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> Sci Fi shows are expensive to make period So never saw the Dr. Who series int he 1970s and 1980s :) Personally I loved the campy Dr Whos a lot. BBC - "Your
by baldfat 11y ago
> Sci Fi shows are expensive to make period
So never saw the Dr. Who series int he 1970s and 1980s :)
Personally I loved the campy Dr Whos a lot.
BBC - "Your almost Out of Budget and you have 3 part series to finish"
Producer - "No problem we will put a trash can over that guy and tape up a few trash bags, throw some kids paint on it and there is our new monster." "We will also call the gravel pit see if we can use it as a location during there lunch breaks."
- exelius 11y agoYeah; I'm excluding the campy Sci Fi from this -- any of the low-budget movies that the Syfy channel made, for example. They weren't intended to be good or even draw a large audience, and they did pretty well considering their budgets. But they didn't have the baggage or expectations that the "Star Trek" name brings with it. And even with Dr. Who, most of the action takes place in the present day -- which helps with saving money on costumes and sets.
- KingMob 11y agoLet's not forget all the Doctor Who episodes that take place in the past, which effectively means they can raid the wardrobes of whatever BBC period drama is being filmed that week...
- toxican 11y agoFinal episode of the series then features a monster that looks suspiciously like a pile of gravel.
- baldfat 11y agoOr it looks like the monster from 3 years ago that they found in the back closet. Seriously I think I would have loved working on those shows, or really really hated. I can't decide which.
- DrBazza 11y agoMy friends' fathers (plural) worked on the "SFX" in Dr Who in the 70s and Blake's 7. The ray guns were from an old chandelier they had in their living room. Good times.