Filling in the Classic Who Gaps: The Curse of Fenric, the Claws of Axos, and the Time Monster
So, my goal is to fill in the gaps of what I (think I) haven't seen of Classic!Who during this anniversary year (preferably by the anniversary in November!). I made a checklist of all the serials and, over the last few weeks, I've been tweeting about episodes as I've been watching them. I thought I'd start collecting the tweets in my journal as well for (easier) future reference. So, it's a bit like a live-blog, but in bite-size pieces (and feel free to follow me on twitter at @radiantbaby, if you want to see more tweets about Who -- and roller derby, but mostly Who).
Starting with a later serial first. It's my favorite one actually, but, as I say in my first tweet, I hadn't seen the special edition yet (I just had the old school the episodic version):
THE SEVENTH DOCTOR (my Doctor!):
THE CURSE OF FENRIC - 26x158:
+ Embarrassing fannish fact: Never seen the special edition of 'Curse of Fenric'. Remedying that tonight. Thanks @VerityPodcast!
+ 'If you want a job doing properly, get a girl to do it. Out of my way, boys' - Ace #thecurseoffenric #doctorwho #aceisbetterthanyouall
+ 'WE PLAY THE CONTEST AGAIN, TIME LORD' #thecurseoffenric #doctorwho
+ 'Don't interrupt me when I'm eulogizing' #thecurseoffenric #doctorwho
+ Oh, god. At the end of #thecurseoffenric. This scene with Ace and Secen gives me SO MANY FEEEEELS. *whimper* MUST. NOT. CRY. #doctorwho
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THE THIRD DOCTOR:
THE CLAWS OF AXOS - 08x57:
+ Getting in a bit of 'Claws of Axos' in before my husband gets home for our Date Night. Yes, I'm a geek. #doctorwho #doyouremembertheaxons
+ Back to 'Claws of Axos' (ep2). Giant frog is giant! And poor Jo, no one believes her about hearing the American guy. #doctorwho #clawsofaxos
+ Axon or Flying Spaghetti Monster? You decide. #clawsofaxos #doctorwho
+ I really should be in bed, but you know what I'm doing instead? Finishing up watching #theclawsofaxos! I have my priorities, yes! #doctorwho
+ The Doctor just slapped Jo. SHIT JUST GOT REAL. #theclawsofaxos #doctorwho
+ Oh noes, Benton and Yates, it's the Axons! TOUCHED BY HIS NOOOOOODLEY APPENDAGE! #theclawsofaxos #doctorwho
THE TIME MONSTER (I really, really loved this one!) - 09x64:
+ A bit of Pertwee before bed. Trying to decide between 'Time Monster' & 'Frontier in Space' (haven't seen either). #doctorwho
+ Through my brilliant decision-making prowess (er, I flipped a coin), I'm digging into 'The Time Monster'. #classicwho #doctorwho #ingridpitt
+ TOMTIT makes me giggle every time. Yes, I'm twelve. #doctorwho #thetimemonster
+ I love the time sensor that Three builds in 'The Time Monster'. IT'S A BIT PHALLIC, YES? Maybe that's a subtle Three/Master hint? #doctorwho
+ #doctorwho + Greek Mythology (well, sort of) = <3 <3 #thetimemonster
+ Stuart's place seems to be lacking in bedroom walls. An interesting design of shelves instead. Guess it's a dorm? #thetimemonster #doctorwho
+ Okay, back to #thetimemonster. Wow, this is a slashy serial. Three's 'putting his TARDIS inside the Master's TARDIS'. Euphemism? #doctorwho (ETA: TIME RAM!)
+ D'aww, it's bb!Benton. #thetimemonster #doctorwho
+ To be honest, I'm generally a bit meh about most of Pertwee-era Who, but #thetimemonster was surprisingly really good fun! #doctorwho
+ Ooh, that was David Prowse as the Minotaur! I love him! #thetimemonster #doctorwho #worshiphim
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Next up: Jumping around some Romana-era serials that I hadn't seen.
Starting with a later serial first. It's my favorite one actually, but, as I say in my first tweet, I hadn't seen the special edition yet (I just had the old school the episodic version):
THE SEVENTH DOCTOR (my Doctor!):
THE CURSE OF FENRIC - 26x158:
+ Embarrassing fannish fact: Never seen the special edition of 'Curse of Fenric'. Remedying that tonight. Thanks @VerityPodcast!
+ 'If you want a job doing properly, get a girl to do it. Out of my way, boys' - Ace #thecurseoffenric #doctorwho #aceisbetterthanyouall
+ 'WE PLAY THE CONTEST AGAIN, TIME LORD' #thecurseoffenric #doctorwho
+ 'Don't interrupt me when I'm eulogizing' #thecurseoffenric #doctorwho
+ Oh, god. At the end of #thecurseoffenric. This scene with Ace and Secen gives me SO MANY FEEEEELS. *whimper* MUST. NOT. CRY. #doctorwho
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THE THIRD DOCTOR:
THE CLAWS OF AXOS - 08x57:
+ Getting in a bit of 'Claws of Axos' in before my husband gets home for our Date Night. Yes, I'm a geek. #doctorwho #doyouremembertheaxons
+ Back to 'Claws of Axos' (ep2). Giant frog is giant! And poor Jo, no one believes her about hearing the American guy. #doctorwho #clawsofaxos
+ Axon or Flying Spaghetti Monster? You decide. #clawsofaxos #doctorwho
+ I really should be in bed, but you know what I'm doing instead? Finishing up watching #theclawsofaxos! I have my priorities, yes! #doctorwho
+ The Doctor just slapped Jo. SHIT JUST GOT REAL. #theclawsofaxos #doctorwho
+ Oh noes, Benton and Yates, it's the Axons! TOUCHED BY HIS NOOOOOODLEY APPENDAGE! #theclawsofaxos #doctorwho
THE TIME MONSTER (I really, really loved this one!) - 09x64:
+ A bit of Pertwee before bed. Trying to decide between 'Time Monster' & 'Frontier in Space' (haven't seen either). #doctorwho
+ Through my brilliant decision-making prowess (er, I flipped a coin), I'm digging into 'The Time Monster'. #classicwho #doctorwho #ingridpitt
+ TOMTIT makes me giggle every time. Yes, I'm twelve. #doctorwho #thetimemonster
+ I love the time sensor that Three builds in 'The Time Monster'. IT'S A BIT PHALLIC, YES? Maybe that's a subtle Three/Master hint? #doctorwho
+ #doctorwho + Greek Mythology (well, sort of) = <3 <3 #thetimemonster
+ Stuart's place seems to be lacking in bedroom walls. An interesting design of shelves instead. Guess it's a dorm? #thetimemonster #doctorwho
+ Okay, back to #thetimemonster. Wow, this is a slashy serial. Three's 'putting his TARDIS inside the Master's TARDIS'. Euphemism? #doctorwho (ETA: TIME RAM!)
+ D'aww, it's bb!Benton. #thetimemonster #doctorwho
+ To be honest, I'm generally a bit meh about most of Pertwee-era Who, but #thetimemonster was surprisingly really good fun! #doctorwho
+ Ooh, that was David Prowse as the Minotaur! I love him! #thetimemonster #doctorwho #worshiphim
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Next up: Jumping around some Romana-era serials that I hadn't seen.