Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site wjvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!oliveb!ios!wjvax!ron From: ron@wjvax.UUCP (Ron Christian) Newsgroups: net.tv.drwho Subject: Re: TARDIS console upgrade Message-ID: <274@wjvax.UUCP> Date: Sun, 16-Dec-84 23:12:22 EST Article-I.D.: wjvax.274 Posted: Sun Dec 16 23:12:22 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 19-Dec-84 00:30:39 EST References: <990@ihuxe.UUCP> Organization: Watkins Johnson, San Jose, Calif. Lines: 33 *************** It seems that between the 20th and 21st season ("The King's Demon" and "Warriors of the Deep") the TARDIS console received a major upgrade. A new agitator (thats what I call the part in the middle which bobs up and down), hundreds more buttons and controls, a color monitor and a new door control lever. It sure would be nice if the script gave some reason for these changes; instead of having them magically appear. Bryant S. Hazard ihnp4!ihuxe!hazard **************** Aha! Finally one I can answer! The new console made it's first appearance in "The Five Doctors", where the crew arrives at long last at the Eye of Orion mentioned in the closing sequences of "The King's Deamons". You probably haven't seen "The Five Doctors" because your local PBS station is saving it for pledge night. They did that here at KTEH. (Mucked it up badly too, with voice-overs during some of the action and fifteen minute begging breaks every half hour. Aggghhh!) Anyway, the show opens with the Doctor polishing the new console. Tegan makes a comment about the Tardis's continued unreliability despite the changes which the Doctor passes off. The Doctor throws the new door lever...and...nothing happens! Great stuff. -- Ron Christian (Watkins-Johnson Co. San Jose, Calif.) {pesnta,twg,ios,qubix,turtlevax,tymix}!wjvax!ron