Greatest Moments in Doctor Who History: Honorable Mention #4 & #5

[FrankNFurter1000]

I loved season 24 :(

[numutabin]

Do you have an opinion concerning the 7th's Ghost Light (the original episode that was going to be used was turned into a book-Lungbarrow, but they changed it possibly because far, far too much would have been known about the Doctor)?

[TheLegacyofHitchcock]

Infact, I've been thinking, JNT denied Colin Baker's request to wear black as it would have been too similar to the Master. Maybe that could have been the whole point- what a great story arc it would have been to show how the Doctor was succumbing to the dark side more, resembling his archenemy for one thing. It would have tied in greatly with the Valeyard, and could have led the Doctor to question his true nature, analysing the death and destruction he causes, like in the 5th Doctor era.

[TheLegacyofHitchcock]

I haven't seen the Big Finish audios yet, but i think Colin Bakerwas badly treated in his TV era and didnt have a chance. most of the writing was terrible, he was forced to wear that costume, and the "heavy violence" claims are a bit misplaced to me. So many people argue "he killed Shockeye! That's not like the Doctor!" Shockeye Was TRYING TO EAT HIM, he deserved to die! He used killing as a last resort, and does 4 killing Solon in The Brain of Morbius suddenly not exist anymore?

[Yakerina]

"If we fight like animals, we DIE like animals!" - that one always stayed with me.

[mattinkedron]

NOW THE DALEKS SHALL BECOME THE LORDS OF TIME!!!! that line still gives me shivers down my spine 21 years later...i was 10 when i first saw this!!!

[CHEESOdorito]

I don't see what was wrong about the scripts. Really it's just Paradise Towers (ugh) and The Twin Dilemma (painful to watch)! The Curse of Fenrick and Remembrance of the Daleks are both well written and probably the best of the era. It might be a little hard to get over most of them though because they're no longer making sci-fi a huge statement in the stories, in fact you could even say that Gostlight is a historical tale!

[theLegendofZelda2009]

Another American Dr Who fan! YES!! I'm

American/Welsh! :-) the Seventh Doctor is awesome!

[harveybullocks1281]

I really disagree with your moment involving McCoy's Doctor, I would have picked the sniper scene or the conversation with Helen A from Happiness Patrol, those two or the standoff at the end of Curse of Fenric.

[lordloverocket2000]

i loved colin baker as the doctor but i think mcoy was the worst doctor just not right for the part

[CHEESOdorito]

@lordloverocket2000

... how could you? ):

[lordloverocket2000]

@CHEESOdorito

just my what i think i like all the other actors who have played the doctor but never like mcoy as the doctor

[frankiewilliams]

I love Colin Baker as the doctor. He is my 3rd fave. Sylvester Mccoy is my 1st favourite Doctor. I love Season 26. :)

[PrincexJoker]

@frankiewilliams Cheetah Master for the win. Heh.

[CHEESOdorito]

@frankiewilliams

It's good to see someone appreciating Sylvester's talent. He wasn't wrong for the part, he was just a change of type. It's horrible when they kill him off at the beginning of the TV movie. That sygnalled for me the end of the series...

[dalekidea]

i think colin and sylvester are great!

[glnelson1956]

Two fine examples of why Classic Who was declining in its final 5 seasons, struggling to average 4.0 million/ episode.

The C. Baker and McCoy eras at their very best were far below the average established by Hartnell, Troughton, Pertwee and T.Baker.

In fairness, the writing WAS lousy, but that's just another symptom of the confused production of Jonathan Nathan-Turner.

I hope the New Series never descends to the lows often reached in Seasons 22,23,24,25 and 26.

[sadako24]

From Twin Dilemma to Remembrance of the Daleks.... one minute you're down, the next you're up again.

[DocJackz]

A man wearing that coat has no right to say yuck.

Saying that I rather like the Sixth Doctor. He was let down by the TV scripts but as you say redeemed by the BF audio series. Colin Baker is wonderful in those.

Great action figure too.

[skulper34]

He only said yuck to mock perry beacause she said yuck to he's costume.

[CHEESOdorito]

@DocJackz

The two greats of the Colin Baker era are the Revalation of the daleks (even though he doesn't do much) and most deffinitly The Ultimate Foe.