Doctor Who: Classic (25x1) | Early Access
Added 2019-04-11 17:04:10 +0000 UTCRemembrance of the Daleks (Parts 1-4)
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"We did good, didn't we?" Quite possibly the first move of the Time War. The Hand of Omega was the only thing the Doctor brought with him when he fled Gallifrey. It's one of a pair of stellar manipulators that Rassilon and Omega, (and possibly the Other), the founders of Time Lord society that they used to detonate the star Qqaba, creating the Eye of Harmony that serves as the power-source for much of their tech, especially TARDISes. Eventually, they started placing miniaturized pieces of the Eye into each TARDIS core for more efficient power.
Dominic D
2019-04-12 06:18:00 +0000 UTCExcellent reaction and discussion :) Alex is correct - this was the 25th Anniversary year,and this story was designed to specifically reflect that. The conflict between two Dalek factions had been the subject of the previous Dalek story (Revelation),with the 6th Doctor - which I believe you'll be watching later. Dad is right - the Dalek ship was a full-size construct,lowered into the (real) school yard by a huge crane. Also impressive was a huge explosion which took out a large entrance gateway....this was unplanned (it was supposed to be a small pyrotechnic),and blasted out the windows of all the houses nearby;causing ambulances and fire-engines to race to the scene. Fortunately, no-one was injured. Although this is a great story (and very clearly the style that the revived series went for;with big action scenes and a plucky London teenage girl - as RTD later acknowledged),the 7th Doctor is not my favourite. He's a little too scheming and over-controlling for my taste;and McCoy,despite a ton of charisma, isn't a particularly strong actor. His background was vaudeville;and consequently he's excellent with physical stuff,and good with seething anger - but I sometimes find him lacking elsewhere. Many people adore him, though;and (justifiably) regard him as the best out of all of them. A final point: the BBC cancelled the series after the next season. There was no particular reason except that the people in charge (Michael Grade and Michael Powell) hated science-fiction,and felt it was demeaning for the BBC. (How times have changed!). Additionally,they had been approached by a successful British producer working in the US,who had expressed an interest in making a movie. Why should they fork out more money on something they hated,when the Americans could do it for them? ......to be continued next week :)
Ian Smith
2019-04-11 20:30:10 +0000 UTC
