You all are going on Doctor Who, but until last year I'd seen complete story arcs featuring only two -- Baker and Pertwee. That's because that's all the PBS stations in Tulsa, Denver, and Seattle had. And I never was around any fans of the show when I was in the UK (far more Red Dwarf fans).
I was for a long time a bit of a freak in preferring the patrician Pertwee's Doctor to Tom Baker's. I think I've normalised since then. The one I'd have liked to see more of is Dr2.
I feel an urge to rewatch lots and lots of Doctor Who. Sadly, I don't think Paul would be a fan.
Give in to your grownup tastes, talky meat.
The Boston PBS station, so far as I could tell, only showed Colin Baker's episodes when I was a kid. I think I saw one episode once with Peter Davison, and that was basically it until Nine.
I'm gonna miss Nine something awful, I can already tell.
(And all the good seasons of Red Dwarf, plus Blake's 7.)
Oh, that reminds me, last week I finally watched the first few eps of Farscape. Brendan and I agreed it carried a strong Blake's 7 vibe for us (not as dark, though), largely because of the ship. Sadly, it lacks Avon, but I suppose we can't hold that against it.
Avon, incidentally (or more precisely Paul Darrow), appeared in the Doctor Who adventure
Timelash.
And Vila showed up in The Sunmakers, and Servalan in
The Two Doctors.
Pretty similar character, in each case really.
Incidentally, Gareth Thomas (who played Blake) also once appeared on The Avengers, credited as "Assassin with Sunglasses".
sits next to Consuela
Make room for me. I was just rewatching a couple of eps today. Adore.
Mmm. Avon.
The Boston PBS station, so far as I could tell, only showed Colin Baker's episodes when I was a kid.
That would have been Tom Baker probably, as Colin Baker is mid-80s, well into my Who viewing.
Oh, that reminds me, last week I finally watched the first few eps of Farscape.
This reminds me of a miscommunication Paul and I had tonight while watching Due South. Two nights ago, Paul mentioned that Fraser reminded him of Captain Carrot. Tonight, I said, "Carrot crossed with Kryton." He looked really confused until I clarified that I meant Kryton, not Crichton.
Though I'm now amusing myself with Kryton/Crichton, and wondering who I could bribe.
This reminds me of a miscommunication Paul and I had tonight while watching Due South. Two nights ago, Paul mentioned that Fraser reminded him of Captain Carrot. Tonight, I said, "Carrot crossed with Kryton." He looked really confused until I clarified that I meant Kryton, not Crichton.
There's a new D&D campaign setting where you can basically play a living robot. I started out consciously modelling my character on Kryten. (He has a decent Int of 14, but Wis and Cha are both 6. He's great fun to play.)
Sorry, I just love Jake Johannsen.
He had the best bit when he was coming up in SF. It was about how the punks on Haight street had hair that was....trying to get away...from their heads.
Sorry, I can't replicate his timing with ellipsis. But you can imagine it.
And I still think about that when I see certain egregious hairdos.
(Incidentally, that's a great unused band name of the New Wave era: Egregious Hairdos. Up there with Disturbed Furniture and Practically Ashtrays.)
Speaking of Due South, Ple, I will be sending you Slings & Arrows so you can revel in Paul Gross being insane and sexy and charismatic.
