The Enemy of the World is amazing, and I completely agree that Patrick Troughton was the best actor to play the doctor. He was a method actor. He lived, ate, and breathed his characters. He was an acting genius in so many ways
On the Doctor being unwilling to kill in NuWho, I'd say that until Day of the Doctor, that's due to his experiences in the Time War and his (supposed) destruction of Gallifrey and the Daleks at once. Afterwards, the war probably continues to remain his motivation for doing his best to not kill anyone
Not to discredit, just in my personal opinion I think that the reason for having the Doctor dislike weaponry in New Who is due to the tragedy of what he did during the Time War. Maybe a sort of disgust for weaponry considering he used it to kill so many during the war and ultimately used a weapon to kill everyone but I could certainly be wrong about that. Just an opinion
You know what'd be interesting? If they had an "NTH" doctor special, where all the Doctors who aren't in the "Official" timeline show up. You can have Nicholas Briggs Doctor, David Banks Doctor, Richard E. Grant Doctor, A stand-in for the Peter Cushing Doctor...
While it isn't my favorite, when a Doctor Who fan tells me they're looking to check out the classic series, I recommend "Tomb of the Cybermen" to Eleventh Doctor fans because it's Matt Smith's favorite story.
I have been watching all of your Doctor Who content. I really love how you covered Classic Who. As a child I watched a lot of classic Who on PBS. (Late 80's/early 90's). I half remember a lot of the stories that you discuss.
In my opinion Tomb lived up to the Mythology that built up around it although David Bank's brilliant illustrated book evokes the scope of Telos more effectively than the confines of the studio ( and I sawe it when it was originally broadcast).
The Weed Monster from Fury is one of the monsters I'd love to see return in the New Show, but only if its handled by Steven Moffat, who has a knack for taking silly ideas like killer statues and shadows and making them terrifying!
Tomb of the cybermen - 7/10 The abominable snowmen - 10/10 The ice warriors - 10/10 The enemy of the world - 10/10 The web of fear - 10/10 Fury from the deep - 10/10 The wheel in space - 9/10 10/10 - 5
him refusing to kill or use weapons was a thing when mccoy was the doctor and new who's reason is the traumatizing events of the time war which lets face it its a in universe name for the wilderness years
Despite that bad science moment you listed, I still like the Ice Warriors, fun story with really cool monsters. The Ice Warriors themselves are excellent, big armor plated gator men from Mars with sonic based weaponry, what's not to like about that? >8D I hope the Ice Warriors show up again in New Who, I enjoyed "Cold War" for the most part, & the introduction of Skaldak, who's design remained very true to the original Ice Warriors...Despite giving him three fingers instead of the traditional claws/clamps (a more forgivable change than what they did to the poor SIlurians...Ugh...). P.S. I also enjoyed Tomb of the Cybermen, Web of Fear, & Enemy of the World, feel lucky to have several of Troughton's stories on DVD :3
The Fury from the deep audio tape with Tom Baker narration was the first Doctor Who thing I bought as a fan back in the 90s. It was so good! Got chewed up though. Gutted!
Best Story:Tomb of the Cybermen/Enemy of the World/Fury from the Deep Worst Story:The Abominable Snowmen/The Ice Warriors Must See:Web of Fear/The Wheel in Space
Enemy Of The World was really good to me. As much as I personally like ALL the actors to play The Doctor...yeah, none of them could've pulled that off quite like Troughton. I mean Tom Baker? Sylvester McCoy? David Tennant? Matt Smith? Peter Davison? If any of them did it, it would've been a laugh riot!
He could but Salamander would have to be changed to a Scotsman. I don't think Capaldi can do a Spanish accent and in today's culture? people would riot in the street
3:15 Maybe they thought the skin was green because they assumed he was dead, skin can turn green after death. Granted thats during rigor mortis, but hey.
The Sonic Screwdriver in New Who gets a pass for the lights but gets a thumbs down for making it a damn magic wand. I liked Capaldi's Sonic Shades simply because they seemed powered down when compared to modern screwdrivers. But great to come back and revisit your reviews of my favorite Doctor's era.
and is like it or not what the pubic thinks of when you say doctor who he was amazing and the people who hate on him they have no reason cause lets face it you only hate him cause he is popular and no other reason
Actually it has been discovered since this video was made that plants release up to 30% more carbon dioxide than previously thought. Was Clent saying that the plants were removed to make space for human habitation or some such and that caused the drop in CO2, in which case this is quite correct. I haven't watched this story in years so I can't remember. But anyway, the Doctor would have understood the carbon cycle better than you primitives back in 2015!
