tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post5118886247848218052..comments2024-03-14T05:07:57.110-07:00Comments on Doc Oho Reviews...: Heroes of Sontar written by Alan Barnes and directed by Ken BentleyDoc Ohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819922630249965949noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-87456101565822239072021-05-29T04:08:12.636-07:002021-05-29T04:08:12.636-07:00This is the first Bf story I have not enjoyed in a...This is the first Bf story I have not enjoyed in a long long time and I normally love Alan Barnes, so unfunny, I didn’t realise it was meant to be! We get the new series cartoonish Sontar-ha! Sontarans rather than the calm intelligent Linx or Steyr and one of them sounds like Zippy from Rainbow. Poor dialogue, poor acting, only the regulars come out well…Dan Hallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-73719295493171762552020-10-05T11:03:07.621-07:002020-10-05T11:03:07.621-07:00I often complain about the 5th Doctor's TV adv...I often complain about the 5th Doctor's TV adventures being very dry and in need of a bit of humor, but not like this. The worst thing you can say about a comedy is that it's not very funny, and this is not very funny.David Pirtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00636601389899125100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-20918993545396891362016-03-05T19:05:19.093-08:002016-03-05T19:05:19.093-08:00Stumbling around on an alien world, like a bunch o...Stumbling around on an alien world, like a bunch of Keystone Cops....this is like the antithesis of Star Trek's "Rocks and Shoals"!<br /><br />Comedy is subjective, so I think you are a little harsh on the Sontaran crew. <br /><br />But I agree with the rest of you review. The story is twice as long as it ought to be, the stuff with the alien moss was unnecessary, and how sad that a few interesting ideas can be buried under a dung pile of mediocrity. <br /><br />Also, is it just me, or did Davison and McCoy get the short straw when it came to dialog? alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18287658017103606748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-44071175544664674372014-01-24T19:57:53.106-08:002014-01-24T19:57:53.106-08:00This is the very first BF episode that I want to h...This is the very first BF episode that I want to hit with a club, and I'm glad I didn't start with it. All the characters are reduced to caricatures of themselves! I like intelligent characters with complex relationships, quirks and flaws, which the BFs did unitl now, but suddenly...ack.<br /><br />I tried to enjoy it as a comedic farce, but it was a bit jarring right after listening to Spare Parts, which was depressing but had so much emotional depth. (cf the understated but moving moment when Nyssa brings up Adric.) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-57690365578714072922013-02-16T03:29:22.715-08:002013-02-16T03:29:22.715-08:00My reaction to this story can be summed up in six ...My reaction to this story can be summed up in six words: "Doctor Who" does "Dad's Army". Badly.NX84904567890https://www.blogger.com/profile/05280704909762174994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-49818518208430000912012-05-13T07:19:57.626-07:002012-05-13T07:19:57.626-07:005/10??!! 10/10 more like!
This is one of the best...5/10??!! 10/10 more like!<br /><br />This is one of the best BF Doctor Who plays. This is classic stuff.<br /><br />The first episode, one of the best first episodes ever, hits the ground running with an intriguing scenario and atmospheric alien world. The comedic sontarans are very funny never putting a humourous foot wrong, but also creating an atmosphere that something isn't right that ultimately becomes ever so tragic and bittersweet in the last episode.<br /><br />By the last episode this play is completely soaring. It is one of BF's very best. I was completely absorbed and gripped by it and moved by the Sontarans plight and near total inability to break out of their conformity and militarism. Vend is a wonderful character and performance and <br />the regulars seize upon this brilliant material for all its worth. The key scene between Tegan and Nyssa in the final episode is very touching too.<br /><br />The cinematic score and epic sound design help make this an instant classic for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com