The marathon continues at 6:50 PM PST with Carnival of Monsters (episodic version.) A much-hailed story of the Pertwee era, and for the longest time I never could understand this, but in recent viewings I’ve come to appreciate it. The first story after the third Doctor’s freedom has been restored,Continue Reading
The marathon continues tonight at 5:55 PM PST with The Time Monster (episodic version.) To quote Jo, it’s groovy! Again a story that I’ve heard maligned that isn’t as bad as others have made it out to be. OK, that bit at the end with the Master pleading was aContinue Reading
The 40th anniversary Doctor Who marathon continues tonight at 7:20 PM PST with the Mutants (episodic version.) One of the more maligned stories of the Pertwee era, but with this viewing I have come to regard it as a much underrated story. Sure, some of the acting is abysmal andContinue Reading
Took the day off yesterday so that I could get a copy of the Curse of Peladon which I now proceed to view at 8:20 PM PST (the episodic version.) Contrary to my previous comment (based on a vague recollection) this story might well be the highlight of Pertwee’s thirdContinue Reading
The Doctor Who 40th anniversary marathon continues this morning at 10:00 AM PST with Colony in Space (episodic version.) Another very good outing for the third Doctor, now for the first time on another world (though sent by the Time Lords…) It’s a story of the struggle for survival, andContinue Reading
Tonight I continue with my Doctor Who marathon, but I have decided to skip the Mind of Evil. I recently watched this story and even wrote an article on it for the Time Meddlers of LA’s newsletter “The Intergalactic Inquierer.” Here is that article:Continue Reading
The Doctor Who marathon continues this morning at 9:40 AM PST with Terror of the Autons (B/W Episodic, as I couldn’t find my color copy…) The start to Pertwee’s second series starts off with a great sequel to his premiere outing, and the introduction of the Master – who wouldContinue Reading
My chronological look at Doctor Who continues this evening at 6:50 PM PST with Inferno (episodic version.) my favorite of Pertwee’s first series as the Doctor. I’ll keep raving about the stories that do something different (and do it well) like Planet of Giants and The Mind Robber. Like those,Continue Reading
The Doctor Who marathon continues tonight at 6:40 PM PST with The Ambassadors of Death (full color episodic.) I will freely admit that at first I was not too impressed with this story, but over the years I’ve grown to appreciate it as a truly impressive story. I actually haveContinue Reading
The marathon continued today at 6:15 PM PST with Doctor Who and the Silurians (nth generation full color episodic from the 70’s.) A good outing for the third Doctor. The dilemmas faced are well reasoned, and the actions strongly in character. As with a long story, there is some padding.Continue Reading