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Re: In Defense of Tara

Correction. I just watched Bizarre again and while I still think it
is a great episode Mother is in the episode throughout. Still, the
episode worked so well, Mother didn't bother me.

--- In quitequitefantasticavengers@yahoogroups.com, hazekel
<no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> I recommend the following Taras:
>
> Split! - A Jekyll and Hyde spin by Brian Clemens with no mother.
> Get-A-Way - One of Philip Levene's few contributions to Tara, and no
> mother.
> Bizarre - Another quality Brian Clemens script and mother only appears
> in the tag.
>
> Other episodes without mother (of varying quality) are :
>
> Invasion of the Earthmen (okay but no charm to it)
> Curious Case of the Countless Clues (a Philip Levene story)
> My Wildest Dream (a good one, and I think Levene's final script)
> Whoever Shot Poor George Oblique Stroke XR40
> Have Guns ... Will Haggle
> Look, Stop Me If You've Heard This One, But There Were Two of These
Fellas
> The Morning After (I remember this one being pretty good)
> Thingumajig
> Legacy of Death
> Take-Over
> and
> Game
>
> Of the Mother episodes I still recommend
>
> The Interrogators (Christopher Lee guest stars)
> Super Secret Cypher Snatch
> They Keep Killing Steed
> False Witness (a bit silly at times but fun)
> All Done With Mirrors (despite Steed's small role)
> Wish You Were Here
>
> and
>
> a few others I can't remember off my head.
>
>
> --- In quitequitefantasticavengers@yahoogroups.com, "B. A. Peterson"
> <galeforce_1962@> wrote:
> >
> > I have to confess that I've only watched 1 or 2 of the Tara
> > episodes...just because I couldnt' stand Mother... although I did
> > quite like the All Done With Mirrors episode... mebbe I should
> > give 'em a chance - just to see about that American
interference.... a
> > pity, really...that we'd give 'em money to make the show and then
> > interfere with the way it was made - you'd think they'd know the
Brits
> > would know best how to do it!
> >
> > Much like that atrocious Doctor Who movie with the American actor
> > Roberts as the Master...
> >
>





Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:04 pm

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Everyone agrees that while the Tara King episodes were still good, they were a clear step down from Emma Peel's episodes? Usually, poor Tara herself gets the...
hazekel
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Mar 18, 2007
7:53 pm

First off, what a delight to see something actually posted here! Second... yes, the Mother character really ruined the show - I never cared him. It's like they...
B. A. Peterson
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Mar 19, 2007
2:28 am

Actually I heard that Mother was made a regular the request of the American studios. If you look at the production order, the Tara Kings which did not have...
hazekel
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Mar 19, 2007
2:28 pm

I have to confess that I've only watched 1 or 2 of the Tara episodes...just because I couldnt' stand Mother... although I did quite like the All Done With...
B. A. Peterson
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Mar 23, 2007
2:44 pm

I recommend the following Taras: Split! - A Jekyll and Hyde spin by Brian Clemens with no mother. Get-A-Way - One of Philip Levene's few contributions to Tara,...
hazekel
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Mar 23, 2007
3:10 pm

Correction. I just watched Bizarre again and while I still think it is a great episode Mother is in the episode throughout. Still, the episode worked so...
hazekel
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Mar 27, 2007
10:05 pm

John Steed's unusual Mother did take the program on a different turn. Almost as if it were a different program. To compare Tara to Mrs. Peel is like comparing...
The 6 Pack Kid
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May 30, 2007
12:15 pm

It was certainly a new flavor. I think they added too many new ingredients and spoilt the broth. Nothing against Tara, but it was like buying a ticket and...
Ed Note
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