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  • johnmiic
    Adrift
    • Sep 6, 2002
    • 8427

    10 Worst Classic Doctor Who Stories per the Everygeek

    I disagree with a few of these but anyone would:

  • palitoy
    live. laugh. lisa needs braces
    • Jun 16, 2001
    • 59797

    #2
    The Peladon episode isn't even the worst Pertwee story, let alone a bad Who.

    I do agree with the majority of this, the Colin Baker years are a hard watch for me even today.

    Gunfighters over Web Planet, Kinda over Snakedance. Arc of Infinity is boring but the majority of the Davison shows drag and it's concept was ok.

    Warriors of the Deep is the greatest trainwreck in history, why does no reviewer point out Ingrid Pitt's (incredible) karate moves?

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    • Gorn Captain
      Invincible Ironing Man
      • Feb 28, 2008
      • 10549

      #3
      I would nominate most of the Key To Time, Colony in Space, Dominators, basically everything I've watched in the last couple of months!
      It's been a real rough patch...
      Oh, and Death to the Daleks, with the worst "Laurel and Hardy" soundtrack chosen as the theme of the Daleks.

      Personally, I kind of liked Vervoids.
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      "When things are at their darkest, it's a brave man that can kick back and party."

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      • Mikey
        Verbose Member
        • Aug 9, 2001
        • 47258

        #4
        Originally posted by Gorn Captain
        I would nominate most of the Key To Time, Colony in Space, Dominators, basically everything I've watched in the last couple of months!
        It's been a real rough patch...
        Oh, and Death to the Daleks, with the worst "Laurel and Hardy" soundtrack chosen as the theme of the Daleks.

        Personally, I kind of liked Vervoids.
        I love Colony In Space

        For Key To Time, I like Stones of Blood and Androids of Tara so they kinda save Key for me.

        As for worst soundtrack i'd have to give that award to Doctor Who and the Silurians

        I don't mind the Peladon's but both kinda drag

        The Gunfighters, Twin Dilemma and Delta and the Bannermen are guilty pleasures for me so I would not have them on my dislike list.

        I think my personal top 10 dislike list would be (in no order) .......

        An Unearthly Child (parts 2,3 and 4)
        The Reign of Terror
        Image of the Fendahl
        Full Circle
        Warrior's Gate
        Warriors of the Deep
        The Caves of Androzani
        The Two Doctors
        Mindwarp
        Terror of the Vervoids
        Last edited by Mikey; Dec 7, '13, 1:23 PM.

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        • palitoy
          live. laugh. lisa needs braces
          • Jun 16, 2001
          • 59797

          #5
          Warrior's Gate
          YES! I have never been able to finish it.
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          • jds1911a1
            Alan Scott is the best GL
            • Aug 8, 2007
            • 3556

            #6
            Blogger must be a newer who fan to be so proud to have finally seen all the classics (or have never heard of a VCR).
            Like Mike gunfighters is a guilty pleasure it's so corny but when you compare it to early 60's westerns on tv it's not nearly so bad. Plus you get to hear the song non stop for 3 episodes LOL

            I have the advantage/disadvantage of having watched reconstructions of the lost stories. Some of these are so bad we're almost lucky they are gone, like Galaxy 4, Underwater Menace ( the fish people alone are enough to doom this story, Josef Lidster's mad scientist is icing on the cake - but it will be out next year with 2 animated reconstruction episodes so all of you can suffer through it then), and Dalek Master plan isn't great either.
            Much as I love Tom, the last (JNT's) year is mostly stories I don't like.
            I know I'm in the minority but I generally hated the McCoy second season of the mysterious Dr with all the "grand" plots and the Dr's making note to go back and make arrangements for the present in the future like Bill and ted do

            Warrior's gate
            Leisure Hive
            warriors of the deep (the merker just makes a bad story worse)
            Greatest Show in the Galaxy - fish fingers and custard, evil clowns - there's a stretch, the fan - an obvious dig on hardcore who fans,
            Ghostlight
            Full Circle
            Trial of a Timelord (I lump a 4 story arcs together as I generally find the whole thing dreadful - and I liked Colin's first season)
            The Chase - a good example of the proof that Daleks alone can't save a bad story - the haunted house segment is the worst, and the dvd cuts out the scene where the main cast groove to the beatles on the space time visilizer
            The Dominators
            Creature from the Pit
            Last edited by jds1911a1; Dec 9, '13, 10:15 AM.

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            • Mikey
              Verbose Member
              • Aug 9, 2001
              • 47258

              #7
              I think The Chase would have been more watchable after some heavy editing --- but not the Beatles part
              The first part was especially crazy-slow moving.

              I used to hate Leisure Hive but not as bad now (probably because since I hated it i've seen a lot worse)

              Ghostlight was especially bad ----- I remember being soooo mad at BBCVideo for releasing Ghostlight before a million better choices.

              Greatest Show in the Galaxy is one of my guilty pleasures but admittedly it is pretty lousy
              I would give the guy that played the clown a kudo's for being creepy with his weird movements.

              Creature From the Pit was so-so

              If it wasn't for the Peri bathing suit scenes I would also have Planet of Fire on my stinker list

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              • Boshek
                Veteran Member
                • Jun 26, 2011
                • 415

                #8
                I thought for sure would see Timelash on a few of these lists lol
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                • jwyblejr
                  galactic yo-yo
                  • Apr 6, 2006
                  • 11147

                  #9
                  I kind of like Trial. The only thing I dislike is the ending.

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                  • Mikey
                    Verbose Member
                    • Aug 9, 2001
                    • 47258

                    #10
                    I think Trial could have been a lot better considering the season was so short.

                    For me the worst thing about the Trial was there was no fun in it whatsoever...... Even Brian Blessed couldn't save his episodes

                    The loss of Peri and the addition of Mel didn't help whatsoever.

                    It was just one big mess

                    Almost seemed like they wanted it to fail

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                    • jwyblejr
                      galactic yo-yo
                      • Apr 6, 2006
                      • 11147

                      #11
                      The ones I don't like are the episodes where they jump around in time and you have no idea what time period they're in. Most of those seem to have happened during Davison's run.

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                      • jds1911a1
                        Alan Scott is the best GL
                        • Aug 8, 2007
                        • 3556

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Boshek
                        I thought for sure would see Timelash on a few of these lists lol
                        Timelash usually gets a pass because it's got the guy from Blakes 7 in it, guest cast can make a big difference

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                        • jds1911a1
                          Alan Scott is the best GL
                          • Aug 8, 2007
                          • 3556

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Mikey
                          I think The Chase would have been more watchable after some heavy editing --- but not the Beatles part
                          The first part was especially crazy-slow moving.

                          I used to hate Leisure Hive but not as bad now (probably because since I hated it i've seen a lot worse)

                          Ghostlight was especially bad ----- I remember being soooo mad at BBCVideo for releasing Ghostlight before a million better choices.

                          Greatest Show in the Galaxy is one of my guilty pleasures but admittedly it is pretty lousy
                          I would give the guy that played the clown a kudo's for being creepy with his weird movements.

                          Creature From the Pit was so-so

                          If it wasn't for the Peri bathing suit scenes I would also have Planet of Fire on my stinker list
                          Tej beatles cut is a rights issue, without pulling out the vhs I think the clip was from the Ed Sullivan, so both rights owners would be entitiled to a fee, Same thing in remembrance of the daleks on dvd the removed the beatles and added some band with a 60's sound to it in the coffee shop scene on the jukebox

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