The Time Meddler
There was another tie between The Aztecs and The Time
Meddler. I needed to call in the official final round tie-breaking judge
Robert Franks to sort this out. After he carefully weighed all the options, the
pros and cons if you will, he made his decision. In his regards to his
decision, Robert is quoted as saying “People should know the reasons these
stories are great. Fuck Peter Butterworth, we all know the real guest star.”
Indeed. She is one of my all-time favourite actresses and was taken from us too
soon.
Here is how voting broke down:
The Time Meddler:
14 votes (10 of these votes from the tie round + Robert pick as tie-breaker)
The Aztecs: 13
votes (10 of these votes from the tie round)
An Unearthly Child:
9 votes (6 of these votes from the tie round)
Marco Polo: 2
votes (do you two know something I don’t?)
The Dalek Invasion of
Earth: 2 votes
The Daleks: 1 vote
The Sensorites: 1
vote
The Web Planet:
1 voteThe Daleks' Masterplan: 1 vote
The Ark: 1 vote
The Gunfighters: 1
vote
The War Machines:
1 vote
Why I am happy The Time Meddler was chosen: I love
this story. I love the opening shot in the TARDIS that still feels new to me
but had been re-instated over 20 years ago. I love the visuals on the cliff
with the clouds moving overhead. I think Hartnell is at his greatest in Season
2. I feel every line he delivers, he delivers like sheer poetry. Just like a
chair with a panda on it!
The story I would
have picked: This is why I love this idea of having other people choose the
stories for this marathon. I tend to go to the old standbys. I would have
probably chosen The Daleks because I
can never get enough of the first four episodes of this story.
Voting for the Troughton story opens later today. I am
having a blast with this and I hope you continue to take part in choosing the
stories for me to watch. 
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