I don't know, I think David Tennant could have pulled off Enemy of the World. The others, yeah, probably not. Some like Sylvester McCoy would have been too hard to tell apart from the villain, and I doubt many could EVER see Tom Baker playing a villain
Tomb of the Cybermen - Magnificent The Abominable Snowman - Good The Ice Warriors - Great The Enemy of the World - Magnificent The Web of Fear - Great Fury from the Deep - Amazing The Wheel in Space - Bad
My personal episode rating Tomb of the cybermen/okay The abominable snowman/great The ice warriors/great The enemy of the world/personal favourite The web of fear/legend Fury from the deep/great The Wheel in space/bad
w/ the Silence tho it's p weird because their motives were unclear at best (I think they killed one person?) and the Doctor's p much giggling at the whole genocide thing.
I wasn't a huge fan of Fury From the Deep, though the lack of footage could have contributed to my distaste for it. I guess this was when I was starting to get sick of the base-under-siege structure, especially when it involves a man in charge who just screams like a petulant child and hates the Doctor for no real reason.
Now to be fair to New Who's pseudo-pacifism thing, the Time War probably took its toll on the Doctor, something that might have even shaken him right to the very core of his being and persisted even through regeneration. He still has moments where his emotions get the best of him or he has no other choice, but being the direct cause of his own species's pseudo-extinction might make him a bit more wary about taking lives. Or it could be crap writing. I'm hardly an expert on the show or the psychology of a species of practically immortal people whose brains rewire themselves every time they come back to life.
I have no idea. Itd be so monumental it may well shatter the planet. PS: I dont hate Russel, from what Iv heard he's lovely. I just dont care for how he felt the show should be.
The Enemy of the World is amazing, and I completely agree that Patrick Troughton was the best actor to play the doctor. He was a method actor. He lived, ate, and breathed his characters. He was an acting genius in so many ways
This season of classic Who is awesome, in billions of ways and well made.
On the Doctor being unwilling to kill in NuWho, I'd say that until Day of the Doctor, that's due to his experiences in the Time War and his (supposed) destruction of Gallifrey and the Daleks at once. Afterwards, the war probably continues to remain his motivation for doing his best to not kill anyone
Not to discredit, just in my personal opinion I think that the reason for having the Doctor dislike weaponry in New Who is due to the tragedy of what he did during the Time War. Maybe a sort of disgust for weaponry considering he used it to kill so many during the war and ultimately used a weapon to kill everyone but I could certainly be wrong about that. Just an opinion
You know what'd be interesting? If they had an "NTH" doctor special, where all the Doctors who aren't in the "Official" timeline show up. You can have Nicholas Briggs Doctor, David Banks Doctor, Richard E. Grant Doctor, A stand-in for the Peter Cushing Doctor...
also Arabella Weir from Doctor Who Unbound: Exile
While it isn't my favorite, when a Doctor Who fan tells me they're looking to check out the classic series, I recommend "Tomb of the Cybermen" to Eleventh Doctor fans because it's Matt Smith's favorite story.
I have been watching all of your Doctor Who content. I really love how you covered Classic Who. As a child I watched a lot of classic Who on PBS. (Late 80's/early 90's). I half remember a lot of the stories that you discuss.
In my opinion Tomb lived up to the Mythology that built up around it although David Bank's brilliant illustrated book evokes the scope of Telos more effectively than the confines of the studio ( and I sawe it when it was originally broadcast).
The Weed Monster from Fury is one of the monsters I'd love to see return in the New Show, but only if its handled by Steven Moffat, who has a knack for taking silly ideas like killer statues and shadows and making them terrifying!
Well that chance is sadly unavailable now :(
personally, tomb of the cybermen is my favorite classic story.
Whovian from nowhere inparticular i have a soft spot for it.
Tomb of the cybermen - 7/10
The abominable snowmen - 10/10
The ice warriors - 10/10
The enemy of the world - 10/10
The web of fear - 10/10
Fury from the deep - 10/10
The wheel in space - 9/10
10/10 - 5
Sorry but about the 10/10 thing I may be reading it wrong but it looks like you've put 5/10 even though your ratings for the season are quite high
him refusing to kill or use weapons was a thing when mccoy was the doctor and new who's reason is the traumatizing events of the time war which lets face it its a in universe name for the wilderness years
Despite that bad science moment you listed, I still like the Ice Warriors, fun story with really cool monsters. The Ice Warriors themselves are excellent, big armor plated gator men from Mars with sonic based weaponry, what's not to like about that? >8D
I hope the Ice Warriors show up again in New Who, I enjoyed "Cold War" for the most part, & the introduction of Skaldak, who's design remained very true to the original Ice Warriors...Despite giving him three fingers instead of the traditional claws/clamps (a more forgivable change than what they did to the poor SIlurians...Ugh...).
P.S. I also enjoyed Tomb of the Cybermen, Web of Fear, & Enemy of the World, feel lucky to have several of Troughton's stories on DVD :3
The Fury from the deep audio tape with Tom Baker narration was the first Doctor Who thing I bought as a fan back in the 90s. It was so good! Got chewed up though. Gutted!
