- nice bibliography by the way.
He is sorely missed by me at least
I have written to the BBC asking them to ensure Davros is in the Christmas special and can he have at least one line saying something like "hello Butts I am alive and well"
Those were the days when we had loads of Daleks plus their creator
Genesis of the Daleks is generally accepted by most Dr Who Fans to be the greatest transmission in the history of the programme.
Unfortunately a lot of the forum members are to young to have witnessed its original showing - indeed some of them are barely able to recall pre-Eccleston episodes of Dr Who.
Can true and not arriviste whovians join me to acknowledge Genesis of the Daleks as the no 1 ever story
Incidentally it also featured the first appearance of a character who shall remain nameless
Genesis of the Daleks is generally accepted by most Dr Who Fans to be the greatest transmission in the history of the programme.
Unfortunately a lot of the forum members are to young to have witnessed it's original showing - indeed some of them are barely able to recall pre-Eccleston episodes of Dr Who.
Can true and not arriviste whovians join me to acknowledge Genesis of the Daleks as the no 1 ever story
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I rather enjoyed Genesis Of The Daleks when it was first screened but wouldn't go as far as to say its my favourite Doctor Who story. The Caves Of Androzani, Blink and Dalek are all better IMHO but the recent Day Of The Doctor trumps the lot by a country mile. Well thought out, alternately emotional and funny and thankfully limiting the number of Doctors in pivotal roles. To have included more would have diluted the plot too much to get them air time.
Butts........thanks for making me smile! Your commitment to the cause of Davros is outstanding. General Custer had the same sort of approach..........
as the creator of the Daleks and hence the greatest foe the Doctor has ever encountered. Tom Baker did not have the heart to stop what Davros had started - those wires so nearly touched !!I was only 10 and still getting used to Tom Baker when Davros first made an appearance. Michael Wisher did a good job I thought and was admirably supported by another character who gave me the creeps - "Nyder" or something like that. I wasn't too enamoured of the following couple of actors who had a go at the role but Julian Bleach on the other hand really nailed it for me. His insanity perfectly portrayed.Not a problem old bean .....
I'm sorry I can't agree with you about Day of the Doctors - aimed at arriviste whovians rather than those like my self who were DWAS members in the 90's.
With regard to that Androzani hokum , as I mentioned before the sight of Peri's cleveage has addled everyones minds :roll:
Davros....yes he deserves a mention
I was only 10 and still getting used to Tom Baker when Davros first made an appearance. Michael Wisher did a good job I thought and was admirably supported by another character who gave me the creeps - "Nyder" or something like that. I wasn't too enamoured of the following couple of actors who had a go at the role but Julian Bleach on the other hand really nailed it for me. His insanity perfectly portrayed.
I forced my eldest daughter (now aged 24) to watch Genesis Of The Daleks (on VHSTheres a very thin line between genius and insanity - I know which side Davros falls on
) in 1995 or thereabouts. She initially thought Davros was Scottish, basing this on her assumption he was wearing a kilt!
I forced my eldest daughter (now aged 24) to watch Genesis Of The Daleks (on VHS
It was pointless trying to explain......
- Macdavros no doubt
Nice to see the Daleks but the episode wasn't nearly as good as the Tennant+Hurt 50th aniversary special. I was screaming 'regenerate already' at the telly when Matt Smith was still arround after the golden fireworks of his regeneration and Amy Pond was reapearing.
Not a problem old bean .....
I'm sorry I can't agree with you about Day of the Doctors - aimed at arriviste whovians rather than those like my self who were DWAS members in the 90's.
I too was heavily into Dr Who in the 1990s , but I never joined the DWAS as it was very much seen as pro JNT, and I was firmly in the anti JNT camp.
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My late brother in law was in the DWAS in the 90s and often said to me that a great swathe of the membership were convinced that the show belonged to them and nobody else had the right to make any decisions as to how it should return/develop. He felt that it was bordering on the political, with factions manoeuvring for position and almost laughable as a result. Sadly, he died before the 2005 relaunch although he did manage to see the Paul McGann film of which he, like me, wasn't too fondNot a problem old bean .....
I'm sorry I can't agree with you about Day of the Doctors - aimed at arriviste whovians rather than those like my self who were DWAS members in the 90's.
I too was heavily into Dr Who in the 1990s , but I never joined the DWAS as it was very much seen as pro JNT, and I was firmly in the anti JNT camp.
My late brother in law was in the DWAS in the 90s and often said to me that a great swathe of the membership were convinced that the show belonged to them and nobody else had the right to make any decisions as to how it should return/develop. He felt that it was bordering on the political, with factions manoeuvring for position and almost laughable as a result. Sadly, he died before the 2005 relaunch although he did manage to see the Paul McGann film of which he, like me, wasn't too fond
I don't much care for the phrase "arriviste whovians", not only because I wouldn't dream of using it in conversation, but also because Doctor Who is just a television program and not the intellectual property of any one particular group apart from all its general viewers that is, whatever age they are and in whatever period they started watching it. According to the viewing figures the producers would appear to have got it right. You don't make a program like Dr Who just to appeal to a limited audience, not on that sort of budget you don't!
The Christmas special was a bit stilted IMHO but they were on a hiding to nothing having to follow what is likely to go down as the single most popular episode in the show's history. Parts of it were slow and, like others, I couldn't work out why they bothered with some of the monsters on display but then, you can't please all of the people all the time.
Butts, commiserations on the non-appearance of your old mate once again. I'm sure he'll be along one day to scream "destruction" at you from the idiot box!
If it's any consolation, I was having a pint with Davros at the "Crown and Crossed Sink Plungers" on Christmas Eve and he sent his best wishes, just before he was thrown out for cheating in the festive darts tournament.
Your point about DWAS is probably relevant, indeed members are/were somewhat akin to "train spotters" with regard to nit picking any aspect of the show.
Does Davros use a straw ? And how does he throw darts ?
I wouldn't recommend asking him if he uses a straw Butts. He's a bit of a hard lad and doesn't much care for the implication he likes a martini.Does Davros use a straw ? And how does he throw darts ?
I wouldn't recommend asking him if he uses a straw Butts. He's a bit of a hard lad and doesn't much care for the implication he likes a martini.
As far as darts is concerned, he's got a dead eye, in fact he has two, but he still couldn't resist trying to distract other competitors with threats to detonate the reality bomb. The final straw was when he attempted to create a new Dalek faction from the barmaid's DNA. Security regarded this rather blatant attempt as just plain old groping and wheeled him out PDQ.
