hazard@ihuxe.UUCP (Bryant S. Hazard) (11/29/84)
I just received The December issue of "The Dial". (Channel 11 program guide) It shows some rather unusual scheduling for the Doctor. The strange part is that 5 episodes will be shown the week of December third instead of just one. A table for December follows: Sunday Dec 2 11pm "Snake Dance" Monday Dec 3 11pm "Mawdryn Undead" Tuesday Dec 4 11pm "Terminus" Wednesday Dec 5 11pm "Enlightenment" Thursday Dec 6 11pm "King's Demon" Sunday Dec 9 11pm "The Awakening" Sunday Dec 16 11pm "Frontios" Sunday Dec 23 11pm "Resurrection of the Daleks" Sunday Dec 30 11pm "Planet of Fire" According to the list of episodes someone published (on the net) earlier, we're missing "Warriors of the Deep". Does Channel 11 plan to start Colin Baker on the 1st Sunday of 1985? Or are we going to be time warped back to Jon Pertwee again? Bryant S. Hazard (ihnp4) ihuxe!hazard
nucomp@ihuxb.UUCP (cjw) (12/01/84)
When you listed the shows that will be shown next week you left one out. My reference is TV Guide magazine. They have Warriors of the Deep scheduled for Friday December 7th. Other wise they agree with your schedule. The reason for the unusual scheduling is that they are in the middle of a fund raising drive. If you like watching Dr. Who and are not a subscriber this is a good time to subscribe (Yes, I am a subscriber). It is important what show you subscribe during because they keep count of which shows get the most money into the station. This year I wrote a letter explaining which shows I watch and which shows I would like to see (such as K-9 and Company). This is a good idea especially if you didn't subscribe during your favorite show or if you have more than one favorite. When was the last time anyone with any control over anything having to do with TV asked what shows you watch. The Nielson's don't even know I'm alive, but I digress. I was at the convention over the weekend and John Nathan Turner replied that our stations don't have any Colin Baker episodes yet. Someone even suggested that they show Dr. Who here immediately after they show it in Britain but the American distributors for Dr. Who don't like to buy the rights to shows like Dr Who one show at a time. They only buy these shows in bulk. After the present season is over there will be 30 some odd shows and maybe that will be enough. Also many people have noticed that one Colin Baker show was at the end of Peter Davison's last season. This show was not included in the latest purchase. Dr. Who shows are lumped togeather by doctor not by season. My guess would be that they time warp back to some older shows again but this is only a guess right now. Channel 11 hasn't said yet one way or another. Oh those who over us from above, Please excuse any spelling errors or the occasional sentence that isn't worded just right. It is late on a Friday night and I should have gone home already. The usual disclaimers follow: I have no connection to Channel 11 or anyone else. The above views are mine and you can't have them. ***Put your favorite disclaimer here***. Reality is just a crutch for people who can't handle Dr. Who Clayton James Wootton AT&T Bell Labs Naperville Illinois