April 11, 2013

Doctor Who #153: The Happiness Patrol



Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol, 1988 (the second story of four from season twenty-five). A dictator has outlawed unhappiness.

Created by Sydney Newman, C.E. Webber & Donald Wilson. Directed by Chris Clough. Written by Graeme Curry. Starring Sylvester McCoy & Sophie Aldred.

Concept: 3/4 (Good)
Story: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Characters: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Dialog: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Pacing: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Cinematography: 0/4 (Terrible)
Special effects/design: 1/4 (Bad)
Acting: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Music: 1/4 (Bad)
Subjective Rating: 4/10 (Eh, 2/4). A nice idea, not all that badly written, ruined by crap production.
Objective Rating (Average): 1.7/4 (Eh)

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