Worth Watching

It's another Terry Nation Dalek story directed by Richard Martin -- so how well does it turn out this time? How many Nationisms can we spot? And what's the Worth Watching official solution to the Mary Celeste mystery?

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After a brilliant opening episode, does this story hold up? And just how often can a crew ask themselves whether their actions are leading to them being exhibits in the Space Museum -- this episode answers that and more!

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We sobered up enough after the bizarre experience that is The Web Planet to check out this latest outing. It's a bit of whiplash going between these two stories...don't forget to go through the gift shop on the way out of the Space Museum!

(This was originally broadcast as two episodes.)

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This is our most wide-ranging episode ever! We have a wonderful conversation with Greg Lukianoff, co-author of Coddling of the American Mind, a hugely important book, and he's the head of FIRE, the org that fights for free speech for professors and students. But being the podcast we are, instead of talking about important stuff in the real world, we do deep dives into Buffy and Marvel comics. Greg is a true geek, and it shows. We just thoroughly enjoyed this one. Coddling of the American Mind

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Ray Greer is the kindest, humblest person I know, and the only person I know who worked on Tremors! He shares his wonderful stories with us about how this classic B-horror film came to be. This is a must-listen episode!

(This episode was recorded long before the great Fred Ward died...thankfully we had some very nice things to say about him!)

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This is such a special episode...Toby Hadoke is well-known as a foremost Dr Who scholar, but he is also probably the world's expert on Quatermass, a massively influential series of TV shows (and later Hammer films) that laid the foundations for all science fiction TV and movies, yet is unfortunately largely unknown in the US.

In addition to an insanely in-depth discussion with Toby on all things Quatermass, Guy and Ron do a thorough walk-thru of Quatermass and the Pit, so you can experience what it's all about if you don't want to go to the effort of digging up ancient BBC series not sold or streamed in the US.

Is it worth watching for a modern audience? Are you kidding us -- a thousand times yes, already!

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This story came after Web Planet, and the contrast couldn't be more stark. This one has great writing, great acting, and a distinct lack of dancing bees. But is great writing and acting enough to make it a proper Doctor Who story? Join us as we wrestle with this question!

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Strap in, boys and girls, we're heading into one of the most controversial classic Who stories, and our newbie has no idea what's coming his way! It's certainly a...unique...story. But is it worth watching for a modern audience? There's only one way to find out!

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The heat gets turned up in Ancient Rome! Will the Dr manage to stop Nero from burning down the place, or will he end up giving him the idea to do it? Does Nero actually fiddle while it all goes down? Did both the jaded guy and the newbie find this to be worth watching for a modern audience?

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A strangely humorous romp thru Rome in the time of slavery and murder all around...does it work for a modern audience? Does Zero Mostel get a solo? Who inevitably ends up facing the lions in the arena?

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