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[trinityofone]

"In the days when the Time Lords were young, their war with the vampires cost trillions of lives on countless worlds. Now the Vampires have been sighted again, in San Francisco.

Some want to coexist with humans, using genetic engineering in a macabre experiment to find a new source of blood. But some would rather go out in a blaze of glory - and UNIT'S attempts to contain them could provoke another devastating war.

The Doctor strikes a dangerous bargain, but even he might not be able to keep the city from getting caught in the crossfire. While he finds himself caught in a web of old feuds and high-tech schemes, his new companion Sam finds out just how deadly travelling with the Doctor can be.

This novel is another in the series of adventures featuring the Eighth Doctor."

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Seriously, why am I trying to read the Doctor Who books again?

I mean, I love Doctor Who, I really do except the S3 finale and actually most of S2, and I WANT to expose myself to more crazy time traveling adventures with his magnificent emoness. Then I see that the book I'm about to start beings with that introduction.

"Now the Vampires have been sighted again, in San Francisco*." This would make a great t-shirt, really; I am dubious about its strengths as a novel.

lcsbanana, should I just skip forward to the first Fitz book or what? Or is Classic Who just not for me? I watched 'The Five Doctors' the other night and I thought it was SO LAME. *sad*

This is a SERIOUS DILEMMA, people!


*Most likely Haight-Ashbury.

Comments

[jetspeaks.livejournal.com]

Classic Who is just a very different animal; there are some great stories, but there are some truly awful ones, and the effects are dreadful at times. I love it, but I don't know if I would had I come to it later. As it is, I was a fan from infancy (I blame my mother, it was her favourite. I knocked out two teeth running to hide from something scary behind a couch at the age of 6). If you are looking for more Russel T Davies, you won't get it. If you can handle sorting through the chaff, you may find something fun, or you may find it's all too lame.

You might consider watching an old story that is not an anniversary show (as the Five Doctors is). IIRC there was a lot of bits and pieces thrown in for die-hard fans.

[tonicollins.livejournal.com]

Vampires are canonical in Doctor Who - at least in E-Space. The 4th Dr. ep State of Decay (http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/stateofdecay/detail.shtml) featured them.

[tonicollins.livejournal.com]

I should add that this is in no way an endorsement of the book, or any Doctor Who book, for that matter. I could never read them, even when I was immersed in all things Who.

And yes, season three's finale stunk to high heaven. And please, please, please, can we have a season without the "last, daleks, ever".

[emhen.livejournal.com]

No, what you should do is listen to the Eight audios. Eight is a pretty good bridge between Classic and New Who pretty much because of Paul McGann; I adore him and I'm still having trouble with the books.

And yeah. Classic Who takes a totally different mentality to enjoy. The love in your heart has to move over and make room for the lame. :D

[thekynicist.livejournal.com]

(1) I would wear that t-shirt.

(2) The Five Doctors.

...Yeah, about that. [shifty] See, thing is, I love old!Who, because I was brainwashed at an early age by a British grandfather into believing it was The One True Sci Fi... but there are times when it's kind of crap. And by kind of, I mean very. And by very, I mean "what's that smell?" Actually, considering my general aversion to camp, I'm surprised by the fierce nostalgia I still have for it. New Who probably plays a big role in that... but back to The Five Doctors. Even for old!Who, the anniversary specials were spectacularly bad. And that one, unusually so.

(And when I say this, you have to know that TFD takes place during Fifth's era, and Fifth is the first Doctor I ever saw and a Doctor that, despite the fact that I can't actually name one story he appeared in that I really liked, is my Doctor, on the basis of nostalgia and a weakness for fluffy blond hair alone.)

And now I'll go back under the rock from whence I came.

[delurker.livejournal.com]

"Now the Vampires have been sighted again, in San Francisco*." This would make a great t-shirt, really
Hell yes! It would be awesome.

also: YES. SKIP TO THE FITZ BOOKS.

[some-stars.livejournal.com]

*dies* omg, I'm a recognized expert. *hee hee* I--have you already read my enormous Eight books pimping post, with the summaries of the plot arcs and the recommendations and such? 'cause that pretty much sums up my advice as regards those. And as far as the audios--I also HATE being read to, it just makes me want to punch people in the face, and I LOVE the audios. They really are *plays* designed to be heard, and I can seriously just lie down and close my eyes and listen to them like watching tv.

As far as classic Who in general....well. uh. *coughs, adjusts tie* There is lameness! I will not lie. There is MUCH LAMENESS. But there's really good stuff beneath the lameness, usually! The Five Doctors is not so much a great example of that, heh. It's pretty much pure fluff--it was done as an anniversary-celebration special, so it's basically "doctors! and companions! and the master! and a dalek! AND GLITTER"

I recommend poking around the other doctors and seeing if anything or anyone grabs you. I REALLY need to get the rest of my pimp posts done--eventually I want to have covered Two(done), Three, Four, Five, and Seven--so I can provide better guidance! --but then, if you watch another couple hours and you still don't like it, there's no point in forcing it; you may just not be able to tolerate the cheese. *g* I mean, I can't watch movies from before 1970 or so--it feels pretty much like being read to, come to think of it--so, yeah, it might not be your bag. But there is SO MUCH variety and so much delight that I hope you keep trying and find something that works for you! (Offhand I think you'd like Three, some of Four, and Five--Seven is all serious and leftist and has Ace, who is FAN BAIT, but it also has some of the most outrageous cheese in the whole series.)

[aurora]

Am I the only one who thought 'ooh, Angel crossover!'?