I like that Tennant is older now though, since it technically means the 14th Doctor is another "older" Doctor (aside from Capaldi and Hurt) in the new series before the younger Ncuti takes over. I always hate it when people say older Doctors "wouldn't work in modern Who".
I was convinced that Sutekh was coming back toward the end of s5 of Nu Who. The fact that there's 'only one being in the universe powerful enough to get into the TARDIS [and blow it up]', plus all the Egyptian stuff in the museum in the finale. Moffat probably put all that stuff in deliberately (I swear, it felt like that man could read our minds for a while there). Happy birthday Matt!
31 Matthew you don’t even need to start using a night cream yet still look 20 something 😁 Love Pyramids need 2 do a rewatch of season 13 is it due out on Blu-ray anytime soon ? you guys always know the release schedule. Have to say I do like the next story just as much & I know it’s not as well regarded but I just love Tom & Liz together in that country Village setting, Plus those finger pointing androids 👉👉👉👉
There's a virgin missing adventure book with the 5th doctor that's a sequel to Pyramids of Mars, with the return of Sutekh, and vaguely also tied into Black Orchid, and I really enjoyed that one, I read the rereleased version they gave us around 2014ish
I've loved this channel since the early days of the Action Figure Adventures. It's lovely to see how far you've all came. Best of luck to you Billy in your future endeavours, and good luck to all for the new look ROD - Connor
Re-watched this story this week. Always been possibly one of my favourite Doctor Who stories. Certainly up there with The Brain of Morbius as a joint first for my fav 4th Doctor story. Even with the puzzle/CSO filled part 4, love it all the same. Happy Birthday Matthew!
You guys should do Time and the Rani - I sat through that atrocity a couple weeks ago and had to watch Power of the Daleks halfway through to restore my faith in the show.
Happy Birthday Matt! Going back to my wilderness years as a early Doctor who fan, this was another story I remember going to my local library I borrowing it. I really really enjoyed it back then and I still enjoy it today and it remains my third favourite 4th Doctor story along with Deadly Assassin and Genesis of the Daleks.
Happy Birthday, Matt! What's left to say other than I hope you have a great day! I also love how Billy very accurately predicted the Red Nose Day sketch too about a week before it aired - brilliant haha
Happy birthday Matt! Pyramids is fantastic and Sutekh was the first person to ever give me ASMR as a child... fantastic voice. Just never been a fan of Tom's performance but I understand the behind the scenes reason. Bloody love that insane organ music at the end of episode one... chilling!
I thought the performance of Sutech by Gabrielle Woolf really elevates the character (even if he is static). Also I thought this was a highlight for Tom Baker, because in some episodes he underplays the threat of the episode but I really believed that Sutech was a real threat. Enjoyed this, Thank You.
Sutekh is one of my very favorite Who villains. I love how understated he is, and how we know almost nothing about him, sort of like Lord Sauron. I'm so glad they've only used him once on TV, and very very very sparingly in spinoff media. Did anyone else think that that Passenger thing from Flux was going to be related to Sutekh, somehow? Or perhaps to that "the Shadow" dude from Season 16?
Your discussion of the story has made me want to watch it again. It's a really terrific classic in every sense of the word, story. Both of you have said everything I could have mentioned. However, the one thing I wish it did do. Was more night time scenes. Seeing the Mummy's walking around the woods at night would be so gorgeous! I would love Pyramids to get the special effects update for its Blu Ray release. Completely change the CSO and make Mars eerie and scary and I think you could make the story perfect. Been waiting for this review! Didn't disappoint.
Pyramids of Mars was actually my first Classic Who. Went out and bought it from HMV back in the day. Don't even remember why I chose that one in particular. Just watched it tonight again for the first time in about 15 years, and then instantly came to watch this review when I was done.
Even Mr Bronson (Micheal Sheard) from Grange Hill played in it as Lawerence Scarman, at least he doesn't go yelling at Marcus, doctor and Sarah like Mr Bronson would.