Best Story:Tomb of the Cybermen/Enemy of the World/Fury from the Deep
Worst Story:The Abominable Snowmen/The Ice Warriors
Must See:Web of Fear/The Wheel in Space
Doctor Who: *Has an episode in the 60's where the message is clearly one AGAINST SLAVERY*
Millenial: "uGH ThIS iS So OFeNsIVe!!"
Enemy Of The World was really good to me. As much as I personally like ALL the actors to play The Doctor...yeah, none of them could've pulled that off quite like Troughton. I mean Tom Baker? Sylvester McCoy? David Tennant? Matt Smith? Peter Davison? If any of them did it, it would've been a laugh riot!
+Morbius Fitzgerald
Capaldi could do it.
He could but Salamander would have to be changed to a Scotsman. I don't think Capaldi can do a Spanish accent and in today's culture? people would riot in the street
I know he can do German
David Tennant has played a Marvel supervillain, a demon and Prince Hamlet, I think he could play a villain like Salamander
Jamie is my favorite too!
3:15 Maybe they thought the skin was green because they assumed he was dead, skin can turn green after death. Granted thats during rigor mortis, but hey.
The abdominal snowman is fucking great
The Sonic Screwdriver in New Who gets a pass for the lights but gets a thumbs down for making it a damn magic wand. I liked Capaldi's Sonic Shades simply because they seemed powered down when compared to modern screwdrivers. But great to come back and revisit your reviews of my favorite Doctor's era.
At last the sonic shades fits 12th doctor Rock n rebel charecter.
Fury From the Deep is my favorite thing ever. You could sell my soul to get it back if ya want.
Hope they find fury from the deep, really atmospheric story.
manzilla48 according to the Special Features with "Pyramids From Mars", Sutek accidentally destroyed the sole remaining copy.
Say what you want about New-Who. But Tennant is one hell of an actor.
that doesn't equal good. Take gigli for example. Jennifer Lopez is an amazing actor but that's a fucking horrible movie.
and is like it or not what the pubic thinks of when you say doctor who he was amazing and the people who hate on him they have no reason cause lets face it you only hate him cause he is popular and no other reason
Actually it has been discovered since this video was made that plants release up to 30% more carbon dioxide than previously thought. Was Clent saying that the plants were removed to make space for human habitation or some such and that caused the drop in CO2, in which case this is quite correct. I haven't watched this story in years so I can't remember. But anyway, the Doctor would have understood the carbon cycle better than you primitives back in 2015!
4:56 an image that made my life.
Who would have thought we would have something to thank the Australians Classification Board for?
I don't know, I think David Tennant could have pulled off Enemy of the World. The others, yeah, probably not. Some like Sylvester McCoy would have been too hard to tell apart from the villain, and I doubt many could EVER see Tom Baker playing a villain
Web is my favourite story ever
It's in my top 5 Troughton serials so far
Were these filmed in 2013?
You mentioned the DVDs weren’t released yet but by the time the video came out they were old news.
Yeah that show was done between sept/ oct 2013 and late ish 2014.
DiamandaHagan Ah makes sense
Tomb of the Cybermen - Magnificent
The Abominable Snowman - Good
The Ice Warriors - Great
The Enemy of the World - Magnificent
The Web of Fear - Great
Fury from the Deep - Amazing
The Wheel in Space - Bad
"fire-based storage system"
My personal episode rating
Tomb of the cybermen/okay
The abominable snowman/great
The ice warriors/great
The enemy of the world/personal favourite
The web of fear/legend
Fury from the deep/great
The Wheel in space/bad
I forgot Bosk got his suit from the wheel in space
w/ the Silence tho it's p weird because their motives were unclear at best (I think they killed one person?) and the Doctor's p much giggling at the whole genocide thing.
4th: thats bang out of order, you know the 2nd doctor villians made out of tin foil.
I wasn't a huge fan of Fury From the Deep, though the lack of footage could have contributed to my distaste for it.
I guess this was when I was starting to get sick of the base-under-siege structure, especially when it involves a man in charge who just screams like a petulant child and hates the Doctor for no real reason.
Now to be fair to New Who's pseudo-pacifism thing, the Time War probably took its toll on the Doctor, something that might have even shaken him right to the very core of his being and persisted even through regeneration. He still has moments where his emotions get the best of him or he has no other choice, but being the direct cause of his own species's pseudo-extinction might make him a bit more wary about taking lives.
Or it could be crap writing. I'm hardly an expert on the show or the psychology of a species of practically immortal people whose brains rewire themselves every time they come back to life.
All that is kind of pointless now the doctor just went back and saved gallifrey
sooo enemy of the world was face off before face off
except it was much better.
Damn this guy hates Nu-Who.
That's what happens when you create a new iteration of something old. Some stick in the mud will whine about how the new isn't exactly like the old.
oops. accidentaly disliked. but reliked!
Is it at all posible for you to talk about Doctor Who, without repeating how mush you hate Russel T Davis?!!!
I have no idea. Itd be so monumental it may well shatter the planet.
PS: I dont hate Russel, from what Iv heard he's lovely. I just dont care for how he felt the show should be.