Talk:Colony in Space

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Tighten it up, Please[edit]

Wowee! Somebody sure loved this episode, with all the plot description! (I guess it's because the Doctor goes into space. I don't think it's because of Jo Grant.) But it's not in ordinary paragraph form. --Sobolewski 20:30, 10 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"Broadcast" etc. note?[edit]

For Day of the Daleks there is a "Broadcast and video release" note that states that it is the earliest Who serial to have all its episodes survive on the original 625-line PAL videotapes. However, there is no indication here or in its on-screen appearance that this is not true of Colony in Space. At least one of these two articles needs to be edited to this point. Anybody know which (or both)? (I already have a note to this same effect on the other's talk page.) --Ted Watson (talk) 21:24, 30 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

UPDATE: I notice a statement in the section "Commercial releases" concerning the VHS box:

A new transfer was made from the converted NTSC to PAL videotapes but no restoration was carried out for this release.

This reads as if it is following from an earlier description of videotapes being returned to the BBC from a country whose television is in the other format, but no such description exists in this article. What is here was added January 29 of this year by an anonymous IP, but while the word "returned" was used initially (the IP edited the passage several times before being satisfied with it), no further explanation was ever part of this. Can anyone confirm that he/she knows what "they" are talking about? If so, please elborate. Thank you. --Ted Watson (talk) 19:06, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Jo Grant is not a happy camper[edit]

Jo has long been one of my favorite Companions because she is spunky from the beginning. So her reaction to the Tardis and traveling in space-time in this episode was something of a surprise. From the moment the Tardis door closes until well into their exploration of the planet, she begs the Doctor to take her home. (I haven't seen all the episodes yet so I don't know when/if she is converted.)
IMO this issue should be mentioned in the article, but I'm not sure how. Any input?
Dmforcier (talk) 14:40, 21 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You would need to cite a reliable secondary source stating the above. DonQuixote (talk) 16:59, 21 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oh don't be silly. There are NO citations in the Plot summary, and precious few in the article. Have you even watched Episode 1?
Dmforcier (talk) 04:39, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Plot summaries use the episode proper as the source, provided there is no interpretation. What you're doing above is interpretation, which is original research. You will need to cite a reliable secondary source in order to avoid that and thus comply with Wikipedia standards. DonQuixote (talk) 22:14, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Saying that Jo is scared and begs to return is NOT interpretation. She says it herself! I ask again, have you ever watched Ep 1 ??
Dmforcier (talk) 21:18, 19 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, that's not an interpretation, but everything else you want to mention is: Jo has long been one of my favorite Companions because she is spunky from the beginning. So her reaction to the Tardis and traveling in space-time in this episode was something of a surprise. That requires the citation of a reliable source. DonQuixote (talk) 21:29, 19 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Susan Jameson[edit]

Can we use these as sources:

https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Susan_Jameson?fbclid=IwAR3cToZMqKcv_1RcB-rt8i0DeCf0eOiIe_065aN1mnUOzfjmg6dWKA9xeXA

http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/hhh.html

-- Beardo (talk) 15:37, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Beardo: The first one - definitely not, it's an open wiki, see WP:SPS. The second one has been used in the past, but the last use in this article was removed with this edit; another was removed in this edit. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 21:37, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]