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[cherry]

Dear Flist (and the World at Large):

I know there are only about four Who people reading this, and only two? three? old schoolers, but I'm asking this anyway. Maybe someone is wandering by who can help me, or maybe I've missed a repository of knowledge. Either way:

I'm looking for recommendations for old school Doctor Who arcs. I'll swing any Doctor, any companion. Things I've seen already are City of Death, Hand of Fear, Mawdryn Undead, The Happiness Patrol, and The Five Doctors. I just finished Mawdryn Undead -- boys screaming like girls! People with exposed brains, clothed in matching party streamers! Spinny green background of doom! Turlough, didn't your mother ever tell you not to make deals with men with waterfowl attached to their heads? I think Terror of the Autons is on deck.

Recommendations don't necessarily have to be classics -- though I would adore knowing what the classics are -- just arcs that were thoroughly enjoyed.

Much love,
Cherry

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[livii.livejournal.com]

I was just wandering by, actually, from a comment on calapine's post where I was wondering if you'd written the Jack/Romana II yet (::whistles, tries to look innocent::)

I'm still delving into old skool myself but must, must plug some One and Two. Because they truly are love. For One I have mainly seen the Ian and Barbara eps because they are the Bestest; I recommend The Aztecs for sheer awesomeness plus One/Cameca and The Keys of Marinus for a sprawling adventure of yay. For Two you cannot go wrong with the combination of Two, Jamie, and Zoe. The Mind Robber is a classic for very good reasons. Tomb of the Cybermen (with Jamie and Victoria) is also very enjoyable in different ways. Both are available on DVD, btw.

And I'll just plug The Three Doctors even though it was already mentioned because it honestly is one of the best things I've ever seen.

::wanders off again::

[cherryice.livejournal.com]

I was just wandering by, actually, from a comment on [info]calapine's post where I was wondering if you'd written the Jack/Romana II yet (::whistles, tries to look innocent::)

Heee. No, I was plugging along on it when I realized that I was having trouble with my Romana voice. It just doesn't want to sit right -- it was less a voice, and more a slightly damaged, static filled recording of a voice that was once played on an FM station far away. The general quality of Romana work is just so high that I find it rather intimidating.

I enjoyed what I saw of Two in T5D, but I really had no idea where to start with him or three. The recommendations will be very helpful -- thank you! T3D comes recommended by so many people that I think it's jumping up to the top of the list.

::wanders off again::

Thanks for dropping by.