Sunday, 10 April 2011

Twime Team: The Claws of Axos

Twime Team for this story: @JohnNor @nelliejean @joecassels @Heart_of_TARDIS

Tweet sequence: earliest to latest.

Sun Apr 10 2011 18:54:03 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: As “Next DW” page #twimeteam we begin ‘DVD at 7pm (don’t cue on title, just “play all”).’ 6 minutes to 7pm…

Sun Apr 10 2011 18:55:36 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
nelliejean: Followers! Unfollow me if you don’t want a couple of hours of Doctor Who tweets. Just a heads-up! #twimeteam

EPISODE ONE

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:00:41 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: #twimeteam “THE CLAWS OF AXOS”



Sun Apr 10 2011 19:02:29 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: Never actually seen this so tweetin’ along with first impressions #twimeteam – Amazing alien reveal in 1st few mins…

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:03:04 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
nelliejean: Love the “Top Secret” folder – hee! #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:03:52 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: #twimeteam The Brig! (Should say, by popular demand, we are tweeting a Brig story because of the sad passing of Nick Courtney recently.)

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:04:27 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
joecassels: I love the synth music of these old Pertwees! #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:04:35 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: Topical! An American in Dr Who #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:04:53 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
nelliejean: #twimeteam Oh. Good. Lord. Jo’s outfit o_O

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:05:14 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
joecassels: Got to love the brig! But that pesky Chinn! Grr! #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:06:15 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: Ah the famous Pigbin Josh – I feel I have been missing out not having seen him in action #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:06:36 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
joecassels: “England for the English! GOOD HEAVENS MAN!” I love the anti BNP sentiment. Pertwee’s doc was superb. #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:07:27 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
joecassels: @JohnNor Got to love a bit of Pigbin! #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:09:07 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
joecassels: Freak weather conditions. Nice cover for the continuity problems at the location . #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:09:31 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
joecassels: Pigbin Josh has his own theme! #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:09:39 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
nelliejean: @joecassels Mr L’s just been explaining about the weather problems :) #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:10:36 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: Never seen this b4 – but have seen Spearhead from Space, getting some deja vu here #twimeteam (“Comedy Yokel” finds space debris.)

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:12:37 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: It’s quite, er, “experimental” @RT @JoeCassels: Pigbin Josh has his own theme! #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:13:14 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
joecassels: Does Josh actually have any dialogue apart from “oo-argh”? #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:13:20 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
nelliejean: Oh dear. The alien has got poor Pigbin Josh! Oo-arr, indeed. #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:15:48 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: This is all rather unsavoury, these tendrils #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:17:21 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: #twimeteam Blimey the Doctor is very much part of the establishment here, going into the ship are part of this team, not very “lonely God”.

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:18:28 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
nelliejean: #twimeteam Well of COURSE Jo was never going to stay in the UNIT caravan like a good little girl! Silly people.

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:18:44 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: The Doctor’s indigestible. #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:19:17 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: Pertwee neckrub makes things better for the Doc after that. #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:19:56 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: WHOA it’s… #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:21:18 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
Heart_of_TARDIS: Well, well, look who we have here… #twimeteam

EPISODE TWO

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:25:10 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: Quite an abrupt cliffhanger – #twimeteam – the whole thing felt a bit disjointed really. Ep2 next… Onwards.

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:25:43 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
nelliejean: #twimeteam I flove Roger Delgado as The Master. I always want him to win.

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:29:20 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: #twimeteam So, apparently “Axon Man” is Bernard Holley – from “Hollyoaks”. The voice was familiar.

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:30:45 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
nelliejean: #twimeteam This is a really gross Doctor Who story. Ick.

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:34:11 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: Blimey that’s “Amy Pond short” that skirt for Jo. #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:35:07 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: “Of course, the humans are fools!” #twimeteam Gotta love the Master.

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:38:52 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: #twimeteam This is a bit “Lazarus Experiment” this, with the Sci Fi booth.

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:39:31 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
Heart_of_TARDIS: Had a feeling the Doctor might say that considering the Axons explanation of growing their ship and other terms they used. #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:40:13 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
nelliejean: #twimeteam To be perfectly honest, that guard was so rubbish he deserved to be shot by the Master.

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:40:42 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: #twimeteam And that’s a bit “Prisoner Zero” the speaking tendril.

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:42:01 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: #twimeteam This is a bit rubbish with the Doctor waffling on about whatever in the lab with this guy.

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:42:22 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: #twimeteam Meanwhile the Master gets epic action sequences…

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:42:31 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
nelliejean: @JohnNor I have to say, it’s not thrilling me. #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:44:02 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: @nelliejean LoL #twimeteam It’s a fascinating watch as I’ve never seen it but it’s not the greatest story ever. “Groovy” production design.

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:46:22 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
bindiyayagnik: Family left just a liittle too late for me to join in with #twimeteam today. But I’ll still watch Claws of Axos later. What an awesome name.

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:48:00 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: #twimeteam The Doctor is being very “alien scientist” in the lab but doesn’t make for action-packed telly o_0 Oh this is interesting though

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:48:34 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
nelliejean: #twimeteam Oh noes, there are bundles of cloth attacking them!

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:49:10 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: #twimeteam That’s the same cliffhanger as the previous one!

