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I know it's been forever since I posted one of these, but guess what I've got for you: Sam's Three Things About Classic Doctor Who!

ARE YOU READY FOR:

Katy Manning, naked?
The Curse Of Max Headroom?
Canonical Doctor Who MPREG?
Felt and rivets in combination?
Doctor Who's inferiority complex, caused by George Lucas?

If you answered yes to any or all of the above, you are more prepared than I was for series fifteen, which aired originally in 1977 and 1978.

( Series Fifteen: Anybody got £120 to spare? )

( Post-Series Post-Mortem: The Second Generation )

Ahahaha. IN NEWS OF DOCTOR WHO DORKERY, those of you who follow the Classic Who Three Things will know of my puppy-like adulation of writers Bob Baker and Dave Martin, known to the Who crew as the Bristol Boys. (Because they were from Bristol. Never let it be said the monster-makers weren't pragmatic.) If you doubt their awesome, I am currently watching an episode where they wrote canonical Doctor mpreg.

As it turns out, after leaving Doctor Who, Bob Baker also wrote several of the scripts for the Wallace & Gromit films. So I come by my love honestly, because Wallace & Gromit is very dear to my heart.

Come on, New Who! You know you want to tuck a plush Shaun in the control room somewhere. If Steven can bring a panda aboard, there's no reason Amy and Rory can't bring a sheep.

And that over yonder is the horizontal hold. Up there is the scanner, those are the doors, that is a chair with Shaun the Sheep on it. Sheer poetry, my boy.

We missed last week, but I'm back this week with Series Fourteen of Classic Doctor Who, taking place in 1976 and 1977. Long and image-heavy.

Are you ready to say goodbye to Sarah and hello to Leela (hello, Leela), travel to Gallifrey, and uncover the origins of the Time Agency? (I shit you not. RTD took canon from this series like a BANDIT.)

Let's do this thing!

( Series Fourteen: The Hand Of Fear, The Face Of Evil, The Cock Of Harmony. )

And that's Series Fourteen!

There's no Post-Mortem this week, because I did some pretty intense Station Breaks that are well meta enough; if you're in it for the meta, rather than the Three Things, you can scroll through for the bolded Station Breaks. Enjoy. :)

Well, there's no New Who this week, but I still have thirteen seasons of Classic Who to go. I AM AT THE HALFWAY MARK!

...if you don't count the movie, four seasons of New Who, the "season that wasn't", and the fifth season.

I AM KIND OF AT THE HALFWAY POINT!

Welcome to Series Thirteen, which aired in 1975. Long and image-heavy. IMAGES OF AWESOME.

( Series Thirteen: Revenge Of The Script Editors )

( Post-Series Post-Mortem: My Issues, Let Me Show You Them )

I realise I neglected to post my Three Things About Classic Who this weekend; part of it was that I was away, and the other part was that I forgot to watch Revenge Of The Cybermen. I'm only human!

But now I have for you Series Twelve of Classic Who, airing in the balmy spring of 1975, in which we welcome the Fourth Doctor and Harry Sullivan to our merry band. Long and image-heavy. There are a lot of essays this time around.

Also I have to say that I am quite proud of this week's post-mortem. I didn't get to say everything I wanted in the way I wanted to say it, but I hope I gave a sense of what I was trying to convey.

( Series Twelve: UNITted Me A Scarf? )

( Post-Series Post-Mortem: The Time War Will Not Be Televised. )

OHAI GAIZ YOU WANT SOME CLASSIC WHO?

Welcome to Series Eleven of Doctor Who, taking place mainly in 1974. Long and image heavy.

( Series Eleven: Me And Sarah Jane )

( Post-Series Post-Mortem: Girls Can Wear Trousers Too )

I totally forgot to post the Three Things About Classic Who yesterday, so here it is! We're on series ten, which spanned 1972-1973, and as ever it is long and image heavy.

( Series Ten: Brigadier Still The Prettiest )

( Post-Series Post-Mortem: Who Belongs To Us? )

Good morning! I'm making pancakes. Who wants some? And in the meantime, enjoy some fun Doctor Who stuff again.

MOOD SWING ANYONE? :D

This is Three Things about Classic Doctor Who, series nine. Text and image heavy, you guys know the ropes...

( Series Nine: These Aliens Look Like Dicks )

( Post-series post-mortem: Between A Rock And A TARDIS )

The year is 1973. Edward Heath is Prime Minister, Secretariat has won the Kentucky Derby, and who should appear on the scene but...

THE MASTER.

This is Three Things about Classic Doctor Who, series eight. Per usual: lots of text, fewer images than usual but still lots of them.

( Series Eight: Insert Obligatory "Master"bation Joke Here )

( Post-series post-mortem: Not Precisely Masterful )

Welcome to Three Things about Classic Doctor Who, series seven, 1969 - 1970. You know the drill: lots of text, and image-heavy.

( Series Seven: Two's Company, Three's John Pertwee )

( Post-Series Post-Mortem: We're Here All Week )

This is Three Things about Classic Doctor Who, the sixth season, which took place from 1968 - 69. As ever, it is text and image heavy.

(Hahaha, I said "69").

( Series Six: Ma Vie En TARDIS )

( Post-Series Post-Mortem: Like A Holy Rollin' Stone )

Ordinarily I post this with my Three Things about Doctor Who, but I was in Texas all weekend and getting a significant chunk of time to work on it proved a little difficult. Thus, here it is! Better late than never, just like the TARDIS.

This is Three Things about Classic Doctor Who, the fifth season, which took place from 1967 - 1968. As ever, it is text and image heavy.

( Three Things, Series Five: The Last Best Hope For Who )

( Post-Series Post-Mortem: If You're A Scottish Lord Then I Am Doctor Who. )

I forgot to warn you, but I'm shooting some Epic Three Things in your face!

Long post and image-heavy. This is my commentary on series four of classic Doctor Who, as I work my way through it all.

( Three Things, Series Four: Doctor Who The Fuck Are You? )

( Post-Series Post-Mortem: Why Fans Are Awesome )

This wouldn't fit with the Three Things About Classic Who, but people might enjoy not having to scroll through all that anyway...

( Series Three Post-Series Post-Mortem: Companions Are Like Nose Tissue (Jack's The One With The Lotion) )

Here we are again, kids. Another day, another hundred and fifty things about Classic Doctor Who to think about.

If you're not reading the Three Things but are enjoying the meta of the post-mortems, I'd like to ask that you scroll through the Three Things for the Station Break entitled "Verity Lambert Is Cooler Than You". It contains information I think everyone should know about the origins of Doctor Who.

Onwards! Post is large and rich with images. Fair warning.

( Three Things, Series Three: Burn The Witch! )

Unfortunately, LiveJournal informs me that my post is too big for LJ, so my Series Three postmortem will follow in YET ANOTHER post, sorry about the spam.

Welcome to Sam's Obsessive-Compulsive Three Things. :D Every week, taking you back to a "new" series of Classic Who, to examine what's changed, what hasn't, and what's still lolarious forty-five years later.

This is a large post and somewhat image-heavy, fair warning.

( Three Things, Series Two: A Little Bit Scifi, A Little Bit Rock & Roll )

( Post-Series Post-Mortem: Think Of The Children! )

And now it's time for SAM'S EPIC THREE THINGS ABOUT DOCTOR WHO: LET'S TAKE IT FROM THE TOP!

This post is long and image-heavy, fair warning.

Here goes nothing.

( Introduction )

( Three Things, Series One: Have You Met My TARDIS? )

( Post-Series Post-Mortem: Raiders Of The Lost Arc )