Conchaga
Let's fuck some shit up
Here's the link for the original 26 seasons.
http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/2241892/8194302/
I'll work on the newer stuff in a few months, after I'm done watching the first few hundred episodes.
http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/2241892/8194302/
I'll work on the newer stuff in a few months, after I'm done watching the first few hundred episodes.
Conchaga
Let's fuck some shit up
Skip that torrent I posted earlier. Try one of these and add some of the trackers it lists a bit lower on the page.
http://www.torrentz.com/122fccaa560242d3c89577d419e9e485d8e22fae
http://www.torrentz.com/122fccaa560242d3c89577d419e9e485d8e22fae
The Tomtrek
Love Wookiee
Good luck making it through some of the recons.
The Tomtrek
Love Wookiee
Reconstructed versions of the 108 missing episodes, made via still "telesnaps" and the audio of the episode, occasionally with some CGI added in to make things work. Most are made by a fan group called Loose Cannon. They range from watchable to just plain annoying, and look something like this:
[YOUTUBE]AxTHrthQkuY[/YOUTUBE]
[YOUTUBE]AxTHrthQkuY[/YOUTUBE]
The Tomtrek
Love Wookiee
The thing is though, if you just skip all the missing episodes entirely then you pretty much just skip most of the Patrick Troughton era, which is one of the best eras of the show.
Gagh
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From my memory of watching many of the shows as a kid, it goes like this (not being a fan, or watcher of the revival):
William Hartnett: The writers try to establish the still relatively new popular sci-fi genre. The good doctor is initially presented as a grandfatherly figure of great learning, with innocent two-dimensional kids making up the companions - very much a staple of the time. The BBC being at this time is still very much bound in British stiff-upper lip convention - it is generally reflected in the scripts, storylines and 'class' of characters in the show. The storylines are very cutting edge for the time, and still very well written none the less.
Patrick Troughton: We're up to the mid-sixties and the 'liberal' age is beginning to show through with relaxations in the style of writing, and storylines. The BBC is still bound by 40 years of tradition, but is slowly relenting to the society around it. Comedic overtones in Troughton's character provide a welcome change. This, I guess, from what little I've seen of David Tennant, is as close to his character than any of the other Doctors.
Jon Pertwee: Britain hits the Seventies. The peace loving sixties die out, and liberalism is slowly replaced with discontent as Britain slowly works its way up to the punk age. The BBC becomes far more liberal, as if it is about 5 years behind the rest of society. Pertwee plays a much harder, physical, action-orientated no-nonsense Doctor that makes for some of the best stories
Tom Baker: The first Doctor I remember as a child (I have a split in one of my toenails that was formed after dropping a marble onto it when watching a Tom Baker episode - memories!). Tom Baker's unique style is massively imprinted onto the character, taking the comedic elements that Troughton's wonderful acting style introduced, and turning the volume WAY UP. The eccentricities that are now seen as staple Dr Who characteristics are ground into the show around this time. The productions levels plunge, but the writing remains generally excellent. The BBC looks as if it really can't be bothered with making the show any more in some shows.
Peter Davidson: One of the weaker actors to play the Doctor, Davidson's fairly vanilla approach to the job was pretty underwhelming. For the first time, the villains start to become much more interesting than the Doctor. There is a constant feeling amongst the show's younger fans that Tom Baker should never have gone. The production levels, however, seem to increase, as an understanding of 80's technology helps.
Colin Baker: By now the BBC are going through the motions. The show is still clearly popular, but by now it seems just about any jobbing actor is up for the role - probably owing to the fact that the Beeb would rather spend the money elsewhere. I was 7 when Colin Baker took over, but still remember the previous two Doctors much more vividly, because myself and all my friends just didn't like Colin Baker. It didn't help that he didn't bring anything to the party - he just seemed to try to play it the same way as Peter Davison.
Sylvester McCoy - By now the low budget the Beeb always wanted to throw at the show was beginning to show more than ever. The Sci-Fi genre had vastly increased through movies and US shows throughout the late 70's and mid 80's and the Beeb just couldn't compete. McCoy tried to play it both comically, but also tried to bring a harder edge to it when he tried to bark commands and play EMOTIONAL, but it just didn't feel right. The show eventually became a casualty of it's own time. Red Dwarf had come out at this time, and was getting a better reception, and was also demanding a decent budget from the Beeb. It couldn't sustain both show, and canned Who for nearly twenty years. Not many people seemed to miss it either.
There - that's my view growing up through it, and having watched many back shows during the late 80's. I watched the Ecclestone series on and off, and didn't get on with it - I watched slightly more of the Tennant series, but it just doesn't do it for me anymore. There are other people here who can comment on the recent shows more freely than I.