I watched Pyramids of Mars for the first time yesterday, I thought it was very good! Though the expectations were set pretty high, perhaps too high I dare say as I was left wanting a little more. As you mention here the Mars stuff is a bit disappointing and I felt it weird to set the whole thing in a manor house. Classic Who uses that as a setting so often I was hoping for something more unique and more Egyptian perhaps. There wasn't quite as much Egyptian imagery as I'd expected. But I must stress I did enjoy it. Sutekh is phenomenal and I give the story a 8/10
Story I loved as a child, rented it all the time from my local Ritz videos. Watched it that much I broke the tape. The cast really sells it, when scarman confronts his brother, you can hear the heartbreak in is voice before he dies, gruesome. Did they change the head of sutekh, as when it appears in the tardis it does look different to what we see in part 4, ie in the tardis is the nose doesn't look flat it looks more like a K9 snout, it has hair in places and has eyes with pupils. Then when it pops up in episode 4 is pretty different. Still a classic and my all-time favourite tom Baker story. Yes Billy going out via 2 big titties is a good way to go 😆 Also yeah carry on behind is on of the weaker films, but I do love them. Carry on spying, cowboy and screaming being my favourites You could do Battlefield, or have you done that? Greatest show in the galaxy? With Johnny?
I like that Tennant is older now though, since it technically means the 14th Doctor is another "older" Doctor (aside from Capaldi and Hurt) in the new series before the younger Ncuti takes over. I always hate it when people say older Doctors "wouldn't work in modern Who".
Are you telling me there is no chance of Matthew at the last minute dashing through the airport and convincing Billy to stay in Bristol? 😢😢😢
The end of season cliffhanger we
All want !!!!! 😂😂
Like friends. Did Rachel get off the plane?
“I got off the plane.”
@@Jamestopboyexcept Billy says: “no” 😂
I was convinced that Sutekh was coming back toward the end of s5 of Nu Who. The fact that there's 'only one being in the universe powerful enough to get into the TARDIS [and blow it up]', plus all the Egyptian stuff in the museum in the finale. Moffat probably put all that stuff in deliberately (I swear, it felt like that man could read our minds for a while there).
Happy birthday Matt!
31 Matthew you don’t even need to start using a night cream yet still look 20 something 😁 Love Pyramids need 2 do a rewatch of season 13 is it due out on Blu-ray anytime soon ? you guys always know the release schedule. Have to say I do like the next story just as much & I know it’s not as well regarded but I just love Tom & Liz together in that country Village setting, Plus those finger pointing androids 👉👉👉👉
There's a virgin missing adventure book with the 5th doctor that's a sequel to Pyramids of Mars, with the return of Sutekh, and vaguely also tied into Black Orchid, and I really enjoyed that one, I read the rereleased version they gave us around 2014ish
did a rewatch of the episode, now watching this. it doesn’t live up to my memory of it, but still good!
I've loved this channel since the early days of the Action Figure Adventures. It's lovely to see how far you've all came. Best of luck to you Billy in your future endeavours, and good luck to all for the new look ROD - Connor
Re-watched this story this week. Always been possibly one of my favourite Doctor Who stories. Certainly up there with The Brain of Morbius as a joint first for my fav 4th Doctor story. Even with the puzzle/CSO filled part 4, love it all the same. Happy Birthday Matthew!
You guys should do Time and the Rani - I sat through that atrocity a couple weeks ago and had to watch Power of the Daleks halfway through to restore my faith in the show.
“who is the best Big Finish Doctor?”
“Jacob Dudman”
😆
Fantastic story, 1st VHS I bought.
Happy Birthday Matt! Going back to my wilderness years as a early Doctor who fan, this was another story I remember going to my local library I borrowing it. I really really enjoyed it back then and I still enjoy it today and it remains my third favourite 4th Doctor story along with Deadly Assassin and Genesis of the Daleks.
Happy Birthday, Matt! What's left to say other than I hope you have a great day!
I also love how Billy very accurately predicted the Red Nose Day sketch too about a week before it aired - brilliant haha
Happy birthday Matt! Pyramids is fantastic and Sutekh was the first person to ever give me ASMR as a child... fantastic voice. Just never been a fan of Tom's performance but I understand the behind the scenes reason. Bloody love that insane organ music at the end of episode one... chilling!
I saw it here In New Jersey on channel 9 back in the day. This was before it started playing on the local PBS stations.
