Doctor Who Season 1
SPOILERS TOTAL. You've been warned.
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001: An Unearthly Child
- An Unearthly Child November 23, 1963
- The Cave of Skulls November 30, 1963
- The Forest of Fear December 7, 1963
- The Firemaker December 14, 1963
(First watched 2007-01-05, -06, -07, -08) As an introduction to the concept it does its job, especially the first episode. Â However, the caveman struggles that dominate the last three are a bit blah. Â The Doctor sure was a much more grumpy and truly inhuman man here than the character he's evolved into by 2006. Â Knowing quite little detail about the early days of the series, I was a bit surprised to see the two school teachers dragged into the whole mess; I guess I'm most used to the "Doctor + female companion" group. Â As a casting note, it seemed pretty obvious that the "15 year old" really wasn't. Â By IMDB's reckoning she was 23 at the time.
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002: The Mutants/Daleks
- The Dead Planet
- The Survivors
- The Escape
- The Ambush
- The Expedition
- The Ordeal
- The Rescue
(First watched 2007-01-10, -11, -12, -13, -15, -15, -16) In a way, the early part of this series reminds me of Sliders. Â They got lost on their first trip, and then without the proper information and equipment bungle on to the next stop, solving problems so they can survive along the way. Â The Doctor really is quite a selfish grump. Â It's interesting to see how he's really a bit of an adversary to the teachers, though they're forced to rely on each other for continued survival and transportation. Â With the benefit of... foresight of the 2005 version of the Daleks which made them seem formidable even if goofy-looking, the original 60s goofy-looking ones gain a retroactive feel of danger.
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