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Post by The Valeyard on May 22, 2007 22:44:18 GMT -5
Robot will be coming out soon on dvd, so what does everyone think of this story? I give it 4 stars, because I thought it was very good, just not one of Tom's best. One of the best introductory stories, though.
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Post by The Thinker on May 23, 2007 3:17:04 GMT -5
In the words of the Official Tom Baker Website:  ;D |
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Post by Massimo on May 23, 2007 5:05:29 GMT -5
I gave it a 4. It's the very first Doctor Who story I've ever seen so it has a special place in my heart.
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Post by horg on May 23, 2007 15:56:32 GMT -5
I gave it 4 because it was the first tom baker episode and it was entertaining and funny and gave a real insight on the fourth doctor.
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Post by The Valeyard on May 24, 2007 0:01:15 GMT -5
Tom Baker has a website? Does he know this? I will say Robot is not as good as Pertwee's best. ;D
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Post by The Thinker on May 24, 2007 3:50:51 GMT -5
He knows, and seriousness is not something that is found in abundance there either. ;D
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Post by jove on May 28, 2007 13:42:41 GMT -5
Reminds me of "Frankenstein".
Tom Baker is great as always. He manages to be clownish yet regal at the same time. I prefer an episode set in another place and time, though. Not sure whether to give this one a 3 or 4, just because its Tom Baker's first.
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Post by The Thinker on May 29, 2007 4:32:07 GMT -5
Actually, this reminds me more of 'King Kong'. You know, the premise of this being of great strength and such, victimised by various humans (in the film, King Kong was not the villain). Then to top it off, there's the girl who's grabbed by the being and taken to the top of a tall place; in the case of 'Robot' the "girl" is Sarah Jane-Smith and the tall place is a hill.
Ok, so one is sci-fi, the other fantasy, but I've noticed the similarities, and if you look at the 'Robot' page at the BBC, guess what was one of the sources of inspiration used.
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Post by The Valeyard on May 29, 2007 11:56:07 GMT -5
You have thought more about this than I did. I just thought it was a good story about a robot.
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Post by jove on May 29, 2007 15:22:05 GMT -5
Frankenstein's monster is brought to life by a scientist, just like the title character in "Robot". In both stories, the creation goes out of control, turning on its creator in the end, IIRC. The two stories have alot in common.
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Post by Eryx on Jun 10, 2007 6:35:38 GMT -5
I recently watched this and I have to say that its a pretty good and enjoyable story.
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Post by The Valeyard on Jun 10, 2007 23:56:41 GMT -5
In any event, Robot was a good first story for Tom. It showed us we could expect of his Doctor in the future.
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Post by Nytik on Jun 17, 2007 10:27:05 GMT -5
So, let me get this straight... what you're suggesting is that this story is a SciFi version of a crossed over story between Frankenstein and King Kong?
Now I'm confused.
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Post by The Valeyard on Jun 17, 2007 23:00:18 GMT -5
We all read what we want to into Doctor Who. Sounds like these fellows have a lot of time on their hands.
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Post by The Valeyard on Aug 16, 2007 23:17:02 GMT -5
I recently got the DVD. The special features were very good, and I am enjoying the commentary by Tom Baker and Elizabeth Sladen.
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