For hardcore Dr. Who fans, Tom Baker was the 4th Doctor. Here in the US, he was our first Doctor. To this day, when I think of Dr. Who, I think of Tom Baker. And it's not without cause; the previous three actors who played the character never managed to make it an international phenomenon. Baker was the first to break through with overseas syndication (perhaps by lucky coincidence - if any of the other actors had still been playing the character at the time they would have been starring in an internationally syndicated show).
Regardless, the popular opinion is that Mr. Baker was the definitive Doctor. Not that the new series is any kind of waste; I loved David Tennant's run myself. And the new series gave us TORCHWOOD (a great show in it's own right). But 'nostalgia goggles' are hard to remove from your eyes.
So here's a short feature spotlighting one of the more whimsical characters of the 4th Doctor's run: K-9.
by Steve Moore and Paul Neary
from DOCTOR WHO SUMMER SPECIAL, 1980
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Sorry to be two weeks or so late in saying this, but ... it's good to see you posting again after a long absence. And THANK YOU for posting pages in such a way that I can immediately read them without clicking to enlarge them. Happy holidays!
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ReplyDeleteExpect more of the same; daily scans thru the winter, hiatus during the summer & fall.