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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2023 10:28:09 GMT
City of Death is my all time favourite from this era with Fang Rock and Destiny just behind. Special shout out to Fendahl, Sun Makers, Stones of Blood and Nimon.
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Post by rushy on Oct 15, 2023 13:53:17 GMT
I don't think it's fair to pick Shada, because the 2017 cut (which I adore) doesn't really reflect what the story would have been like in 1980.
So with that being said, I choose The Ribos Operation. It's full of delightful characters, Tom and Mary's chemistry is immediately electric and the Graff Vynda-K is in my top 10 Doctor Who villains.
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Post by Monster X on Oct 15, 2023 14:48:26 GMT
That one set in Paris..
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Post by Monster X on Oct 15, 2023 20:41:28 GMT
Horror of Glam Rock. Noddy Holder was a brilliant Doctor and Dave Hill certainly got the dads watching. Paul Magrs wants his joke back...  |
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Post by iank on Oct 15, 2023 20:52:29 GMT
Given this is my favourite era it's almost impossible for me to pick just the one but since no one else has... I'll go for Shada. I was always fascinated by the notion of Shada, this half-finished story, and I remember being thrilled by the announcement of the VHS release with Tom's narration. But it turned out to be even better than I hoped, and I loved it to bits.
When they announced the animation, I was very excited but also rather trepeditious - the VHS Shada after all is about 1 hr 40 and very zippy, with the animation the new one was going to clock in at nearly 2hrs 30, and I worried it would make it a lot slower and I mightn't like it as much. Turned out I loved it even more.
For that alone, I choose Shada.
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Post by Spark Doll King on Oct 15, 2023 21:05:46 GMT
Power of Kroll
It may not be the best story, but it's truly Doctor Who in spirit.
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Post by iank on Oct 15, 2023 21:08:13 GMT
Kroll is, like Armageddon Factor after it, bizarrely underrated. Always liked it but it keeps climbing in my estimation every time I see it. It is, as you say, pure Who in a way we're unlikely to ever get again.
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Post by burrunjor on Oct 15, 2023 22:55:04 GMT
Went for City of Death. Boring but obvious choice.
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Post by cyberhat on Oct 16, 2023 4:46:12 GMT
Androids of Tara. Pinnacle of the Williams era.
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Post by Monster X on Oct 16, 2023 5:37:54 GMT
TBH, I like all the stories listed. There's nothing from the Graham Williams era that I couldn't sit down and watch right now and thoroughly enjoy - even (mostly) unloved serials like Underworld and The Power Of Kroll are not without value. This is partly because Tom's my favourite Dr, partly because Seasons 15, 16 and 17 are exceptionally good, but also, I have a special fondness for telly shows from the late '70s, not just Who.
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Post by Ludders II on Mar 19, 2024 2:23:31 GMT
For me it's an ogoing battle between Fang Rock and Fendahl.
I usually pick Fendhal in polls, because it doesn't get as much support.
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Post by The Yak Emperor on Mar 19, 2024 2:27:33 GMT
Fang Rock SUCKS, Fendahl is where it's at
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Post by rushy on Mar 19, 2024 2:44:55 GMT
You're both mad as hatters. Fendahl is incoherent tripe. Boucher at his absolute worst. Just making random shit up as he goes along.
I'm not even being funny here. It's so lazily put together it could be a Moffat story.
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Post by The Yak Emperor on Mar 19, 2024 2:47:33 GMT
You're both mad as hatters. Fendahl is incoherent tripe. Boucher at his absolute worst. Just making random shit up as he goes along. I'm not even being funny here. It's so lazily put together it could be a Moffat story. Well it's all crap given it's Williams, but Fang Rock is one of my least favourite stories of all time |
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Post by rushy on Mar 19, 2024 2:51:03 GMT
You're both mad as hatters. Fendahl is incoherent tripe. Boucher at his absolute worst. Just making random shit up as he goes along. I'm not even being funny here. It's so lazily put together it could be a Moffat story. Well it's all crap given it's Williams, but Fang Rock is one of my least favourite stories of all time Oh? How come? I don't think Fang Rock is all that much, but it is respectable. |
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