Part One When Sue glances at the DVD’s episode selection screen, her heart sinks. Sue: Oh no! Six episodes? This is not good. And then, mid-way through the title sequence, she’s buffeted by two conflicting emotions. Firstly, there’s joy: Sue: Genesis of the Daleks! Yes! Followed swiftly by horror: Sue: Terry ****ing Nation! This could…
Part One Sue didn’t even try to hide her excitement when she clapped eyes on the DVD’s episode selection screen. Sue: Only two episodes? I’m in heaven! Me: I’ll tell you what, Sue, if you can guess what makes this story interesting from a production point of view, I’ll give you a foot rub. You’ll…
Part One Sue: So what’s gone wrong with the titles this time? It’s a good question. For some reason, the title sequence for Part One has been rendered in sepia tone. We both agree that it looks terrible. In fact, the only good thing about these titles as far as Sue is concerned is Robert…
Part One Sue: Ooh, scary face. Tom Baker looks very serious, doesn’t he? It’s a much better title sequence than the last one, though. You don’t need to see the Doctor’s legs. And then… Sue: They still haven’t fixed the titles! That’s just lazy. They’ve slapped the new titles over the old ones and hoped…
The Scores Here are Sue’s scores for Pertwee’s stories in reverse order (and in transmission order when tied): The Monster of Peladon: “Tedious.” – 2/10 The Daemons: “It didn’t know what it wanted to be.” – 4/10 The Curse of Peladon: “Peladon is a shit-hole.” – 4/10 The Mind of Evil: ” The Master is…
Part One Me: Right, this is it. Sue: This is what? Me: Jon Pertwee’s last story. Six more episodes and it’s over. Sue: Really? Why are you telling me this now? Are you winding me up again? Me: I was going to keep it a surprise, but this story works better if you know it’s…
Part One Sue: Peladon… Peladon. The name rings a bell… I sigh. For lots of different reasons. Sue: Oh yeah, Peladon. I remember now. So what have we come back here for? Peladon is a shit hole. Things immediately get off to a ropey start. Sue: It’s Mad Max with badgers. Peladon’s miners are terrified…
Part One Me: I’d like you to close your eyes during the title sequence… Sue: Is it called Something of the Daleks? Me: **** it. Yes, the Daleks are in the ****ing title. There, you’ve ruined the surprise. Sue: What surprise? It’s the bloody title, Neil! Me: I thought it’d be more interesting if you…
Part One Me: Right, we have two choices. We can watch a recently recolourised version of the first episode which is a bit ropey around the edges, or we can watch a black white copy instead. It’s entirely up to you. Sue: Wow, I’m spoilt for choice. What do you recommend? Me: I’d go with…
Part One I can’t wait to show Sue the new title sequence. The diamond logo! The space-time vortex! Jon Pertwee’s legs! Sue: They’ve changed the titles… And they’ve missed a bit. Me: What? Sue: The bottom left-hand corner. They’ve missed a bit. There’s a hole in the titles. I like the new theme music, though.…