tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post4658626391221829849..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Doctor Who #446: The Robots of Death Part 1Siskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-50339033330881895112013-10-22T19:00:45.280-03:002013-10-22T19:00:45.280-03:00Those four first stories with Leela are one of my ...Those four first stories with Leela are one of my favorites runs of Doctor Who ever.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-78394656499249067072013-10-22T17:56:32.185-03:002013-10-22T17:56:32.185-03:00Watched this episode for the first time today. One...Watched this episode for the first time today. One thing with old Doctor who is that I often spend the first few minutes mentally adjusting for the age of the show. So the first time I see the model of the mining machine, it's obviously only a couple of inches tall. By the second or third time I can ignore it.<br /><br />Similarly, I often go into these mentally preparing myself for "how people talked in old TV shows". Y'know, patient explanations, no-one talking over each other except by actors mistake, things like that. I was therefore really surprised by how everyone spoke in this. The dialogue was quick, witty, with (as you say) background information liberally thrown about to enrich the world. I was really quite impressed. Let's see if the rest of the story lives up to the first part.<br /><br />(Also, I think this might be my favourite Forth Doctor look. I prefer the darker coat to the earlier lighter one, and the scarf is long without being insane.)LiamKavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996095233681105682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-27622793045058277592013-02-10T18:15:47.451-04:002013-02-10T18:15:47.451-04:00The Robots of Death take place around the year 300...The Robots of Death take place around the year 3000 so who knows what kind of advances, setbacks and fashion choices might be made by then.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-9730493654951753362013-02-10T18:10:40.543-04:002013-02-10T18:10:40.543-04:00The way robots were featured in films is much diff...The way robots were featured in films is much different than the world of robotics we know today. But there is still plenty of room for imagination.Matthttp://www.hudsonrobotics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-43382411132198075072013-02-10T16:10:01.031-04:002013-02-10T16:10:01.031-04:00Thankfully, I *have* seen it before :-).Thankfully, I *have* seen it before :-).Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-10092372677460182172013-02-10T15:53:19.661-04:002013-02-10T15:53:19.661-04:00For the full effect, the trailer for the Christmas...For the full effect, the trailer for the Christmas 1977 repeat featured "The Crunch" by The Rah Band. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfS-GcHZglk" rel="nofollow">This tribute uses the whole song and thus rather a lot of footage from the whole serial, so it's a bit spoilery</a>...Craig Oxbrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388821789251515974noreply@blogger.com