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Post by Maverick-Jedi-Valen on Jan 3, 2019 15:30:35 GMT -5
The special has 100% from critics and 16% from audiences... That’s gotta be some kinda record. Between this and Last Jedi, the disparity between critics and audiences over sci-fi widens... |
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Post by Potato on Jan 3, 2019 17:42:49 GMT -5
I don't doubt that Series 11 is rated the lowest of the series by fans (similarly to The Last Jedi), but the gaps on fan sites like Rotten Tomatoes can be pretty deceiving. It's really not that high, a lot of it's the same people using bots to cast duplicate votes... it's almost as bad as IMDB letting people rate things before they even come out. Again, I'm sure the Audience rating is fairly low, but it's not as low as is being shown.
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Post by Spidyyr on May 30, 2019 22:01:35 GMT -5
HOLY SHIT ITS THE RHINO GUYS. THE FUCKING RHINO GUYS. OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD!!! FORGET EVERYTHING I SIDE ABOUT 13. I AM HYPE AS FUCK TO SEE THESE BEAUTIFUL CREATURES.
nah not really who gives a fuck lol
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Post by Kenbo on May 31, 2019 9:31:19 GMT -5
I completely forgot about this show
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Jan 10, 2020 21:05:54 GMT -5
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Post by Spidyyr on Jan 10, 2020 21:05:54 GMT -5
I guess they destroyed Gallifrey again.
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Post by Kenbo on Jan 10, 2020 21:16:39 GMT -5
I guess they destroyed Gallifrey again. Damn what happened? Do you still watch this though lol. I lost interest a long time back but I thought I might finish the 13th doctor's season once they put it on amazon. Turns out they removed the whole show from amazon so.. |
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Post by Spidyyr on Jan 10, 2020 22:48:04 GMT -5
I guess they destroyed Gallifrey again. Damn what happened? Do you still watch this though lol. I lost interest a long time back but I thought I might finish the 13th doctor's season once they put it on amazon. Turns out they removed the whole show from amazon so.. No I stopped after Capaldi. Just heard they destroyed Gallifrey again and thought that was really fucking stupid. Also they brought back the Master who is South Asian and evil as shit again. Stuff like this is why it's hard to care about this show. |
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Post by Spidyyr on Jan 10, 2020 22:52:08 GMT -5
I watched the Master's reveal and it's total cringe. Bad John Simm impersonation.
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Post by Spidyyr on Mar 11, 2020 21:32:53 GMT -5
WANTED: Chris Chibnall
For the rape and murder of Doctor Who |
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Post by Kenbo on Mar 12, 2020 8:55:40 GMT -5
WANTED: Chris Chibnall
For the rape and murder of Doctor Who Dude stop please I never said rape 🥺 |
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Post by Spidyyr on Mar 28, 2020 11:09:47 GMT -5
Made a video for old time's sake
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Post by Kenbo on Mar 28, 2020 11:21:14 GMT -5
Made a video for old time's sake 0/10 not enough Matt Smith Lol but dang this show had some seriously cool moments. Too bad it sucks now |
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Post by Spidyyr on Mar 28, 2020 21:35:29 GMT -5
Made a video for old time's sake 0/10 not enough Matt Smith Lol but dang this show had some seriously cool moments. Too bad it sucks now Yeah they seriously fucked everything up last series (I've read) |
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Post by Spidyyr on Jun 6, 2020 15:35:48 GMT -5
Been rewatching Series 1. Crazy how much this has aged. Still has a nice charm to it though.
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Post by Spidyyr on Jun 7, 2020 14:19:32 GMT -5
Rose: 5/10
The End of the World: 6/10
The Unquiet Dead: 7/10
Aliens of London: 6.5/10
World War Three: 7/10
Dalek: 8/10
The Long Game: 5/10
Father's Day: 9/10
The Empty Child: 7.5/10
The Doctor Dances: 8.5/10
Boom Town: 6.5/10
Bad Wolf: 7/10
The Parting of the Ways: 9/10
Season 1 Average: 7.08/10.00
So this was my first time just sitting down and rewatching Season 1 since 2013. Honestly when I started I was like "damn this didn't age well" and wasn't sure if I even wanted to sit through it. But I think it really hit its stride about halfway through. I don't know if that was just me getting used to it, but I thought the first few episodes looked pretty shit but it wasn't too bad after that.
The writing honestly is pretty lame in places. There was enough that kind of made me cringe. I didn't find the Slitheen episodes to be all that bad. Like I remember calling "Boom Town" my least favorite episode but watching it now I enjoyed it quite a bit. The pacing was quite good and it had some nice quiet moments. It was nice seeing all these characters just take a bit of a breather and it was the only time we get to see the Doctor, Rose, Jack, and Mickey together.
