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Classic Who Suggestion Post

Jul 10, 2012 18:52

Right, so! I'm working on cementing the Master Schedule for the re-watch, and I wanted to get started on figuring out exactly which Classic Who serials we will be doing. We are going to be watching one (1) Classic Who serial between each New Who series, so we are going to need to decide on five (5) different Classic Who serials to watch ( Read more... )

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redcirce July 11 2012, 03:52:16 UTC

SURVIVAL.

Seven, Ace and the Master.

Cheetah People on a Cheetah planet in terrible costumes, Ace having a Cheetah girlfriend, and the Doctor and Master being overcome by animal urges and wrestling in the sand.

Or anything with Five, because I love Five.

redknightalex July 11 2012, 14:50:32 UTC

The Caves of Androzani: Five, Peri.

One of my favorite Doctor Who serials out of the lot of them, and not just because it has Five in it or that people say it's the best serial ever (ie the poll from so many years ago). It's a complex story, a real adventure in the last few episodes, and shows a Doctor on the edge of sanity trying to save his companion (who he hardly knows) while at the same time knowing he can't always get it all. The single best one-serial character-arc I've seen in a Doctor Who serial, and Five grows a lot in just 90 minutes. And the supporting cast are pretty awesome, playing out a secondary story that is just as spectacular.

Pros: Regeneration theme, on Netflix, dark episode (for the Classics), robots, monsters, politics, and drugs!
Cons: Erm...I can't think of any. Too dark?

sherrilina July 11 2012, 20:54:30 UTC

Ooh I have heard of this one, and intriguing...

shinyopals July 11 2012, 18:38:07 UTC

Can we not rely too much on netflix, pretty please? Some of us live in countries that don't have a functional netflix! KALI TOO, SO IT'S NOT JUST ME.

shinyopals July 11 2012, 18:40:46 UTC

Also, SOMETHING WITH SARAH JANE. ANYTHING. Except spiders.

fannishliss July 12 2012, 00:33:58 UTC

Brain of Morbius? It's got the sisterhood of Karn, and also the Doctor mindwrestling Morbius... :D

Seeds of Doom? Sarah Jane is awesome.

I really love Planet of Spiders for Sarah Jane. Plus, the Old Hermit of the Mountain!!

fauxkaren July 11 2012, 18:41:00 UTC

Yeah, whether or not it's on Netflix, I'll still find and post links, so everyone will be able to watch it if they're not morally opposed to downloading..

But being on Netflix will make it easier for those of us who live in the LAND OF FREEDOM AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE to access it which is a point in its favor.

eta: OOPS. I totally just misquoted the national anthem. That should be *THE LAND OF THE FREE* not freedom. I should have my US citizenship revoked or something.

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shinyopals July 11 2012, 18:49:51 UTC

Planet of Fire - Five, Turlough, Peri, Kamelion, and the Master

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sherrilina July 11 2012, 20:56:46 UTC

Okay I have heard Trial of a Timelord is good (with Six), though I think it is long? Has anyone seen it?

fannishliss July 12 2012, 00:30:51 UTC

I have it, but haven't watched it yet.

wikipedia says: "The Trial of a Time Lord is a 14-part serial produced as the twenty-third season of the Doctor Who television series, aired in weekly episodes from 6 Sept - 6 December 1986. The only Doctor Who presentation of its kind, it contains four mini-adventures, The Mysterious Planet, Mindwarp, Terror of the Vervoids and The Ultimate Foe."