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Tomb of the Cybermen
Mar. 24th, 2013 08:29 pmSo I finally watched this (thanks to BBC America's reruns), and it's convinced me of three things:
1. There was no Golden Age of SF TV. Seriously, not counting non-continuity shows like Twilight Zone and Outer Limits, I'm not sure there's a single live-action genre show pre-TNG that's even worth preserving for entertainment value (and even TNG's first two seasons are up for debate).
2. Classic Who remains worth my time only for the bits of continuity that get used present day (basically, archeological value).
3. Holy shit, was this filled with racism. Not subtle racism, either, but over-the-top, "black people exist to be stupid and strong and obey white folks" racism.
On the plus side, as a fan of Berserk, it was great to hear the the awful Cyberman voice say that the "humanoid must not escape." And The Doctor and his companions were pretty fun.
1. There was no Golden Age of SF TV. Seriously, not counting non-continuity shows like Twilight Zone and Outer Limits, I'm not sure there's a single live-action genre show pre-TNG that's even worth preserving for entertainment value (and even TNG's first two seasons are up for debate).
2. Classic Who remains worth my time only for the bits of continuity that get used present day (basically, archeological value).
3. Holy shit, was this filled with racism. Not subtle racism, either, but over-the-top, "black people exist to be stupid and strong and obey white folks" racism.
On the plus side, as a fan of Berserk, it was great to hear the the awful Cyberman voice say that the "humanoid must not escape." And The Doctor and his companions were pretty fun.