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45th Anniversary rewatch - D7 Assassin
trevor travis	#41 Posted on 14-11-2023 19:57
Alpha Grade Posts: 9299 Joined: 16.01.22	M1795537OCVirn wrote: ↑ How did the script get away with saying Avon was a bit skinny ? Most actors ARE skinny. Have you ever tried to get into one of the costumes? Vote Og.


Paula	#42 Posted on 14-11-2023 19:58
Moderator Posts: 5559 Joined: 15.01.22	Hugbot wrote: ↑ Brad wrote: ↑ Every one of those men is an agent for fifty potential clients. The BBC prefers it that way. Fewer extras. And only one of them is speaking. Speaking entails an extra fee. Resist the Host


OneSparePart	#43 Posted on 14-11-2023 19:58
Alpha Grade Posts: 12550 Joined: 16.01.22	M1795537OCVirn wrote: ↑ How did the script get away with saying Avon was a bit skinny ? Not being horrible to his nibs but I was wondering about that too. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


Brad	#44 Posted on 14-11-2023 19:58
Moderator Posts: 6775 Joined: 15.01.22	A party of traveling entertainers was brought in.... Entertainers... so... Pirri couldn't possibly have been one of them. . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo!


trevor travis	#45 Posted on 14-11-2023 19:59
Alpha Grade Posts: 9299 Joined: 16.01.22	Mangan must be even worse than Tarrant's cooking! Vote Og.


OneSparePart	#46 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:00
Alpha Grade Posts: 12550 Joined: 16.01.22	Richard Hurndall was really rather marvellous Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


Brad	#47 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:00
Moderator Posts: 6775 Joined: 15.01.22	OneSparePart wrote: ↑ Richard Hurndall was really rather marvellous He made a good stand in for the first doctor in The Five Doctors. . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo!


M1795537OCVirn	#48 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:01
Admin Posts: 15915 Joined: 14.01.22	It's silly hats week! "You're not sulking, I hope?"


littlesue	#49 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:01
Alpha Grade Posts: 4255 Joined: 17.01.22	OneSparePart wrote: ↑ M1795537OCVirn wrote: ↑ How did the script get away with saying Avon was a bit skinny ? Not being horrible to his nibs but I was wondering about that too. At Smallspace PC and I had a job finding anyone thin enough to put Mr D's costumes on...then the lovely Andy steppped forward and he was as thin as a rake!!!! Cold! You don't know the meaning of the word cold! Cold is when you have ice on the INSIDE of your window!! Sue's Book Shelf https://www.mediafire.com/folder/z1xg...Zine_Shelf Rebel Run Video https://youtu.be/8prqS-XZtLo


OneSparePart	#50 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:01
Alpha Grade Posts: 12550 Joined: 16.01.22	Brad wrote: ↑ OneSparePart wrote: ↑ Richard Hurndall was really rather marvellous He made a good stand in for the first doctor in The Five Doctors. Yes. I'll have to dig that one out. Not seen it for a long while. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


trevor travis	#51 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:01
Alpha Grade Posts: 9299 Joined: 16.01.22	OneSparePart wrote: ↑ Richard Hurndall was really rather marvellous Sadly, he died just a few years after this. He is excellent. Vote Og.


M1795537OCVirn	#52 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:02
Admin Posts: 15915 Joined: 14.01.22	OneSparePart wrote: ↑ Brad wrote: ↑ OneSparePart wrote: ↑ Richard Hurndall was really rather marvellous He made a good stand in for the first doctor in The Five Doctors. Yes. I'll have to dig that one out. Not seen it for a long while. Nobody was/is as good (or as grumpy) as William Hartnell! "You're not sulking, I hope?"


Brad	#53 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:03
Moderator Posts: 6775 Joined: 15.01.22	trevor travis wrote: ↑ OneSparePart wrote: ↑ Richard Hurndall was really rather marvellous Sadly, he died just a few years after this. He is excellent. At least as a professional, he went out on a high note. . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo!


trevor travis	#54 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:03
Alpha Grade Posts: 9299 Joined: 16.01.22	Neebrox is an excellent pickpocket - Vila better watch out. He's no longer inexpendable. Vote Og.


