History YMMV / DoctorWhoS18E1TheLeisureHive

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: This serial was one of the most revolutionary in the show's history, featuring much more lavish sets and effects than previously seen, and a complex plot full of twists that were largely unprecedented. However, all of this feel nowhere near as special nowadays, when subsequent ''Who'' adopted them as a base standard. Consequently, to modern eyes, "The Leisure Hive" feels less like an innovative new take on ''Doctor Who'' and more like the bare minimum of what ''Doctor Who'' should be.

* SpecialEffectFailure: The serial features some of the most dreadful use of CSO the series has ever seen, rivalling "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E5ThePowerOfKroll The Power of Kroll]]" for terrible execution. Pay attention to the silver ball prop that keeps disappearing when it reflects the screen. Keep in mind, this story got the director blacklisted from the series for going ''over budget''.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: This serial was one of the most revolutionary in the show's history, featuring much more lavish sets and effects than previously seen, and a complex plot full of twists that were unprecedented for a serial of its type. However, all of this feel nowhere near as special nowadays, when subsequent ''Who'' adopted them as a base standard. Consequently, to modern eyes, "The Leisure Hive" feels less like an innovative new take on ''Doctor Who'' and more like the bare minimum of what ''Doctor Who'' should be.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: By all accounts, this serial was one of the most revolutionary in the show's history, featuring much more lavish sets and effects than what the show previously demonstrated, a complex plot full of twists that were unprecedented for a serial of its type, and a very "modern" feel that allowed the show to seem more in-touch with the zeitgeist. However, all of these unique elements feel nowhere near as special nowadays, where the revived series and even much of the later classic series adopted them as a basic standard off of which more elaborate stories and presentations were built. Consequently, to modern eyes, "The Leisure Hive" feels less like an innovative new take on ''Doctor Who'' and more like the bare minimum of what ''Doctor Who'' should be.

* {{Padding}}: Part one notoriously opens with a slow, nearly two-minute pan across an empty beach. Reportedly, this was because the story was a holdover from Creator/GrahamWilliams' tenure as producer, and when Creator/JohnNathanTurner took over, he ordered all the comedy to be stripped out to fit the DarkerAndEdgier direction he had in mind, which had the side-effect of causing part one to underrun.

* {{Padding}}: The almost two minute long pan across Brighton Beach that opens Episode One is the most infamous. Supposedly the runtime had to be padded out because Creator/JohnNathanTurner's first act was to strip all the jokes from the script.

* {{Padding}}: The almost two minute long pan across Brighton Beach that opens Episode One.

* Padding: The almost two minute long pan across Brighton Beach that opens Episode One.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: By all accounts, this serial was one of the most revolutionary in the show's history, featuring much more lavish sets and effects than what the show previously demonstrated, a complex plot full of twists that were unprecedented for a serial of its type, and a very "modern" feel that allowed the show to seem more in-touch with the zeitgeist. However, all of these unique elements feel nowhere near as special nowadays, where the revived series and even much of the later classic series adopted them as a basic standard off of which more elaborate stories and presentations were build. Consequently, to modern eyes, "The Leisure Hive" feels less like an innovative new take on ''Doctor Who'' and more like the bare minimum of what ''Doctor Who'' should be.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The aliens look fantastic, some of the best in the Classic series ever. Creator/TomBaker's age makeup looks excellent and convincing. The creepy Cliffhanger effect of the Doctor being dismembered works really well. The camera pulling back ''through'' the materializing TARDIS is amazing.

* SpecialEffectFailure: The serial features some of the most dreadful use of CSO the series has ever seen, rivalling "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E5ThePowerOfKroll The Power of Kroll]]" for terrible execution. Pay attention to the silver ball prop that keeps disappearing when it reflects the screen. Keep in mind, this story got the director blacklisted from the BBC for going ''over budget''.

* SpecialEffectFailure: The serial features some of the most dreadful use of CSO the series has ever seen, rivalling "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E5ThePowerOfKroll The Power of Kroll]]" for terrible execution. Pay attention to the silver ball prop that keeps disappearing when it reflects the screen.

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The aliens look fantastic, some of the best in the Classic series ever. Creator/TomBaker's age makeup looks excellent and convincing. The creepy Cliffhanger effect of the Doctor being dismembered works really well. The camera pulling back ''through'' the materializing TARDIS is amazing.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: The aliens look fantastic, some of the best in the Classic series ever. Creator/TomBaker's age makeup looks excellent and convincing. The creepy Cliffhanger effect of the Doctor being dismembered works really well. The camera pulling back ''through'' the materializing TARDIS is amazing. Unfortunately, this is all ruined by some of the most dreadful use of CSO the series has ever seen, rivalling "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E5ThePowerOfKroll The Power of Kroll]]" for terrible execution. Pay attention to the silver ball prop that keeps disappearing when it reflects the screen.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: The aliens look fantastic, some of the best in the Classic series ever. Creator/TomBaker's age makeup looks excellent and convincing. The creepy Cliffhanger effect of the Doctor being dismembered works really well. Unfortunately, this is all ruined by some of the most dreadful use of CSO the series has ever seen, rivalling "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E5ThePowerOfKroll The Power of Kroll]]" for terrible execution. Pay attention to the silver ball prop that keeps disappearing when it reflects the screen.