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From: Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org>
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Subject: Re: Doctor Who "The Sun Makers" November and December 1977
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2024 15:45:46 +1000
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The Last Doctor wrote on 5/06/2024 1:45 pm:
> The Last Doctor <mike@xenocyte.com> wrote:
>> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>>> The Doctor wrote:
>>>> In article <xn0omoj5f1xx5vh000@post.eweka.nl>, Blueshirt
>>>> <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>>>>> Adam H. Kerman wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> I obtained DVDs from the library, starting with one of my 
>>>>>> favorite episodes, "The Sun Makers". This episode made
>>>>>> quite the impression on me as a child.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> [Snip]
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The Fourth Doctor just works best in social satire;
>>>>>> Baker's performance is a delight.
>>>>> 
>>>>> A good episode, but it wouldn't be in my 4th Doctor top ten!
>>>> 
>>>> Touch to say what is 4thDoctor Top 10.
>>>> 
>>>> 1) Warrior's Gate
>>>> 
>>>> 2) Genesis of the Daleks.
>>>> 
>>>> 3 ...
>>> 
>>> I assume you meant 'tough to say'... and yes, it is.
>>> 
>>> But "Warriors Gate" wouldn't be in my top ten!
>>> 
>>> Off the top of my head...
>>> 
>>> City/Genesis/Pyramids/Talons/Fang/Assassin/Seeds/ 
>>> Ark/Morbius/Face/Robots/Zygons (etc.)
>>> 
>> 
>> 1. Genesis of the Daleks. 2. City of Death. 3. Talons of Weng
>> Chiang. 4. Pyramids of Mars. 5. City of Death. 6. Terror of the
>> Zygons. 7. Horror of Fang Rock. 8. The Seeds of Doom. 9. The Brain
>> of Morbius. 10. The Ribos Operation.
>> 
>> 11. The Robots of Death. 12. The Ark in Space. 13. The Androids of
>> Tara. 14. The Hand of Fear. 15. The Masque of Mandragora. 16. The
>> Stones of Blood. 17. The Keeper of Traken. 18. The Deadly
>> Assassin. 19. The Android Invasion. 20. The Sontaran Experiment.
>> 
>> 21. Full Circle. 22. The Invasion of Time. 23. The Face of Evil.
>> 
>> After that we move into the mid and even lower reaches of the 4th
>> Doctor era.
>> 
>> Those could easily move about a bit on rewatching. But I’m pretty
>> sure that neither Warriors Gate nor The Sun Makers would ever break
>> into my Top 20 Tom stories, let alone my Top 10.
> 
> It seems I like City of Death so much it placed twice. Ah well, not
> going to redo it - the principle stands. Probably easier to state the
> ten worst Toms … I don’t think the two stories above would make that
> list either. So they’re both mid twenties for me.
> 
Yes, it seems you liked lot a lot, but at least you re-ranked them close 
together ..... it would have been really embarrassing for you if you'd 
ranked them 3rd and 25th or some such!! ;-P
-- 
Daniel