Brad	#55 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:04
Moderator Posts: 6775 Joined: 15.01.22	See, I told you, we should have stolen the Space Rats cannon as well as the stardrive. One shot from Scorpio and this episode is thirty minutes shorter. . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo!


OneSparePart	#56 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:04
Alpha Grade Posts: 12550 Joined: 16.01.22	littlesue wrote: ↑ OneSparePart wrote: ↑ M1795537OCVirn wrote: ↑ How did the script get away with saying Avon was a bit skinny ? Not being horrible to his nibs but I was wondering about that too. At Smallspace PC and I had a job finding anyone thin enough to put Mr D's costumes on...then the lovely Andy steppped forward and he was as thin as a rake!!!! Well they do say the screen, big or small, puts pounds on Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


trevor travis	#57 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:05
Alpha Grade Posts: 9299 Joined: 16.01.22	No, hesitation from Dayna. She sees Servie and tries to shoot her. She's back inn character after Animals. Vote Og.


Brad	#58 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:05
Moderator Posts: 6775 Joined: 15.01.22	Best use of a marimba for incidental music I have ever heard. . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo!


Hugbot	#59 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:05
Alpha Grade Posts: 3756 Joined: 16.01.22	Brad wrote: ↑ See, I told you, we should have stolen the Space Rats cannon as well as the stardrive. One shot from Scorpio and this episode is thirty minutes shorter. And we would have been spared the 'acting' of a certain person...


OneSparePart	#60 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:05
Alpha Grade Posts: 12550 Joined: 16.01.22	M1795537OCVirn wrote: ↑ OneSparePart wrote: ↑ Brad wrote: ↑ OneSparePart wrote: ↑ Richard Hurndall was really rather marvellous He made a good stand in for the first doctor in The Five Doctors. Yes. I'll have to dig that one out. Not seen it for a long while. Nobody was/is as good (or as grumpy) as William Hartnell! Don't do yourself down..... Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


trevor travis	#61 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:06
Alpha Grade Posts: 9299 Joined: 16.01.22	Brad wrote: ↑ See, I told you, we should have stolen the Space Rats cannon as well as the stardrive. One shot from Scorpio and this episode is thirty minutes shorter. Interestingly, by Games, Scorpio does have a laser cannon! Vote Og.


OneSparePart	#62 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:07
Alpha Grade Posts: 12550 Joined: 16.01.22	Hugbot wrote: ↑ Brad wrote: ↑ See, I told you, we should have stolen the Space Rats cannon as well as the stardrive. One shot from Scorpio and this episode is thirty minutes shorter. And we would have been spared the 'acting' of a certain person... I started these rewatches in the 40th anniversary year and thought she was pathetic. But her performance grows on me. She's hilarious! Edited by OneSparePart on 14-11-2023 20:07 Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


M1795537OCVirn	#63 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:07
Admin Posts: 15915 Joined: 14.01.22	OneSparePart wrote: ↑ M1795537OCVirn wrote: ↑ OneSparePart wrote: ↑ Brad wrote: ↑ OneSparePart wrote: ↑ Richard Hurndall was really rather marvellous He made a good stand in for the first doctor in The Five Doctors. Yes. I'll have to dig that one out. Not seen it for a long while. Nobody was/is as good (or as grumpy) as William Hartnell! Don't do yourself down..... "You're not sulking, I hope?"


trevor travis	#64 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:07
Alpha Grade Posts: 9299 Joined: 16.01.22	Even the dummy is a better actor than Caroline Holdaway. Vote Og.


Brad	#65 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:07
Moderator Posts: 6775 Joined: 15.01.22	Tarrant is smitten by Pirri.... but it's Avon who has been repeatedly hit on the head. . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo!


Hugbot	#66 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:07
Alpha Grade Posts: 3756 Joined: 16.01.22	Watching the Firefly episode Our Mrs. Reynolds, you can see how good this episode could have been with a proper actress.


