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Rodders

With two weeks half term arriving I have decided to plough straight on to the Tara King era. My approach will be very different this time around, covering all 33 episodes, rather than a selection. This will be a longer book than the others but the challenge to myself is to finish it in January. Just rewatched The Curious Case of the Countless Clues. What a superb episode that is!
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anti-clockwise · Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 4:06 pm Post subject:

That is not much time. I am glad you are doing all the episodes. Since there was only a year and the year was so erratic. Please keep us informed. Countless Clues was a great episode.
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Rodders · Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 7:13 am Post subject:

there is definitely more variety in this - as you rightly call it - 'erratic' season than there was in the colour Rigg era.
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darren · Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:20 am Post subject:

Ditto on Curious Case being a great episode. I suspect that Clemens added the Arthur Doyle character in his rewrites when he and Fennell arrived back on set to take over. It's a very dark episode and that makes the villains comeuppance even greater (for an invalid, Tara does a grand job:)). This episode would be absolutely perfect with a more Avengerish director as Don Sharp doesn't really have much style - but he gets lots of tension out of the bad guys getting into Tara's home.

mousemeat · Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2013 9:29 am Post subject:

Frankymole · Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 2:55 pm Post subject:

Rodders · Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 11:19 pm Post subject:

Well, over a hundred hours spent watching, rewatching and freeze framing the 33 episodes later, the book is complete. The last few weeks have been a revelation for me. Despite the presence of a handful of poor episodes, this Season 6 is so much better than Peel in colour. Stay Tuned and Take-Over had always been favourites of mine but The Curious Case of the Countless Clues, Requiem, They Keep Killing Steed and Noon Doomsday are all wonderful and there are many other outstanding episodes. The book is out on Friday and I hope that people will buy it, read it, enjoy it and offer feedback. All 33 episodes are dealt with in seperate chapters and there is a wonderful Jaz cover. Available on Amazon.
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anti-clockwise · Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 7:28 am Post subject:

Rodders · Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 8:50 am Post subject:

my dad preferred the Avengers when it was less surreal and extreme, although he has never watched any Season 6 episodes. I should introduce him to some. He'd probably enjoy some of them.
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Frankymole · Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 9:40 am Post subject:

Rodders · Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 11:55 pm Post subject:

Book is available now, ahead of schedule, on Amazon. Sometimes, it's good to be on the dark side, Frank.
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anti-clockwise · Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 5:27 pm Post subject:

Rodders · Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 11:45 am Post subject:

I'm making him watch one of each next weekend!
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anti-clockwise · Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 5:25 pm Post subject:

Rodders · Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2013 12:23 am Post subject:

He'll like Take-Over I would imagine, but The Morning After and Sleeper he will probably accuse BC of stealing the idea from The Hour That Never Was.
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anti-clockwise · Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2013 3:11 am Post subject:

Never thought of that. But then again a town being asleep or desolate has been on the Twilight Zone I think before The Avengers.
But then again what's wrong with getting ideas from it? With Sleeper it was extremely well executed even if the story was not, I suppose as you say, completely original.
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Frankymole · Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2013 3:33 am Post subject:

Which episodes are you going to have your father watch, Rodney?
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anti-clockwise · Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2013 5:10 am Post subject:

I bet he'll show him sleeper.
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Rodders · Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2013 8:39 am Post subject:

Take-Over, Sleeper, The Morning After
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Timeless A-Peel · Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2013 8:44 am Post subject: