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Originally Posted by MattTheLoony
I think they could have done a lot better with the special effects. It looked very low budget and it was so cheesey it's unreal.
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For me this was a large part of the reason I really enjoyed it. Though Tom Baker was 'my' Doctor, I remember Pertwee with a kind of blurred fondness as 'my first'. Both had a similar vein of humour and self-abuse, and both had to deal with men in rubbery suits, tinfoil (Cybermen were scary) and old fashioned bins with sink plungers for weapons that couldn't convincingly climb stairs!
I was glad they didn't try to compete for the attention of 'modern youth' by emulating some sci-fi digital FX-fest, and stuck to being a great family show. Jokingly awful for the adults and sofa-hidingly scary-but-fun for the younger kids.
Hey, it was the first programme I and my brother were 'allowed' to stay up specially to watch with our Dad.
I got the feeling there were hints of a more involving plotline - something a little more ongoing, background historic stuff for the adults, which could be interesting. But I'll still watch it with a child's eyes and mind - for ****s and giggles. :P
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