.Let me entertain you.. Step right up ladies and gentlemen. to the greatest show in the galaxy. Doctor Who, of course. The end of this season for McCoy ends on a happier note thanks to the coulrophobia inducing performance by the Chief Clown. Let the show begin. The Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) and Ace (Solphie Aldred) head for the Psychic Circus on the planet Segonax when a robotic messenger shows them the ballyhoo they.ll encounter. They meet a disparate group of fellow visitors including a pompous explorer named Captain Cook (T.P. McKenna), his companion Mags (Jessica Martin) and a biker known as Nord (Daniel Peacock). The Ringmaster (Rocco Ross) moves the show along but the forever grinning Chief Clown...
- 10/19/2012
- by Jeff Swindoll
- Monsters and Critics
You're just asking for trouble if you call a programme The Greatest Show In The Galaxy. Those who don't get the joke will just end up sneering and pointing at the telly wondering how on Earth a horde of evil clowns and obvious stereotypes can constitute the stuff of legends.
Interestingly, The Greatest Show In The Galaxy isn't that highly regarded by the fans either. It's not languishing in the company of Time And The Rani just yet, but it doesn't figure among the fans when they're asked to choose the greatest Doctor Who story of all time. Even the DVD release hasn't surfaced yet.
For my money though, Greatest Show is not only one of the best of the McCoy years, it's also one of the best Who stories period.
The Greatest Show In The Galaxy originally closed Doctor Who's anniversary season in late 1988/early 1989, and just for one brief moment,...
Interestingly, The Greatest Show In The Galaxy isn't that highly regarded by the fans either. It's not languishing in the company of Time And The Rani just yet, but it doesn't figure among the fans when they're asked to choose the greatest Doctor Who story of all time. Even the DVD release hasn't surfaced yet.
For my money though, Greatest Show is not only one of the best of the McCoy years, it's also one of the best Who stories period.
The Greatest Show In The Galaxy originally closed Doctor Who's anniversary season in late 1988/early 1989, and just for one brief moment,...
- 4/1/2011
- Shadowlocked
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