percus@acf4.UUCP (Allon G. Percus) (06/24/85)
[Flames invited]
Personally, I thought the version of "Planet of the Daleks" sent
to New Jersey Network by Lionheart was NOT BAD AT ALL, even though
it was severely edited to about 100 minutes. I still am not sure
of what was cut: the story was recreated superbly.
There were two maybe-non-sequitors which I noticed. First, about
half an hour into the story, they did not show how Jo left from
the care of the kindly old Spiridon and met up with the Doctor:
at the same time, they didn't show the Doctor and one of the Thals
escape from the Dalek prison -- the situation after the escape,
and the situation before it were shown. However, it didn't
make it worse at all; actually, it was a pleasant change to see
a result without all the minute details.
Second of all, near the end, after the Doctor and Co. went through
to the refrigeration apparatus, and after Jo and Latep were
trying to find a way in, the next scene showed everyone together
(without explaining how Jo and Latep found the Doctor and the
other Thals). I can't help thinking that a good part of the story
might have been missed here.
All in all, I would probably have preferred seeing the lost
episode in B&W, but as I did not particularly care for the story
anyway (I do not generally like Dalek stories), I was quite
impressed at the butchering job.
[Flames off]
A. G. Percus
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"...You've got no emotions, no home planet, nothing.
You're just a pathetic bunch of tin soldiers skulking
about the galaxy in an ancient spaceship..."