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:49:48 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
nelliejean: @JohnNor Maybe there was a national cliffhanger shortage! #twimeteam

EPISODE THREE

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:50:05 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: onwards next, Ep3 #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:53:45 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: Maybe there was in the 1970s RT @nelliejean: @JohnNor Maybe there was a national cliffhanger shortage! #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:54:49 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: “the nutrition cycle” #twimeteam I’m imagining one of the blobby Axons on a bicycle

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:57:03 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: #twimeteam So this is a satire on Britain exporting goods – or something #subtext

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:58:33 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
nelliejean: @JohnNor Oh, of course! #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:59:03 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: #twimeteam Bit of the “Earth Exile arc” there. The Doc is a prisoner on this planet – so say the Time Lords.

Sun Apr 10 2011 19:59:21 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
nelliejean: It’s OK, Doctor, Katy Manning doesn’t look anything like that when she gets old! #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:02:41 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: That alien voice from the tendril – I still think of that voice as being from that pub in Hollyoaks (and – it is). #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:04:11 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: “Yeah sure buddy!” #twimeteam o_o

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:05:23 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: #twimeteam The thing about this story is that it’s got about four different monsters (all Axos), but the “blobby man” one is the best.

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:06:02 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: #twimeteam That was a good bit of “monster vs UNIT”.

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:06:10 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
morriscat: “It’s like trying to fly a secondhand gas stove!” Hee, poor Master! #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:06:39 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
nelliejean: Oops, posted as my cat there instead of myself! #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:07:05 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
joecassels: @nelliejean I thought Morris was joining in! #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:07:39 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
joecassels: @JohnNor @joecassels I’m back but trying to find the place in ep 3 #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:07:45 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
nelliejean: @joecassels He’s only interested if there’s cats or birdies, LOL! #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:08:57 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: @joecassels #twimeteam About 18mins30secs into Ep3, now.

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:09:59 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
joecassels: @JohnNor Thanks! #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:11:43 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
nelliejean: Blimey, Jo just flashed us her knickers! #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:12:59 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: This is certainly a very psychedelic early-’70s story. Not sure what the heck is going on but it looks groovy. #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:14:04 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: She’s always doing this it seems RT @nelliejean: Blimey, Jo just flashed us her knickers! #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:14:42 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: @joecassels Ep4 begins now! #twimeteam

EPISODE FOUR

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:15:03 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: Ep4 innit #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:16:30 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: So that cliffhanger – so “groovy” I had no idea what was actually going on #twimeteam … Cliffhanger is Master might destroy Axos? Weird.

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:17:41 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: #twimeteam Ha this is brilliant with the golden faces swarming in a psychedelic haze around Jo & the Doc – not sure what it all means though

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:18:17 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: I like how the alien ship kind of “spits” the duo out there #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:19:49 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: #twimeteam Nicely atonal soundtrack there.

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:23:25 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
joecassels: @nelliejean @JohnNor having connection problems, sorry #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:23:38 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
nelliejean: Gosh. Bill’s being terribly American here! #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:25:04 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: #twimeteam Hey this is interesting: Doctor is bargaining his way off the planet Earth w the Master leaving it to Axos? It must be a bluff…

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:27:24 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: This is a bit like Time-Flight with the strange humanoid aliens & the Doctor and Master arguing over TARDIS components… #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:28:07 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: #twimeteam This story needs more of this sort of thing – blobby Axons on UNIT jeeps

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:31:01 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: #twimeteam So the Doctor needed the Master’s dematerialisation know-how for…

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:33:20 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
nelliejean: Yay! Blobby aliens! #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:34:01 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: Interesting that the “very British” Brig is (of course) representing Geneva (e.g. UNIT) #twimeteam What happened to British Govmnt sub-plot?

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:35:07 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: “in this loop of time” eh? #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:35:36 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: The Brig takes charge #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:36:58 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: I know I said it was a bit rubbish earlier but – actually more fun that some other, longer, Pertwee stories (almost the end now) #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:38:16 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
nelliejean: @JohnNor The second half was way better than the first! #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:40:34 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: A time loop – “it’s perfectly simple Brigadier” #twimeteam “This time loop thing how’d you get out of it?” says Brig. And, answer & the end

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:41:51 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
nelliejean: Well, that was an interesting story – very patchy and confusing to start with, but it picked up later. #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:42:08 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: #twimeteam So the Doctor being tethered to Earth was a good thing. Cheers Time Lord Jailers! You’re not all bad.

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:43:03 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
nelliejean: @JohnNor He did look very put out when he realised! #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:43:06 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: @nelliejean Yes the Doctor didn’t seem particularly bothered by it all in the 1st half #twimeteam Pertwee can be quite “laid back” though…

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:44:18 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
joecassels: @JohnNor @nelliejean Sorry I didn’t manage to properly #twimeteam. Looks like you both did well without me!

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:44:44 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: @nelliejean He’s annoyed at their power even if it means he doesn’t get stuck in time loop with some Axons… (He’s his own man.) #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:44:56 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
nelliejean: @joecassels But we missed you, Joe! #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:45:50 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
joecassels: @nelliejean I think I’m going to have to watch it again in my own time. I miss Pertwee! #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:46:05 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
nelliejean: @JohnNor At least he’s got Jo and her incredibly short skirts to console himself with! #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:46:15 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: So, in summary, a little slow to get going, but enjoyably psychedelic & interesting character sketch of the Doctor on Earth Exile #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:49:16 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
JohnNor: @nelliejean @joecassels @Heart_of_TARDIS Thanks for tweetin’ #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:50:05 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
joecassels: @JohnNor Thanks for hosting John. #twimeteam

Sun Apr 10 2011 20:50:27 GMT+0100 (GMT Daylight Time) [Reply] [ReTweet] [Favorite]
nelliejean: @JohnNor @joecassels @Heart_of_TARDIS Thanks, all! #twimeteam

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