I splashed out and bought a
I splashed out and bought a 2 disc dvd Genesis Of The Daleks. I chose this for two reasons: 1 because all the amazon reviews said it was a classic; and 2 because of Tom Baker, (who I am too young to remember ) who a friend of mine actually met some years back at a theatre pub in Stratford and who said he was a really nice guy.
I watched 1 episode a day to make it last, and I tried to not compare with the modern Doctor Who I am familiar with.
I did like Tom Baker. The plot was pretty simple but the acting at times was like pantomime acting. If they had a whole planet to fight over I didn’t understand why the Thal and Kaled domes were so close together but that was neccessary for the plot I suppose. Sara Jane was like a mumsy bossy children’s TV presenter type. I suppose that was what passed for an independent woman back then. She fell over a lot. I didn’t know what Harry was supposed to be.
The Davros character and Nyder the security chief were brilliant nasty characters. I actually dreamed about Davros one night after watching episode 3 ! Making Davros half a Dalek was a fantastic idea.
I cannot knock the special effects really because of the decade. But some things were awfully silly, like Harry putting his foot in the giant clam and Tom Baker with the polyfoam rock.