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Robot Request

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Hey everyone,

I picked up “Robot” (Doctor Who) from HMV the other day and have been looking forward to this for quite a while. This story is Tom Baker’s first in the role and while it is a leftover from the Pertwee/Letts/Dicks (actor/producer/script editor) era, it is still a joy to watch, but in saying that I haven’t seen it in years.

So, imagine my absolute dismay when I opened up the box to discover that there was no booklet inside. This sounds quite sad, but I was completely taken aback – disappointed, dismayed and in shock, but there was no way I could possibly take it back. The thought of going back into HMV
However, I must admit I think I was more taken aback by the fact that I was so shocked that the booklet was absent – have I reached a new level of Who fandomness (nessnessness…) that I was so dismayed by a missing booklet. I have a large number of Doctor Who DVD’s, CD’s and videos and to me this will always stick out.

With regards to the story itself, it is good (although not quite reaching the heights of quality that would surface in Baker/Hinchcliffe/Holmes stories later), but the first couple of episodes provide me with some of my favourite Baker moments – wonderful stuff.
A special mention must go to Michael Kilgarriff who played the robot “K-1″ (see right). Even though Kilgarriff is around 6′2″, he still only came up to the robot’s shoulder and sustained major cuts and bruises all over his body as one can only imagine by looking at the picture.

Current listening:
TV on the Radio “Liars EP”

Dang,
Leigh

Written by easymusicfordifficultears

March 27, 2008 at 5:31 pm