Let's discuss Tomb of the Cybermen (1967)

I just love the 2nd Doctor in this even the distracting obvious wire work 😂.The awakening scene is still thrilling,The Doctor attempting to sabotage the teams opening of the tombs lower chamber.It is just good thrilling Classic Who story telling.
given the budget was probably pants they achieved a lot and can honestly say it beats any of the modern Who for rewatch value.

This was one of the first classic serials I watched, coming right from watching the 11th Doctor series.
Reason- in the audio commentary, they talked about giving this serial to Matt Smith to watch and Smith loved it.
One thing that immediately stuck out to me was the Doctor falling asleep.
This was something coming from NuWho struck me as unusual.
And there is some racism in there with the black servant.
Otherwise, for what it is, when it was made and the budget they had available- I do not think they could have done it any better.

Is it wrong to say I never seen it?
I had the audio tape but never listened past first 10 mins…..

General consensus seemed to be the audio was better than watching it……..should I listen or watch or stay as I am….

When I first watched it, I had never experienced it’s status as a Lost Story so I guess i wasn’t at all disappointed with it as others was.

Still think it’s an excellent story with some lovely moments in it. Obviously the scene between the Doctor and Victoria is a standout and the Cybermen being thawed out is still an impressive sequence even fifty something years later.

I am surprised at just how many times Telos has been revisited in the Expanded Universe though.

Just checked my Troughton ranking list and I've got Tomb in the exact middle - #11 of 21. Which means it probably is a good representation of the era. Its story is a little wonky, but it's got some great lines for the Doctor and obviously influenced the Cybermen for the rest of the series.

One of my favourite Second Doctor stories, tense, dramatic, well acted, suspenseful & the Cybermen awaking from there tomb still srnds shivers down my spine.

**** yeah, let's!

Its been a while since I've gone through the Troughton era, though I plan to rewatch some favorites soon. As i remember, I think I actually didn't like Tomb of the Cybermen as much as the other "best" 2nd Doctor stories (partly because, I think, I'm just not fond of Cybermen in general). I remember the first episode as being kind of boring, and the effects work as particularly bad (which I say as one of those weirdos who genuinely thinks the B&W eras tended to look better than the color eras of Classic).

But Troughton is, as ever, perfection incarnate in the role, and has some really great back-and-forth banter in this one, as I recall. My memory of the story is not really caring much for the plot, but perking up every time there was a dialog scene with the Doctor.


I wanna see your ranking list!

That's an excellent list! Only opinion I don't really share is Space Pirates, assuming I'm not misremembering, which I remember as being pretty decent, who knows what I'll think after a rewatch, though.

Also, apologies, but I was testing you. The real goal was to see whether or not Enemy of the World made it into your top 5. Congratulations! You passed!