"The Invisible Enemy" starts in typical 1970's sci-fi tv
fashion... a model spaceship on strings shakily moving
against a hand painted space backdrop... with electronic
music and weird noises to set the scene... as "Doctor Who"
does a Fantastic Voyage/Andromeda Strain mash-up... with
vibes of Blake's 7/Space 1999 thrown in for good measure.
Visually, "The Invisible Enemy" is ambitious... in the way
only 1970s television could be. Some effects are charmingly
dated, while others look like they were assembled five minutes
before transmission using leftover Christmas decorations and
plenty of optimism. The traditional white TARDIS control room
returns (with some modifications) as does Leela's leather
'savage' costume... but then, in episode three we get...
the shrimp! At the time of broadcast I probably didn't pay too
much attention to it, but on a big TV screen in 2026 it does
look a little bit ludicrous.
The story itself is pure sci-fi... a space virus, a medical
satellite, laser gun battles, cloning and shrinking, etc. But
for me, the story stumbles once it becomes apparent that the
realisation is not as good as the ideas, so it all comes across
as a bit clunky.
I suppose the real highlight of this story is the debut of K9,
which instantly gives "The Invisible Enemy" historical
importance within Doctor Who lore... K9 is one of those ideas
that sounds a bit silly on paper, a robotic dog with a laser
nose, but K9 became one of the most beloved companions of the
classic era. He steals the scenes in "The Invisible Enemy"
anyway and is a lot more memorable than the King Prawn monster.
Overall "The Invisible Enemy" is an imaginative Doctor Who story--
with a great core idea, strong performances from Tom Baker and
Louise Jameson (as usual)... but while there was a lot to enjoy
the story is held back by its shaky special effects, pacing that
drags in places, and a few moments that come off a bit too
silly. So for me, I'll give this a 7/10 rating.
"The Invisible Enemy" starts in typical 1970's sci-fi tv
fashion... a model spaceship on strings shakily moving
against a hand painted space backdrop... with electronic
music and weird noises to set the scene... as "Doctor Who"
does a Fantastic Voyage/Andromeda Strain mash-up... with
vibes of Blake's 7/Space 1999 thrown in for good measure.
Visually, "The Invisible Enemy" is ambitious... in the way
only 1970s television could be. Some effects are charmingly
dated, while others look like they were assembled five minutes
before transmission using leftover Christmas decorations and
plenty of optimism. The traditional white TARDIS control room
returns (with some modifications) as does Leela's leather
'savage' costume... but then, in episode three we get...
the shrimp! At the time of broadcast I probably didn't pay too
much attention to it, but on a big TV screen in 2026 it does
look a little bit ludicrous.
The story itself is pure sci-fi... a space virus, a medical
satellite, laser gun battles, cloning and shrinking, etc. But
for me, the story stumbles once it becomes apparent that the
realisation is not as good as the ideas, so it all comes across
as a bit clunky.
I suppose the real highlight of this story is the debut of K9,
which instantly gives "The Invisible Enemy" historical
importance within Doctor Who lore... K9 is one of those ideas
that sounds a bit silly on paper, a robotic dog with a laser
nose, but K9 became one of the most beloved companions of the
classic era. He steals the scenes in "The Invisible Enemy"
anyway and is a lot more memorable than the King Prawn monster.
Overall "The Invisible Enemy" is an imaginative Doctor Who story
with a great core idea, strong performances from Tom Baker and
Louise Jameson (as usual)... but while there was a lot to enjoy
the story is held back by its shaky special effects, pacing that
drags in places, and a few moments that come off a bit too
silly. So for me, I'll give this a 7/10 rating.
On 10/05/2026 18:05, Blueshirt wrote:
"The Invisible Enemy" starts in typical 1970's sci-fi tv
fashion... a model spaceship on strings shakily moving
against a hand painted space backdrop... with electronic
music and weird noises to set the scene... as "Doctor Who"
You mean like it had virtually the idea for the opening scene as Star
Wars, except Star Wars had developed Motion Control which Doctor Who
could not have used even if it could have afforded it (which it couldn't >until a decade later) because it was being filmed, I mean videoed, at >exactly the same time Star Wars was being made. It even had it's own
Death Star disguised as a medical base on an asteroid influenced by the
same source that influenced the design of the Death Star, Triplanatar, >Galactic Patrol, and Grey Lensman, from E E Smith's Lensman series.
does a Fantastic Voyage/Andromeda Strain mash-up... with
vibes of Blake's 7/Space 1999 thrown in for good measure.
Blake's 7 didn't premier until the following year, and just like it the
sets wobbled.
