Archive for January 2011
The Ark
Something's Cooking in the Kitchen
The Ark was the final Doctor Who story made with John Wiles as producer, and over the years his era has become known for two things; off-screen he got on so badly with William Hartnell that they tried to get each other sacked/killed, and on-screen the majority of stories he produced were dark, mordantly funny, and typically concluded with innocents being ruthlessly slaughtered.
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The Mutants
Colonisation in Space
Fandom doesn’t like The Mutants very much. Not only is it a bit crap, it also adds to the confusion about what we should call the first Dalek story. In short, it’s a pain in the bloody arse. And that’s before we get to Rick James.
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