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some_stars) wrote2010-05-17 08:38 pm
some_stars) wrote2010-05-17 08:38 pm
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The Great (Re)watch: "An Unearthly Child"
So, I am embarking on a mission to watch every single Doctor Who episode, in order! Except for the ones I don't want to(I will for instance be skipping every episode between the departure of Ian and Barbara and the arrival of Ben and Polly, because life is too short for boring companions). I am also going to attempt to tackle the reconstructions for the first time, although again, I make no promises. I'm mainly doing this to gather vidding footage for an epic project, but also because I have less to do this summer than I expected, and it should be fun. I will be posting my commentary on the exceedingly slim chance that anyone is interested.
101.1 AN UNEARTHLY CHILD
Susan really is REMARKABLY pretty. Strange hair, but a really striking face.
The TARDIS is...alive, apparently! According to Ian. Things that vibrate are alive!
William Hartnell! Speaking of things that are vibrant and alive :D
And the inside of the TARDIS, for the first time! It's really quite magnificent.
...oh, dear. "Remember the red Indian," Doctor?
I love Ian and the Doctor butting heads. The Doctor electrocutes Ian! He really is a different sort in his first body.
The image of the TARDIS perched crookedly on the bare ground as the shadow approaches it is really amazing.
101.2 THE CAVE OF SKULLS
Okay, all the cavemen speaking perfect RP is seriously hilarious.
"I'm afraid this yearometer is not calculating properly!"
That shot of Ian emerging from the TARDIS is really striking.
"Who is he? Doctor who?" Good thing I'm not playing the drinking game.
Good lord, Susan really is doing her best to live up to her screamy reputation.
Whoa, and now she just leaped on a caveman's back. Hardcore, Susan!
101.3 THE FOREST OF FEAR
The Doctor is rather pessimistic in this. Ian's trying to get them free and he's all "it's hopeless, hopeless!"
They're...ambling very quickly! And drenched with sweat! I suppose 'run!' didn't get popular until poor william Hartnell quit.
Ian and the Doctor fighting over leadership is a nice little counterpoint to the cavemen's power struggle. Also, I like the lead cavewoman, who is clearly the power behind the caveman's throne.
Oh, Barbara. Not quite living up to the glory days of The Aztecs, here. She is the one who insists on helping the wounded man, though, so I guess she recovers quickly.
"He's always like this if he doesn't get his own way." Ha, oh, Susan.
101.4 THE FIREMAKER
So the outsider is the bad guy, and the hereditary successor is just kind of inept, and the successor's wife is the only one with half a brain. Well, it's different from New Who, anyway.
Holy crap, Susan, way to play with a skull like it's a creepy-ass toy.
"Come on, Doctor, get us off! Get us off!" I AM TWELVE, YES.
I reallly love the directing, fading out on the shot of the radiation meter flashing, flashing, sloooowly fading to black.
Next: The Daleks!
101.1 AN UNEARTHLY CHILD
Susan really is REMARKABLY pretty. Strange hair, but a really striking face.
The TARDIS is...alive, apparently! According to Ian. Things that vibrate are alive!
William Hartnell! Speaking of things that are vibrant and alive :D
And the inside of the TARDIS, for the first time! It's really quite magnificent.
...oh, dear. "Remember the red Indian," Doctor?
I love Ian and the Doctor butting heads. The Doctor electrocutes Ian! He really is a different sort in his first body.
The image of the TARDIS perched crookedly on the bare ground as the shadow approaches it is really amazing.
101.2 THE CAVE OF SKULLS
Okay, all the cavemen speaking perfect RP is seriously hilarious.
"I'm afraid this yearometer is not calculating properly!"
That shot of Ian emerging from the TARDIS is really striking.
"Who is he? Doctor who?" Good thing I'm not playing the drinking game.
Good lord, Susan really is doing her best to live up to her screamy reputation.
Whoa, and now she just leaped on a caveman's back. Hardcore, Susan!
101.3 THE FOREST OF FEAR
The Doctor is rather pessimistic in this. Ian's trying to get them free and he's all "it's hopeless, hopeless!"
They're...ambling very quickly! And drenched with sweat! I suppose 'run!' didn't get popular until poor william Hartnell quit.
Ian and the Doctor fighting over leadership is a nice little counterpoint to the cavemen's power struggle. Also, I like the lead cavewoman, who is clearly the power behind the caveman's throne.
Oh, Barbara. Not quite living up to the glory days of The Aztecs, here. She is the one who insists on helping the wounded man, though, so I guess she recovers quickly.
"He's always like this if he doesn't get his own way." Ha, oh, Susan.
101.4 THE FIREMAKER
So the outsider is the bad guy, and the hereditary successor is just kind of inept, and the successor's wife is the only one with half a brain. Well, it's different from New Who, anyway.
Holy crap, Susan, way to play with a skull like it's a creepy-ass toy.
"Come on, Doctor, get us off! Get us off!" I AM TWELVE, YES.
I reallly love the directing, fading out on the shot of the radiation meter flashing, flashing, sloooowly fading to black.
Next: The Daleks!