Visually, "The Invisible Enemy" is ambitious... in the way
only 1970s television could be. Some effects are charmingly
dated, while others look like they were assembled five minutes
before transmission using leftover Christmas decorations and
plenty of optimism. The traditional white TARDIS control room
returns (with some modifications) as does Leela's leather
'savage' costume... but then, in episode three we get...
the shrimp! At the time of broadcast I probably didn't pay too
much attention to it, but on a big TV screen in 2026 it does
look a little bit ludicrous.
No more ludicrous than the alien races in Star Wars which came out in
the same year at the end of May.
The story itself is pure sci-fi... a space virus, a medical
satellite, laser gun battles, cloning and shrinking, etc. But
for me, the story stumbles once it becomes apparent that the
realisation is not as good as the ideas, so it all comes across
as a bit clunky.
You mean clunky like with the laser battles in corridors, with tin
robots trundling through. Yes, the opening of Star Wars was a bit
clunky. And then Darth Vader bursts through the melting polystyrene door.
I suppose the real highlight of this story is the debut of K9,
which instantly gives "The Invisible Enemy" historical
importance within Doctor Who lore... K9 is one of those ideas
that sounds a bit silly on paper, a robotic dog with a laser
nose, but K9 became one of the most beloved companions of the
classic era. He steals the scenes in "The Invisible Enemy"
anyway and is a lot more memorable than the King Prawn monster.
Same goes for R2D2 and C3PO. Graham Williams must have known that Star
Wars was being made in the UK and recognised that the droids would
become the real stars of it so came up with the idea of K9 as a companion.
Overall "The Invisible Enemy" is an imaginative Doctor Who story
with a great core idea, strong performances from Tom Baker and
Louise Jameson (as usual)... but while there was a lot to enjoy
the story is held back by its shaky special effects, pacing that
And shaky sets. The painted backdrops are called mattes in the industry
and Star Wars used them as well before George Lucas replaced them with CGI.
drags in places, and a few moments that come off a bit too
There was no dragging for me. Every episode flowed perfectly and was >segmented to break the story up based on different themes for each
episode as I explained in my review.
silly. So for me, I'll give this a 7/10 rating.
It deserves more than that. You have Horror of Fang Rock 10/10 and this >story was better than that and had a more intellectually stimulating >monster, even if it looked like a shrimp or lobster. Look at the giant
fish, (was it a trout?) who was the rebels' admiral of the fleet in
Return of the Jedi. Which was more ridiculous?
----
The True Doctor https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCngrZwoS0n21IRcXpKO79Lw
"To be woke is to be uninformed which is exactly the opposite of what it >stands for." --William Shatner
On 10/05/2026 18:05, Blueshirt wrote:
So for me, I'll give this a 7/10 rating.
It deserves more than that. You have Horror of Fang
Rock 10/10 and this story was better than that
In article <xn0ppm89s15puu000@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
"The Invisible Enemy" starts in typical 1970's sci-fi tv
fashion... a model spaceship on strings shakily moving
against a hand painted space backdrop... with electronic
music and weird noises to set the scene... as "Doctor Who"
does a Fantastic Voyage/Andromeda Strain mash-up... with
vibes of Blake's 7/Space 1999 thrown in for good measure.
Visually, "The Invisible Enemy" is ambitious... in the way
only 1970s television could be. Some effects are charmingly
dated, while others look like they were assembled five minutes
before transmission using leftover Christmas decorations and
plenty of optimism. The traditional white TARDIS control room
returns (with some modifications) as does Leela's leather
'savage' costume... but then, in episode three we get...
the shrimp! At the time of broadcast I probably didn't pay too
much attention to it, but on a big TV screen in 2026 it does
look a little bit ludicrous.
The story itself is pure sci-fi... a space virus, a medical
satellite, laser gun battles, cloning and shrinking, etc. But
for me, the story stumbles once it becomes apparent that the
realisation is not as good as the ideas, so it all comes across
as a bit clunky.
I suppose the real highlight of this story is the debut of K9,
which instantly gives "The Invisible Enemy" historical
importance within Doctor Who lore... K9 is one of those ideas
that sounds a bit silly on paper, a robotic dog with a laser
nose, but K9 became one of the most beloved companions of the
classic era. He steals the scenes in "The Invisible Enemy"
anyway and is a lot more memorable than the King Prawn monster.
King Prawn is very iteresting!
--Overall "The Invisible Enemy" is an imaginative Doctor Who story
with a great core idea, strong performances from Tom Baker and
Louise Jameson (as usual)... but while there was a lot to enjoy
the story is held back by its shaky special effects, pacing that
drags in places, and a few moments that come off a bit too
silly. So for me, I'll give this a 7/10 rating.
