To run alongside the TV Club’s discussion of Marco Polo I thought we’d have a game of ‘best pure historical story’ in Doctor Who.
Add 1 to your favourite and subtract 2 from the one you think least successful. Please leave 20 hours between posts and bold your choices to help everyone see the changes easily.
[5] The Cave of Skulls; The Forest of Fear; The Firemaker
[5] Marco Polo
[5] The Aztecs
[5] The Reign of Terror
[5] The Romans
[5] The Crusade
[5] The Myth Makers
[5] The Massacre
[5] The Gunfighters
[5] The Smugglers
[5] The Highlanders
[5] Black Orchid
[3] The Cave of Skulls; The Forest of Fear; The Firemaker
[5] Marco Polo [6] The Aztecs
[5] The Reign of Terror
[5] The Romans
[5] The Crusade
[5] The Myth Makers
[5] The Massacre
[5] The Gunfighters
[5] The Smugglers
[5] The Highlanders
[5] Black Orchid
Very difficult, because there are so many stories that I love here!
I love this idea and expect a bloody battle! And we will remove the bad ones first, right (looking at you The Smugglers), to allow the real gems to win (The Gunfighters!!).
[1] The Cave of Skulls; The Forest of Fear; The Firemaker
[5] Marco Polo
[6] The Aztecs
[5] The Reign of Terror
[5] The Romans
[5] The Crusade
[5] The Myth Makers
[5] The Massacre [6] The Gunfighters
[5] The Smugglers
[5] The Highlanders
[5] Black Orchid
I’ve never considered An Unearthly Child a historical, though I guess it is technically one.
[5] Marco Polo [7] The Aztecs
[5] The Reign of Terror
[5] The Romans
[5] The Crusade
[5] The Myth Makers
[5] The Massacre
[6] The Gunfighters
[5] The Smugglers
[5] The Highlanders
[5] Black Orchid
[0] The Cave of Skulls; The Forest of Fear; The Firemaker
[5] Marco Polo
[7] The Aztecs
[5] The Reign of Terror
[5] The Romans
[5] The Crusade
[5] The Myth Makers
[5] The Massacre [4] The Gunfighters [6] The Smugglers
[5] The Highlanders
[5] Black Orchid
Having recently rewatched both of these I have to champion The Smugglers over the unfunny badly-accented nonsense of The Gunfighters.
[5] Marco Polo [8] The Aztecs
[5] The Reign of Terror
[5] The Romans
[5] The Crusade
[5] The Myth Makers
[5] The Massacre [2] The Gunfighters
[6] The Smugglers
[5] The Highlanders
[5] Black Orchid
[5] Marco Polo
[8] The Aztecs
[5] The Reign of Terror
[5] The Romans
[5] The Crusade
[5] The Myth Makers
[5] The Massacre [3] The Gunfighters
[6] The Smugglers [3] The Highlanders
[5] Black Orchid
[5] Marco Polo [6] The Aztecs
[5] The Reign of Terror
[5] The Romans
[5] The Crusade [6] The Myth Makers
[5] The Massacre
[3] The Gunfighters
[6] The Smugglers
[3] The Highlanders
[5] Black Orchid
[5] Marco Polo
[6] The Aztecs
[5] The Reign of Terror [6] The Romans
[5] The Crusade [4] The Myth Makers
[5] The Massacre
[3] The Gunfighters
[6] The Smugglers
[3] The Highlanders
[5] Black Orchid
its almost a shame I don’t have my gunfighters pfp anymore lol
[5] Marco Polo
[6] The Aztecs
[5] The Reign of Terror
[6] The Romans
[5] The Crusade [2] The Myth Makers
[5] The Massacre
[3] The Gunfighters
[6] The Smugglers
[3] The Highlanders [6] Black Orchid
[5] Marco Polo
[6] The Aztecs
[5] The Reign of Terror
[6] The Romans
[5] The Crusade
[5] The Massacre [4] The Gunfighters
[6] The Smugglers
[3] The Highlanders
[6] Black Orchid
[5] Marco Polo [7] The Aztecs
[5] The Reign of Terror
[6] The Romans
[5] The Crusade
[5] The Massacre
[4] The Gunfighters
[6] The Smugglers [1] The Highlanders
[6] Black Orchid
[5] Marco Polo
[7] The Aztecs
[5] The Reign of Terror
[6] The Romans
[5] The Crusade
[5] The Massacre
[4] The Gunfighters
[6] The Smugglers [7] Black Orchid
[3] Marco Polo
[7] The Aztecs
[5] The Reign of Terror
[6] The Romans
[5] The Crusade
[5] The Massacre [5] The Gunfighters
[6] The Smugglers
[7] Black Orchid
[3] Marco Polo [5] The Aztecs
[5] The Reign of Terror
[6] The Romans [6] The Crusade
[5] The Massacre
[5] The Gunfighters
[6] The Smugglers
[7] Black Orchid
This is surprisingly difficult, I like to love them all.
Why do you all hate the comedic masterpiece that is The Myth Makers?
ETA: And for that matter, why on earth are you knocking points off The Aztecs?! The Aztecs. THE AZTECS! There’s only one story that should be winning this match and it’s THE AZTECS.
(Watch while everyone now piles in to eliminate it… )
[3] Marco Polo [6] The Aztecs
[5] The Reign of Terror
[6] The Romans
[6] The Crusade
[5] The Massacre [3] The Gunfighters
[6] The Smugglers
[7] Black Orchid
[3] Marco Polo [7] The Aztecs
[5] The Reign of Terror
[6] The Romans
[6] The Crusade
[5] The Massacre [1] The Gunfighters
[6] The Smugglers
[7] Black Orchid
[3] Marco Polo
[7] The Aztecs
[5] The Reign of Terror
[6] The Romans
[6] The Crusade
[5] The Massacre [2] The Gunfighters [4] The Smugglers
[7] Black Orchid
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