Category Archives: Random Chatter

Unusual Doctor Who Photo #16: War Games in Colour

I could perhaps have titled this one “The War Games in Garish Colour”, because here are some photos to illustrate what some of the sets from that story really looked like:

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Unusual Doctor Who Photo #15: Shrunken TARDIS

Whenever Doctor Who is being filmed on location, the locals are bound to get interested and want to go along and watch.  That happened in the 1960s just as much as it happens now.  Here’s a photo of some Kentish … Continue reading

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Unusual Doctor Who Photo #14: Yeti vs Dog

You’ve probably heard of the fight-or-flight response, something we share with other animals.  It’s our body’s response to danger, producing a flood of hormones in preparation for either standing our ground and fighting, or running away.  Our body gets ready, … Continue reading

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Unusual Doctor Who Photo #13: Cyberman Phone Home

Invading other planets can be exhausting work.  Sometimes you just need to take a quiet moment to take in the local sights, and maybe make a quick phone call home to check on your fam…

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Unusual Doctor Who Photo #12: Dalek, Nuns and a Driverless Train

Have you seen the Doctor Who story with the Dalek, the nuns and the train with no driver?  No, me neither, but here’s the photographic evidence: This is actually a photo from the Daily Mail Boys and Girls Exhibition which … Continue reading

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Unusual Doctor Who Photo #11: Mechanoid Cigarette Lighter

A bunch of journalists and photographers pack into Riverside Studios and stand amongst the Daleks in the Mechanoid city.  In their camera sights, producer Verity Lambert and a robotic rival for the Daleks: a Mechanoid, shooting flames: This photo call … Continue reading

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Unusual Doctor Who Photo #10: The Sucker Punch

Why is the mild-mannered Ian Chesterton punching this smartly dressed gentleman? This is actually a behind-the-scenes photo from the filming of The Crusade.  Here’s a better picture of the man William Russell is aiming his punch at:

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Unusual Doctor Who Photo #9: The Technix

Who is William Hartnell joking around with in this photo? This is actually a behind-the-scenes photo from the filming of the first episode of The Daleks’ Master Plan, The Nightmare Begins.  The actors had minor roles playing functionaries at Central … Continue reading

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Unusual Doctor Who Photo #8: Zarbi Conga

We’ve all done the conga at parties, haven’t we, maybe even in fancy dress… but this is truly impressive: OK, so they aren’t actually doing the conga.  Another shot of the same scene will give us more information:

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Unusual Doctor Who Photo #7: Skeleton Man

Poor Sandy from The Rescue, Vicki’s harmless pet, who met a cruel fate.  But did you know that Sandy’s life was tougher than we ever imagined.  Look at this shocking photographic evidence of a skeletal man about to hit Sandy … Continue reading

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Unusual Doctor Who Photo #6: The Bored Dalek

The set of Doctor Who must be an incredibly exciting place, especially when the Daleks are around, right?  Well, maybe not all the time.  Take a look at this photo from the filming of The Dalek Invasion of Earth: That’s … Continue reading

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Be seeing you, 2022…

Where does the time go, I ask you?  2022 just started a few minutes ago, and somehow it’s about to end.  You know what else just ended this year?  Jodie Whittakers’s era of Doctor Who.  Since Doctor Who was where … Continue reading

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Endings and New Beginnings

2021 was another roller coaster of a year.  So much so that Netflix has a series called Death to 2021, so I don’t think I’m going too far out on a limb in saying people are happy to see the … Continue reading

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The Importance of Character II

Call this an editorial if you will.  It’s one of 2 that I’ll be attempting.  Back in October of 2017, having seen the movie Blade Runner 2049, I felt the need to share my view of how important it is … Continue reading

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What Remains of Edith Finch

It’s been a while, but we’re back with some games that I got into while we were on a Twilight Zone kick! Some time ago, I picked up a game called Gone Home which one might call a walking simulator, in … Continue reading

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The Twilight Zone: You Might Also Like

When I watched Try, Try, I was disappointed and made the comment that out of 20 episodes, there were only 4 really great ones.  I neglected Blurryman when I said that, which would have brought us up to 5.  With … Continue reading

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The Twilight Zone: Try, Try

Well, I can’t say I’m disappointed that the series is coming to an end.  We had a number of great episodes in a row, but for the penultimate one, Try Try, we’re back to heavy handed messages about the hostility … Continue reading

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The Twilight Zone: A Small Town

I had mentioned during Downtime, that it felt like the programmers of the game that we call life had a reason for preventing me from watching season 2 of The Twilight Zone until after Eric Molinsky released his Imaginary Worlds … Continue reading

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The Twilight Zone: A Human Face

Of all the episodes of Jordan Peele’s Twilight Zone, this is the one that had some of the most interesting discussion between me and my group of “penpals”.  We’re a handful of friends that watch shows “together”, which is to … Continue reading

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The Twilight Zone: 8

I’m embarrassed to say it took me until writing up this review to realize why the episode was titled 8.   In fairness, it’s a testament to the writing, acting, and directing that the title just faded into the background.  This … Continue reading

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