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The Doctor Who adventure "Underworld" finds Tom Baker's incarnation of the Doctor, accompanied by Leela (Louise Jameson) and faithful robot dog K9, materialising on a Minyan spaceship, one of two surviving vessels from a world destroyed 100,000 years before. The crew are on a quest to find the lost gene banks of their race, which were placed on a second ship around which a young planet has since formed. In a similar scenario to the previous season's "The Face of Evil" the descendants of the crew of this second ship have degenerated into superstitious primitivism ruled by a malfunctioning computer and, as in so many Doctor Who adventures, including the immediately proceeding "The Sun Makers" (1977), they are dominated by a brutal, self-serving elite.
The story is one of revolution in a series of underground tunnels, which are achieved with less than convincing "blue screen" process work, while the costumes and action clearly influenced by both Logan's Run (1976) and Star Wars (1977). The latter was in the cinemas as "Underworld" aired and its influence resulted in the introduction of post-production SFX work to produce the quite impressive ray-gun effects seen here. A fairly standard late-1970s addition to the show, "Underworld" is nevertheless an exciting and fast-moving action melodrama. --Gary S. Dalkin
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty tedious.,
By StormSworder (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Doctor Who - Underworld [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Contary to widely-held beliefs, the late seventies Dr Who seasons produced some classic stories. This, unfortunately, is not among them. The first episode holds promise, but before long it's all descended into running around caves. References to Greek mythology are mistaken for a plot, uninteresting characters say "the quest is the quest" a lot, K9 shoots people and there are two beings with heads that look like pieces off a clockwork toy (it's never explained exactly who or what they are and where they come from). If you want Williams-era Dr Who then watch Horror of Fang Rock, City of Death or the Key to Time season. Just avoid this yawn-fest.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Minyin and Minyang,
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This review is from: Doctor Who - Underworld [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Often criticised by fans as a dull and predictable story not untypical of the late-70s Graham Williams produced era, Underworld is actually a thoughtful and intense story that doesn't simply rely on scary monsters or mystic mumbo-jumbo but takes an interesting idea - that the Minyans, on whose spaceship The Doctor and Leela land, once worshipped the Time Lords as gods but soon came to resent their interference in Minyan affairs and rejected them - and lets it play out. There are admittedly some fairly mundane tunnel scenes, but Tom Baker carries things on his broad shoulders and never lets the action flag. Worth seeing, if only once.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
ANOTHER CLASSIC FROM A WRONGLY MALIGNED ERA OF DOC WHO!!,
By big mad doctor who guy "Christian on a mission!" (Poole, Dorset) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Doctor Who - Underworld [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Why has the Graham Williams era always been so heavily criticised? In my view, I cant see any forgettable or stupid stories at all. All I can remember are classics like Image Of The Fendahl and The Ribos Operation and The Sun Makers and The Pirate Planet and need I go on?! Oh yeah, City Of Death too! And heres another story to join the ranks as a classic in Doctor Who history.
Underworld has also been criticised for its CSO use with all the caves, but i think the story doesnt look that bad at all. And yet again then are great comic moments, such as when Leela is passified, this scene is one opf my favourite scenes ever of Doctor Who, she just looks so great! And this story is far better than moronic star wars, even if it doesnt have any real monsters. Star Wars is total garbage, for all of it so called brilliant effects it doesnt even start to gel with me, but the Doc always has! Hes far more likeable than that rubbish. And Tom Baker is as powerful as ever! So altogether, a well directed and produced story with great acting and great moments that ends up with a thoroughly entertaining story.
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