Nine and Rose are really great together and their charm is enough to carry an episode when the writing is off. I really like Jack in Season 1 as well. It's kinda disappointing how short his tenure is.
But anyway yeah, this series is low key kinda weak at the beginning but it finds its footing halfway through and comes together nicely by the end.
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Post by Spidyyr on Jun 7, 2020 18:15:21 GMT -5
Last fifteen minutes of Christmas Invasion are great, because of Tennant. The rest is a pretty lame slog. I thought Mickey gave up in Rose so I’m not sure why he became such a cuck again. The pilot fish are lame. I’m not sure how Harriet Jones has the TARDIS translate for her when she was never in it. I like the song that plays when Ten chooses his coat.
7/10
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Post by Kenbo on Jun 7, 2020 19:12:15 GMT -5
Thinking about this show, I'm really sad what it has evolved into. I absolutely adored it a few years ago I think it was one of my favorite shows too. It was some good shit that filled my craving for sci fi stuff
Might have to do a rewatch and then catch up on the new season(s?) to see what the current story is. First seasons are kind of a slog though I think and the 2000s aesthetic is crazy lol
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Post by Spidyyr on Jun 8, 2020 2:10:25 GMT -5
Thinking about this show, I'm really sad what it has evolved into. I absolutely adored it a few years ago I think it was one of my favorite shows too. It was some good shit that filled my craving for sci fi stuff Might have to do a rewatch and then catch up on the new season(s?) to see what the current story is. First seasons are kind of a slog though I think and the 2000s aesthetic is crazy lol I’ve read about what they’ve done to the lore in the latest season and I think it’s just insulting. No interest in watching it. I get that Doctor Who has always had wonky continuity but they just don’t care anymore. There are massive things about the show which no longer make sense. For me the show only has ten seasons. |
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Post by Spidyyr on Jun 8, 2020 2:21:24 GMT -5
Also I’ve seen enough clips to say I really don’t like Jodie Whitaker’s take on the Doctor. She uses like a really dumb tone to say all of her lines and faces that say look at me, look how quirky I am! There’s no gravity in her at all.
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Jun 13, 2020 16:00:09 GMT -5
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Post by Spidyyr on Jun 13, 2020 16:00:09 GMT -5
Season 2 is a bit better than I remember TBH. I remember not liking a lot of these episodes.
Tennant didn’t really win me over until Season 3.
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Post by Spidyyr on Jun 13, 2020 16:03:58 GMT -5
Then again I’m only halfway through rewatching it so I might start to remember why I didn’t like it pretty soon...
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Jun 17, 2020 23:10:56 GMT -5
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Post by Spidyyr on Jun 17, 2020 23:10:56 GMT -5
New Earth: 4.5/10
Tooth and Claw: 6/10
School Reunion: 7/10
The Girl in the Fireplace: 8/10
Rise of the Cybermen: 7/10
The Age of Steel: 8/10
The Idiot’s Lantern: 3.5/10
The Impossible Planet: 7.5/10
The Satan Pit: 8.5/10
Love and Monsters: 3/10
Fear Her: 2/10
Army of Ghosts: 8/10
Doomsday: 8.5/10
Season 2 Average: 6.27/10.00
Mixed feelings about this season. A lot of great episodes but there’s more than one that feel like the most half assed I’ve ever seen in Doctor Who. Like embarrassingly bad. And hard to sit through.
Still though I liked it better than when I first watched it. I appreciated School Reunion and The Girl in the Fireplace a lot more this time around. When I first saw Season 2, I hadn’t quite warmed to Tennant but of course now I really like his portrayal.
Still though I don’t really like 10 and Rose together. Not awful but there’s nothing interesting there. They don’t really push each other. They act so much like boyfriend and girlfriend and that’s one of the most boring dynamics in Doctor Who.
Like the ending but I can’t help but call it a little over dramatic. Like I get it but it’s low key kinda cringe.
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Jun 17, 2020 23:27:07 GMT -5
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Post by Spidyyr on Jun 17, 2020 23:27:07 GMT -5
Okay I know I said how embarrassing some of these episodes were, but I’ll qualify that by saying I don’t think there’s anything harmful or problematic really about them.
It’s not like the shit they have now where they write entire episodes for woke points and just spread really bad messages. That kind of stuff would get a 0/10 from me.
Instead it feels like they just kinda ran out of time or had too many resources allocated to the two parters.
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Post by Spidyyr on Jun 18, 2020 9:25:08 GMT -5
10 is instantly better once Rose is gone IMO. That might just be me but his personality feels a lot more layered now. Runaway Bride is a weird one. I like Tennant more here but not much of else is very good. Donna is pretty annoying here. She and 10 do get some good moments, especially at the end. It’s not the best but eh I enjoyed it.
6/10.
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Post by Kenbo on Jun 18, 2020 16:27:49 GMT -5
I miss the epic feel the show had with stuff like, oncoming storm and the last of the time lords/Gallifrey arc and whatnot. RTD was really good at that sort of writing
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Post by Spidyyr on Jun 24, 2020 0:08:47 GMT -5
Smith and Jones: 7/10
The Shakespeare Code: 5.5/10
Gridlock: 6/10
Daleks in Manhatten: 6/10
Evolution of the Daleks: 7.5/10
The Lazarus Experiment: 4/10
42: 6.5/10
Human Nature: 8/10
Family of Blood: 9.5/10
Blink: 7.5/10
Utopia: 9/10
The Sound of Drums: 7/10
Last of the Time Lords: 5/10
Season 3 Average: 6.81/10.00
Season 3 is another mixed season. The first half I think is quite weak but the second half is a great run of episodes. Kinda reminds me of TCW Season 3. One difference though is that the finale falters quite a bit. Maybe it's just me but the fashion in which the Master is defeated is just really weak and feels like they couldn't come up with a way to end it. The Master's "death" though saves it from being a complete loss.
I like 10 a lot more here. He feels a lot more layered, not so overly-cheery. I like Martha as well but their dynamic is a bit weird. Like I said in Season 2 that I'd like there to be a less conventional relationship between the Doctor and companion but this isn't exactly what I had in mind. The whole un-requited love thing just feels really weird in this show and I kind of groan every time it comes up. Like it feels like they bring up Rose every other episode as if they want us to compare them.
The 1913 two-parter is one of my absolute favorite stories in the show, and might be my favorite two-parter. I think Blink has always been a bit overrated though it's still a great episode. But the best of all time? The episode newcomers should start with? No. Never got that sentiment.
An improvement over Season 2 but the finale leaves a bad taste.
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Post by Kenbo on Jun 24, 2020 6:30:17 GMT -5
I don't remember blink much but I think I found it to be overrated as well. Isn't the Doctor barely in it
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Post by Spidyyr on Jun 24, 2020 9:11:18 GMT -5
I don't remember blink much but I think I found it to be overrated as well. Isn't the Doctor barely in it Yeah. And it works for the story. But IMO it feels more like a Supernatural episode. I’ve seen people say that people should watch that episode first to see if they would like the show. And I don’t get that at all. Like if you watched that episode first you’d probably get the wrong idea of what Doctor Who is normally like. |
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Jun 24, 2020 22:33:48 GMT -5
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Post by Spidyyr on Jun 24, 2020 22:33:48 GMT -5
Voyage of the Damned is another up and down Christmas special. Most of it is pretty good but damn the Max shit is stupid. I guess it’s my favorite of the specials so far. None have been great so far.
7.5/10.
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Post by Spidyyr on Jun 27, 2020 19:30:55 GMT -5
Partners in Crime: 6.5/10
The Fires of Pompeii: 8/10
Planet of the Ood: 6/10
The Sontaran Stratagem: 7/10
The Poison Sky: 8/10
The Doctor's Daughter: 6.5/10
The Unicorn and the Wasp: 6/10
Silence in the Library: 8/10
Forests of the Dead: 9/10
Midnight: 9.5/10
Turn Left: 8/10
The Stolen Earth: 9/10
Journey's End: 8/10
Season 4 Average: 7.65/10.00
Certainly the best season so far. Might be the best of all ten seasons. IDK. Tennant had a rough start IMO but the quality of his stories jumped by a huge degree in the second half of his run. Donna and Ten have a great dynamic and it's refreshing not to have one of them swooning over the other. Ten is at his best here and this is the season where he finally eclipsed Nine for me.
Production quality felt great here. No it's not like a movie or something but there's not many holes in it. I guess Season 3 was a lot better in terms of that too but I just noticed here how far the show has come. And even then, it doesn't always need it. I'm not sure what everyone else thinks but Midnight is a top tier episode for me.
I think though that the finale falters a bit. It's still good but there's way too much time spent on people just kinda standing around. I think Rose was really underused and that's disappointing. You could probably cut her out of the episode and it wouldn't make much of a difference. The stuff with Donna at the end is great but there isn't a whole lot else I love.
I wish the finale were better but that doesn't take away from how great Season 4 is.
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