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Post by Cyggy on Mar 3, 2022 19:16:43 GMT
Please rate and discuss this story here.....
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Post by Servo on Mar 4, 2022 9:05:00 GMT
I’ve always disliked this one.
Cheap and nasty production values really sinks it.
Tom finding his feet, Sarah doing some real journalism for a change and Kettlewell’s crazy hair are the highlights.
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Post by Cyggy on Mar 5, 2022 19:30:39 GMT
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Post by heccy on Mar 12, 2022 17:16:52 GMT
I still love this story..
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Post by GC on Jun 29, 2022 16:51:35 GMT
I've always been rather fond of this story. A kinda clever reworking of King Kong.
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Post by GC on Jun 29, 2022 16:52:17 GMT
Doctor Who - Robot 8mm Cine Film - Wood Norton
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Post by GC on Jun 29, 2022 22:05:50 GMT
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Post by Future-Diver on Jun 30, 2022 6:13:16 GMT
"Humanity must be destroyed. It is evil, corrupt."
Often dismissed as a hangover from the Pertwee era, I'm quite a fan of Robot and think it was wise to introduce the new Doctor into familiar surroundings (The Brigadier, UNIT, modern day Earth, etc.). The K1 Robot is an excellent bit of design and the Fourth Doctor's post-regenerative scenes are very funny and clever- "You don't want to stand here burbling about my ears"- Tom showcasing his eccentric nature right from the start. The Doctor, Sarah Jane and Harry are a very likeable team, though at the time I found Tom a bit too odd and still preferred Pertwee!
8/10
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Post by sadako on Jul 1, 2022 10:30:06 GMT
A 7 from me.
A bit of an anomaly for the season and definitely not up to par against the solid Hinchcliffe horror classics (its production values and directing are certainly a lot scrappier). It's a lot more kid aimed....
But.....
It's by no means just trite, pat children's viewing either. In many ways it's a very harrowing and unsettling story to watch, at any age, as it's clear that the Robot character is the real victim of the story, confused and manipulated by its sinister, abusive human 'parents' Winters and Jellicoe (like in the best of Doctor Who, the humans are the *real* monsters here).
Even in the cliffhanger to episode 4, when the Robot is wielding its gun, there is pain in his delivery of "Go now, or I will destroy you all." It's less a cliched, leering monster's threat, and more close to Romeo's "Tempt not a desperate man!"
The Professor too, it becomes clear is a true believer who's being arm-twisted into this cause by sinister ideologues and pays with his own life. The most sinister moment of the story is when the Brigadier storms the base and the sociopathic Winters smiles back at him, ensured that she has the female power in the situation, daring him to betray his chivalry and shoot.
In some ways the story tells the sad truth that sometimes the worst people don't really get the comeuppance they deserve. Only their pawns and fall guys do.
Tom of course makes it entertaining nonetheless, as does Lis Sladen who really gets the heart of the story.
I give it a 7 because in some parts it is a bit pat (I must admit I did facepalm somewhat when seemingly only the Doctor could piece together that the Robot was planning to make the disintegrator gun, whilst the Brigadier was slow on the uptake).
It's not one I reach for often, but then maybe it's not really meant to be comfortable viewing. The best Doctor Who often isn't.
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Post by GC on Jul 3, 2022 2:04:46 GMT
Had no idea there where illustrations in this version of the book.
Junior Doctor Who and the Giant Robot- Target Book
Best keep the volume low on that^.
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Post by sadako on Jul 3, 2022 9:48:15 GMT
My Library had that Junior Doctor Who book. It was my first exposure to the story (though the book missed a lot of the pathos about the Robot)
They had one for The Brain of Morbius too.
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Post by Cyggy on Jul 11, 2022 12:32:57 GMT
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Post by Cyggy on Jul 11, 2022 14:03:44 GMT
Doctor Who - The Forgotten Greatness Of ROBOT
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Post by Cyggy on Aug 15, 2022 15:50:41 GMT
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Post by Bowties on Sept 18, 2022 15:11:19 GMT
This scene sold it for me regarding Tom Baker’s Doctor.
My favourite part was the skipping part. Tom Baker and Ian Marter bounced off each other quite well here.
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