msc@qubix.UUCP (Mark Callow) (11/13/83)
As a long time Dr. Who fan (all the way back to episode 1 in
November 1963) I have been watching the various discussions here
with some interest and amusement. Maybe when I get some time I
will respond at length to some of them.
There's one that I want to reply to now. Mary ?? asks if the books
follow the series accurately. They DO NOT. This makes me angry.
Book #1 was very close to the first story. Book #2 (The Daleks)
was way off. I can see absolutely no reason for it.
A large part of the book was concerned with the Doctor, Barbara, and
Susan meeting Ian for the first time on a rainy night on Hampstead
Heath in London. In the show, Ian joined the crew in the first story.
He was Barbara's colleague and one of Susan's teachers. The book has
many other inaccuracies. In disgust I refused to buy it and have lost
a great deal of interest in looking at any of the other books.
--
Mark Callow, Saratoga, CA.
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