DOCTOR WHO | Tales of the Tardis | Pyramids of Mars | REACTION 

Adam has officially started watching Classic Doctor Who!! www.patreon.com/posts/full-length-who-107820502

Tom Baker not only "a" Doctor but "the" Doctor the definate article you might say.

Some of the special effects i.e the tunnel vortex were updated for this omnibus edition

What a starter Classic Story... One of the best for sure, with one of the best Doctors.

Im glad adam will finally see classic who the origins of sutekh.

Remember that this version has been edited down for pace. Adam will definitely notice the difference in pace if he watched the complete four episodes. This is probably the best Tom Baker story and although this version was still great, I did really miss the robot guardians/two buttons test on Mars where Sarah was trapped in a transparent cylinder prison running out of air.

Glad to see Adam is keen to watch Classic Who, I think he is going to really like it, judging by his reaction to The Pyramids Of Mars.

Can't wait to see you both on the classic rewatch!

I totally agree while it is noted that the special effects aren't great but that's part of the charm of Classic Who you just have to suspend your disbelief that's all you can do when you watch an old story i personally love the bubblewrap monsters and the tin foil robots and what we love about your reactions is your realistic.

Omg this was great! please show adam some of the best episodes from each doctor! The wonky effects are part of the charm and fun of classic who

❤❤❤❤ love doctor who and your channel ❤❤❤❤

Costume Designer Jim Acheson actually based Tom's look on a Art Nouveau poster of a French singer, by the Post-Impressionist Henri Toulouse-Lautrec. So a bit of culture there, innit.

It's Adams first introduction first impression and great he is not hung up on comparing to modern shows. The acting and storys are what makes it watchable and the effects just enhance those and good imagination can make up for any low budget low tech techniques.

In the original version you can actually see a stage hand moving behind the chair as the villian rises off it.

Fascinating to see Adam have his first taste of Classic Who, and a fine story with which to start - of course, if he does watch the whole classic series then he will be able to watch this story in its full length version, with all the original effects. Really looking forward to seeing Adam start on that journey, whenever it happens, and to see if MC changes her views much from her first watch. I had never thought of the fourth Doctor being modelled on Gene Wilder’s Wonka. I don’t think he was, but there is an alien quality to Wilder’s performance which does have a Doctorish vibe.

Great reaction. Nice to see Adam back you make a lovely couple.

I'm glad you chose the best story and Tom Baker being the first classic Doctor to introduce to your boyfriend as Tom Baker was my first and my Doctor and "Pyramids of Mars" the second Dr. Who story i ever saw on VHS as a child ashame you didn't show him the original version though but either way it's always awesome to see a new classic who reactor so welcome 😊.

Such a great story the 4ths early seasons was excellent still two different sutekhs think i preferred the original design i wander if Elizabeth sladen was alive she had replaced mel in the new story

Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka didn't inspire Doctor Who. BUT - I think there's a good case to be made that he IS the Doctor. Note that in the second book he flies around in a 'glass elevator' and fights space-aliens.

It's kind of strange, to me, that they edited the end but not the beginning - where the action arguably slows down. But I think that's about retaining the atmosphere of the piece. 'Pyramids' was not, as the title card suggests, ultimately by Lewis Griefer (who made it all about Egyptian mythology but I think seemed to forget this was Saturday night entertainment) but what Producer Phil Hinchcliffe often described as a 'Page 1 Rewrite' by Robert Holmes. And if that makes it sounds Illegitimate in some way, it's worth remembering that Holmes was already getting used to rewriting whole stories to fit the new 'Gothic Horror' model favoured by his boss - and turning out a few classics of his own. So his memory is kept intact - along with some subtle changes designed to link this 50 year old piece to the new series; as if to make it seem - George Lucas-style - that the later narrative was the intention all along.

If you wanted to you can just do two episodes a week like sesskasays is doing at the moment she's currently on Peter Davison.

Give the man his fiver! He's earned it, and could probably use a pint. :p Regarding your point about "silence is a good thing" when watching something, I tend to agree... but it doesn't make for the best reaction videos, which is literally what you've labelled this as! I'm more here for the discussions about whatever you're watching pre and post viewing, as are (I hope!) most others, so maybe labelling these videos as a 'Reaction/Discussion' is something worth considering.

Sarah Jane, the greatest ever companion.

I admit to being a classic fan but I have to say that POM is a much better story than EOD. I’m old I know but Empire Of death is an old example of VFX over story. Pyramids Of Mars didn’t told the story of containing a dangerous foe and the lives scarified in doing so. The folly and desperation of scarman trying to reach his brother. Also an ending that made sense. The antagonist being defeated by the Doctor guile and also luck. The moment the Doctor pushes aside Scarmans body showing he is an alien, something they would never do these days. Don’t get me wrong, I like Ncuti and the gang but Doctor Who caters for the short of attention and simple resolutions. It’s TV you can watch while looking at your phone.

I agree that the sonic is used too much in modern who. It's a get out of any situation multi tool unfortunately, unlike in classic who. Classic who didn't have to rely on it which made the story writing better. Be great to see Adam experience classic who, even if you do the odd story rather than the whole lot.

The effects weren't cutting edge then.

The version on iplayer was cut to pieces. Cut out some important scenes. Butchered it.

the vortex effect in this cut down version isnt original 😉

Slightly unfair to ask what type of doctor he is as 4 is unusually serious in this story,being less humourous here than in virtually any other story🎩