July 18, 2010

Doctor Who #16: The Chase



Data
Title: Doctor Who: "The Chase"
Year: 1965
Network: BBC
Episodes: 6, at 25 minutes each; the eight story (of nine) from season two
Creators: Sydney Newman, C.E. Webber, Donald Wilson
Director: Richard Martin
Writer: Terry Nation
Starring: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien
Music: Ron Grainer (theme); Dudley Simpson



My reaction
Synopsis: chased by Daleks through time and space
How I saw it: on video (rented from Netflix), yesterday
Concept: Good.
Story: Bad.  Much of the story centers around gags that aren't funny.
Characters: Indifferent.
Dialog: Bad.
Pacing: Bad.
Cinematography: Indifferent.
Special effects/design: Bad.
Acting: Bad.
Music: Good.
Subjective Rating: 3/10 (Bad). Just plain dumb. Every now and then they have to bring in Terry Nation to write a story, to make the rest of the show look good by comparison.  It could have been a lot worse (and some 1980s stuff is a lot worse), but I can't think of any significant redeeming value.
Objective Rating: 1.6/4 (Eh).

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