Doctor Who: "Nightmare of Eden," 1979 (the fourth story of six from season seventeen). A passenger spaceship carrying a drug smuggler materializes on top of another ship.
Created by Sydney Newman, C.E. Webber & Donald Wilson. Directed by Alan Bromly & Graham Williams. Written by Bob Baker. Starring Tom Baker & Lalla Ward.
Concept: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Story: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Characters: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Dialog: 3/4 (Good)
Pacing: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Cinematography: 1/4 (Bad)
Special effects/design: 1/4 (Bad). Mediocre design, terrible effects.
Acting: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Music: 1/4 (Bad)
Subjective Rating: 5/10 (Indifferent, 2/4). Occasional great dialog and some clever ideas keep it watchable. The script is a mess, but it's a silly mess that might have made for a fun serial. It's execution, though, is bad at best.
Objective Rating (Average): 1.8/4 (Eh)
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