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#tardis

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-karlos-

Yesterday I watched the last #TheTimeTunnel episode. The series, mainly the setting, was fascinating for me as a child. The stories are a bit to equal, jungle, fortress, future, fighting. I see a difference between USA and UK series. Invaders compared to #Thunderbirds and #DoctorWho are dull. Ok, #TheAvengers first seasons were not SF/fantasy yet. Today, Time Tunnel episodes would be more complex. An obstacle is the fixed timeline. If you can’t change anything, it’s hard to keep the suspense. Less known events would help. I could image to have a Doctor Who episode (or season) about an existing Time Tunnel alike.

Spoiler Alert!

I was afraid, the series end as a canceled one and the last episode to be just as the others. Well, it was, in a way. But then the finish as a twist: The Loop! Will our heroes just do exactly the same or do they remember the last loop (or loops)? What about the team in the cave? Did they get in that loop too? A cheap solution for the production anyway.

There was an attempt to remake the series, I did not see, but @Doctor_Roo was not amused. That Cave equipment with modern sets and CGI could be fascinating again. Like with #DasBoot they may add background stories about “All personal” and invent the Tunnel influencing our present Earth. Just good phantasy for the plots. And I wouldn’t keep the tunnel malfunctioning for more than one or two seasons. The #Tardis is working better now to, isn’t it. Reliable equipment offers more options for stories.

View on the Time Tunnel form distance
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-karlos-

Half time for #TheTimeTunnel. As a child, I was impressed by the secret big cave below the desert. And time traveling is still a good thing to think and talk about, even if time can’t be changed. That gigantic tunnel and the large computers! I found a web page with a 3D reconstruction:
sketchfab.com/3d-models/the-ti
Nowadays my impressions are about like #ST_TOS. And I know about resting sets and scenes from other films.
How does that partly ready time machine manage to always transport your hero’s to well known and dangerous places (and times). I think it did a mind-merge with an other time machine with that habit, Aled #TARDIS.
The TT plots are a bit to equal: They get prisoned, do some fist fighting, find help and finally solve the trouble. Often they manage to transport things or people, but not Tony and Doug.
The Nazi Episode 15 was a bit odd for me as a German. The spoken German was good. An unusual body count. Has one of our heroes ever shot someone in other episodes?

@Doctor_Roo

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Mark Guyer
When Patrick Troughton arrived in the Tardis, some viewers decried that the show was dead. Decades later, he is considered one of the best Doctors ever. We’re experiencing the same stuff today. A large group of people don’t like the show anymore and cannot fathom that anyone else is still enjoying it. The biggest difference now is that there is an entire industry of reactionaries who rely on that warped POV to make a living. They fan the flames of dissent to get more views. It’s overwhelmingly stupid. If you don’t like the show, don’t watch it. If you like it, don’t let anybody tell you why you shouldn’t. #doctorwho #doctor #tardis #scifi #space #time #travel #fun #adventure #excitement
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