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« on: July 30, 2011, 11:04:59 pm » |
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For this weeks story we turn for the first time to the Third Doctor for Fronier In Space. The Doctor and Jo are caught up in the escalating tension between planets Earth and Draconia, and discover that somebody is secretly working to provoke the two sides into all-out war.
Frontier in Space was the third story in season ten of Doctor Who and it saw the introduction of the Draconians. It was loosely connected with the following serial, Planet of the Daleks. It is notable as the final appearance of Roger Delgado in Doctor Who before his deathThe next story will be posted on Saturday 6th August
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Now and then, every once in a very long while, every day in a million days, when the wind stands fair and The Doctor comes to call, everybody lives.
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« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2011, 11:14:36 pm » |
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This section is now open for the story to be discussed
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Now and then, every once in a very long while, every day in a million days, when the wind stands fair and The Doctor comes to call, everybody lives.
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« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2011, 11:21:39 pm » |
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Oh awesome, I love this story. That's tomorrow sorted now
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« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2011, 11:26:48 pm » |
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Ooh this will be my first time watching a Third Doctor story. Can't wait
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« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2011, 11:30:17 pm » |
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I think it's a great story, so you shouldn't be disapointed
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Now and then, every once in a very long while, every day in a million days, when the wind stands fair and The Doctor comes to call, everybody lives.
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« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2011, 12:32:09 am » |
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A great story. I watched it not too long ago, but another watch is always welcome.
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« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2011, 10:27:05 am » |
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PRG I think you will be in for a nice surprise. The Third Doctor is awesome and this story is great fun
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« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2011, 10:30:04 am » |
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Cool. Not sure if I'll get to it today, but if not will definitely make a start tomorrow
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« Reply #8 on: July 31, 2011, 02:59:16 pm » |
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PRG you won't be dissapointed. This was the first ever classic story I saw and I loved it immediately. Three is a brilliant Doctor and Jo is ace. Can't wait to rewatch
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« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2011, 02:40:15 pm » |
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I'm going to give this a four. Its a solid story with some great acting and good sets. The plot is well written and the Master is brilliant. I like the Draconians a lot too. It's not perfect, but it's nearly there.
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« Reply #10 on: August 01, 2011, 06:17:26 pm » |
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Great story. Might not be able to fit it in until the end of the week, but definately will at some point
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« Reply #11 on: August 02, 2011, 12:03:55 pm » |
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This gets full marks from me. It was the first classic story I ever saw and I was hooked from start to finish. My gran got me the box set of this and Planet of the Daleks when I told her I had started watching Doctor Who and it wouldn't surprise me if she still thought Jon Pertwee was the Doctor My expectations for the classics weren't high, so that could be a factor in why I enjoyed it so much, because for it's time, this looked brilliant and while it isn't without it's flaws, it is still perhaps my favourite, or at least one of my favourite, classic stories.
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« Reply #12 on: August 02, 2011, 09:47:20 pm » |
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I gave it five, as I knew I would. A great story about political intrigue that still has its share of action, and pulling off a triple twist (Ogrons, Master, Daleks) so successfully is quite a feat.
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« Reply #13 on: August 03, 2011, 10:25:28 am » |
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This was also a finalist in the Third Doctor story tournament, not to be scoffed at. 4 from me.
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« Reply #14 on: August 03, 2011, 05:14:56 pm » |
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Enjoying myself so much I carried on and watched Planet of the Daleks too
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« Reply #15 on: August 03, 2011, 06:57:50 pm » |
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Five from me. This is one of my favourite Third Doctor stories and it just gets better every time I watch.
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« Reply #16 on: August 03, 2011, 08:01:03 pm » |
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This is a very good story and I really quite enjoyed this. The only small observation I have is that it fails in terms of actual finishing of the story. Essentially this is just a set up for Planet of the Daleks and I really think this scenario could have been developed. I like the premise and i wish they'd explored it a little more.
A 3 from me - but only because there isn't a 3.5.
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« Reply #17 on: August 04, 2011, 10:41:31 am » |
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I went with a four. I think it is a great story and the Master is particularly great throughout, but as VA said, essentially it is just a setup for POTD. Also, the ending doesn't really make sense after what had been going on for the first 5 episodes.
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« Reply #18 on: August 04, 2011, 03:44:45 pm » |
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I went with a four. I really like this story and I always enjoy rewatching it, but as far as story goes there isn't a whole lot of it and the Doctor spends just a tad too much time locked up. The Doctor tells the pilots the truth, they don't believe him and lock him up. The Doctor tells the Government the truth, they don't believe him and lock him up. The Doctor tells the Draconians the truth, they don't believe him and tie him up. The Doctor tells the Government the truth again, they still don't believe him and lock him up again. The Doctor tells the Moon prison the truth, they don't believe him and keep him locked him up. The Doctor tells the Master that he knows the truth, he already knows and locks him up. The Doctor tells the Draconian leader the truth, then finally he gets let go. All it needed was speeding up and the Benny Hill music in the background (which now I am thinking about it is actually quite funny. I should have gone with a 5 after all )
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« Reply #19 on: August 04, 2011, 05:59:41 pm » |
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I went with a four. I really like this story and I always enjoy rewatching it, but as far as story goes there isn't a whole lot of it and the Doctor spends just a tad too much time locked up. The Doctor tells the pilots the truth, they don't believe him and lock him up. The Doctor tells the Government the truth, they don't believe him and lock him up. The Doctor tells the Draconians the truth, they don't believe him and tie him up. The Doctor tells the Government the truth again, they still don't believe him and lock him up again. The Doctor tells the Moon prison the truth, they don't believe him and keep him locked him up. The Doctor tells the Master that he knows the truth, he already knows and locks him up. The Doctor tells the Draconian leader the truth, then finally he gets let go. All it needed was speeding up and the Benny Hill music in the background (which now I am thinking about it is actually quite funny. I should have gone with a 5 after all ) Best. Summary. Ever.
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