TMC
11-17-2014, 05:41 PM
http://whatculture.com/tv/10-cringeworthy-doctor-moments-80s.php
For those who lived through them, the 80s are a bizarre mixture of blissful nostalgia and everlasting embarrassment, and that goes double for the shows during that period. The early 80s have that interesting edge to them in which everything feels new, as Doctor Who did when John Nathan-Turner took over the reins. Then we moved into the mid-80s, in which boundaries got pushed just a bit too far, as they did on Doctor Who (still being guided by John Nathan-Turner). And finally we moved into the late 80s, when nothing took itself seriously, especially Doctor Who (again, under JNT) though Doctor Who seems to have gotten an early start in this area, if the costuming is anything to go by.
The brands of cringeworthy moments in 80s Who are so variable, its hard to imagine sometimes that they come from the same series, or that they all occurred under the same producer but they did, every single one. Several of you have made suggestions for this list, but were sure that we wont have hit all of them, so please feel free to tell us about any moments from our favorite show in the 80s that made you particularly embarrassed and as usual, your mileage may vary!
For those who lived through them, the 80s are a bizarre mixture of blissful nostalgia and everlasting embarrassment, and that goes double for the shows during that period. The early 80s have that interesting edge to them in which everything feels new, as Doctor Who did when John Nathan-Turner took over the reins. Then we moved into the mid-80s, in which boundaries got pushed just a bit too far, as they did on Doctor Who (still being guided by John Nathan-Turner). And finally we moved into the late 80s, when nothing took itself seriously, especially Doctor Who (again, under JNT) though Doctor Who seems to have gotten an early start in this area, if the costuming is anything to go by.
The brands of cringeworthy moments in 80s Who are so variable, its hard to imagine sometimes that they come from the same series, or that they all occurred under the same producer but they did, every single one. Several of you have made suggestions for this list, but were sure that we wont have hit all of them, so please feel free to tell us about any moments from our favorite show in the 80s that made you particularly embarrassed and as usual, your mileage may vary!