
Marco.
aye, it was ok, and i remember it with first doctor as well(think it was Hartnell of carry on sargent fame). pertwee was decent too.
remember blakes 7. the sets and acting was so bad but it was compulsive viewing:D
They should bring Blakes 7 back. They could do it justice now that special effects are a lot cheaper.
And also The Tomorrow People... Remember that? I always wanted a 'jaunt belt'!:eyebrows:
https://youtu.be/nuoxFcPyZvE
Great theme tune! As indeed were many others from the 1970s.....
Marco.
aye, it was ok, and i remember it with first doctor as well(think it was Hartnell of carry on sargent fame).
Hartnell as the Doctor was stern stuff - the best IMV (although I liked Tennant's humour)
Was also scared at the time but could watch a whole episode OK.
Quatermass and the Pit (the TV series) was a totally different league - could only watch a reflection in a glass cabinet through my fingers while crouched behind the settee (quaking in me boots...)
BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0141m1f/quatermass-and-the-pit-1-the-halfmen)
aye, it was ok, and i remember it with first doctor as well(think it was Hartnell of carry on sargent fame). pertwee was decent too.
remember blakes 7. the sets and acting was so bad but it was compulsive viewing:D
Hartnell was well before my time... I've watched a few of those old episodes (Patrick Troughton was better, IMO), but they don't do that much for me. The shaky B&W sets just look a bit too primitive!
For me, 'proper' Dr Who started (and ended) with Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker. Colin Baker was the only other one who had anything going for him, in terms of substance, and the type of eccentric character/personality a proper Doctor should have.
https://youtu.be/z32WpsHyJgw
Tennant was ok, and about the best of the modern lot, which doesn't say much!
Marco.
My nephew used to hide behind the settee whenever the Daleks put in an appearance, he can't use a sink plunger to this day.
Two great things came out of the franchise though -
the theme tune and 'Knock, Knock...'
Also any Dr Who story with 'The Master' in it was always worth watching...
https://youtu.be/a-dXZePMOX4
Absolutely brilliant, playing the part of a 'baddie' - great actor!
Oh, and listen to that creepy music...... See what I mean? Much more atmospheric than bollox CGI...!!
Marco.
Terror of the Autons was also another classic (again featuring The Master, and Jon Pertwee): https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5yw79e
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/E0WIPw.jpg
As a 6-year old at the time, that made me scared shitless of shop mannequins for years!:eek:
For me, what's scariest is always ordinary things, portrayed in an imaginative and macabre way....stuff that fucks with your head, taps into your imagination and your innermost, darkest fears - not special effects. That's also why clowns, portrayed in the right way, can sometimes be scary. It's what Dr Who used to do very well, and was the whole reason why I watched it.
Marco.
Indeed. Of the 59 crew members killed in the series, 43 (73%) were wearing red shirts
That's because security personell wore red tops, as did engineering and operations staff
Terror of the Autons was also another classic (again featuring The Master, and Jon Pertwee): https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5yw79e
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/E0WIPw.jpg
As a 6-year old at the time, that made me scared shitless of shop mannequins for years!:eek:
For me, what's scariest is always ordinary things, portrayed in an imaginative and macabre way....stuff that fucks with your head, taps into your imagination and your innermost, darkest fears - not special effects. That's also why clowns, portrayed in the right way, can sometimes be scary. It's what Dr Who used to do very well, and was the whole reason why I watched it.
Marco.
had a schoolmate in 60's who's dad made him a full sized dalek, battery operated that you could get into and drive
Wow... That would've been awesome!:D
Do you remember those scary mannequins, with guns in their (drop-down) wrists?
Marco.
Wow... That would've been awesome!:D
Do you remember those scary mannequins, with guns in their (drop-down) wrists?
