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 John Hall to All 
 Re: jphalt's Doctor Who reviews 
 21 Feb 12 05:45:02 
 
From Newsgroup: rec.arts.drwho.moderated
From Address: nospam_nov03@jhall.co.uk
Subject: Re: jphalt's Doctor Who reviews

In article
,
 "jphalt@aol.com"  writes:
>THE REBEL FLESH
>
>2 episodes: The Rebel Flesh, The Almost People. Approx. 88 minutes.
>Written by: Matthew Graham. Directed by: Julian Simpson. Produced by:
>Marcus Wilson.

>
>The equivalent of the Silurian 2-parter from last season, complete
>with a very traditional "Classic Who" structure and a (too-)
>substantial amount of moralizing. If this were a classic series story,
>it would be a Pertwee.


Yes, it was a very traditional story that was very reminiscent of the
Pertwee days. In fact of all the "New Who" stories there have been, this
was perhaps the most traditional-seeming.
>
>Rating: 6/10.
>

That seems about right.
-- 
John Hall
             "The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism
              by those who have not got it."
                                              George Bernard Shaw

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