Police Boxes and Screwdrivers is moving

Welcome back! After that two week hiatus Police Boxes and Screwdrivers is back! I've got a lot to tell you. Are you sitting comfortably?

So there is good news and bad news! Let's start with the bad news! So, basically when I started this blog I was about three seasons ahead of my reviews so I released them daily, so my blog would be up to date as soon as possible. When I got to Season Four and started reviewing missing episodes, I cut down to a new review every two days! Now, I'm cutting it down even more.

Starting from today Police Boxes and Screwdrivers will be posting a new review twice a week, every Tuesday and Friday! But you won't be able to find them on this because...

We're moving! As of today this link (policeboxesandscrewdriver.blogspot.com) will be useless as I will stop using it and all new reviews will be posted to the new and updated blog, now serviced by WordPress. The reasons lie in the fact WordPress are able to fit my needs better, and the blog can look more professional.

Click here to go to new and improved Police Boxes and Screwdrivers

I have added all (and updated) previous reviews and categorized them by Doctor, Writer, Enemy, Companion etc. All the menus looks rather nice as well! Check out the this page if you don't believe me! Look at the pictures! And the titles! Ahhh! As you may have guessed I am very excited about this!

Be sure to check out new reviews every Tuesday and Friday, and feel free to browse through old ones using my awesone menus on the new and improved Police Boxes and Screwdrivers!

To keep updated you can also follow Police Boxes and Screwdrivers brand new twitter account:

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Blog Announcement: Two Week Hiatus

So, bad news folks!

Police Boxes and Screwdrivers will be taking a two week hiatus effective immediately! I have been working on something and over the next two weeks I will be working hard to make sure it is completed in time for a certain announcement in two week's time, on the 21st of April!

It's big! Well in terms of how big an announcement about a small-scale blog with only a handful of regular readers can be, it's big!

Until then; goodbye!

Season Five: Ranking and Stats

Doctor Who: Season Five (1967/68)
2 September 1967 - 1 June 1968

The Second Doctor now comfy in the role, Patrick Troughton stars alongside Frazer Hines, as Jamie McCrimmon, and Deborah Watling, as Victoria Waterfield, in the fifth season of Doctor Who. While most fans acclaim the run highly, I found it to be the worst yet.

Here is my ranking of the seven stories:

1. The Ice Warriors (9.5/10)
2. The Web of Fear (8/10)
3. Fury from the Deep (7/10)
4. The Tomb of the Cybermen (6.5/10)
5. The Enemy of the World (6/10)
6. The Wheel in Space (6/10)
7. The Abominable Snowmen (5/10)

According to my ratings season five had:

1 Amazing Episode (9+/10)
1 Great Episodes (8+/10)
1 Good Episode (7+/10)
3 Okay Episodes (6+/10)
1 Bad Episode (4+/10)

Averaging these out means season five has an average rating of…                               6.86/10And a range of                                                                                                                       4.5

The Wheel in Space (TV Story) Review

Title: The Wheel in Space
Writer: David Whitaker
Original Broadcast Date: 27 April 1968 - 1 June 1968

Ninety million miles off course, the silver carrier floats through space, having been missing for nine months. When the Doctor and Jamie land in the ship they discover the crew are missing and the ship empty. Floating into orbit of a nearby wheel, Jamie must act fast before the ship is blown to pieces.

Coming at the end of Season 5, The Wheel in Space is a mixed bag, that boasts great ideas and a decent base-under-siege plot, but definitely lasts two episodes too long.

There is nothing particularly bad about The Wheel in Space other than its pacing. It's actually a pretty decent plot, but it is stretched thin, most notable in the first episode, in which absolutely nothing happens. At all. In fact you could probably skip the whole 25 minutes, and go into episode two with the following knowledge: the Doctor and Jamie land on the Silver Carrier, some people want to blow it up and the Doctor falls ill. Literally nothing else happens. Fortunately the pace picks up (but only ever so slightly) from there.

The Cybermen, now in their fourth appearance, aren't as scary as in their debut, but are an improvement over The Tomb of the Cybermen. The unexpectedness of a certain death had a great effect, making me truly realize the might of the metal men, but other than that, nothing new is presented.

I enjoyed this story most in Episode 3, which reintroduced Troughton after a break from filming, and properly introduced the new companion, Zoe Heriot, who has brilliant chemistry with the Doctor and Jamie, the latter - especially. She is given some great character development in the brilliantly haunting idea based around people being brainwashed into spitting out facts and figures, and forgetting human emotion, which ties in with the Cybermen really rather well.

Cybermen; a companion introduction; a space station; snazzy special effects; and dark undertones: The Wheel in Space has all the ingredients of a brilliant and unforgettable adventure, but is stretched far too thin to make it one.

6/10