Marco.Yup his dad was a top engineer.. The autons was fairly early I think. Still pertwee probably
His dad built him lots of stuff. He remember a big train too
Yup his dad was a top engineer.. The autons was fairly early I think. Still pertwee probably
Yup, 1971... Probably the start of a 10-year 'golden era' for Dr Who, which I absolutely lapped up and loved!
Marco.
Spectral Morn
05-01-2019, 14:01
And also The Tomorrow People... Remember that? I always wanted a 'jaunt belt'!:eyebrows:
https://youtu.be/nuoxFcPyZvE
Great theme tune! As indeed were many others from the 1970s.....
Marco.
I liked a lot of the Tomorrow People, some episodes were poor, but many very good. The more modern reboot was fairly good as well.
Spectral Morn
05-01-2019, 14:12
Regarding labelling things 'childrens tv' to dismiss any possible quality or enjoyment factor older folks might find in them is off, as I feel a good story is a good story and should hold its own regardless.
Classic so called Childrens TV included wonderful stories, that are challenging, and thought provoking. For example, the Children of the Stones, TimeSlip, and The Changes to name a few.
Sure DrWho was originally sort of a childrens show, but it rapidly became more of a family viewing show, than exclusively a kids show, the time slot gives that fact away. Good stories as I said above are good stories regardless and classic who has had many more than new Who.
Some don't like a female Dr, and actually I don't mind that, I thought I would, but I don't, but what I do mind is the awful writing and lack of a decent story in this just completed series.
I used to be a Doctor Who fan and it was a huge part of my growing up in the 60's, but unlike the broader audiences of the 60's and 70's, the last 'Series 11' was aimed at young children I thought, I didn't find the female actress gave any 'gravitas' to the role at all and any half decent marks I gave on the Planet Mondas forum (usually 5/10 or lower) were for the production quality and usually improved incidental music which tried to capture some atmosphere missing in the acting. I honestly thought Bradley Walsh acted the others off the screen myself... I started watching in December '63 (first Dalek story) and to see what the show has turned into is a bit upsetting to me. Load sof other older fans feel the same and it's rumoured that behind the scenes isn't all sweetness and light either and 'Chibbers and Whitaker' may not last beyond the next 2020 season... My son and I cringed all through the NYD episode a few days ago!
For me it's the Daleks and the one mostly missing story that showed how good they could be was 'Masterplan,' - episode 2 is a good indication of how terrifying my eight year old self found them and my memories of episode 12 are still vivid, the rapid ageing, death and her skeleton crumbling to dust of Sarah Kingdom all but burned into my psyche - would probably look tame now, but not then. The Big Finish audios of 'Dalek Empire' are superb as well and can sound great on a good stereo...
I enjoyed the original Tomorrow People series' as a teen, especially the early story with Kevin Stoney in (Mavic Chen, Tobias Vaughan and other characters in Doctor Who). Not sure if it isn't a bit patronising when viewed today - I have a video somewhere I must dig out... Ace of Wands is another classic, but the masters have mostly been destroyed now..
I liked a lot of the Tomorrow People, some episodes were poor, but many very good. The more modern reboot was fairly good as well.
Yeah, I loved it - always something I looked forward to watching. Like you say, Children of the Stones was great, too. Surprised no-one else, from our generation, has commented on these programmes?:)
Marco.
Yeah, I loved it - always something I looked forward to watching. Like you say, Children of the Stones was great, too. Surprised no-one else, from our generation, has commented on these programmes?:)
Marco.
guess we are all children of the stones:lol:
Regarding labelling things 'childrens tv' to dismiss any possible quality or enjoyment factor older folks might find in them is off, as I feel a good story is a good story and should hold its own regardless.
Classic so called Childrens TV included wonderful stories, that are challenging, and thought provoking. For example, the Children of the Stones, TimeSlip, and The Changes to name a few.
I agree (Del and I enjoyed many of the wonderful children's animations, shown over Christmas), although there's Children's TV and 'Children's TV', some of which now is just too 'kiddified' for adult viewing, and such is the way Dr Who has become, certainly for me. There's no 'depth' to it now, either in terms of story lines or the acting/production. Therefore, try as I may, I can find little now that 'hooks' me.
