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Doctor Who – Timelash

Ah, Doctor Who, that finest of all vintage programmes… that show that keeps on winning award for best tv programme year after year… that establishment of British sci-fi that has seen fans of lesser shows grit their teeth and snarl.

Of course, the problem with vintages is that it’s so easy to create some cork-ridden puddle of vinegar.
For every good Who story there is its opposite – A Twin Dilemma for every Caves of Androzani; a Revenge of the Cybermen for every Genesis of the Daleks… in the Tom Baker era, there were many, many classic stories, with few duds.

The duds were saved up especially for Colin Baker.

I’m a Who fan, but just like Dr Crippen, there are some things impossible to defend.

Ladies and gentlemen… I give you…

TIMELASH

Oh dear… where to begin. Perhaps I shall start by pointing out that the title is an anagram of ‘Lame Shit’. That gives you some indication of the quality to expect › Continue reading

Tags: Borad, Colin Baker, doctor who, Paul Darrow, Timelash

The Ten Worst Ideas in Doctor Who

So Matt Smith is the eleventh Doctor, and already the internet has not only exploded, but imploded with bitching about how he is too young, too pretty / ugly, not David Tennant, etc etc. People who have kids have reported them running upstairs crying, nerds on the internet have proclaimed Doctor Who is ruined forever, and Satan has popped out of hell, said “Cor, its a bit hot up here luv” and vanished again.

But lets get this into perspective. We’ve not seen Matt as the Doctor and that will be the deal breaker. Heck, I thought exactly the same about David Tennant when he got the role, that he was a nobody who wouldn’t be able to hold up to the greatness of Eccleston, and now he’s become my favourite Doctor ever. I’m sure there was even worse grousing when Sylvester McCoy was cast, and he turned out fantastic! Doctor Who is pretty hard to ruin forever. Sydney Newman, the creator said that he didn’t want any ‘bug eyed monsters’ in the show since that would ruin it, and the very second story featured the Daleks. We all know how that turned out!

So the jury’s still out. As I always say, the proof is in the pudding, and I am waiting with my bib and spoon out. As long as Matt gets a scarf to cover his freakishly long neck, I’ll be happy. And it could so easily be worse. The night before he was cast I had a dream that it was him playing the next Doctor, but that his companions would be four robot children! Below are the ten worst things that has ever happened in Doctor Who that still failed to ‘ruin the programme forever’. › Continue reading

Tags: Colin Baker, doctor who, Matt Smith