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|image = Are You Observant.jpg | |image = Are You Observant.jpg | ||
|number = | |number = | ||
|main character = | |main character = | ||
|companions = | |companions = | ||
|featuring = {{il|[[Jane Fonda]]|[[William Shatner]]|[[Sajon of Krouchend]]|[[Ucyl]]|[[Mondasian cowboy]]s}} | |featuring = {{il|[[Jane Fonda (Earth-33⅓)|Jane Fonda]]|[[William Shatner]]|[[Sajon of Krouchend]]|[[Ucyl]]|[[Mondasian cowboy]]s}} | ||
|enemy = {{il|300 [[Dalek]]s|[[Snipe (Are You Observant?)|A Snipe]]}} | |enemy = {{il|300 [[Dalek (Earth-33⅓)|Dalek]]s|[[Snipe (Are You Observant?)|A Snipe]]}} | ||
|setting = | |setting = [[Earth-33⅓]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Tim Quinn, Dicky Howett | ||
|artist = [[Tim Quinn]] | |artist = [[Tim Quinn]], [[Dicky Howett]] | ||
| | |anthology = The Doctor Who Fun Book | ||
|release date = | |release date = 21 May 1987 | ||
|publisher = Target Books | |publisher = Target Books | ||
|series = ''[[The Doctor Who Fun Book]]'' stories | |series = ''[[The Doctor Who Fun Book]]'' stories | ||
|prev = Dalek Invasion - Salford 1987 (comic story) | |prev = Dalek Invasion - Salford 1987 (comic story) | ||
|next = They Shall Not Pass (comic story) | |next = They Shall Not Pass (comic story) | ||
}}'''''Are You Observant?''''' was one of the comical "game" sections of [[Tim Quinn]] and [[Dicky Howett]]'s ''[[The Doctor Who Fun Book]]'' | }} | ||
'''''Are You Observant?''''' was one of the comical "game" sections of [[Tim Quinn]] and [[Dicky Howett]]'s ''[[The Doctor Who Fun Book]]''. | |||
A mockery of usual "how many details about a given picture can you remember form a glimpse?"-type test, it presented a picture of a zoomed-out starfield and then demanded answers about what was going on at a human scale on various planets located within said starfield, as though they had been visible. | A mockery of usual "how many details about a given picture can you remember form a glimpse?"-type test, it presented a picture of a zoomed-out starfield and then demanded answers about what was going on at a human scale on various planets located within said starfield, as though they had been visible. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
If you're a keen ''Doctor Who'' viewer then you will know that the planet [[Earth]] is a favourite target in the [[Seven Galaxies]]. Due to this situation it is imperative that we remain ever vigilant against surprise attacks. We therefore present a simple test for you to determine whether your family has been infiltrated… | If you're a keen ''Doctor Who'' viewer then you will know that the planet [[Earth (Earth-33⅓)|Earth]] is a favourite target in the [[Seven Galaxies]]. Due to this situation it is imperative that we remain ever vigilant against surprise attacks. We therefore present a simple test for you to determine whether your family has been infiltrated… | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Jane Fonda]] | * [[Jane Fonda (Earth-33⅓)|Jane Fonda]] | ||
* [[William Shatner]] | * [[William Shatner]] | ||
* [[Sajon of Krouchend]] | * [[Sajon of Krouchend]] | ||
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* [[Mondasian cowboy]]s | * [[Mondasian cowboy]]s | ||
* [[Snipe (Are You Observant?)|A Snipe]] | * [[Snipe (Are You Observant?)|A Snipe]] | ||
* 300 [[Dalek]]s | * 300 [[Dalek (Earth-33⅓)|Dalek]]s | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Jane Fonda]] and [[William Shatner]] are "[[star]]s". | * [[Jane Fonda (Earth-33⅓)|Jane Fonda]] and [[William Shatner]] are "[[star]]s". | ||
* The time on "the Town Hall [[clock]]" when the picture was taken was "Zero, zero, stop": this is "[[Snipe]] [[time]]". | * The time on "the Town Hall [[clock]]" when the picture was taken was "Zero, zero, stop": this is "[[Snipe]] [[time]]". | ||
* Baby [[Ucyl]] wanted to watch ''[[Doctor Who ( | * Baby [[Ucyl]] wanted to watch ''[[Doctor Who (Earth-33⅓)|Doctor Who]]'' on television when his TV set was smashed by [[Snipe (Are You Observant?)|a Snipe]]. | ||
* 300 [[Dalek]]s are somehow hiding behind a potted [[plant]], which constitutes them "hiding suspiciously". | * 300 [[Dalek (Earth-33⅓)|Dalek]]s are somehow hiding behind a potted [[plant]], which constitutes them "hiding suspiciously". | ||
* The [[ | * The [[Mondasian cowboy]]s descended from the [[Black Hills of Mondas]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story gave yet again more details about the mysterious [[Snipe]]s, an alien race used in two other works within ''[[The Doctor Who Fun Book]]'' ( | * This story gave yet again more details about the mysterious [[Snipe]]s, an alien race used in two other works within ''[[The Doctor Who Fun Book]]'' ({{cs|The Universe Marathon (game)}} and {{cs|The Final Script (comic story)}}) and suggested by a footnote in the former of these two stories to be slated to become a recurring enemy of the Doctor in the then-nonexistent [[Season 33]] of the TV series. | ||
{{Quinn and Howett stories}} | {{Quinn and Howett stories}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:The Doctor Who Fun Book games]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:55, 26 October 2024
Are You Observant? was one of the comical "game" sections of Tim Quinn and Dicky Howett's The Doctor Who Fun Book.
A mockery of usual "how many details about a given picture can you remember form a glimpse?"-type test, it presented a picture of a zoomed-out starfield and then demanded answers about what was going on at a human scale on various planets located within said starfield, as though they had been visible.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
If you're a keen Doctor Who viewer then you will know that the planet Earth is a favourite target in the Seven Galaxies. Due to this situation it is imperative that we remain ever vigilant against surprise attacks. We therefore present a simple test for you to determine whether your family has been infiltrated…
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Jane Fonda and William Shatner are "stars".
- The time on "the Town Hall clock" when the picture was taken was "Zero, zero, stop": this is "Snipe time".
- Baby Ucyl wanted to watch Doctor Who on television when his TV set was smashed by a Snipe.
- 300 Daleks are somehow hiding behind a potted plant, which constitutes them "hiding suspiciously".
- The Mondasian cowboys descended from the Black Hills of Mondas.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story gave yet again more details about the mysterious Snipes, an alien race used in two other works within The Doctor Who Fun Book (The Universe Marathon [+]Loading...["The Universe Marathon (game)"] and The Final Script [+]Loading...["The Final Script (comic story)"]) and suggested by a footnote in the former of these two stories to be slated to become a recurring enemy of the Doctor in the then-nonexistent Season 33 of the TV series.
