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* NarmCharm: The Cyberman costumes are very clearly NoBudget, with [[SpecialEffectFailure the tape holding the handlebars on the head being very visible in some shots]], and their hands are visible due to the designer forgetting to include gloves, making them seem less like robotic people and more like humans in suits. Their sing-song voices aren't very threatening either. Despite this, the design is well-liked among fans since their cloth masks and human hands make it clearer that the Cybermen [[WasOnceAMan were once just like humans]] and [[UncannyValley they also medically just look unnerving]], unlike later designs made them look more like pure-blooded (oiled?) robots or masked bionic men in spacesuits. They were a big favourite of Creator/PeterCapaldi, resulting in them being brought back in his [[Recap/DoctorWhoS36E11WorldEnoughAndTime final]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS36E12TheDoctorFalls season]] (albeit slightly streamlined) as a parting gift.
* {{Padding}}: Episode Three, which is spent waiting for a new Cybermen attack after the first round of Cybermen were defeated at the end of Episode Two. The Cybermen do not return in force until Episode Four.
* SpecialEffectFailure: The Cybermen are obviously just made of surgical tape, paper and wires. However, this fits their nature as once-human creatures who had been altered through technology, and a common complaint in the fandom is that the more uniformly metallic Cybermen from later on are not as scary as the originals, who fall firmly into the UncannyValley.
* {{Padding}}: Episode Three, which is spent waiting for a new Cybermen attack after the first round of Cybermen were defeated at the end of Episode Two. The Cybermen do not return in force until Episode Four.
* SpecialEffectFailure: The Cybermen are obviously just made of surgical tape, paper and wires. However, this fits their nature as once-human creatures who had been altered through technology, and a common complaint in the fandom is that the more uniformly metallic Cybermen from later on are not as scary as the originals, who fall firmly into the UncannyValley.
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* NarmCharm: The Cyberman costumes are very clearly NoBudget, with [[SpecialEffectFailure the tape holding the handlebars on the head being very visible in some shots]], and their hands are visible due to the designer forgetting to include gloves, making them seem less like robotic people and more like humans in suits. Their sing-song voices aren't very threatening either. Despite this, the design is well-liked among fans since their cloth masks and human hands make it clearer that the Cybermen [[WasOnceAMan were once just like humans]] and [[UncannyValley they also medically just look unnerving]], unlike later designs made them look more like pure-blooded (oiled?) robots or masked bionic men in spacesuits. They were a big favourite of Creator/PeterCapaldi, resulting in them being brought back in his [[Recap/DoctorWhoS36E11WorldEnoughAndTime final]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS36E12TheDoctorFalls season]] (albeit slightly streamlined) updated) as a parting gift.
* {{Padding}}: Episode Three, which is spent waiting for a newCybermen Cyberman attack after the first round of Cybermen were defeated at the end of Episode Two. The Cybermen do not return in force until Episode Four.
* SpecialEffectFailure: The Cybermen are obviously just made of surgical tape, paper and wires. However, this fits their nature as once-human creatures who had been altered through primitive cybernetic technology, and a common complaint in the fandom is that the more uniformly metallic Cybermen from later on are not as scary as the originals, who fall firmly into the UncannyValley.
* {{Padding}}: Episode Three, which is spent waiting for a new
* SpecialEffectFailure: The Cybermen are obviously just made of surgical tape, paper and wires. However, this fits their nature as once-human creatures who had been altered through primitive cybernetic technology, and a common complaint in the fandom is that the more uniformly metallic Cybermen from later on are not as scary as the originals, who fall firmly into the UncannyValley.
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** The '''very''' early CGI used for the titles, made ''in 1966'' when computers were the size of several rooms and ran off tape. Yeah, they're just 2D images, but [[DancingBear making a computer do even that in 1966 was the cutting edge]].
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** The '''very''' early CGI used for the titles, made ''in 1966'' when computers were the size of several rooms and ran off tape. Yeah, they're just 2D images, but [[DancingBear making a computer do even that in 1966 was the cutting edge]].
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* NarmCharm: The Cyberman costumes are very clearly NoBudget, with [[SpecialEffectFailure the tape holding the handlebars on the head being very visible in some shots]], and their hands are visible due to the designer forgetting to include gloves, making them seem less like robotic people and more like humans in suits. Their sing-song voices aren't very threatening either. Despite this, the design is well-liked among fans since their cloth masks and human hands make it clearer that the Cybermen [[WasOnceAMan were once just like humans]] and [[UncannyValley they also medically just look unnerving]], unlike later designs made them look more like pure-blooded (oiled?) robots or masked bionic men in spacesuits. They were a big favourite of Creator/PeterCapaldi, resulting in them being brought back in his [[Recap/DoctorWhoS36E11WorldEnoughAndTime final]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS36E12TheDoctorFalls season]] (albeit slightly altered) as a parting gift.
