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Doctor Who-The Savages (Doctor Who Library (Target) #109)
NOT A BOOK. NOT AN AUDIO BOOK. This is the original television soundtrack from this Doctor Who TV episodes/story. In the 70s or so the BBC threw out much of their video stock because they ran out of room. Most of the First Doctor and Second Doctor episodes were lost. They did, however, keep the audio reels and this is one of those.
"We have reached the distant horizon of an...more
"We have reached the distant horizon of an...more
Hardcover, 128 pages
Published
March 20th 1986
by W.H. Allen / Virgin Books
(first published 1986)
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never seen the original, obviously, but i did like this adaptation of it. the finale seemed a bit rushed, especially regarding Steven's sudden decision to stay (or, actually, the Doctor's sudden nomination of him to stay behind) but I did like the central dilemma and I liked that the Doctor was notorious enough even in these early days that legends had built up around him.
Obviously can't comment on whether the original episode was better (as it's missing) but overall it is a bit dull and the plot is basically obvious straight away.
That said I was sorry to see Stephen go. Just holding out for one more novel and Dodo will be extinct too (hurrah!)
That said I was sorry to see Stephen go. Just holding out for one more novel and Dodo will be extinct too (hurrah!)
well all in all I have to say this was a mediocre read. Its value as documentary evidence is outweighed by the shockingly low and simple Disney moral that the 'plot' drones home. The Doctor tells a planet to behave itself. Two sides come together. ..and that is it.
Classic Whovian adventure. The Doctor, Steven, and Dodo land in a perfect and ordered society, but there are rats in the wainscotting and the Doctor gives of himself to set things right.
An okay story that it is too long and relies on too much padding and running back and forth.
Reads more like a Star Trek episode in that it's a morality play, using an alien culture to make it's point.
Can't decide if this is a bad episode or just a flat novelization. I've read a couple of these adaptions that left me feeling 'blah', then saw the episode and really enjoyed it. This may be one of them. I'd like to hope so.
It does a decent leaving scene for Stephen, which was nice as he got a kind o...more
Reads more like a Star Trek episode in that it's a morality play, using an alien culture to make it's point.
Can't decide if this is a bad episode or just a flat novelization. I've read a couple of these adaptions that left me feeling 'blah', then saw the episode and really enjoyed it. This may be one of them. I'd like to hope so.
It does a decent leaving scene for Stephen, which was nice as he got a kind o...more
this was short but very good i really enjoyed it, it was written really well and i liked dodo
Dec 14, 2009
Leela42
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first-doctor
First Doctor, Steven, Dodo. Novelisation of a season 3 story of which only the soundtrack has been recovered. Often not very well written and at times very rough indeed. The style at first wouldn't be out of place in a New Series Adventure (NSA), but for a classic novelisation it's rather atypical. On the plus side, the plot is measured out well, Dodo and the Doctor are in fine form after the rough start, and several scenes sparkle.
http://nhw.livejournal.com/825455.html[return][return]The novelisation of The Savages sticks pretty closely to the TV script, and there's little more to say about it than that. The Doctor's most amusing line has been cut for some strange reason.
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He also wrote scripts for several British television programmes from the 1950s to the 1970s, including The Invisible Man and Sir Francis Drake (for which he was...more
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