Review of Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen (1967) by Tim L — 28 Jun 2010
Along with Genesis of the Daleks, this has got to be my favourite of the Doctor Who serials I have seen so far. Patrick Troughton is excellent here, giving just the right amount of oddness mixed with compassion and world/time weariness to embody all that William Hartnell and all the actors after him have strived to convey.
Although in parts it is laughably outdated (the 'cyber-mats' for example are rather more on the comical than sinister side), the series is very intriguing and kept me wanting to watch more episodes until the end.
The Cybermen themselves, whilst being far less well conceptualised than what they will become (and in some ways they are more interesting for this reason) there characters (or lack of) are just as creepy and unsettling.
This has got to be one of my favourites so far and has certainly set the bar high for discovering more of the classic series.
This review of Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen (1967) was written by Tim L on 28 Jun 2010.
Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen has generally received very positive reviews.
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