And over the course of six years, that was about all we knew of this mystery man. It was probably a wise move to eventually bring them down to a somewhat more human level. One wonders how on earth this group managed to find four hours worth of stuff to say, but they do an admirable job of keeping the chit-chat going. This looks to be quite a cool feature to keep an eye out for in the next couple years.
Anyway, the fans who made this film actually managed to get enough money together to hire Pertwee for one day in , so that they could shoot a scene of their interim Doc regenerating into the Third Doctor. It would be the very last time Pertwee would play the Doctor, as he died a year later.
The main plot of the episode, in which the Doctor attempts to defeat the Sontarans without causing any further bloodshed, is a perfect vehicle for Jodie to showcase the confidence, determination, and compassion that define the character of the Doctor.
Dan is also a highlight, just as he was in the previous episode. The existence of the Mouri is especially head-scratching when one considers that the Time Lords or if one were to go even more obscure, the Guardians of Time have traditionally been depicted as the ones responsible for maintaining balance in spacetime, making the whole reveal smack of even more needlessly convoluted retcons from Chibnall.
What said designs are, however, is unknown, as none of the mysteries around these new villains are revealed in this episode. Thus comes about the Trial of Doctor Who More details. Malcolm Hulke 28 books 22 followers.
Malcolm Hulke was a British science fiction writer best known for his tenure as a writer on the popular series Doctor Who. Hulke's stories were well-known for writing characters that were not black and white in terms of morality: there was never a clear good guy vs.
It has also been noted that Hulke's stories usually had a left-wing political bent, as noted by his contemporaries. In addition to his television writing, Hulke wrote the novelizations of seven television Doctor Who stories, each of which had written for the screen. He died at the age of fifty-four, shortly before his novelization of "The War Games" would be published. Search review text. I felt that Hulke at least made the best attempt of putting this great story to print, though these episodes do have a certain charm.
In fact this was the story that Diana Gabaldon credits as the inspiration for her Outlander series. This was the final seventh serial from the sixth Doctor Who season, which was broadcast in ten segments from April through June of Malcolm Hulke adapted the teleplay that he had written in collaboration with Terrance Dicks a decade earlier for this book.
It marked the final time The Doctor starred in his second incarnation, and was also the final adventure for his two companions, 18th century Scotsman Jamie McCrimmon and the under-appreciated Zoe Heriot, future 21st century genius, librarian, and astrophysicist. It was an iconic episode in many ways, and Hulke does a fine job of condensing the very long series of events into the Target format.
The Doctor is identified as a Time Lord for the first time, and calls upon them for help in returning kidnapped soldiers who have been abducted to form an army by a renegade Time Lord known as the War Chief.
Jamie and Zoe are returned to their time of origin, and their memories of their time with The Doctor are erased, even as a third regeneration is forced upon him after they have put him or trial and found him guilty of violating the non-interference policy.
It's a very poignant scene, and Hulke describes it well and wistfully Two things of interest that have nothing to do with this book version are that it was the last Doctor Who adventure to be recorded in black and white, and that Diana Gabaldon has been quoted as saying that watching this episode inspired her to set her Outlander series of books in Jacobite Scotland and to name her protagonist Jamie.
The final story of the second Doctor's era suffers under the Target mandate that Who books could only run pages. So, while there's a lot of running around to fill out 10 episodes in the "War Games" on screen, distilling it down to 12 pages per episodes leaves you with a feeling like this is a Cliff's Notes version of the story.
Chuckle-worthy moments: Zoe asked, "Doctor, why are you trying to get away from the Time Lords? Thankfully, Jamie and Zoe get off lightly with a quick trip back home and their memories wiped of all but their first adventures with the Doctor. But even that is pretty damn harsh. As the '60s and Troughton's era came to a close, the stage was set for a make-or-break reinvention of the series.
Would Doctor Who survive in the '70s with that Earthbound format, full-color production and a frilly shirted tall drink of water named Jon Pertwee stepping into the lead role? Why, my good man, I should think we're about to have the time of our lives! By the way, did you notice that the Second Doctor's trademark recorder can double as a telescope? Take that, sonic screwdriver! While this is the last of the black-and-white Who stories and consequently from an era that wouldn't necessarily look as pristine on DVD as later productions, color or no color, "The War Games" looks excellent, all things considered.
The exterior film sequences are as clean as can be expected, the studio interiors are very sharp, stark contrast between blacks and whites are balanced and Troughton's departure looks as good as it's likely to get. Score: 8 out of 10 Languages and Audio The episodes are presented with a mono soundtrack and an option for English subtitles.
One of the only bits that lets down the story is the interminable one musical theme that replays over and over again as if they could only afford to have one bit of score and used it 47 times. But never mind, because as for the actual quality of the aural presentation, it's as good as the video. Although the score is repetitive, the dialogue and sound effects -- a great mix of '60s-era sci-fi cues -- are great and probably sound better than they did during the original broadcast.
Score: 8 out of 10 Extras and Packaging The three discs come in a standard Amray case. Dicks' wry wit mixes well with the earnest enthusiasm of long-time Troughton companions Hines and Padbury, who always seem happy to talk about the old days. There is one strange contradiction to the oft-repeated tale that Troughton was getting tired and wanted to leave; Hines and Padbury insist it was Troughton's wife that wanted him out of "children's television.
From the usual behind-the-scenes coverage to a special portrait of composer Dudley Simpson and a nice survey of the concept of regeneration that enables the lead role to change every few years, this is a fun package through and through.
Highlights also include a look at the historic accuracy of the time zones seen in the story -- a rare occasion when stepping away from the usual production background angle and delving into real-world information proves entertaining -- and yet another wonderful entry in the "Stripped for Action" series covering Who comics.
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