From Newsgroup: rec.arts.drwho.moderated   
   From Address: jphalt@aol.com   
   Subject: Re: jphalt's Doctor Who reviews   
      
   On Oct 29, 7:14 am, solar penguin  wrote:   
   > jph...@aol.com wrote:   
   > > On Oct 15, 4:28 pm, "Tahi"  wrote:   
   >   
   > > > Thanks for that. I had not realised you were posting your reviews   
   eslewhere   
   > > > as well. I always found Pyramids of Mars one of the truly memorable   
   stories,   
   > > > so I shall look forward to seeing if you think it has stood the test of   
   > > > time.   
   >   
   > > Short answer: It does.   
   >   
   > > Long answer at the following link:   
   >   
   > >http://jphalt-doc4.blogspot.com/2010/10/82-139-1312-pyramids-of-mars....   
   >   
   > Wrong, wrong, wrong.   
   >   
   > This story is typical stupid Hincliffe-era gothic horror shit.  And,   
   > like anything associated with horror, it is stupid and pointless.   
   >   
   > Where's the comedy?  Where's the silly, light-hearted fluffiness?   
   > Where's everything that good Saturday evening entertainment should be?   
   >   
   > Nowhere!   
   >   
   > Far from everything coming together just right, this is a production   
   > (and arguably, an entire producership) that gets everything wrong from   
   > the concept downwards, and the end result is something that's as drab   
   > and worthless and depressing as any horror film.   
   >   
   > Thankfully, Williams would eventually come along and redeem the Tom   
   > Baker years.  But at this point, that was still a long way in the   
   > future.   
      
      
   Well, I don't think we'll be in agreement too often anytime Tom Baker   
   comes up in my rotation.  I find Tom actively irritating when he tries   
   too hard to "be funny," and find him far more effective when he's   
   serious.  I will say that I think Hinchcliffe gets over-venerated   
   sometimes, to the point where it can feel as though "Hinchcliffe Who"   
   is immune from criticism - though I think that's actually faded a bit   
   since the New Series (somewhat surprisingly) DIDN'T use Hinchcliffe as   
   a template, save for the odd story or two.   
      
   It's not my favorite producership.  The stories are too unvaried, and   
   when I watched the whole series in order several years back, it   
   created a bit of a numbing effect when every story was so much like   
   the ones around it.  But I do think Tom's largely at his best in the   
   Hinchcliffe seasons, while I'm afraid I find him to be at his worst   
   during the Graham Williams years.   
      
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