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From: ables@mcc-db.UUCP (King Ables)
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Subject: Re: Re: Favorite Romana & Doctor
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Date: Sat, 3-Aug-85 01:17:04 EDT
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> No comparison, in my opinion.  Certainly Lalla Ward is THE Romana.
> I'd give the edge to Leela, though, among all companions.

Actually, THE Romana is the first one, Lalla must be the OTHER Romana.
Be that as it may, I liked the first one better (but I forget her name,
oh well).  I still wish The Doctor had kept calling her Fred!  Now, I
do realize that Tom Baker and Lalla Ward had a better chemistry between
them (after all, the did get married later), but I just didn't like Lalla
very much, I guess.

Leela is the most admirable of all the companions (that I've seen, Pertwee
through Davison), but I like Nyssa the best (especially when she starts
"molting" toward the end of her stay ("but companions don't molt.  But
penguins do.  There!  I run rings around you logically!" -- never mind,
you had to be there).

> > episode featuring all (then) 5 doctors.  They used #2 in person,
> > and had someone else play #1.  However, Baker & Lalla Ward
> > remained suspended after just a brief bit of film that might have
> > been culled from the archive.  Does anyone know why this was?
> > Did Baker object to a publicity episode such as this?

"The Five Doctors" was the 20th anniversary special (as "The Three
Doctors" was the 10th).  William Hartnell (Doc#1) wasn't in it since
he had died since the filming of "The Three Doctors" in which he 
appeared very little due to illness at the time.  All the other doctors
were still around, but Tom Baker didn't wish to do the special (fear
of type-casting or some such stuff).  They took clips from an episode
called "Shada" which was never finished (nor aired) due to a BBC strike
of some sort (I want to say the writers, but that wouldn't make much
sense since they were filming, so maybe it was production crew or something).
They worked enough footage from that episode to put The Doctor and Romana
off in a "void" and neatly but temporairly dispose of them for most of
the show.

I have to say that even though Tom Baker was the Doctor for the longest
time (7 years), I think I like Peter Davison the best.  I think it would
be interesting to hear (from those of you who like T.Baker the best) who
you like 2nd best.  The general idea I get is Tom is the most popular
in the states, but part of that is he is the first Doctor most people
probably saw, and maybe even the ONLY one some people have seen.  Then
there's those lucky stiffs in NJ (and other places I guess) who have
seen Colin Baker... oh well, only a few more years...

by the way, my info on the shows comes from the 20th anniversary
Dr. Who magazine published by STARLOG PRESS a year or two ago.  I
think Starlog still runs ads for it in their issues.  It's one of the
few Dr. Who publications I've seen that are REALLY worth the money.

-King
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Wise utterance by the Doctor (last night, no less):
"Interfere?  Of course, interfere.  Do what you're best at!"