tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083391022048461226.post1300459923906451340..comments2023-09-19T16:21:54.597+01:00Comments on An episode a day keeps the Daleks away.....: 535 The Leisure Hive Part FourPhilip Ayreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056519803620199653noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083391022048461226.post-22965501763984652122012-05-11T14:47:59.021+01:002012-05-11T14:47:59.021+01:00I think The Leisure Hive must have been one of my ...I think The Leisure Hive must have been one of my first childhood experiences where I discovered that often something can be much more frightening in your imagination than in real life. For the first three episodes, we get these quick glimpses of the Foamasi, a claw here, an eye there, heavy breathing, and in my mind I expected them to be these absolutely hideous, terrifying monsters. Then, when they're finally revealed towards the end of the third part, my first reaction was "That's a guy in a costume!" Keep in mind that this was one of the first Doctor Who stories I ever watched, so I had no idea how low-budget it was. If I had been a more seasoned viewer, perhaps my expectations would have been lower!<br /><br />The novelization my David Fisher is odd, but it goes some way towards actually developing the backstories of both the Argolans and the Foamasi. There is a lot of what could be considered Douglas Adams-style humor to it. I rather like it.Ben Hermanhttp://benjaminherman.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com