Sure DrWho was originally sort of a childrens show, but it rapidly became more of a family viewing show, than exclusively a kids show, the time slot gives that fact away.
Indeed, and as a kid there were elements about it, such as I've highlighted, that were *genuinely* scary, unlike today's version, which I doubt would scare anyone watching but the very youngest of children...
However, I find that's the case, not just in terms of things being scary, but the 'watchability', for adults, in general, of Children's TV programmes today, compared with what existed in, say the 50s-70s. Most of the material shown now is 'dumbed down' to the point of abject banality, and is so pathetically stupid that it's pretty much unwatchable for adults of any intelligence.
That's not the case with a lot of the material produced during the above era, which for me is much cleverer, but sadly it reflects the education system now in general, which has been similarly 'dumbed down', thus has created children's TV programmes that aren't as challenging as they once were, simply because the intended audience likely won't have the capacity to appreciate it...
Some don't like a female Dr, and actually I don't mind that, I thought I would, but I don't, but what I do mind is the awful writing and lack of a decent story in this just completed series.
Like you say, the standard of writing and level of 'creativity' is woeful, which is primarily why I now find the show unwatchable, and also because it's now become more of a children's fantasy adventure, than a proper sci-fi series, as it once was.
I wouldn't have minded there being a female Doctor *if* it had been done for the right reasons, rather than simply one of political correctness, which the pandering to annoys the shite out of me. Or if her appointment had added something positive and/or beneficial to the programme, which for me hasn't been the case - more like the exact opposite, and destroying the vital dynamic/relationship between a male Doctor and female assistant, which the show had always been founded upon.
Let's just hope that the much younger audience Dr Who's aimed at now embrace and enjoy its new concept, as I suspect that it's now of little interest to folks of our generation (or older), or if not, this once great TV show will, sooner rather than later, be destined for the scrapheap.
Marco.
my son is nearly 40 but still loves it.
Mr favourite Doctor/companion combination was Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper, they only lasted one series which was a real pity, got all the DVDs, certainly stands repeat views, the script writers did a really good job on that series, quite spellbinding, don’t think it’s been equalled since.
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my son is nearly 40 but still loves it.
Has he seen the best stuff from the Pertwee and Tom Baker era, to compare it with? If so, I'm sorry, but he's got no taste!:ner:;)
Marco.
P.S Is he, by any chance, a Harry Potter fan?
Mr favourite Doctor/companion combination was Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper, they only lasted one series which was a real pity, got all the DVDs, certainly stands repeat views, the script writers did a really good job on that series, quite spellbinding, don’t think it’s been equally since.
Yes, that's a good shout, and in many ways I agree with you, but for me still not a patch on the quality of the show, during its heyday, which I've mentioned.
Marco.
Has he seen the best stuff from the Pertwee and Tom Baker era, to compare it with? If so, I'm sorry, but he's got no taste!:ner:;)
Marco.
P.S Is he, by any chance, a Harry Potter fan?
he likes all of the doctors. think he prefers the more modern stuff, but thats coz he saw it first time around.eccleston tennant etc.
Is he a Harry Potter fan, too? If so, that would make sense, as Dr Who is more in that style now than a proper sci-fi series.
Buy him some DVDs or Blu-rays of the the best episodes from the Pertwee and Baker era, then once he's watched them, ask him his opinion of the current stuff!;)
Marco.
Not sure. I don't think so
Ok, no worries... Try and introduce him to the older Dr Who stuff, as mentioned, though. I'd be curious to know what he thought:)
Marco.
'My' era was the Troughton one, blessed with monsters, good stories and two of the three best Dalek stories of them all - in my opinion obviously! sadly, his era has been decimated in the junkings (effin BBC - left hand not knowing or bothering to care if master telerecording negs at least were available, even if the master video tapes had been wiped in th elate 60's-early 70's).
