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Post by The Doctor on May 31, 2014 22:12:49 GMT
I only now just realised that!
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on May 31, 2014 22:17:27 GMT
Unfortunately events may prove otherwise on that one :-( Just like it has with The Sensorites. At some point I'm going to have to have a think as to when to stop the 50th anniversary rerun of the blog. And one of the two most popular options involves watching The Space Museum again. It is pish, I don't even get episode 1. I think you're doing a grand job. I'd keep going until you reach a point you're happy you've said everything you want to say. I'm wishing more and more that I was documenting my own thoughts doing this, which is why my rating Doctor Who posts are getting longer and longer. I'm very up for the idea of a group venture along these lines with a different series. Perhaps we should have an episode a week rewatch of one of the Transformers series so everyone can chip in on here about how good, bad or otherwise it is. |
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Post by Pinwig on May 31, 2014 22:22:46 GMT
I have revised my opinion of The Space Pirates. It is better than The Invasion. I was with you right up to the last two words there. I do think the Space Pirates is a great story, but better than the Invasion? I think not sir, I think very much not. |
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Post by blueshift on May 31, 2014 22:27:47 GMT
I'm very up for the idea of a group venture along these lines with a different series. Perhaps we should have an episode a week rewatch of one of the Transformers series so everyone can chip in on here about how good, bad or otherwise it is. We tried that with Armada. Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaah. |
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Post by The Doctor on May 31, 2014 22:33:15 GMT
I've just never been able to see what everyone else sees in The Invasion. The reputation it has baffles me. One of the weaker 60's stories. Even the music is awful!
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on May 31, 2014 23:03:40 GMT
I'm very up for the idea of a group venture along these lines with a different series. Perhaps we should have an episode a week rewatch of one of the Transformers series so everyone can chip in on here about how good, bad or otherwise it is. We tried that with Armada. Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaah. Oh did it not work then? I thought that would be fun. Maybe there isn't enough in your average TF episode to spark debate. |
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Post by Pinwig on May 31, 2014 23:25:32 GMT
I've just never been able to see what everyone else sees in The Invasion. The reputation it has baffles me. One of the weaker 60's stories. Even the music is awful! -Ralph I think I'd liken it to why The War Machines works; the sinister intelligence invading contemporary life bit. And the Cybermen are in it too. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 1, 2014 5:58:13 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 1, 2014 9:37:31 GMT
Ooh, I see. Nasty. Perhaps that was the wrong show to do? and the rate was too quick to keep up with? I think one episode a week of the right show would be manageable/sufferable? how about Beast Wars? or an unrelated classic perhaps not visited for a while... Sapphire & Steel? The Tripods? Star Fleet? any common interests, something everyone has access to?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 11, 2014 18:11:26 GMT
Apparently there's a Tardis Bookazine special due out tomorrow.
Here we go again...
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Post by blueshift on Jun 11, 2014 18:13:56 GMT
They kept that quiet!
I actually saw some of them in WH Smiths the other day. Unfortunately the covers were really scuffed (and at a tenner I would want a pristine product!)
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 11, 2014 18:32:31 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 21, 2014 11:09:26 GMT
Still no TARDIS special in Smiths today, wondering if mine is actually going to get it. It still has at least twenty each of the Doctor & Cybermen ones. There haven't been many sightings of this outside the specialists yet. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 24, 2014 16:18:17 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 7, 2014 7:57:45 GMT
DWM advert hints that the new special should be out today but TBH the advert isn't 100% clear:  ;-) I'm told it's been delayed till next week |
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 9, 2014 12:25:46 GMT
I'm getting a bit worried that DWM are reaching saturation point with all these specials. I realise it's now time for the next one in the regular series, #38, so a roundup of the anniversary shows and the end of Matt Smith's era is the right thing to do to clear the decks for a 12th Doctor Volume one toward the end of the year, these to me are the ultimate evolution of Pixley's archive articles. But when you put the bookazines on top of that, there's just too many. My Smiths is drowning in the things now (Doctors, Cybermen and TARDIS bookazines, many many issues of the first two) and I can see a point where they'll just say, okay, so you have a high volume of sales for the monthly magazine, but we have no more space for special issues. I think the bookazine idea has run its course. It was an anniversary cash in. They've done Daleks, Companions, Doctors, Cybermen and the TARDIS. That covers the basics, it's also 50 quid's worth of extra material on top of the regular mags and specials. I'd like to see that idea retired and the regular specials alternate between new series guides and looking at aspects of the classic shows, like the telesnaps specials. To be honest I find the most interesting 'special edition' type magazines now are the fan produced ones; Vworp Vworp and Nothing at the End of the Lane are infrequent but superb. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 9, 2014 13:05:59 GMT
NatEotL is superb. Vworp was fun, not sure they're doing anymore.
The only other Bookazine I'd like to see is a more general Monsters one.
The DWM Telesnap specials from last year are essential, almost wish I'd bought back up copies. Would love to see them collected.
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 15, 2014 9:54:31 GMT
I've been really enjoying the run of classic series articles in DWM recently. The interview with Terrance Dicks is really interesting, even if it doesn't cover a lot of new ground, and while the Andrew Cartmel retrospective is typically self-indulgent and a little too fawning, it's interesting to hear the writers talk about the McCoy era of the show. Given the swathes of Who related autobiographies we've had in the last few years Terrance really needs to do one.
The two eras of effects crew articles that preceded those were great, and the Derek Martinus tribute. All very good. I guess we've had all that because the series is off air, I suppose from the new issue onward we'll be plunged back into wall to wall new era stuff.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 19, 2014 10:01:02 GMT
For the first time ever my DWM subs has gone up from £40 a year to £45.
For some reason I never fot the specials in with it when I took the sub out. I think they'd just had the one special, the 9th Doctor comics compilation, that I never bought.
So I decided to see how much I could get a subs inc specials for. £52, rising to £57 next year.
I'll take that.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 8, 2014 17:08:40 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 11, 2014 20:32:49 GMT
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 16, 2014 10:57:14 GMT
Picked up volumes 1-4 of Paninis 8th Doctor collections of Doctor Who Magazine strips.
Looks like some good reading.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 17, 2014 15:04:56 GMT
Kept thinking "I must get the new DWM special tomorrow" and wondering how I'd afford it.
Good job it turned up early today and reminded me I'd upped my sub to include them!
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 18, 2014 22:39:16 GMT
Doh bugger, I thought you were talking about the Alien Worlds one then. But I see that's passed my Smiths by and been and gone and I forgot about it. Wait, did I? yes. It's not in the pile. Now we're on to 2015 Yearbooks. I need a holiday to get caught up with myself. Fortunately one's about to start.
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Post by legios on Dec 19, 2014 7:04:58 GMT
We still had some copies of the Alien Worlds special kicking around here last time I looked, do you want me to have a look in the week and see if I can source you one Pinwing?
Karl
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 6, 2015 22:12:38 GMT
Master Bookazine due end of March
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 7, 2015 15:32:26 GMT
I hope we get at least two pages devoted to Gordon Tipple.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 7, 2015 19:08:09 GMT
I still remember a fine joke in DWM that when discussing a Master-themed issue that it should come with a commemorative Gordon Tipple tea tray.
Toby Hadoke should track him down. I want that man interviewed!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 7, 2015 20:15:43 GMT
Yes!
Andy
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 1, 2015 14:34:25 GMT
Does anyone know if there's an index online anywhere for DWM archive and fact of fiction articles? I know they were all listed on the poster that came with what... DWM 450? But is there an easy online reference?
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