From Newsgroup: rec.arts.drwho.moderated
From Address: jphalt@aol.com
Subject: Re: jphalt's Doctor Who reviews

On Oct 29, 7:14 am, solar penguin  wrote:
> jph...@aol.com wrote:
> > On Oct 15, 4:28 pm, "Tahi"  wrote:
>
> > > Thanks for that. I had not realised you were posting your reviews
eslewhere
> > > as well. I always found Pyramids of Mars one of the truly memorable
stories,
> > > so I shall look forward to seeing if you think it has stood the test of
> > > time.
>
> > Short answer: It does.
>
> > Long answer at the following link:
>
> >http://jphalt-doc4.blogspot.com/2010/10/82-139-1312-pyramids-of-mars....
>
> Wrong, wrong, wrong.
>
> This story is typical stupid Hincliffe-era gothic horror shit.  And,
> like anything associated with horror, it is stupid and pointless.
>
> Where's the comedy?  Where's the silly, light-hearted fluffiness?
> Where's everything that good Saturday evening entertainment should be?
>
> Nowhere!
>
> Far from everything coming together just right, this is a production
> (and arguably, an entire producership) that gets everything wrong from
> the concept downwards, and the end result is something that's as drab
> and worthless and depressing as any horror film.
>
> Thankfully, Williams would eventually come along and redeem the Tom
> Baker years.  But at this point, that was still a long way in the
> future.


Well, I don't think we'll be in agreement too often anytime Tom Baker
comes up in my rotation.  I find Tom actively irritating when he tries
too hard to "be funny," and find him far more effective when he's
serious.  I will say that I think Hinchcliffe gets over-venerated
sometimes, to the point where it can feel as though "Hinchcliffe Who"
is immune from criticism - though I think that's actually faded a bit
since the New Series (somewhat surprisingly) DIDN'T use Hinchcliffe as
a template, save for the odd story or two.

It's not my favorite producership.  The stories are too unvaried, and
when I watched the whole series in order several years back, it
created a bit of a numbing effect when every story was so much like
the ones around it.  But I do think Tom's largely at his best in the
Hinchcliffe seasons, while I'm afraid I find him to be at his worst
during the Graham Williams years.

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