Post by Escher on Jun 1, 2023 11:57:09 GMT
I'm currently convalescing at home on meds, so please ignore odd ramblings, posts or odd syntax !
I've had some time to begin rewatching classic episodes (in no order) and I'm loving being reacquainted with some real favourites and it led me to wonder about what other's experiences and memories of the show are.
My first dim memories of Doctor Who are of a scene in Tomb of The Cybermen, where the episode ends with a motionless cyberman sliding out in front of a target. I remember clearly The Space Pirates and the ending of The War Games.
Spearhead From Space scared the stuffing out of me (I was nearly 4). I fell in love with Petra in 'Inferno', and when Season 8 began with Terror of the Autons, I asked my dad where she had gone - I was quite upset. I also asked him what the word 'evil ' meant, when I heard Mrs. Farell utter it about the Nestene doll. The show for me was very educational. I'm sure I drove my dad a bit mad with all the questions.
I recall the entire Pertwee era. I watched from the ages of 3 to 8. I loved the UNIT family, and to me, the Doctor seemed both reassuring and creepy the same time. The Master was absolutely terrifying. I literally ran screaming from the living room when I saw Azal. The theme tune (and opening sequence) seemed to me to be creepy, alien and infernal. Even as an adult having worked professionally in music, the Pertwee theme music is still indescribable and remarkable. I have complete admiration for The BBC Radiophonic Workshop and Delia Derbyshire.
As iconic to me as Jon Pertwee's Doctor and adventures were, Tom Baker's tenure was my real cognitive experience with the show from the ages of 8 to 15. Tom became The Doctor so completely and so utterly believably. I later found out he was actually just playing himself. His real-life persona is that remarkable. I think if you gave Tom Baker the ability to regenerate and sent him to University for 200 years, I have no doubt he would actually BE The Doctor for real; albeit with unrepeatable hair-raising anecdotal adventures, mostly involving wine and women.
The transition from the 4th to the 5th Doctor was the first time I property digested a full regeneration.
I lost touch with the show in 1984 when I moved to London. I missed all of Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy's serials.
When the show came back in 2005 I was overjoyed and I'm now delighted with its growing global success and appeal. Who would have known it would have become so popular?
How about your memories?
I've had some time to begin rewatching classic episodes (in no order) and I'm loving being reacquainted with some real favourites and it led me to wonder about what other's experiences and memories of the show are.
My first dim memories of Doctor Who are of a scene in Tomb of The Cybermen, where the episode ends with a motionless cyberman sliding out in front of a target. I remember clearly The Space Pirates and the ending of The War Games.
Spearhead From Space scared the stuffing out of me (I was nearly 4). I fell in love with Petra in 'Inferno', and when Season 8 began with Terror of the Autons, I asked my dad where she had gone - I was quite upset. I also asked him what the word 'evil ' meant, when I heard Mrs. Farell utter it about the Nestene doll. The show for me was very educational. I'm sure I drove my dad a bit mad with all the questions.
I recall the entire Pertwee era. I watched from the ages of 3 to 8. I loved the UNIT family, and to me, the Doctor seemed both reassuring and creepy the same time. The Master was absolutely terrifying. I literally ran screaming from the living room when I saw Azal. The theme tune (and opening sequence) seemed to me to be creepy, alien and infernal. Even as an adult having worked professionally in music, the Pertwee theme music is still indescribable and remarkable. I have complete admiration for The BBC Radiophonic Workshop and Delia Derbyshire.
As iconic to me as Jon Pertwee's Doctor and adventures were, Tom Baker's tenure was my real cognitive experience with the show from the ages of 8 to 15. Tom became The Doctor so completely and so utterly believably. I later found out he was actually just playing himself. His real-life persona is that remarkable. I think if you gave Tom Baker the ability to regenerate and sent him to University for 200 years, I have no doubt he would actually BE The Doctor for real; albeit with unrepeatable hair-raising anecdotal adventures, mostly involving wine and women.
The transition from the 4th to the 5th Doctor was the first time I property digested a full regeneration.
I lost touch with the show in 1984 when I moved to London. I missed all of Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy's serials.
When the show came back in 2005 I was overjoyed and I'm now delighted with its growing global success and appeal. Who would have known it would have become so popular?
How about your memories?