I thought the performance of Sutech by Gabrielle Woolf really elevates the character (even if he is static). Also I thought this was a highlight for Tom Baker, because in some episodes he underplays the threat of the episode but I really believed that Sutech was a real threat. Enjoyed this, Thank You.
I hadn't thought of it that way, but that's a good point. Tom does seem to sell the idea that Sutekh the Destroyer is the real deal.
* Gabriel... Gabrielle is his evil twin sister, I think ;)
Would you ever do any more figure adventure
Happy Birthday Matthew ❤❤❤🎁🎊🎉🎈🎂
Sutekh is one of my very favorite Who villains. I love how understated he is, and how we know almost nothing about him, sort of like Lord Sauron. I'm so glad they've only used him once on TV, and very very very sparingly in spinoff media.
Did anyone else think that that Passenger thing from Flux was going to be related to Sutekh, somehow? Or perhaps to that "the Shadow" dude from Season 16?
Your discussion of the story has made me want to watch it again. It's a really terrific classic in every sense of the word, story. Both of you have said everything I could have mentioned. However, the one thing I wish it did do. Was more night time scenes. Seeing the Mummy's walking around the woods at night would be so gorgeous!
I would love Pyramids to get the special effects update for its Blu Ray release. Completely change the CSO and make Mars eerie and scary and I think you could make the story perfect.
Been waiting for this review! Didn't disappoint.
Happy 31st! Love a ROD.
45:53 my Bowie fan brain just exploded!! 😂
Happy birthday Matt
Pyramids of Mars was actually my first Classic Who. Went out and bought it from HMV back in the day. Don't even remember why I chose that one in particular. Just watched it tonight again for the first time in about 15 years, and then instantly came to watch this review when I was done.
Even Mr Bronson (Micheal Sheard) from Grange Hill played in it as Lawerence Scarman, at least he doesn't go yelling at Marcus, doctor and Sarah like Mr Bronson would.
I watched Pyramids of Mars for the first time yesterday, I thought it was very good! Though the expectations were set pretty high, perhaps too high I dare say as I was left wanting a little more. As you mention here the Mars stuff is a bit disappointing and I felt it weird to set the whole thing in a manor house. Classic Who uses that as a setting so often I was hoping for something more unique and more Egyptian perhaps. There wasn't quite as much Egyptian imagery as I'd expected. But I must stress I did enjoy it. Sutekh is phenomenal and I give the story a 8/10
Why is Billy off to New Zealand anyway? I can’t remember if it was ever said?
I'm sure the second it's got anything to do with you they'll let you know.
So wait is Billy in New Zealand temporarily or permanently?
Review. Of. Death podcast 48. Doctor. Who. Pyramids. Of. Mars
Greatest Show in the Galaxy please!
He is no longer the best villain to never return, but nevertheless he’s still an incredible villain
"Best Doctor Who villain to never return in the series" ... Oop
Story I loved as a child, rented it all the time from my local Ritz videos. Watched it that much I broke the tape. The cast really sells it, when scarman confronts his brother, you can hear the heartbreak in is voice before he dies, gruesome.
Did they change the head of sutekh, as when it appears in the tardis it does look different to what we see in part 4, ie in the tardis is the nose doesn't look flat it looks more like a K9 snout, it has hair in places and has eyes with pupils. Then when it pops up in episode 4 is pretty different.
Still a classic and my all-time favourite tom Baker story.
Yes Billy going out via 2 big titties is a good way to go 😆
Also yeah carry on behind is on of the weaker films, but I do love them. Carry on spying, cowboy and screaming being my favourites
You could do Battlefield, or have you done that? Greatest show in the galaxy? With Johnny?
We were born in the same year but, you are older than me. 1992 the queen's bad year.
Couldn’t agree more regarding redacted didn’t even finish as it lost me around episode 7
This villain will never return to the series because it would be regarded as disrespectful to Egyptians.
Aged well
@@aloysiusthefish7076 Well let’s see if people complain…
@@Tolstoy111 They won’t
@@aloysiusthefish7076 well I’m deeply offended. Jk
So humans can't Disrespect an ancient Osirian now? What is the world coming to?