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Classic Who "Robot" Parts 3&4 Early Access! (Patreon)

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2022-06-10 13:00:09
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Classic Who "Robot" Parts 3&4 Reaction

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Josef Schiltz

Erm. Well, it doesn't contain the most embarrassing effects on Doctor Who, but the 'King Kong' robot and the 'Action Man' tank come close to it. As Terrance Dicks once put it, "We can't get away with that sort of thing anymore!" He he! Of course, the giant in this storyis Tom Baker. What an entrance. A full blown character - as indeed is Tom - from the get-go, along with the eyes boggling away and the raging curls and the extremely trippable scarf. His son has the Baker voice and, Jess, one day you really must delve into his 'This Is Your Life' segment. When you've a chance or two! And . . . do have a jelly baby. They're awfully good!

Daniel Davies

Maybe it’s nostalgia, but the Fourth Doctor, Sarah and Harry are my TARDIS Team. Looking forward to seeing you on their journeys.

Ian Smith

Robot Kong :) I've only recently learnt that the tiny tank was bought from a toy store a few days previously - although why anyone on the production thought that they could get away with passing it off as the real thing (even back in the mid-70s) is beyond me. Iconic 4th Doctor/Tom Baker lines :D His "would you like a jelly baby?" in this episode was used again as an audio cue in the Eleventh Doctor's "The Almost People", where Matt Smith mouthed the phrase to Bakers voice.

Azmat Mahmood

Man, Tom Baker comes storming in and gives a performance as the Doctor unlike anything we've ever seen before. He immediately commands the screen, completely owning the role. As great as he is in this story though, this almost entirely comedic performance couldn't carry on beyond this story and the new producer and script editor (Phillip Hinchcliffe and Robert Holmes respectively, they took over from the next story) knew this and clearly reigned Tom in from the next story onward. Tom added a dark, brooding edge to his Doctor to go along with the wit and humour in the next story and it worked wonderfully, that is how he would play the Doctor for the next three and half seasons. It's a shame then that as soon as Robert Holmes left as script editor mid-way through season 15, he slipped back into playing the version of the Doctor we saw in Robot. In fact, he was even more out of control! There was no longer anyone to reign in his excesses and instead of it being charming like it was in Robot, I personally found a lot of it to be quite annoying. Perhaps my opinion will change once I rewatch those stories? That's a story for another time though.... For now we can all enjoy Tom Baker giving some of the best performances anyone has ever given as the Doctor over the next three and half seasons. In some of the greatest stories ever too. The Hinchcliffe era is a time of supreme consistency, great story after great story. Let me put it like this, no other era boasts a good/bad story ratio as good as the Hinchcliffe era.

Darryl Gillikin

Like most American Classic WHO fans of a certain age, this story was my entry point into the series. With the next four seasons you're about to watch being the broader period that was my introduction to the show when I was 7, before my local ABC affiliate (no, not PBS!) dropped the show. They say your first Doctor is your favorite, and I *don't* agree with that. Over the years, I've come to regard Troughton and McCoy as MY Classic Doctors... but I *do* still believe this 4 year period to be Classic's "Golden Age", where just about every element came together perfectly. :-)

Mark McKeown
>>85563548

I know you've been around here enough now to know not to discuss things down the line, in particular talking about future performances and how long Tom stays around for? Especially when you expressed in a recent video how you were excited Jess didn't know when a regeneration was coming.

James Fish

Many thanks for another great reaction. I love this story as a simple entry to what is, for me, the best era of classic Who. Although he is the best for me (that said, I think they're all amazing), everyone has a favourite. My Dads was 1, my Mum's was 3. I love your notion that Benton should've been a travelling companion, I would like to have seen that for Yates too. It's nice to know that they're both officially classed as companions. So looking forward to your journey through this era. See you next time!

Azmat Mahmood
>>85563548

I never said how long Tom stays for or when he regenerates? Jess mentioned in the previous video that she knows Tom stays around for a long time, so I didn't think saying something like " that is how he would play the Doctor for the next three and half seasons" would be a big deal. I always thought discussing plot details were spoilers, which I haven't done. I merely talked about my opinion on Tom's performances. You and I have different definitions for what counts as a spoiler.

Graham Pilato

Such a fun start! Great to have a classic early 70s UNIT story to bridge things from one era to another and introduce such a wonderful, weird new Doctor. I adore Tom Baker's Doctor even when his scripts aren't the best (fortunately they usually were!). He's basically up there with Capaldi for me as my favorite to watch on TV. There are other Doctors who are as impressive on audio or in novels, but 4 and 12 always overcome the lamer ideas in the show for me, they just keep me thrilled to have my eyes on the screen.

Mark McKeown
>>85563548

You don't think saying that he stays around for 3.5 seasons helps her work out when he will regenerate? Yes, you, I and the 6 others who seemingly agree with my post. Just not sure why you'd choose to discuss your feelings on his character development in season 15 at this moment in time, seems incredibly irrelevant.

Azmat Mahmood
>>85563548

....Not really, unless she's some sort of wizard. For all she knows Tom could only stay a further season after that, or maybe 5 more seasons! She doesn't know for sure because I never gave her an indication. I'm talking about the way Tom plays the Doctor, not his in universe "character development". Perhaps it is irrelevant and slightly unnecessary to discuss and mention it at this time, but it's still not spoiling anything, so I don't see what harm it does? The fact that 6 people liked your post doesn't prove anything. It's well known you help Jess out with these reactions, so it's a given people will side with you over me. I posted this exact same comment on another reactors' video and they didn't have any problem with it and neither did anyone else. The point of my post was simply to emphasise how much I enjoy Tom's performances in the Hinchcliffe era, that's all.

Josef Schiltz
>>85563548

I've had to be circumspect in what I say, especially after all these years. Naturally it comes to you. Certain scenes and phrases and characters, and I've had to rein it in before it comes blurting out. In the end it's worth it. That lovely reaction when Tom offers Lis the jelly baby. It's like rediscovering all these moments all over again. After all, that's why the Doctor travels with companions. It's all new to them. When you get to a certain age - These brave new worlds as Miranda said in The Tempest, to which her replied, "'Tis new to thee". - the senses can dull. Upon a regeneration, the Doctor still can, in a sense, see things with new eyes. It still can't, however, compare with the first time ever.

James Gorman

One of the best Doctor and Companion Teams since the Second Doctor, Jamie, Victoria and Zoe. Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen and Ian Marter are in top form!