I don't know about you lot, but even in the early B&W days, I feel that much effort seemed to go into both the stories (aimed at families and run by the BBC Drama dept. apparently, NOT the Childrens dept.) and the studio sets, despite it being recorded in B&W. The colour pics I've seen from the 1964 serial Marco Polo show how much they cared about such things.
I remember watching Timeslip (I have the VHS video sets still), but not sure if Children of the Stones exists still? I'm sure I watched it, but no real memories. Loads of UK Sci-Fi related stuff was lost in the 70's and not just BBC serials either :(
I don't know about you lot, but even in the early B&W days, I feel that much effort seemed to go into both the stories (aimed at families and run by the BBC Drama dept. apparently, NOT the Childrens dept.) and the studio sets, despite it being recorded in B&W. The colour pics I've seen from the 1964 serial Marco Polo show how much they cared about such things.
I remember watching Timeslip (I have the VHS video sets still), but not sure if Children of the Stones exists still? I'm sure I watched it, but no real memories. Loads of UK Sci-Fi related stuff was lost in the 70's and not just BBC serials either :(
An Interesting (and I'm sure fact), Dave, which would explain much, in terms of the appeal of early Dr Who to adults, not just children. I suspect that the current Dr Who series is run by the BBC's Children's department - and it shows...
In terms of sci-fi programmes, for me the 60s and 70s were THE eras for that. So much wonderful stuff was produced then, including the (as mentioned earlier) original Star Trek TV series (not the films), which were just fabulous. I also have fond (although somewhat distant now) memories of Joe 90, Fireball XL5 and Lost in Space, among others.
So what was lost for you that was memorable during the 70s? I'd like to look it up:)
Marco.
It was always a kid's programme and never appealed to me.
That's because it is a kid's programme Geoff and I agree - liked it when I was 7, but I've moved on ;)
Bollocks!:ner:
I still love watching old Dr Who shows (from the Pertwee and Baker era) NOW, many of which I have on DVD, so 'get it right up ye', as they say in Glesga:eyebrows::D
;)
Marco.
'Fess up BBC, 'Leanne Battersby' is Dr Who:
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/coronation-street-fans-distracted-leanne-15376128
Have they ever been seen together in the same room?;)
Marco.
Indeed, and as a kid there were elements about it, such as I've highlighted, that were *genuinely* scary, unlike today's version, which I doubt would scare anyone watching but the very youngest of children... .
I was never scared by Dr Who, which I watched from around 1964 to 1970; ie the William Hartnell to Jon Pertwee era.
That's because you missed the scariest one (with the mannequins), which came out in 1971!;)
Marco.
Spectral Morn
05-01-2019, 23:30
There you go Children of the Stones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwT0wLnT7Rc
Nice one. Absolutely superb (creepy) theme tune! Very much a specialism of the 70s....
Marco.
Bollocks!:ner:
:lol:
I do however have some very vivid memories of when I was 7 and used to like it To watch it, I needed an armed guard to take me to my mates house as we didn't have a TV!
Pigmy Pony
06-01-2019, 12:33
An Interesting (and I'm sure fact), Dave, which would explain much, in terms of the appeal of early Dr Who to adults, not just children. I suspect that the current Dr Who series is run by the BBC's Children's department - and it shows...
In terms of sci-fi programmes, for me the 60s and 70s were THE eras for that. So much wonderful stuff was produced then, including the (as mentioned earlier) original Star Trek TV series (not the films), which were just fabulous. I also have fond (although somewhat distant now) memories of Joe 90, Fireball XL5 and Lost in Space, among others.
So what was lost for you that was memorable during the 70s? I'd like to look it up:)
Marco.
"The Invaders" (a Quinn Martin Production!), and "My Favourite Martian". Both American.
