"Sometimes I think it's you that's crazy, not Deadbeat here."
"Anybody remotely interesting is mad in some way or another."
-- Ace and the Seventh Doctor, Doctor Who: "The Greatest Show in the Galaxy"
Hello again, my fellow Whovians! My Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast co-host with the most Xan Sprouse joins me on Next Stop Everywhere and we discuss "The Greatest Show in the Galaxy", the fourth serial from Doctor Who Season 25 in 1988, featuring Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace, Jessica Martin as Mags, and Ian Reddington as the Chief Clown!
In this episode, Xan and I discuss things like trying to talk Doctor Who with Xan instead of Twin Peaks, Ace getting a full name in The New Adventures novels, why Xan chose this episode to discuss, Xan lobbying for Ace as Best Companion Ever, Xan working the WOSU PBS auction phones back in the day, the Seventh Doctor's question-mark pullover, comparing the Sixth and Seventh Doctors, Sylvester McCoy utilizing his talents for stage comedy and physical performing, Ace wearing the Fourth Doctor's scarf, Whizz Kid as Doctor Who's parody of entitled fandom, Jessica Martin voicing Queen Elizabeth II in "Voyage of the Damned", boycotting Tom Cruise movies, why junk mail needs to teleport inside your home as a cute little spider robot, the Seventh Doctor's attempts to make Ace face her fears, the Seventh Doctor geeking out over the circus, Captain Cook manipulating others into sacrificing themselves in the ring so he doesn't have to, Mags the neon alien werewolf, wondering why Mags stayed with Captain Cook, Xan happily discussing Billy Zane as The Phantom, the metaphor of hippies being wiped out and becoming cogs in the machine, the creepy homicidal Bus Conductor, the Gods of Ragnarok not being traditional Norse gods and being a recurring off-camera Doctor Who villain, Sylvester McCoy getting a little too cooked by the circus tent explosion, the Chief Clown and is robot clown henchmen riding around in a hearse, filming the circus tent scenes in a parking lot, ranking Zappas, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, Xan's bonus Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, some feedback from Holly from Wisconsin, and more!
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Be sure to come back in two weeks as my partner in time Jesse Jackson returns to Next Stop Everywhere and we discuss "Dalek", the sixth episode from Doctor Who Series One in 2005, featuring Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor, Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, Bruno Langley as Adam Mitchell, and the first appearance of the Daleks in the modern era! Look for more of Next Stop Everywhere on iTunes, Google Play Music, YouTube, Libsyn, Soundcloud, Stitcher, and the official Southgate Media Group website!