The True Doctor wrote:
On 10/05/2026 18:05, Blueshirt wrote:
So for me, I'll give this a 7/10 rating.
It deserves more than that. You have Horror of Fang
Rock 10/10 and this story was better than that
Blasphemy! No way.
On 11/05/2026 4:46 am, The Doctor wrote:--
In article <xn0ppm89s15puu000@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
"The Invisible Enemy" starts in typical 1970's sci-fi tv
fashion... a model spaceship on strings shakily moving
against a hand painted space backdrop... with electronic
music and weird noises to set the scene... as "Doctor Who"
does a Fantastic Voyage/Andromeda Strain mash-up... with
vibes of Blake's 7/Space 1999 thrown in for good measure.
Visually, "The Invisible Enemy" is ambitious... in the way
only 1970s television could be. Some effects are charmingly
dated, while others look like they were assembled five minutes
before transmission using leftover Christmas decorations and
plenty of optimism. The traditional white TARDIS control room
returns (with some modifications) as does Leela's leather
'savage' costume... but then, in episode three we get...
the shrimp! At the time of broadcast I probably didn't pay too
much attention to it, but on a big TV screen in 2026 it does
look a little bit ludicrous.
The story itself is pure sci-fi... a space virus, a medical
satellite, laser gun battles, cloning and shrinking, etc. But
for me, the story stumbles once it becomes apparent that the
realisation is not as good as the ideas, so it all comes across
as a bit clunky.
I suppose the real highlight of this story is the debut of K9,
which instantly gives "The Invisible Enemy" historical
importance within Doctor Who lore... K9 is one of those ideas
that sounds a bit silly on paper, a robotic dog with a laser
nose, but K9 became one of the most beloved companions of the
classic era. He steals the scenes in "The Invisible Enemy"
anyway and is a lot more memorable than the King Prawn monster.
King Prawn is very iteresting!
WHAT?? No Score, Binky(Word used by paedophiles to indicate
their joy of child sexual molestation)??
--Overall "The Invisible Enemy" is an imaginative Doctor Who story
with a great core idea, strong performances from Tom Baker and
Louise Jameson (as usual)... but while there was a lot to enjoy
the story is held back by its shaky special effects, pacing that
drags in places, and a few moments that come off a bit too
silly. So for me, I'll give this a 7/10 rating.
Daniel70
In article <xn0ppnbx715h09005@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
The True Doctor wrote:
On 10/05/2026 18:05, Blueshirt wrote:
So for me, I'll give this a 7/10 rating.
It deserves more than that. You have Horror of Fang
Rock 10/10 and this story was better than that
Blasphemy! No way.
More kilotoone exchanges!
On 11/05/2026 10:54 pm, The Doctor wrote:
In article <xn0ppnbx715h09005@post.eweka.nl>,"kilotoone"??
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
The True Doctor wrote:
On 10/05/2026 18:05, Blueshirt wrote:
So for me, I'll give this a 7/10 rating.
It deserves more than that. You have Horror of Fang
Rock 10/10 and this story was better than that
Blasphemy! No way.
More kilotoone exchanges!
On 2026-05-12 4:03 a.m., Daniel70 wrote:
On 11/05/2026 10:54 pm, The Doctor wrote:
In article <xn0ppnbx715h09005@post.eweka.nl>,"kilotoone"??
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
The True Doctor wrote:
On 10/05/2026 18:05, Blueshirt wrote:
So for me, I'll give this a 7/10 rating.
It deserves more than that. You have Horror of Fang
Rock 10/10 and this story was better than that
Blasphemy! No way.
More kilotoone exchanges!
The predecessor to Movietone, it failed to catch on due to high costs
and no one was interested in training required.
Or just another binky failure to use the English language.
On 12/05/2026 10:54 pm, Idlehands wrote:--
On 2026-05-12 4:03 a.m., Daniel70 wrote:Sorry!! WHAT?? Asswipe(Word used by paedophiles to indicate their
On 11/05/2026 10:54 pm, The Doctor wrote:
In article <xn0ppnbx715h09005@post.eweka.nl>,"kilotoone"??
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
The True Doctor wrote:
On 10/05/2026 18:05, Blueshirt wrote:
So for me, I'll give this a 7/10 rating.
It deserves more than that. You have Horror of Fang
Rock 10/10 and this story was better than that
Blasphemy! No way.
More kilotoone exchanges!
The predecessor to Movietone, it failed to catch on due to high costs
and no one was interested in training required.
Or just another binky(Word used by paedophiles to indicate their joy
of child sexual molestation) failure to use the English language.
joy of child sexual molestation coverup) TRIES to use the English Language?? >REALLY?? ;-P
--
Daniel70
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