the key to time
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
I just finished watching the final story of the 16th season of Doctor Who, aka 'The Key to Time' season (circa 1978) and felt the need to talk about how great it was.
Its funny how certain things hold a special place in a person's memory and this old BBC show is exactly that for me. I can remember watching this season when it was new (I was four) and in repeats for years afterwards and just loving it. Watching it again now does have its challenges: obvious production gaffes, ridiculous special effects and near-atrocious guest acting aren't exactly the items that might sell the show to newbs. But if you were one of the people that, like me, watched the show in the 70s and loved it all anyway, all that other stuff won't matter.
Tom Baker is by turns funny and deep as the quirky Doctor, and Mary Tamm is too good (and way too hot) of an actress to be on a show of this low quality. And on a side note, Tamm looks shockingly like Superwife before she cut her hair. I wonder how hard it would be to get a copy of Tamm's costume online, say in a size three?
Ahem. So even though the new Who series is much slicker and better produced, I think I will always prefer the campy 70s version to its modern counterpart; my love affair with Billie Piper notwithstanding of course. And The Key to Time season will always be at the top of the list. If you're a fan of the Tom Baker years, you definitely need to give it another watch.
Its funny how certain things hold a special place in a person's memory and this old BBC show is exactly that for me. I can remember watching this season when it was new (I was four) and in repeats for years afterwards and just loving it. Watching it again now does have its challenges: obvious production gaffes, ridiculous special effects and near-atrocious guest acting aren't exactly the items that might sell the show to newbs. But if you were one of the people that, like me, watched the show in the 70s and loved it all anyway, all that other stuff won't matter.
Tom Baker is by turns funny and deep as the quirky Doctor, and Mary Tamm is too good (and way too hot) of an actress to be on a show of this low quality. And on a side note, Tamm looks shockingly like Superwife before she cut her hair. I wonder how hard it would be to get a copy of Tamm's costume online, say in a size three?
Ahem. So even though the new Who series is much slicker and better produced, I think I will always prefer the campy 70s version to its modern counterpart; my love affair with Billie Piper notwithstanding of course. And The Key to Time season will always be at the top of the list. If you're a fan of the Tom Baker years, you definitely need to give it another watch.
Labels: scifi
posted by raistlinsghost at 1/30/2007 06:17:00 PM
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I got a bunch of free gift cards for Amazon, and I ordered the new Dr. Who episodes, season 1 and 2. I'm really looking forward to them arriving in the mail.
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