10 Dumbest Things In Doctor Who: The Movie

10. It Was On TV

Nothing says "this is going to be cheap and rubbish" quite like the phrase "TV movie."

When have you ever heard that phrase used in a positive sense? The only time it comes up is in relation to bad sequels to popular films, or Hallmark Christmas pictures.

Those can both be fun, but when your goal is to save a dwindling franchise, focusing solely on the small screen perhaps wasn't the best idea.

The likelihood is that this was probably the best they could get. Producer Philip Segal, who had desperately been trying to revive the show for years, managed to get some backing from the Fox Network. However, they only agreed to a single telemovie, rather than the full-blown series he was after.

While Segal did well enough by securing the TV film, imagine how much more professional it would've looked if it got a cinematic launch.

With a decent enough marketing campaign and the prestige of a wide theatrical release, many more eyeballs would've been drawn to the movie. Instead, it was sent out to die on American TV, where it was the 75th most-watched programme of the week. Ouch.