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* NarmCharm: The Cyberman costumes are very clearly NoBudget, with [[SpecialEffectFailure the tape holding the handlebars on the head being very visible in some shots]], and their hands are visible due to the designer forgetting to include gloves, making them seem less like robotic people and more like humans in suits. Their sing-song voices aren't very threatening either. Despite this, the design is well-liked among fans since their cloth masks and human hands make it clearer that the Cybermen [[WasOnceAMan were once just like humans]] and [[UncannyValley they also medically just look unnerving]], unlike later designs made them look more like pure-blooded (oiled?) robots or masked bionic men in spacesuits. They were a big favourite of Creator/PeterCapaldi, resulting in them being brought back in his [[Recap/DoctorWhoS36E11WorldEnoughAndTime final]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS36E12TheDoctorFalls season]] (albeit slightly altered) streamlined) as a parting gift.
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* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Watching this one is quite a different experience after watching [[Recap/DoctorWho2017CSTwiceUponATime "Twice Upon a Time"]], knowing that between the Doctor walking off on his own and Ben and Polly catching up, he helped the Twelfth Doctor through his own regeneration.
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* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Watching this one is quite a different experience after watching [[Recap/DoctorWho2017CSTwiceUponATime "Twice Upon a Time"]], knowing that between the First Doctor walking off on his own and Ben and Polly catching up, he helped the Twelfth Doctor through his own regeneration.
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* NarmCharm: The Cybermen costumes are very clearly NoBudget, with [[SpecialEffectFailure the tape holding the handlebars on the head being very visible in some shots]], and their hands are visible due to the designer forgetting to include gloves, making them seem less like robots and more like humans in suits. Their sing-song voices aren't very threatening either. Despite this, the design is well-liked among fans since their cloth masks and human hands make it clearer that the Cybermen [[WasOnceAMan were once just like humans]] and [[UncannyValley they also medically just look unnerving]], unlike later designs made them look more like pure-blooded (oiled?) robots or masked bionic men in spacesuits. They were a big favourite of Creator/PeterCapaldi, resulting in them being brought back in his [[Recap/DoctorWhoS36E11WorldEnoughAndTime final]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS36E12TheDoctorFalls season]] as a parting gift.
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* NarmCharm: The Cybermen Cyberman costumes are very clearly NoBudget, with [[SpecialEffectFailure the tape holding the handlebars on the head being very visible in some shots]], and their hands are visible due to the designer forgetting to include gloves, making them seem less like robots robotic people and more like humans in suits. Their sing-song voices aren't very threatening either. Despite this, the design is well-liked among fans since their cloth masks and human hands make it clearer that the Cybermen [[WasOnceAMan were once just like humans]] and [[UncannyValley they also medically just look unnerving]], unlike later designs made them look more like pure-blooded (oiled?) robots or masked bionic men in spacesuits. They were a big favourite of Creator/PeterCapaldi, resulting in them being brought back in his [[Recap/DoctorWhoS36E11WorldEnoughAndTime final]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS36E12TheDoctorFalls season]] (albeit slightly altered) as a parting gift.
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* ItWasHisSled: When it first aired in 1966, the Doctor suddenly turning into a different person was a hugely shocking twist ending that riled up audiences and resulted in a great deal of skepticism over the show's future. However, once this concept, later dubbed regeneration, became an established part of the show's premise in later decades, the ending became the first thing most people bring up when discussing "The Tenth Planet" (when not mentioning its status as the debut serial for the Cybermen, one of the Doctor's most iconic foes).
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* ItWasHisSled: When it first aired in 1966, the Doctor [[TheNthDoctor suddenly turning into a different person person]] was a hugely shocking twist ending {{twist ending}} that riled up audiences and resulted in a great deal of skepticism over the show's future. However, once this concept, later dubbed regeneration, became an established part of the show's premise in later decades, the ending became the first thing most people bring up when discussing "The Tenth Planet" (when not mentioning its status as the debut serial for the Cybermen, one of the Doctor's most iconic foes).
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* ValuesDissonance: The 1976 novelization refers to astronaut Glyn Williams (played in the TV version by Bermudan actor Earl Cameron) as a "Negro" and "coloured." While these were still considered relatively neutral terms in the UK at the time, they were already being recognized as racially insensitive in the US, and Britain would eventually come around to the sentiment after a while. Today, "African-American" and "Black" are considered the proper terminology on both sides of the pond.
