Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84 chuqui version 1.7 9/23/84; site nsc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!nsc!chuqui From: chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Zonker T. Chuqui) Newsgroups: net.tv.drwho Subject: Re: "Black Orchid" story Message-ID: <1571@nsc.UUCP> Date: Thu, 11-Oct-84 19:23:26 EDT Article-I.D.: nsc.1571 Posted: Thu Oct 11 19:23:26 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Oct-84 01:44:20 EDT References: <5151@brl-tgr.ARPA> <647@sunybcs.UUCP> Organization: The Warlocks Cave, Castrovalva Lines: 29 > >Anyway, "Black Orchid" is an episode you DON'T want to use to introduce > >someone to the Doctor; it will have the effect of making them avoid any > >other Dr. Who programs. Miss it if you can... > >PS -- the only good part of this was the cricket game; we American viewers > >could identify with Adric and Nyssa in being completely mystified by it... > > it shows WHY the Doctor feels at home in a Cricket uniform. Watch Davison's > smile in this scene, he's not really acting -- he's being himself! > > I happen to like Black Orchid very much. The idea of the confusion at the > Fancy Dress party has been used, I know, but it was quite enjoyable. I have to agree with the hobbit. Black Orchid wasn't like a lot of other Dr. Who episodes-- that is one reason I liked it. It wasn't the best, of course, but it was good. Remember also that the Black Orchid was done back when Davison was still new to the job and they were trying to find and develop his character. One thing Turner is adamant about-- each Doctor is about as far from the previous one as possible to keep things from stagnating (his word for Davison 'preppy' his word for Colin Baker 'tacky', for example). Tom Baker's stuff was very technological and SFish. It's good to see them spreading out away from that towards more people oriented stories, mystery, and other forms. If nothing else, it IS different. -- From the Department of Bistromatics: Chuq Von Rospach {cbosgd,decwrl,fortune,hplabs,ihnp4,seismo}!nsc!chuqui nsc!chuqui@decwrl.ARPA How about 'reason for living?'