Classic Who Review-Genesis of the Daleks

             Ooh sweet TARDIS. I love this serial. I now understand why it is considered one of the best parts of Doctor Who. I am going to try and keep this somewhat brief so those interested can find the serial themselves and view it. The Time Lords send The Doctor and his companions back to Skarro, so he can stop the Daleks from ever existing. The story of the war going on is great, The Doctor has some great moments, and Davros steals the show. The man is completely insane, yet definitely The Doctor's equal. I give this serial four stars out of four, or the rating "Ooh you Sexy Thing." Laters.

Classic Who Review-The Sontaran Experiment

                  I find it really hard to talk about this serial. It's just kinda dull. The Sontaran is dull, the humans are dull, even The Doctor and his companions are kinda dull. The biggest thing I can remember thinking when watching it was how incredibly padded out it was, despite being far shorter in episodes (2) compared to the usual fare for these serials (4). I give this serial 1 1/2 stars, or the rating of, "A Blue Boringer." Laters.

Classic Who Review-The Ark in Space

           Before I start, a fair warning as of the episodes I shall review this is the one I saw the longest time ago, literally months. I rather enjoyed this episode, despite the flaws. Those flaws being: the awful acting jobs on everyone not The Doctor, Sarah, and Harry; the terrible effects; and the overall meh story. What really sold the episode to me was how it developed The Doctor, Sarah, and Harry. The Doctor had a great line, about how of all the species he's seen, Humans are by and large his favorites. In general it's the episode that acclimated me to Tom Baker's Doctor. With Sarah I felt connected to her for the first time, with her very funny scene of crawling through the vent. And Harry was pretty good too, really playing up the whole Naval Doctor thing. Overall, it's a slightly above average episode for me, but only because of the writing and acting of the leads. Laters.

Classic Who Review-Robot

                 That is right, I am watching Classic Doctor Who again. And due to lack of interest in black-and-white stuff right now, I skipped ahead to the Fourth Doctor. The plot for this one is pretty simple: The Doctor has just regenerated, and a group of scientists who want to rule the world use their Robot to steal the codes to all the nukes. The problem is the Robot was programmed to respect human life, and driving it to hurt people drives it crazy. It has a silly ending I won't spoil, but I still enjoyed it. The Doctor was great, I am really liking the actor so far. Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan are good companions, though they didn't get to do much in this one. For my first meeting, I really liked the Brigadier and his right-hand man Benton. The Brigadier really helped solidify his character with a great line. Overall, it got me excited for more of this Doctor, but as an episode it was just average.

Classic Who Review 1-An Unearthly Child

        Hey there guys. I'm finally beginning my binge through the classic Doctor Who episodes. I'll drop by here after each serial to spill my impressions here.

        Let's start with the story. I've never been a big fan of the episodes where they go to historical times, and this first serial isn't an exception. The story is just alright, the 'politics' of a caveman tribe, really. The scenery and effects are again alright, they did well enough that my suspension of disbelief never broke.

        My first time with him, I don't know what to think of the 1st Doctor. He is definitely as I've heard described here: cold, pragmatic, and much less moral than I'm used to. However, there are still moments where I can see the Doctor we know and love in him, such as when he screws with the cavemen to switch the polarity of the politics flow (sorry, couldn't resist.) Not only does it display his cleverness, the whole time he looks and sounds like he's suppressing a giggle-fit. The same joy and happiness we see today is still there, just buried deeper.

      I really liked the companions. Susan was very interesting, and I'm excited to see more of her. The two teachers (sorry, their names haven't sinked in yet) are pretty cool two. Overall, it's not an episode I think I'll remember too often, though it isn't bad either. Until next serial, laters.