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VHS : Doctor Who - The War Games .
Rating: 
- The War Games:Patrick,Fraser and Wendy Bow Outj
The War Games is an epic story that sees the departure of the cosmic hobo,Patrick Troughton,the iconic 2nd Doctor,long serving companion Jamie,played by Frazer Hines and the lovely,Wendy Padbury,playing super intelligent Zoe Heriot.
The story starts with the Doctor and his companions arriving in no man's land during WW1,the great twist being,it turns out to be an alien planet with aliens casually watching kidnapped earth men despataching each other,through reinactments of various wars.
The story goes on for 10 episodes and special praise must go to Malcolm Hulke and Terrance Dicks,for a highley imaginative script and the directon by the late,David Maloney is excellent.
The story is a lot more mature than others in season 6,setting the way for the more serious Pertwee stories.
The final episode deals with the Doctor,trying to escape,his own people,The Time Lords,Troughton is at his most manic as he tears around the TARDIS console,trying to escape capture.
The Doctor's moving speech,showing the creatures he has fought against,is very well acted,Troughton changing from indignation,to resignation as he knows he cannot escape but gives the Timelords a lot to think about.
The departure of Jamie and Zoe,is very sad,the fact that they will only remember,their first adventure with the Doctor,is very sad,indeed the recent Catherine Tate departure from the new Who, with her forgetting the Doctor entirely brought back memories of the War Games.
Zoe is returned to The Wheel In Space,and meets a character for her first story,a very nice touch,while Jamie chases a Redcoat,finally back in his beloved Scotland of 1746.
The 2nd Doctor still protesting,about his exile to 20th century earth,as he is regenerated,spinning into a void,faceless,we don't see Jon Pertwee until the next series.
A great story for Patrick Troughton and Co.to depart on,so glad it all still exists for us all to enjoy!
Rating: - A terrific story!
this is one of the doctor who giants. a walloping ten episode gem that actually maintains pace and interest from the start to the finish. Patrick Troughton is at his peak on this, his final story. The location filming is superb for the time and the fight scenes are well performed. And the last two episodes are two of the best in the series history, full of rare emotion and performance, especially for then early years of who. there are sinister generals, great squabbling rulers, some psychedelic sets and some memorable moments throughout. It must have been a job to write this monster who, but it has been done expertly well. and the directing just adds to the coolness of this powerful adventure. one of the best who's ever. the final farewells to Jamie and Zoe are some of the saddest goodbyes, yes sadder than Jo Grants exit even in my opinion. brilliant who!
Rating: - What a way to go!
This is without a doubt not only the finest Patrick Troughton ever made, it is my belief that it is the best story from the whole black and white era of the show.
Patrick is on top form throughout the stroy, but most notably during his final few scenes when the Doctor shows his outrage at the way his own people - the timelords - are ignoring all the evils throughout the universe.
The rest of the regular cast are on top form, and amongst the guest characters, the War Chief - a mysterious fellow Time Lord - is particularly brilliant, as is the sinister War Lord.
To sum up, this is the greatest black and white story ever, and should be seen by all fans of the show, and everyone else as well. Also look out for David Troughton in a neat cameo role!
Rating: - One of the greatest Doctor Who stories - ever
This was Troughton at his best. The story was very long, and in places, felt like there was a bit too much running down the same corridor, but the concept was very new, and very well handled. Ignore some of the kitchen-sink angry-young-men acting that was fashionable at the time (The Dominators is a prime example of this), but Troughton comes across as an actor enjoying himself, and we all share in the delight.
The War Lords are a nasty bunch, and you know as soon as you meet them that the Doctor has to defeat them, albeit at a very high cost to himself. Once you learn the rules by which the war games are conducted, Troughton blusters his way past the innocent victims of the War Lords' plan, and makes this story a pleasure to watch.
Despite the frequently excessive prices being asked by collectors for this set, and my dislike of the low quality of VHS compared to DVD, this will nonetheless be one of the VHS Doctor Who stories I have to buy, unless the DVD makes a welcome appearance some time soon.
Rating: - The Doctor's finest hour?
I remember watching the whole of the ten episode War Games in one sitting when I was ten years old and being thoroughly mesmerised by it. Watching it again now it is equally impressive. I have always had a soft spot for Patrick Troughton's Doctor, and this is a wonderful finale to his time in the role. War Games is certainly one of the best plotted Doctor Who stories, full of mystery and suspense right to the end, when we finally meet the Timelords, the Doctor's own race, and the Doctor is forced to change his appearance and be exiled to Earth.
Having seen many Doctor Who stories, though admittedly not as many as I would like with Troughton and William Hartnell, I really do think this is the very finest of them all: if you are a Doctor Who fan and have never seen this, shame on you!