William Hartnett: The writers try to establish the still relatively new popular sci-fi genre. The good doctor is initially presented as a grandfatherly figure of great learning, with innocent two-dimensional kids making up the companions - very much a staple of the time. The BBC being at this time is still very much bound in British stiff-upper lip convention - it is generally reflected in the scripts, storylines and 'class' of characters in the show. The storylines are very cutting edge for the time, and still very well written none the less.
Patrick Troughton: We're up to the mid-sixties and the 'liberal' age is beginning to show through with relaxations in the style of writing, and storylines. The BBC is still bound by 40 years of tradition, but is slowly relenting to the society around it. Comedic overtones in Troughton's character provide a welcome change. This, I guess, from what little I've seen of David Tennant, is as close to his character than any of the other Doctors.
Jon Pertwee: Britain hits the Seventies. The peace loving sixties die out, and liberalism is slowly replaced with discontent as Britain slowly works its way up to the punk age. The BBC becomes far more liberal, as if it is about 5 years behind the rest of society. Pertwee plays a much harder, physical, action-orientated no-nonsense Doctor that makes for some of the best stories
Tom Baker: The first Doctor I remember as a child (I have a split in one of my toenails that was formed after dropping a marble onto it when watching a Tom Baker episode - memories!). Tom Baker's unique style is massively imprinted onto the character, taking the comedic elements that Troughton's wonderful acting style introduced, and turning the volume WAY UP. The eccentricities that are now seen as staple Dr Who characteristics are ground into the show around this time. The productions levels plunge, but the writing remains generally excellent. The BBC looks as if it really can't be bothered with making the show any more in some shows.
Peter Davidson: One of the weaker actors to play the Doctor, Davidson's fairly vanilla approach to the job was pretty underwhelming. For the first time, the villains start to become much more interesting than the Doctor. There is a constant feeling amongst the show's younger fans that Tom Baker should never have gone. The production levels, however, seem to increase, as an understanding of 80's technology helps.
Colin Baker: By now the BBC are going through the motions. The show is still clearly popular, but by now it seems just about any jobbing actor is up for the role - probably owing to the fact that the Beeb would rather spend the money elsewhere. I was 7 when Colin Baker took over, but still remember the previous two Doctors much more vividly, because myself and all my friends just didn't like Colin Baker. It didn't help that he didn't bring anything to the party - he just seemed to try to play it the same way as Peter Davison.
Sylvester McCoy - By now the low budget the Beeb always wanted to throw at the show was beginning to show more than ever. The Sci-Fi genre had vastly increased through movies and US shows throughout the late 70's and mid 80's and the Beeb just couldn't compete. McCoy tried to play it both comically, but also tried to bring a harder edge to it when he tried to bark commands and play EMOTIONAL, but it just didn't feel right. The show eventually became a casualty of it's own time. Red Dwarf had come out at this time, and was getting a better reception, and was also demanding a decent budget from the Beeb. It couldn't sustain both show, and canned Who for nearly twenty years. Not many people seemed to miss it either.
There - that's my view growing up through it, and having watched many back shows during the late 80's. I watched the Ecclestone series on and off, and didn't get on with it - I watched slightly more of the Tennant series, but it just doesn't do it for me anymore. There are other people here who can comment on the recent shows more freely than I.
The Tomtrek
Love Wookiee
I'd really disagree with that. While Troughton certainly did have his comedic moments, he also had a gread deal of wonderful quieter moments. Tennant seemed to be more Tom Baker but trying to out-Tom Baker Tom Baker a lot of the time (it didn't work).
Matt Smith, on the other hand, takes a lot from Troughton which is part of what makes his Doctor so good.
I think you've also underrated Peter Davison, who - while saddled with some pretty naff stories - played a really nice younger, gentler Doctor who could take it darker when he needed to. It was exactly what the show needed after 7 years of Tom Baker, who when he was on form was fanastasic, but in the later years it was pretty obvious he just didn't give a shit and spent most of the time being grumpy when he didn't get his way(with a few exceptions).
Conchaga
Let's fuck some shit up
Oh, I'm a trooper when it comes to some things. I'll do my best to watch them all. Besides, it's my gf that's wanting to watch it all, so if I have to do the work to download all 202Gb of this, we're gonna watch ALL of it.
The Tomtrek
Love Wookiee
Also keep in mind that there is A LOT of it. And I mean A LOT.
Like if you were to watch one story a night (each story being around 90min to 140mins) then you'd be going for a good 7-8 months.
Like if you were to watch one story a night (each story being around 90min to 140mins) then you'd be going for a good 7-8 months.
Gagh
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Don't forget these perceptions come from me just before I turned 13-14. I won't change my opinions unless I watch all those shows again. That's how I saw them at the time, and as I've grown up, that's how my memories have formed the opinions I've expressed here.
If I were to watch them all again, I've no doubt some perceptions would change. I hasten to add I was watching those shows at the age they were generally targeted to at the time. Most of us as children generally disliked Peter Davison, especially after Tom Baker.