Paula	#67 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:07
Moderator Posts: 5559 Joined: 15.01.22	The highlight of the entire episode is Avon watching Tarrant fight the actor Cancer. Resist the Host


OneSparePart	#68 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:08
Alpha Grade Posts: 12550 Joined: 16.01.22	trevor travis wrote: ↑ Even the dummy is a better actor than Caroline Holdaway. That dummy is a star! Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


Brad	#69 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:08
Moderator Posts: 6775 Joined: 15.01.22	Paula wrote: ↑ The highlight of the entire episode is Avon watching Tarrant fight the actor Cancer. I thought it was watching Pirri die horribly at the end. . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo!


M1795537OCVirn	#70 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:08
Admin Posts: 15915 Joined: 14.01.22	trevor travis wrote: ↑ Brad wrote: ↑ See, I told you, we should have stolen the Space Rats cannon as well as the stardrive. One shot from Scorpio and this episode is thirty minutes shorter. Interestingly, by Games, Scorpio does have a laser cannon! Maybe they made it from that cryogenic chamber? "You're not sulking, I hope?"


trevor travis	#71 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:09
Alpha Grade Posts: 9299 Joined: 16.01.22	Paula wrote: ↑ The highlight of the entire episode is Avon watching Tarrant fight the actor Cancer. I think he was hoping Tarrant would lose. Vote Og.


Hugbot	#72 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:09
Alpha Grade Posts: 3756 Joined: 16.01.22	Paula wrote: ↑ The highlight of the entire episode is Avon watching Tarrant fight the actor Cancer. After saying, 'I'll cover you!' I wonder if the scriptwriter imagined the scene this way. Could have been Paul Darrow's input.


Brad	#73 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:09
Moderator Posts: 6775 Joined: 15.01.22	trevor travis wrote: ↑ Even the dummy is a better actor than Caroline Holdaway. I hate to judge based one performance, so I have forced myself to watch a couple of other things she was in.... and... she really is that bad. . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo!


Brad	#74 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:10
Moderator Posts: 6775 Joined: 15.01.22	Red Flag number one, Pirri wants to stay on the ship with the man she is afraid of. . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo!


M1795537OCVirn	#75 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:10
Admin Posts: 15915 Joined: 14.01.22	Paula wrote: ↑ The highlight of the entire episode is Avon watching Tarrant fight the actor Cancer. Yes, very droll. "You're not sulking, I hope?"


M1795537OCVirn	#76 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:11
Admin Posts: 15915 Joined: 14.01.22	Brad wrote: ↑ trevor travis wrote: ↑ Even the dummy is a better actor than Caroline Holdaway. I hate to judge based one performance, so I have forced myself to watch a couple of other things she was in.... and... she really is that bad. She gave up acting and now does interior design. "You're not sulking, I hope?"


trevor travis	#77 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:11
Alpha Grade Posts: 9299 Joined: 16.01.22	Soolin is super cool in this one. She acts in the way that Avon used to. Vote Og.


Paula	#78 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:11
Moderator Posts: 5559 Joined: 15.01.22	John Wyman as Cancer, the fake Cancer, is hitting it out of the park. What an actor, I can imagine he's done quite a bit of Shakespeare with that voice and presence. Resist the Host


OneSparePart	#79 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:11
Alpha Grade Posts: 12550 Joined: 16.01.22	Brad wrote: ↑ trevor travis wrote: ↑ Even the dummy is a better actor than Caroline Holdaway. I hate to judge based one performance, so I have forced myself to watch a couple of other things she was in.... and... she really is that bad. I think we have wondered before how she got ANY work in acting.... Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!


Brad	#80 Posted on 14-11-2023 20:12
Moderator Posts: 6775 Joined: 15.01.22	Pirri: I'm really stupid, aren't I? Not as stupid as Tarrant. Steven Pacey's assessment of Tarrant in this episode was 'thick as two short planks.' . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo!