“Doctor Who did it better” fans say of new Cats trailer

The first trailer for musical adaptation Cats has arrived, and it’s fair to say that reactions have been…mixed, with many unnerved by the digitally furred-up celebrities who are bringing Andrew Lloyd Webber’s smash-hit stage show to life.

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Of course, the counter-argument could be that any human-cat hybrid would look inherently weird, so the problem was unavoidable – but Doctor Who fans aren’t so sure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KrmIZhOEZ0

After all, the BBC sci-fi series managed to create cat-human aliens using prosthetics in 2006 and 2007 – specifically for episodes New Earth and Gridlock – and to an awful lot of fans, Doctor Who’s weird cat people still look a lot better than the new Cats movie’s attempts.

https://twitter.com/mukefthxrry/status/1152136651709308929

https://twitter.com/sebpatrick/status/1151980941579100160

https://twitter.com/BambiStark/status/1152024666896138241

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https://twitter.com/skyjodonnell/status/1152152136958038016

https://twitter.com/TD_4800/status/1151990643947757571

And yes, we mean a LOT of fans. Almost too many. Who knew the Venn diagram of Whovians and Cats-mockers would be so close to a circle?

https://twitter.com/MrsAttila/status/1152135689317834752

https://twitter.com/agentxofshield/status/1151991926796591106

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https://twitter.com/MJDashwood/status/1152108898033291264