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 From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca 
  
 In article <0001HW.2BC5F96208C79A9A30E89E38F@news.giganews.com>, 
 Pluted Pup   wrote: 
 >On Mon, 08 Apr 2024 08:23:19 -0700, The Doctor wrote: 
 > 
 >> "Doctor Who - The Underwater Menace" is a four-part serial from the Fourth 
 >> Season of the original series, first broadcast in 1967. The story revolves 
 >> around the Doctor and his companions landing on the lost underwater city 
 of 
 >> Atlantis, where they encounter a megalomaniacal scientist intent on 
 raising 
 >> Atlantis from the depths of the ocean. 
 >> 
 >> Episode 1 introduces the intriguing premise of an underwater civilisation, 
 >> showcasing impressive set design and atmosphere. However, subsequent 
 episodes 
 >> struggle to maintain momentum, with the plot becoming increasingly 
 convoluted 
 >> and the pacing uneven. 
 >> 
 >> One of the standout elements of "The Underwater Menace" is the memorable 
 >> performance of Joseph Furst as Professor Zaroff, the deranged scientist 
 >> determined to conquer the world. Furst brings a charismatic yet sinister 
 >> presence to the role, elevating the story whenever he appears on screen. 
 >> 
 >> Unfortunately, the serial suffers from production limitations, 
 particularly 
 >> evident in the underwater sequences, which are hampered by primitive 
 special 
 >> effects. Additionally, the characterisation of the Doctor and his 
 companions 
 >> feels somewhat underdeveloped, with less focus on their interactions and 
 >> dynamics compared to other serials. 
 >> 
 >> While "The Underwater Menace" has its flaws, including a somewhat 
 lackluster 
 >> resolution, it still offers moments of entertainment and showcases the 
 >> creativity of Doctor Who's early years. 
 >> 
 >> Episode 1: 6/10 
 >> Episode 2: 5/10 
 >> Episode 3: 4/10 
 >> Episode 4: 5/10 
 >> 
 >> Overall Rating: 5/10 
 > 
 >What good is this "chatGPT" junk? Stupid "chatGPT" doesn't 
 >even mention that the first and forth chapter is in telesnaps. 
 > 
 >The Underwater Menace is the only presentation I've seen with 
 >half-way decent telesnaps.They are nearly free of animation, 
 >if I recall right, they don't zoom in or out, they don't 
 >scroll, they don't have fade ins or fade outs, etc. 
 > 
 >It'd help to have some text to help explain what's going 
 >on that's not apparent in the dialog. And it should be 
 >obvious that text shouldn't scroll, especially left to right, 
 >as producers will evidentially do anything they can to make 
 >a program harder to view, so when they hear the word "text" 
 >they immediately think "words are boring, they must be 
 >animated in some way". 
 > 
 >The telesnaps in the Web of Fear episode were terrible, panning, 
 >scanning, zooming in and out, even oscillating between 
 >telesnaps during dialog, as if the viewer needs to see a 
 >picture of the Doctor staring at the camera in order to 
 >recognize his voice and words, and showing the telesnaps 
 >out of order. 
 > 
 >The telesnaps that came with the American DVDs of Power of 
 >the Daleks (at that time the BBC refused to issue Blu-Rays 
 >to Americans, and I didn't yet get a multi-region player) 
 >had a something called like Small Change presentation of 
 >the complete telesnaps but it was even worse: they allocated 
 >less than a megabyte per second which would have enough 
 >except that Loose Change went and animated the telesnaps! 
 >Steam bubbles up, the telesnaps move and each scene change 
 >has a fade-in and fade-out: every animation of the telesnaps 
 >dissolves into macro-blocks. 
 > 
 >The telesnapped Marco Polo is merely an excerpt, not complete, 
 >and suffers from some animation of the telesnaps. 
 > 
 >Telesnaps have a bad reputation, and this is due to 
 >producers treating them bad. There's no reason that 
 >the entire collection of black and white Doctor Who 
 >hasn't been released already on home video, using 
 >telesnaps of the unavailable episodes. 
 > 
 >The Underwater Menace has half-way decent telesnaps. 
 >Unnecessary animations were done to the titles in 
 >the beginning of the episodes and it was not necessary to 
 >animate the end to eliminate the Tardis from the 
 >picture. The storyline at that point was completely 
 >clear and if the last real telesnap showed the Tardis, 
 >so what? 
 > 
 > 
  
 Does it have access to any telesnaps? 
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