Sunday 4th May 2014
So we gathered together for the next meet-up and we were back at Jason's for the first time since our first EVER meet-up back on the 12th January! As well as our first visit back to Jason's it was our first visit back to The Daleks! Not only that but it was a very apt day to be watching sci-fi as it was May the Fourth! (May the Fourth Be with you!)
Photo 1: Jim, Jason (holding the May The Fourth sign), Mark (holding DVD cover)
and Leigh (with sign) posing around Jason's house.
and Leigh (with sign) posing around Jason's house.
The story starts off with the travellers arriving back on Earth (London to be exact!) but again they're not sure of the year! They find London to be pretty much deserted and wonder what the flip is going on...until they catch the first reveal of a Dalek - emerging from the Thames!
Photo 2: Jim, Jason (holding the May The Fourth sign), Mark (holding DVD cover)and Leigh (with sign) posing around Jason's house.
To see a Dalek slowly emerging from the Thames must have been great to see back in the 60's and I can imagine an image that stuck with many a small child! It certainly impressed me all these years later!
Photo 3: MJ (holding the May The Fourth sign), Jason, Mark (holding DVD cover)and Leigh (with sign) posing around Jason's house.
In fact it certainly felt like more money had been put into the serial - but then the return of the Daleks had been a big thing at the time! Overall I did enjoy it and thought there was some nice bits of acting - especially from the slightly mad guy in the wheelchair! Plus it was quite fun knowing that the Daleks were going to destoy the earth (to get its metal) by drilling a hole to the centre of the earth....starting in Bedfordshire (of course)! One of the guest actors that I recognised was a funny-looking man who'd been in the sitcom "Are you Being Served"!
Photo 4: MJ (holding the May The Fourth sign), Jason, Mark (holding DVD cover)and Leigh (with sign) posing around Jason's house.
Jim: "I liked it. It played out like a film or miniseries (hence the film remake, I guess). The location shots and better sets showed the budget is coming along. Some of the music was downright eerie too! Apart from the percussion solo. That was just odd."
Yes we did have some mad drumming going on as they were running around and Jason points out that they had some quite moody organ work going on as well.
Until then I shall return, yes, I shall return....
MJ 08-05-14
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