Old School Doctor Who Episodes Love Meme

[doyle]

I've run memes like this before for companions and for ships (and I'm trying to dig up links to those) and decided it might be fun to try one for all the episodes of old school Doctor Who. In the comments are threads for every story from An Unearthly Child to The TV Movie (actually, The Curse of Fatal Death, because I couldn't leave Lumley Doc out); reply to these comments with what you loved about the episode, whether it's favourite lines, moments, squee for the rubbish dinosaurs, character love, shippiness, screencap picspam, or just 'best episode ever'. No harshing others' squee, please - there are 160 serials linked, there must be some you loved... Loving on stories generally derided by fandom is positively encouraged.

For some help navigating, this wiki page has the serials in order.

If any have been missed, feel free to stick them on at the end - I've just realised The Myth Makers isn't there...

Comments

The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

[doyle_sb4.livejournal.com]

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Re: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

[drho.livejournal.com]

OMG! Junk Mail! Circus! Werewolf! Rapping! Spoons! Gods!

It's such surreal, random crack.

Re: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

[ghost2.livejournal.com]

I had dreaded the thought of watching Seventh Doctor serials, since I had old and very bad memories from years ago of hating him. So I very reluctantly started to watch this serial, and within the first five minutes I was all, "WTF? This is a great Doctor!" In fact, he's now one of my three favorites. This is the story that cemented my Seven love.

Re: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

[nam-jai.livejournal.com]

This was one of my earliest old-school viewings, from the small collection my public library had. And what a wonderful introduction to Seven'n'Ace it was -- and to Doctor Who in general. It's bright and eerie and unsettling and I love it.

Re: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

[ide-cyan.livejournal.com]

Love!

Kites with the evil eye! Hippie robot engineers with worryingly low-cut pants! The Doctor blowing things up on a scale to rival Ace's love of explosives! Werewolf in a circus! Old lady selling inedible local food! Tourists! :-D