BBC America

The Greatest Sci fi show of all

Advantages: A really good show, very entertaining, superb stories, and its the most prolific science
Disadvantages: A few dodgy effects, and missing episodes

Its the 23rd of November 1963, a Saturday, about 5.16pm, and its the start of something fantastic, a TV show that would run for 26 years and, though many other shows like it would come and go, this one would become the longest one running in TV history, a ...

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Review of BBC America - Dr Who

Who's who is your who

Advantages: It's a classic, on a budget, it's British
Disadvantages: Only on satellite and videos, no more series likely

Everyone over 25 loves Doctor Who, or hates Doctor Who, or doesn’t understand Doctor Who, but the point is they have heard of him. Dr Who was a television sensation that, at it’s heyday of the late 70s, was sending little kids like me hiding b ...

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Poor props and bad acting

Advantages: Entertained a generation
Disadvantages: Bad sets and acting

Like many children of the 70's and 80's, I was a Dr Who fan. Tuning in every week to see if the Doctor would be battling one of his arch enemies. Hoping to get a glimpse of the Cybermen or the Daleks. Basically, because these were the only baddies I was ...

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The Genocide Machine

Advantages: DALEKS and lots of them
Disadvantages: Some poor dialogue between Ace and Bev

Big Finish Productions are doing us proud with their range of all new audio adventures of Dr Who. The Genocide Machine pairs the 7th Doctor and Ace with the Daleks. A very pleasing reunion after their first encounter in the TV serial Remembrance of the Da ...

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Black and white and class all over

Advantages: Classic TV
Disadvantages: Creaky, dated

Just so you know, in this opinion I'll be sticking with the early years of Doctor Who - the black and white stuff. Why - Surely that must be rubbish? Well maybe it is and maybe it isn't but hopefully I'll have convinced you otherwise by the end (or at lea ...

TheNeil 22.02.2001 · Read full review
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