Chewing the Scenery...
- Thread starter Quatermass
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Proof that you don't need a head to chew the scenery, as this scene from Blake's 7 demonstrates.
WHERRRRE ISSSSS ORAC?!
WHERRRRE ISSSSS ORAC?!
Thanks. I think it suits me and my general mood at the moment, as well as the perception of me by others. The one I originally chose had the caption "Carrot juice?!", which, I realised, might be antagonistic towards a certain member here. I didn't want to cause any more trouble than I already did elsewhere, so I exchanged it for the only other sixth Doctor mini-icon I could find on Red Scharlach's site.
Anyway, here is the inevitable: the Doctor Who guide to chewing the scenery.
Terry Molloy as Davros shows how it should be done effectively. "That tank was but a simple lure, A FOCAL POINT FOR THE ASSASSIN'S BULLET!"
Jenny Tomasin as Tasambeker shows us how it should never be done, even for Doctor Who. "TO EARN HIS FAVOUR, I AM TO KILL YOU!"
Brian Blessed being, well, Brian Blessed, manages to slot somewhere between the sublime and the ridiculous. "Today, prudence shall be our watchword. Tomorrow, I shall soak the land in blood!"
And then, there is Graham Crowden as Soldeed, who manages to cross so many lines that he goes beyond hammy and ridiculously over the top to just plain panto. "MY DREEEEEEAMS OF CONNNQUEST!"
Terry Molloy as Davros shows how it should be done effectively. "That tank was but a simple lure, A FOCAL POINT FOR THE ASSASSIN'S BULLET!"
Jenny Tomasin as Tasambeker shows us how it should never be done, even for Doctor Who. "TO EARN HIS FAVOUR, I AM TO KILL YOU!"
Brian Blessed being, well, Brian Blessed, manages to slot somewhere between the sublime and the ridiculous. "Today, prudence shall be our watchword. Tomorrow, I shall soak the land in blood!"
And then, there is Graham Crowden as Soldeed, who manages to cross so many lines that he goes beyond hammy and ridiculously over the top to just plain panto. "MY DREEEEEEAMS OF CONNNQUEST!"
More scenery chewing from Doctor Who. Here, Peter Davison makes us believe that the Doctor is a desperate man, not only saying this to Stotz (the man with the gun) but also to himself (it is hinted that he is holding back his forthcoming regeneration due to spectrox toxaemia from sheer force of will). "So you see, I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU STOP ME NOW!!!"
And from later in the same story, Sharaz Jek, who has spent the story alternating between quiet menace and insane yelling, finally gets his chance when his adversary, the one who caused his disfigurement, comes to track him down. Christopher Gable goes all out. "You think bullets can stop me now? You stinking offal, Morgus, LOOK AT ME!!!"
And from later in the same story, Sharaz Jek, who has spent the story alternating between quiet menace and insane yelling, finally gets his chance when his adversary, the one who caused his disfigurement, comes to track him down. Christopher Gable goes all out. "You think bullets can stop me now? You stinking offal, Morgus, LOOK AT ME!!!"
