Advice and opinions needed concering classic Who

Hello everyone.

My brother and I are big fans of both classic and new Who. My sister-in-law loves the new series, but has never seen any of the classic episodes. We've finally convinced her to watch a Tom Baker episode, but we're not sure which one. I'm sure we'll only get one shot at impressing her.

So I want to know which of the Tom Baker episodes currently available on DVD would you guys recommend?

Thanks.

Pyramids of Mars is pretty spooky. And it is only four episodes long.

If Terror of the Zygons was out I would recommend that one.

City of Death
The Talons of Weng-Chiang

Those are good to, of course with Pyramids we do get to see the inside of the TARDIS.

I forgot Robots of Death. That one had a nice creep factor and the old console room. I would also add Stones of Blood. For years I was a big fan of Pirate Planet, sci fi factor, but the scene of the campers getting drained by the ogri and the local flavor bumped it back onto the top of the key to time list.

I always enjoyed Leisure Hive.

I guess I am thinking of scaring the pants off of your friend with my choices, but I like a good fright with Doctor Who, because he will make everything right in the end!

Genesis of the Daleks is a good one to start with too.

There are a lot of good ones (in no particular order):

Robots of Death (first episode I ever saw)*
Pyramids of Mars*
Hand of Fear (Sarah Jane's departure)*
Genesis of the Daleks*
City of Death*
Invisible Enemy

*Currently on DVD

Do not show Horns of Nimon for the love of all that is good.

The five Doctors is a good one (DVD)
Ark in Space (DVD?)
City of Death (DVD)
Masque of Mandragara (VHS)
The Key to Time (DVD)

Horns of Nimon but only if you have a fever hahaha I did like as a good saturday morning show

I love Horns of Nimon! I hope Co makes a bunch of figures from that episode! I'm dead serious!

If they made the Horns of Nimon figures then they should make it with the bad shiny plastic... or better yet go green and make the Nimons out of paper mache so they are bio-degradeable.

But the great journey of the Nimon empire must continue!

Actually the Nimons werent so bad looking. Of course the original intention was that they were supposed to be masks that hid something even more hideous underneath, but of course the budget, or lack thereof, scarpered that one.

As long as the horns light up. I bet they do a voice changer helmet of it too!

Not to mention Romana 2 had her sonic screwdriver and that REALLY cool outfit!!!

Evil Monkey Pope wrote:

But the great journey of the Nimon empire must continue!

"The great journey of Life"

Aw crap, now I HAVE to watch it again!!

City of Death was always a good one. Something about Paris in the spring or maybe it was just seeing the Detective being totally overmatched by wit. Surprised to eventually learn it came from Hitchiker's Guide writer. Also would throw out Baker's last two, Keeper of Trakken and Logopolis.

Douglas Adams recycled the plots for City of Death and Shada for Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.

If you interested in Shada, I would actually recommended Big Finish's audio of it with Dr #8 (Paul McGann). It's really good and better than the job that the BBC has done in trying to put together the pieces of what was filmed with narration where it wasn't.

"Genesis of the Daleks" that was my first classic episode!

Why didn't the BBC just filming Shada after their strike ended?

JNT tried to get it done, and it just didnt work out. that is the simple explanation.

Everyone loves baker, but don't be too quick to rule out Davisson. He wasn't the mpst popular doctor, but he had a lot in common with the current incarnation. You could use time crash as a jumping off point to get her into classic who stories.

Peter Davison is actually my favorite Doctor (even thou Tom Baker was the first time I watched). Black Orchid and the Caves of Androzan are excellent.

I have always liked Black Orchid, many people have mouthed it, but I felt it brought out his Doctors character out in a way that I feel helped the viewers warm up to him.

I look forward to its DVD release. It would have been nice to have had it and Earthshock released together.

Yeah I'll chime in and say that Peter D's Earthshock is one of my faves. I love the happy ending for all the wrong reasons....Adric!!! I was always a fan of the five doctors- which is to me a great intro to most of the classic docs. I remember the first time it aired on WTTW in Chicago...I was oh 7 or 8. wow!!!!

I loved that one scene in Leisure Hive where the metal mutt got blowed up in the English Channel.

Then there was that scene Full Circle where he got Decapitated,

and then in Creature from the Pit, all covered up by wolf weeds,

and Stones of Blood where he got his tin hiney beat by the Ogri.

Good Times indeed.

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr... k-9 point shooty lazer thing at mr.hoosier and adric.