Iain J Coleman ([info]iainjcoleman) wrote,
@ 2007-11-18 00:29:00
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On watching episode two of The Web Planet...
Q: How drunk do you have to be to not find the fight between the Zarbi and the Menoptera utterly risible?

A: Drunker than I am at the moment.



On the upside, Hartnell gives a seriously ballsy performance when he confronts the Zarbi - which, under the circumstances, more than merits his being raised from the grave by forbidden magicks, dressed in a smartly tailored dinner suit, and presented with a posthumous BAFTA for Credible Acting in the Face of Very Silly Costumes.

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[info]kalypso_v
2007-11-18 12:23 pm UTC (link)
I only know this episode from a novelisation I read thirty-odd years ago. I think the Zarbi were probably more alarming on the page.

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[info]pligget
2007-11-19 05:05 pm UTC (link)
Unfortunately I'm old enough to remember seeing the Zarbi story when it was first shown, although I'd forgotten that fact until I read the name just now. I also remember meeting Hartnell in person (in a railway compartment, travelling with my grandmother) and being disappointed that he didn't have flowing silver locks in real life - a bit of a slaphead, if I recall.

As for how good the story, the fighting or the costumes were, it all seemed very real to me at the time...

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[info]iainjcoleman
2007-11-20 12:06 am UTC (link)
Yes, the flowing silver locks were always a wig ,which is a little disappointing. On the other hand, I am quite jealous of your meeting with Hartnell. He's one of my triumvirate of great doctors, along with Tom Baker and Christopher Eccleston.

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