IT'S CALLED ENTERTAINMENT: Great Plaid Musings

IT'S CALLED ENTERTAINMENT: Great Plaid Musings

Thursday, November 22, 2018

Doctor Who - The Witchfinders


Here's my comparison of each Doctor's eighth stories:

1) The Empty Child by Steven Moffat
2) The Satan Pit by Matt Jones
3) The Tomb of the Cybermen by Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis
4) Pyramids of Mars by Stephen Harris (Pseudonym of Robert Holmes and Lewis Greifer)
5) Mummy on the Orient Express by Jamie Mathieson
6) The Witchfinders by Joy Wilkinson
7) The Reign of Terror by Dennis Spooner
8) The Mysterious Planet by Robert Holmes
9) Vincent and the Doctor by Richard Curtis
10) Arc of Infinity by Johnny Byrne
11) Colony in Space by Malcolm Hulke
12) The Greatest Show in the Galaxy by Stephen Wyatt

Sunday, November 18, 2018

Doctor Who - Kerblam!

Ranking each Doctor's seventh story:

1) The Evil of the Daleks by David Whitaker
2) Revelation of the Daleks by Eric Saward
3) Father's Day by Paul Cornell
4) Kerblam! by Pete McTighe
5) Cold Blood by Chris Chibnall
6) The Claws of Axos by Bob Baker and Dave Martin
7) Kill the Moon by Peter Harness
8) Time-Flight by Peter Grimwade
9) Silver Nemesis by Kevin Clarke
10) Planet of Evil by Louis Marks
11) The Idiot's Lantern by Mark Gatiss
12) The Sensorites by Peter R. Newman

Sunday, November 11, 2018

Doctor Who - Demons of the Punjab

The rankings for all the sixth stories for each Doctor. Tough competition this time. I thought Demons of the Punjab was excellent but there were a lot of excellent stories in this slot.

1) Earthshock by Eric Saward
2) The Aztecs by John Lucarotti
3) Terror of the Zygons by Robert Banks Stewart
4) Rise of the Cybermen by Tom MacRae
5) Amy's Choice by Simon Nye
6) Demons of the Punjab by Vinay Patel
7) The Mind of Evil by Don Houghton
8) The Faceless Ones by David Ellis and Malcolm Hulke
9) The Caretaker by Gareth Roberts and Steven Moffat
10) The Long Game by Russell T. Davies
11) Timelash by Glen McCoy
12) The Happiness Patrol by Graeme Curry

Sunday, November 4, 2018

Doctor Who - The Tsuranga Conundrum

My rankings for the fifth story for each Doctor:

1) Dalek by Robert Shearman
2) The Two Doctors by Robert Holmes
3) Remembrance of the Daleks by Ben Aaronovitch
4) Terror of the Autons by Robert Holmes
5) The Girl in the Fireplace by Steven Moffat
6) The Vampires of Venice by Toby Whithouse
7) Revenge of the Cybermen by Gerry Davis
8) Black Orchid by Terence Dudley
9) The Keys of Marinus by Terry Nation
10) The Tsuranga Conundrum by Chris Chibnall
11) The Macra Terror by Ian Stuart Black
12) Time Heist by Steve Thompson and Steven Moffat