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Doctor Who
Jan. 31st, 2014 10:12 pmAt Christmas, I dug out a bunch of my old Doctor Who videotapes. Cyn and I watched a handful of episodes from the Frouth, Fifth and Sixth episodes. I found a tape that had The Caves of Androzani, which was the episode where the Fifth Doctor regenerated into the Sixth. We decided we'd see that one and then get back to the new DVD we got for Christmas, and continue with Matt Smith.
So finally, after most of January passing us by, we sat down to watch it. Part One ended with the Doctor (Peter Davison) standing at a firing squad. It cut to the credits as the bullets flew. I remarked that I really couldn't imagine how they could (or would) survive. And there the Doctor Who ended. No more episode. How frustrating! I've watched over a dozen of my old videotapes, and only found a couple of "parts" to be missing. It figures that one of the few that I'd have Cindy watch with me, was the one that just plain stopped. And it was the most dramatic cliffhanger I've seen! Argh.
I'd recently watched Tom Baker's first episodes. The first couple were decent. Genesis of the Daleks was really interesting. The two after that were kinda lame. One of them was missing Part Two, and I didn't feel like I'd missed anything.
I looked up Genesis of the Daleks of Wikipedia. It is, in fact, considered one of the all-time best episodes of Doctor Who. In 1998, it was rated number 1, by a Doctor Who Magazine readers' poll. In 2009, that magazine's poll ranked it at number 3, behind The Caves of Androzani and "Blink". So tonight's missed episode was really that good! Dammit!
So finally, after most of January passing us by, we sat down to watch it. Part One ended with the Doctor (Peter Davison) standing at a firing squad. It cut to the credits as the bullets flew. I remarked that I really couldn't imagine how they could (or would) survive. And there the Doctor Who ended. No more episode. How frustrating! I've watched over a dozen of my old videotapes, and only found a couple of "parts" to be missing. It figures that one of the few that I'd have Cindy watch with me, was the one that just plain stopped. And it was the most dramatic cliffhanger I've seen! Argh.
I'd recently watched Tom Baker's first episodes. The first couple were decent. Genesis of the Daleks was really interesting. The two after that were kinda lame. One of them was missing Part Two, and I didn't feel like I'd missed anything.
I looked up Genesis of the Daleks of Wikipedia. It is, in fact, considered one of the all-time best episodes of Doctor Who. In 1998, it was rated number 1, by a Doctor Who Magazine readers' poll. In 2009, that magazine's poll ranked it at number 3, behind The Caves of Androzani and "Blink". So tonight's missed episode was really that good! Dammit!