- The War Games:Patrick,Fraser and Wendy Bow OutjThe War Games is an epic story that sees the departure of the cosmic hobo,Patrick Troughton,the iconic 2nd Doctor,long serving companion Jamie,played by Frazer Hines and the lovely,Wendy Padbury,playing super intelligent Zoe Heriot.
The story starts with the Doctor and his companions arriving in no man's land during WW1,the great twist being,it turns out to be an alien planet with aliens casually watching kidnapped earth men despataching each other,through reinactments of various wars.
The story goes on for 10 episodes and special praise must go to Malcolm Hulke and Terrance Dicks,for a highley imaginative script and the directon by the late,David Maloney is excellent.
The story is a lot more mature than others in season 6,setting the way for the more serious Pertwee stories.
The final episode deals with the Doctor,trying to escape,his own people,The Time Lords,Troughton is at his most manic as he tears around the TARDIS console,trying to escape capture.
The Doctor's moving speech,showing the creatures he has fought against,is very well acted,Troughton changing from indignation,to resignation as he knows he cannot escape but gives the Timelords a lot to think about.
The departure of Jamie and Zoe,is very sad,the fact that they will only remember,their first adventure with the Doctor,is very sad,indeed the recent Catherine Tate departure from the new Who, with her forgetting the Doctor entirely brought back memories of the War Games.
Zoe is returned to The Wheel In Space,and meets a character for her first story,a very nice touch,while Jamie chases a Redcoat,finally back in his beloved Scotland of 1746.
The 2nd Doctor still protesting,about his exile to 20th century earth,as he is regenerated,spinning into a void,faceless,we don't see Jon Pertwee until the next series.
A great story for Patrick Troughton and Co.to depart on,so glad it all still exists for us all to enjoy!
Rating:
- A terrific story!this is one of the doctor who giants. a walloping ten episode gem that actually maintains pace and interest from the start to the finish. Patrick Troughton is at his peak on this, his final story. The location filming is superb for the time and the fight scenes are well performed. And the last two episodes are two of the best in the series history, full of rare emotion and performance, especially for then early years of who. there are sinister generals, great squabbling rulers, some psychedelic sets and some memorable moments throughout. It must have been a job to write this monster who, but it has been done expertly well. and the directing just adds to the coolness of this powerful adventure. one of the best who's ever. the final farewells to Jamie and Zoe are some of the saddest goodbyes, yes sadder than Jo Grants exit even in my opinion. brilliant who!
Rating:
- What a way to go!This is without a doubt not only the finest Patrick Troughton ever made, it is my belief that it is the best story from the whole black and white era of the show.
Patrick is on top form throughout the stroy, but most notably during his final few scenes when the Doctor shows his outrage at the way his own people - the timelords - are ignoring all the evils throughout the universe.
The rest of the regular cast are on top form, and amongst the guest characters, the War Chief - a mysterious fellow Time Lord - is particularly brilliant, as is the sinister War Lord.
To sum up, this is the greatest black and white story ever, and should be seen by all fans of the show, and everyone else as well. Also look out for David Troughton in a neat cameo role!
Rating:
- One of the greatest Doctor Who stories - everThis was Troughton at his best. The story was very long, and in places, felt like there was a bit too much running down the same corridor, but the concept was very new, and very well handled. Ignore some of the kitchen-sink angry-young-men acting that was fashionable at the time (The Dominators is a prime example of this), but Troughton comes across as an actor enjoying himself, and we all share in the delight.
The War Lords are a nasty bunch, and you know as soon as you meet them that the Doctor has to defeat them, albeit at a very high cost to himself. Once you learn the rules by which the war games are conducted, Troughton blusters his way past the innocent victims of the War Lords' plan, and makes this story a pleasure to watch.
Despite the frequently excessive prices being asked by collectors for this set, and my dislike of the low quality of VHS compared to DVD, this will nonetheless be one of the VHS Doctor Who stories I have to buy, unless the DVD makes a welcome appearance some time soon.
Rating:
- The Doctor's finest hour?I remember watching the whole of the ten episode War Games in one sitting when I was ten years old and being thoroughly mesmerised by it. Watching it again now it is equally impressive. I have always had a soft spot for Patrick Troughton's Doctor, and this is a wonderful finale to his time in the role. War Games is certainly one of the best plotted Doctor Who stories, full of mystery and suspense right to the end, when we finally meet the Timelords, the Doctor's own race, and the Doctor is forced to change his appearance and be exiled to Earth.
Having seen many Doctor Who stories, though admittedly not as many as I would like with Troughton and William Hartnell, I really do think this is the very finest of them all: if you are a Doctor Who fan and have never seen this, shame on you!
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