Story: The Dominators
Written By: Norman Asbhy
Length: 5 Episodes
Year: 1968
So starts Season 6. "The Dominators" is about a peaceful and non-violent inhabitants of a planet, having to learn how to defend themselves and fight off the ruthless Dominators and their robot slaves from The Doctor, Jamies, and Zoe. It is a pretty good story idea, and in some ways its works. Originally 6 episodes, it was cut down to 5...yet even in 5 episodes it feels rather slow and padded.
The curse of the multi-part story is the padding. While I understand old fans nolstagia of remembering the cliffhangers, for the most part I have to say I do not miss the format. Not that I ever watched the format before the new series (yea..thats right I've seen every episode of new and classic Who and I didn't even start until David Tennant was already the Doctor), but i feel the 45 minutes is for the most part a better format.
"The Dominators" has some cheap effects, strange costumes, and some bad acting. The leads are still good, but the the rest aren't in top form. The story is a decent idea, but I feel the execution is lacking. At least the story exists in its complete form for once.
NEXT TIME: The Land of Fiction
Written By: Norman Asbhy
Length: 5 Episodes
Year: 1968
So starts Season 6. "The Dominators" is about a peaceful and non-violent inhabitants of a planet, having to learn how to defend themselves and fight off the ruthless Dominators and their robot slaves from The Doctor, Jamies, and Zoe. It is a pretty good story idea, and in some ways its works. Originally 6 episodes, it was cut down to 5...yet even in 5 episodes it feels rather slow and padded.
"The Dominators" has some cheap effects, strange costumes, and some bad acting. The leads are still good, but the the rest aren't in top form. The story is a decent idea, but I feel the execution is lacking. At least the story exists in its complete form for once.
NEXT TIME: The Land of Fiction
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