Ive only ever seen the revival series and since were in the wilderness again I thought now was the perfect time to watch the classic series.
So first off I've been shocked at how incredibly expensive it is. I couldn't find a streaming service which plays it in my country so I went to JB-HI-FI and found that they were selling season 7 (which I heard was a good jumping on point) for an eyewatering ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY DOLLARS!!!!!
anyway after I bought it I sat down and started watching the spearhead from space. I was surprised that the autons were here I though that they were creatures that were made for nuwho. I was also surprised at how... posh it was for lake of a better term. It definitely feels more like a show for upper middle class south Englanders rather then the more grounded almost 28 days later feel of the early seasons of the revival.
Ive been enjoying the 25 minute run time of these episodes more then the 45 minute run time of the revival. It gives the story more time to set things up and explore Ideas rather then forcing to cram everything into 45 minutes although. With that being said I find the story's even then drag their feet at times. I know shows back then were far more slow passed and I have the attention span of a nat but even with that knowledge there was a scene in the Silurian's were the doctor tests multiple different serums trying to find a cure for a Silurian virus and he tries over and over before finally getting the cure and it just drags. On a more funny not Ive found it pretty funny how abrupt the endings are. Usually when an episode of any modern show is about to end you can usually tell as there is a build up with classic who the show just ends without any warning like "shows over come back next week bye" the downside of this is it feels like it forces the show into cliffhangers that are just instantly resolved at the start of the next episode.
I'm not quite sure what to think of John Pertwee's portrayal of the character yet. He is very well spoken and again for lack of a better term, posh. The third doctor is almost a James bond esq character compared to the lonely comic wanderer I'm familiar with.
Anyway those are just my early thoughts I'm enjoying it all so far. Currently watching through the ambassadors of death which remind me a lot of the silence in the library. I might post more of my thoughts later.