I was always told that when originally aired, Doctor Who was a serial (like in 20 minute segments (?)) but when it got to PBS in the states they aired the entire chapter as one long 90ish minute episode (if I remember right). Is that true? I liked watching it as a kid and young adult, but haven't seen anything after Colin Baker. I met John Pertwee, Peter Davidson, and Colin Baker in the 80's. One time they had a traveling-circus style wagon that came through that had a bunch of props including K-9, complete with wiggling ears etc. I think that was with the Pertwee visit. Colin Baker was the funniest of them all, and since he had been recently fired from the show was especially brutal in his routine.
I did notice a couple of original Star Trek episodes that were uncannily similar to some plots from Doctor Who.
When I was a kid (12) in West Germany as it was called at the time, they were showing Star Trek episodes as serials. Split each one into 3-4 different episodes. I didn't speak enough German to understand them but I had watched them so many times I didn't need to, I just got a kick on how badly they were dubbed. Then again, anything dubbed into German seems to take on another life.
Been a sci-fi nerd my whole life.
I did notice a couple of original Star Trek episodes that were uncannily similar to some plots from Doctor Who.
When I was a kid (12) in West Germany as it was called at the time, they were showing Star Trek episodes as serials. Split each one into 3-4 different episodes. I didn't speak enough German to understand them but I had watched them so many times I didn't need to, I just got a kick on how badly they were dubbed. Then again, anything dubbed into German seems to take on another life.
Been a sci-fi nerd my whole life.