“The Ribos Operation” is a little gem of a story, tucked in the middle of the formerly maligned Graham Williams era. “Ribos” is a good example of Robert Holmes at the top of his game. The plot is strong and creative, and the characters are colorful and well-acted. The story is simply entertaining from beginning [...]
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Six years after “The Invasion” aired, it’s good to see the Cybermen return. And it’s doubly nice since they wouldn’t be seen again for another six years after this. “Revenge of the Cybermen” adds to the future history of the Cyber race by mentioning the Cyber war, as well as getting away from stories where [...]
Probably the best thing about “The Android Invasion” is the chance to see Harry Sullivan and Mr. Benton again, for what sadly turns out to be the final appearance in the series for both characters. And most of the time we’re only seeing their android doubles too. Apart from that little bonus, “The Android Invasion” [...]
“Genesis of the Daleks” is a genuine classic, and probably one of Doctor Who’s top ten stories. When Terry Nation was forced to rewrite his standard Dalek storyline and come up with “something a little different”, he brought his A-game and really knocked it out of the park. I’m certain that the script-editing of Robert [...]
“The Sontaran Experiment” follows directly from “The Ark in Space”. We’ve seen how the privileged elite representatives of the human race survived on Space Station Nerva, and now we get to see how those who struck out into deep space made it.
“Robot” is essentially a coda to the Pertwee era even if it is the fourth Doctor’s introductory story. The tone of the series changes dramatically with Tom Baker’s second story, “The Ark in Space”, written by Robert Holmes, and here is where Philip Hinchcliffe and Robert Holmes really begin to put their stamp on Doctor [...]
I’ve never quite been able to put my finger on the exact reason, but I’ve always found this story somewhat dull. Perhaps “unengaging” would be a better word. “Image of the Fendahl” certainly has plenty of atmosphere, but I just can’t quite bring myself to get all that enthusiastic about it as a story.
Back when I was young I first began watching “Doctor Who” on my local PBS station. It seemed as if they constantly looped Tom Baker’s first four seasons starting with “Robot” and ending with “Invasion of Time”. I remember watching this story on an old black and white television in our kitchen, and trying to [...]
It’s interesting to watch a Doctor Who story that I haven’t seen in years, especially when I remember it so well that I’ve practically memorized parts of the dialogue. I’ve seen “The Deadly Assassin” more times than I can remember, but as with so many episodes, a fresh viewing causes me to see it in [...]
