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From: nyssa@abnji.UUCP (nyssa of traken)
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Subject: Re: TARDIS Vunlerability
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Date: Wed, 12-Feb-86 07:15:03 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 12 07:15:03 1986
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>> In the episode "The Curse of Peledon", the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) says that the
>> TARDIS is indestructible after it falls over a cliff.
>> 
>> Now in the episode "Frontios", the Doctor regards the disappearance of the
>> TARDIS as it's destruction.
>> 
>>  Contradiction folks.  Let's have some opinions.

The real fan will, instead of pointing out contradictions, try to
figure out ways of making the contradictions consistent in the
Whoniverse.  Although this can be difficult, it is more fun than
poking fun at the series.

In Frontios, was the TARDIS destroyed?  No, it would appear to me that
the Doctor, Tegan, and Turlough left safely in it.  The Doctor used
the excuse of the TARDIS being destroyed to confuse his enemy  (warning:
It's been over two years since I last saw the story.) and to explain
remaining in a place he wasn't allowed.

>John Nathan-Turner has said that a key issue to which he has devoted
>himself is consistency.  If you, believe that, I have a really nice
>bridge to sell you.  There is no doubt that he sacrificed consistency
>in favor of vulnerability and uncertainty, especially during the
>Peter Davison times.  Any knowledgable Dr. Who fan would know
>immediately in "Frontios" that the TARDIS can not be destroyed or
>mangled, but JN-T seems to overlook this entirely.

Nobody is perfect, but I dare say he has done a much much better
job with consistency than Graham Williams!  (I'd like to see him 
at a convention.)  Remember, he had 17 years of history, already with
all its inconsistencies, to deal with before he took over.  Also
remember that William Hartnell's Doctor was worried about possibility
of the ship being destroyed several times.  It was indestructible by
"normal" methods, but abnormal events could destroy it.  Remember the
Titanic?

>By the way, I have heard rumors that, should Dr. Who continue past
>its 23rd season, JN-T finally plans to leave.  Can anyone build up
>my hopes further?

Yes.  Call 011-44-1-743-8000, ask for The Doctor Who Production Office
for more details...
-- 
James C. Armstrong, Jnr.	{ihnp4,cbosgd,akgua}!abnji!nyssa

"But Doctor, we're on that island!"
"Oh my word!"			who said them, what story?