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Doctor Who Club of Australia
THEY'RE BACK
Sunday July 13, 11am-6pm
Drummoyne RSL, 162 Victoria Rd Drummoyne (upstairs function room)
Adults $10, DWCA/FSF members $8, Children (under 15) $6, Concession discount of $1
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Liam
Joined: 26 Jun 2005
Posts: 85
Location: Sydney
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| Theta Sigma wrote: | | The practice of casting former companions in different roles has since been employed by Big Finish . |
I read the cast line-up for "Zagrues", whats the deal there?, its like the whose who of Who, and hardly any are the original characters they were in the TV series!!
Check it out!
http://www.bigfinish.com/drwho_main/bf050_zagreus.shtml |
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Theta Sigma
Joined: 26 Jun 2005
Posts: 3901
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 9:46 am Post subject: |
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| Liam wrote: | | Theta Sigma wrote: | | The practice of casting former companions in different roles has since been employed by Big Finish . |
I read the cast line-up for "Zagrues", whats the deal there?, its like the whose who of Who, and hardly any are the original characters they were in the TV series!!
Check it out!
http://www.bigfinish.com/drwho_main/bf050_zagreus.shtml |
Obviously they couldn't find any other way to celebrate that anniversary. |
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the wheel
Joined: 27 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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| it gets very good from me - maybe im just in a Who friendly mood??? |
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Sutekh
Joined: 29 Jun 2005
Posts: 23
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I loved the book Meglos when I was a kid. it was the first Who book I bought with my own money (aged 9 or 10), and I can remmeber the thrill of Meglos transforming and the bad guys being really bad guys. I haven't seen it on telly since about then, either, so.....
Fast forward to 2005, and it's a let-down, really. Not eactly tragic, but nowhere near classic. It feels (in set design and characterisation), like a hangover from Season 17. Grugger and his crew are straight from Creature from the Pit, only without the attempted humour to make their stupidity likeable. The original form of Meglos is unintentionally hilarious and the Savants and Deons crude stereotypes. These add up to make it bland, rather than exciting or even creepy, with no sense of urgency or threat.
In its favour, though, it's got the ever-excellent Jacqueline Hill and the cool Meglos/Doctor make-up, and a couple of amusing Tom Baker moments. Bring back Graham Williams, shoot Chris Bidmead and get Dudley Simpson to do the score, and this might be redeemable!! |
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