4:53 talk about flying high... The "d ie Marshall" line is so hokey, even for 1972 standards. I wonder if they were rushing to get done by 10PM as the motion camerawork for the effect was probably one of the more complex for the time. The rainbow whee was common Top of the Pops fun stuff, but the motion and lining up angles was really good...
Much as I love Bob Baker and Dave Martin’s writing and Terrance Dicks’ writing/script editing (and I once had the honour of meeting and talking with Bob Baker) it’s hard to see how a lot of the dialogue (especially Ky’s, Barran’s or the Marshal’s) could’ve been delivered naturalistically; I think a naturalistic actor like William Marlowe (he played Mailer in The Mind Of Evil with his Jeff Goldblum-like ability to make a line sound off the cuff) would’ve been challenged by it.
Although you cut it off (!), this episode has the last use of the longer end theme, which includes the middle eight, for six years. 😯 Also, it's composer Tristram Cary's final work on the series.
I’m quite fond of The Mutants. It’s a good intelligent story. There’s some questionable effects but it’s still interesting and the mutants themselves look terrific. I’d give it a 7/10. Great reactions.
I was joining in heartily with your schoolboy sniggering during that reaction! I think The Mutants is a story that improves with repeated viewings. It is marred by production problems, and I agree it is too long, but it has a strong moral message and some very good ideas - I like the notion of the Mutts changing their form several times during their life cycle, even if their final form could not be adequately realised on the available budget. The Marshal is a strong villain too, greedy, xenophobic and manipulative - I would argue he is perhaps the most despicable human villain we have had up to this point, and his death is richly deserved. Onward to the season finale, so brace yourselves…
As this was multi-camera studio recording with no post-production effects at this time, all effects ‘in-camera’ or on whatever could be achieved via the studio gallery vision mixer working with the director, I believe five if not six of the huge studio cameras were to achieve the effect of Ky in his ‘super-being’ form and his destruction of the Marshal. It is very stagey now - and it’s easy to decry the melodramatic Ky, the bombastic performance of Paul Whitsun-Jones as the Marshal in his Goering-esque strutting and Rick James, struggling with ‘Cockney’ lines (and please bear in mind that at this time Afro-Caribbean and Asian actors got few opportunities or decent roles, never mind anywhere near enough TV experience, encouragement or recognition, often lumbered with playing caricature tropes - there were exceptions but they were mostly marginalised) - but I do think it is more appreciated on re-watching - and I have admiration for them all.
Not a story I naturally gravitate to. However I always enjoy it when I see it. Think you summed it up well. I love the next story. Be interesting to see what you think.
I'd happily re-watch this over Day of the Daleks - which I find rather dull (because of the inclusion of the metal beasties). As I've mentioned before this season is very much using it's alien planet stories for telling the current affairs of the world in early 1970's, which is something not seen before in the series.
It's also the first episode to show year of production in the credits (this happened with all BBC shows in 1972)
I've seen this story a number of times, I like it better each time. And Kye.. 'Fabulous'
4:53 talk about flying high...
The "d ie Marshall" line is so hokey, even for 1972 standards. I wonder if they were rushing to get done by 10PM as the motion camerawork for the effect was probably one of the more complex for the time. The rainbow whee was common Top of the Pops fun stuff, but the motion and lining up angles was really good...
Much as I love Bob Baker and Dave Martin’s writing and Terrance Dicks’ writing/script editing (and I once had the honour of meeting and talking with Bob Baker) it’s hard to see how a lot of the dialogue (especially Ky’s, Barran’s or the Marshal’s) could’ve been delivered naturalistically; I think a naturalistic actor like William Marlowe (he played Mailer in The Mind Of Evil with his Jeff Goldblum-like ability to make a line sound off the cuff) would’ve been challenged by it.
Although you cut it off (!), this episode has the last use of the longer end theme, which includes the middle eight, for six years. 😯 Also, it's composer Tristram Cary's final work on the series.
which loss I mourn and was unnecessary
I’m quite fond of The Mutants. It’s a good intelligent story. There’s some questionable effects but it’s still interesting and the mutants themselves look terrific. I’d give it a 7/10. Great reactions.
Can't wait for TOMTIT
Well, I recognise that one from the clip. That's The Mutants with Jon Pertwee and Katy Manning.
close encounters of the third person
😂
I was joining in heartily with your schoolboy sniggering during that reaction! I think The Mutants is a story that improves with repeated viewings. It is marred by production problems, and I agree it is too long, but it has a strong moral message and some very good ideas - I like the notion of the Mutts changing their form several times during their life cycle, even if their final form could not be adequately realised on the available budget. The Marshal is a strong villain too, greedy, xenophobic and manipulative - I would argue he is perhaps the most despicable human villain we have had up to this point, and his death is richly deserved. Onward to the season finale, so brace yourselves…
As this was multi-camera studio recording with no post-production effects at this time, all effects ‘in-camera’ or on whatever could be achieved via the studio gallery vision mixer working with the director, I believe five if not six of the huge studio cameras were to achieve the effect of Ky in his ‘super-being’ form and his destruction of the Marshal. It is very stagey now - and it’s easy to decry the melodramatic Ky, the bombastic performance of Paul Whitsun-Jones as the Marshal in his Goering-esque strutting and Rick James, struggling with ‘Cockney’ lines (and please bear in mind that at this time Afro-Caribbean and Asian actors got few opportunities or decent roles, never mind anywhere near enough TV experience, encouragement or recognition, often lumbered with playing caricature tropes - there were exceptions but they were mostly marginalised) - but I do think it is more appreciated on re-watching - and I have admiration for them all.
Not a story I naturally gravitate to. However I always enjoy it when I see it. Think you summed it up well. I love the next story. Be interesting to see what you think.
Yeah, not a classic, but still not bad. I wouldn't give it anything below a 6 out of 10.
You're in for a real treat with the next story, though! 😆
Thank gawd that’s over 😅
😲 Kye forgives you. 🦋
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@CaptApril123 i thought it was "Ky"?
Kye; no longer Ky; it stands for ‘Ky-ethereal’ 🦋😉
I'd happily re-watch this over Day of the Daleks - which I find rather dull (because of the inclusion of the metal beasties).
As I've mentioned before this season is very much using it's alien planet stories for telling the current affairs of the world in early 1970's, which is something not seen before in the series.
Day of the daleks??