Originally Posted By: Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man
watching a lot of Tom Baker episodes, and Colin Baker episodes. Trial of a Time Lord is shit but his first year (with the 45 minute episodes and the lovely Peri) are pretty good. Really enjoyed Mark of the Rani, the Cyberman story, and the Two Doctors.
Really loving Tom Baker stories. City of Death is just awesome. Funny and yet with a very clever premise. Nice little John Cleese cameo.
Enjoyed the young hot Sarah Jane Smith,Leela is pretty good, and love Romana II. Destiny of the Daleks, Face of Evil, Talons of Wang Chieng, Creature in the pit stood out.


I agree with Doc about Robots of Death. I consider that episode (along with Talons of Weng-Chiang, City of Death, Brain of Morbius, and Genesis of the Daleks) to be a "starter" episode for newbies. Some golden-age Doctor Who right there.

City of Death is my all-time favorite Tom Baker episode. The fact that it's written by Douglas Adams, and the villian from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade plays the alien makes it all the better. Not to mention, Baker and Lalla Ward (Romana II) were at the height of their real-world love affair, so the chemistry was spot-on. It's flawless Doctor Who.

Also, I'm glad you dig Colin Baker's first year. Yeah, Trial drags on. But, I loved his first season. I enjoyed a Doctor that was unbalanced. It was nice to see an incarnation that didn't quite come out right. Too bad Colin got royally shafted by the BBC. I live in hope I'll get to see him on-screen again one day. Of course, I have no problem with them tossing that fucking awful outfit. Fuck continuity, that shit sucked. Hard.

Keep us updated on your progress. It's fun to see Who through fresh eyes like this...