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* ValuesDissonance: The 1976 novelization refers to astronaut Glyn Williams (played in the TV version by Bermudan actor Earl Cameron) as a "Negro" and "coloured." While these were still considered relatively neutral terms in the UK at the time, they were already being recognized as racially insensitive in the US, and Britain would eventually come around to the sentiment after a while. Today, "African-American" "African" and "Black" "black" are considered the proper terminology on both sides of the pond.
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* ItWasHisSled: At the time, the Doctor regenerating for the first time was a huge shock. Nowadays, it's what people largely bring up when talking about this story (well, that and the first appearance of the iconic Cybermen).
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* ItWasHisSled: At the time, When it first aired in 1966, the Doctor regenerating for suddenly turning into a different person was a hugely shocking twist ending that riled up audiences and resulted in a great deal of skepticism over the show's future. However, once this concept, later dubbed regeneration, became an established part of the show's premise in later decades, the ending became the first time was a huge shock. Nowadays, it's what thing most people largely bring up when talking about this story (well, that and discussing "The Tenth Planet" (when not mentioning its status as the first appearance debut serial for the Cybermen, one of the Doctor's most iconic Cybermen).foes).
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* SpecialEffectFailure: The Cybermen are obviously just made of surgical tape, paper and wires. However, this fits their nature as once-human creatures who had been altered through technology, and a common complaint in the fandom is that the better-looking Cybermen from later on are not as scary as the originals, who fall firmly into the UncannyValley.
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* SpecialEffectFailure: The Cybermen are obviously just made of surgical tape, paper and wires. However, this fits their nature as once-human creatures who had been altered through technology, and a common complaint in the fandom is that the better-looking more uniformly metallic Cybermen from later on are not as scary as the originals, who fall firmly into the UncannyValley.
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* HarsherInHindsight: America really did lose a spaceship with all hands in 1986.
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* HarsherInHindsight: A major element of the serial's plot is the loss of an American spaceship with all hands in 1986. Come the actual year 1986, and America really did would indeed lose a spaceship with all hands in 1986.the form of the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' exploding mid-takeoff.
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The human hands were an intentional part of the design, according to contemporary production notes.
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* SpecialEffectFailure: The Cybermen are obviously just made of surgical tape, paper and wires. They have normal human hands, because ''the costume designer forgot to bring the gloves''. However, this fits their nature as once-human creatures who had been altered through technology, and a common complaint in the fandom is that the better-looking Cybermen from later on are not as scary as the originals, who fall firmly into the UncannyValley.
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* SpecialEffectFailure: The Cybermen are obviously just made of surgical tape, paper and wires. They have normal human hands, because ''the costume designer forgot to bring the gloves''. However, this fits their nature as once-human creatures who had been altered through technology, and a common complaint in the fandom is that the better-looking Cybermen from later on are not as scary as the originals, who fall firmly into the UncannyValley.
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Uncanny Valley is IUEO now and the subjective version has been split; cleaning up misuse and ZCE in the process
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* UnintentionalUncannyValley: The original design for the Cybermen is this, with the mouths that open and make no further movements as their inhumanly sing-song voices drone on. The empty eyehole sockets contribute to this as well. Compared to later versions, these Cybermen look more like [[Franchise/StarTrek Borg drones]] or cybernetic versions of [[Literature/{{Frankenstein}} Frankenstein's monster]]. The freakiest thing about them might be that ''their hands are still human''.
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* UncannyValley: The original design for the Cybermen is this, with the mouths that open and make no further movements as their inhumanly sing-song voices drone on. The empty eyehole sockets contribute to this as well. Compared to later versions, these Cybermen look more like [[Franchise/StarTrek Borg drones]] or cybernetic versions of [[Literature/{{Frankenstein}} Frankenstein's monster]]. The freakiest thing about them might be that ''their hands are still human''.
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* UncannyValley: UnintentionalUncannyValley: The original design for the Cybermen is this, with the mouths that open and make no further movements as their inhumanly sing-song voices drone on. The empty eyehole sockets contribute to this as well. Compared to later versions, these Cybermen look more like [[Franchise/StarTrek Borg drones]] or cybernetic versions of [[Literature/{{Frankenstein}} Frankenstein's monster]]. The freakiest thing about them might be that ''their hands are still human''.
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* ValuesDissonance: The novelization keeps referring to astronaut Glyn Williams as a "negro" and being "coloured." Which you'd never say today.
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* ValuesDissonance: The 1976 novelization keeps referring refers to astronaut Glyn Williams (played in the TV version by Bermudan actor Earl Cameron) as a "negro" "Negro" and being "coloured." Which you'd never say today.While these were still considered relatively neutral terms in the UK at the time, they were already being recognized as racially insensitive in the US, and Britain would eventually come around to the sentiment after a while. Today, "African-American" and "Black" are considered the proper terminology on both sides of the pond.