"The Invaders" (a Quinn Martin Production!), and "My Favourite Martian". Both American.
invaders was good... got the boxset for son if memory serves
mad-moon
06-01-2019, 13:07
V space ships and lizards.....that Diana was a right bitch...
V space ships and lizards.....that Diana was a right bitch...
used to have that on dvd. they were called the visitors. back in 80's that, but was good.
mad-moon
06-01-2019, 13:15
just watched them all recently...got the set...also got the full set of the first startrek series...Captain Kirk and Mr.Spock...brilliant stuff...
just watched them all recently...got the set...also got the full set of the first startrek series...Captain Kirk and Mr.Spock...brilliant stuff...
got the whole of voyager still on dvd. was a good series and in fancy boxes too. must try and rewatch it sometime
V space ships and lizards.....that Diana was a right bitch...
Never heard of it/them... Got any links?:)
Marco.
"The Invaders" (a Quinn Martin Production!), and "My Favourite Martian". Both American.
Don't know that one either....
Maro.
https://youtu.be/EPidOJUMWQk only an intro
https://youtu.be/Gr751Jenlmo?list=PLwk4jHNh7Q89cAiB_A6_nmTvn80oL9EX E think its all available
mad-moon
06-01-2019, 15:18
Never heard of it/them... Got any links?:)
Marco.
this is previews of the pilot film 'V'...then there's 'V' the final battle, then the series....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fDOdzY18XE
The original V started off well - just look up Jane Badler from the original series, that'll tell you all you need to know as to why peeps roughly my age watched it in the early 80's ;) Robert Englund was also in in a lovable-alien kind of role....
I need to get the DVD's of The Invaders, as many of them were really good and the few I've watched on freeview recently have been good to watch again. I had a lot on video but not sure if the tapes survived house moves, as a lot of Betamax tapes went to the tip when we moved here (I bet there'd have been TV links on them as well which would be of some period interest as well...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Invaders-Believers-Box-Complete-Set/dp/B007PES78G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1546789340&sr=8-1&keywords=the+invaders+box+set
gone up in price since i bought it in 2016. was £16 then
Spectral Morn
06-01-2019, 16:50
The Invaders is still an excellent series, though the mini series in the 90s wasn't as good.
V was ok, became too much the A Team with laser guns though, as did Battlestar Galactica :doh:
Nah, it was DIANA that made us watch it :lol: She really would eat us for breakfast and spit the bones out - Gawd was she fearsome - some fellas love it that way... :eyebrows:
Pigmy Pony
06-01-2019, 20:34
Nah, it was DIANA that made us watch it :lol: She really would eat us for breakfast and spit the bones out - Gawd was she fearsome - some fellas love it that way... :eyebrows:
Yes you would have to be thinking about dead puppies in order to prolong things - God help you if you disappointed her, she would end you in a heartbeat! :eek:
I take it then she wasn't fond of a 'floppy'?
Marco.
Spectral Morn
07-01-2019, 10:34
Nah, it was DIANA that made us watch it :lol: She really would eat us for breakfast and spit the bones out - Gawd was she fearsome - some fellas love it that way... :eyebrows:
Still a very fine looking lady.
https://janebadler.com/
Still a very fine looking lady.
https://janebadler.com/
a bit hard faced for my liking
walpurgis
07-01-2019, 10:59
a bit hard faced for my liking
Doesn't do much for me either I'm afraid. I like 'em sweet looking! :)
Pigmy Pony
07-01-2019, 14:58
Doesn't do much for me either I'm afraid. I like 'em sweet looking! :)
I wish I could afford to be that picky. What's the matter with you guys? I reckon you're just scared. Scardey cats. You just turn her round and go for it!
Nah, it was DIANA that made us watch it :lol: She really would eat us for breakfast and spit the bones out - Gawd was she fearsome - some fellas love it that way... :eyebrows:
Tbh I had the hots for Julie Parrish :-)
She still looks great now at 60.
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Not sure if anyone has mentioned it so far but I thought Sapphire and Steel was pretty good.
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