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Post by joladella on Oct 12, 2018 8:24:39 GMT -5
Apparently, "salad man" was wearing Pretty Green.
“I thought, how would they portray a black, mixed race person as northern? Straight away in my head I thought everyone associates northerners with Liam Gallagher, his dress sense– but would they think that with me?”
“They had this coat that they’d bought from Liam Gallagher’s shop and these Armani jeans. They didn’t let me keep the coat, unfortunately. They have to keep it, I think, just in case.”
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Oct 12, 2018 8:34:56 GMT -5
Apparently, "salad man" was wearing Pretty Green.
“I thought, how would they portray a black, mixed race person as northern? Straight away in my head I thought everyone associates northerners with Liam Gallagher, his dress sense– but would they think that with me?”
“They had this coat that they’d bought from Liam Gallagher’s shop and these Armani jeans. They didn’t let me keep the coat, unfortunately. They have to keep it, I think, just in case.”
You see quite a bit of Pretty Green on British TV, actually. Pretty sure Noel Fielding was wearing a paisley print shirt of theirs on Bake Off the other week. If it was, it looked fab. |
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Oct 14, 2018 14:56:46 GMT -5
I’m really missing Moffat’s sparkling wit here. It seemed like most of the dialogue in that episode was just exposition. “Oh, look what the ground’s doing!” “There’s a gun here. I’m gonna pick it up and start shooting things!” “There’s a ladder to climb. I’m not sure. I don’t like climbing under pressure...”
The only positive I can take from that one is how beautiful it looked—it really is amazing how the show has come on visually since Tennant’s time, where they only started using HD cameras for the 2009-10 specials, after his three series were finished and in the can.
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Post by The Escapist on Oct 14, 2018 15:22:27 GMT -5
My thoughts on Episode Two, also posted on r/doctorwho:
Question / Exposition / Question / Exposition / Question / Exposition / Question / Exposition / Question / Exposition / Question / Exposition / Question / Exposition / Question / Exposition / Question / Exposition / Question / Exposition / Question / Exposition / Question / Exposition / Question / Exposition / Question / Exposition / Question / Exposition / Question / Exposition / Question / Exposition / Question / Exposition / Question / Exposition / Question / Exposition /
Dialogue 101, by Chris Chibnall.
Really though, this was a decent episode. It looked gorgeous, and Jodie was a lot more likable this week now that they toned down the randomness - although she still doesn't seem all that unique. Ryan and Yaz continue to have as much personality as a pair of curtains, but I'm pleasantly surprised by Bradley Walsh. The plot never really got started because no-one seemed to treat it like a race, and any tension immediately gets dissolved by insta-draws or buttons on the floor that kill everything. However the action scenes were nicely shot and overall it was entertaining if not memorable.
That TARDIS looks fucking horrible, though, sorry.
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Oct 21, 2018 15:10:17 GMT -5
Thought the first ten or fifteen minutes were okay--quite solid, like; definitely an improvement on last week's episode. But then the last 30 or 40, or however long it went on for (felt like a long time indeed), was fucking boring beyond belief. What's an eight-year-old to make of this? It's no fun at all. Not since 'Fear Her' have I been so impatient for an episode of Doctor Who to end.
These scripts are so bad, man...
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Post by spaneli on Oct 22, 2018 14:54:06 GMT -5
I’m really missing Moffat’s sparkling wit here. It seemed like most of the dialogue in that episode was just exposition. “Oh, look what the ground’s doing!” “There’s a gun here. I’m gonna pick it up and start shooting things!” “There’s a ladder to climb. I’m not sure. I don’t like climbing under pressure...” The only positive I can take from that one is how beautiful it looked—it really is amazing how the show has come on visually since Tennant’s time, where they only started using HD cameras for the 2009-10 specials, after his three series were finished and in the can. I don't know which Moffat you were watching, but his dialogue was often shockingly bad. There wasn't much sparkling wit. |
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Oct 22, 2018 15:36:14 GMT -5
I’m really missing Moffat’s sparkling wit here. It seemed like most of the dialogue in that episode was just exposition. “Oh, look what the ground’s doing!” “There’s a gun here. I’m gonna pick it up and start shooting things!” “There’s a ladder to climb. I’m not sure. I don’t like climbing under pressure...” The only positive I can take from that one is how beautiful it looked—it really is amazing how the show has come on visually since Tennant’s time, where they only started using HD cameras for the 2009-10 specials, after his three series were finished and in the can. , but his dialogue was often shockingly bad. There wasn't much sparkling wit. Right back at you, mate. There isn't a Moffat-penned Who episode I haven't laughed out loud at at least a couple of times. Same goes for his Sherlock episodes, which have packed more laughs in than you'd hope to get from most comedies that arrive at cinemas these days. His sitcom Coupling was strong too. Maybe you just didn't get the jokes? I'd say the "Britishness" was definitely ramped up during his time as showrunner, so it's possible that some of the references just went over your head, halfway across the world as you are. Another big element of Moffat's writing is his romantic and poetic leanings. I admit, some of that is a rather acquired taste. And that is all I'll grant you. Your comment of "shockingly bad" is still way off, but I'll just leave you to it. |
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Post by spaneli on Oct 22, 2018 15:38:18 GMT -5
Episode 3, for me, was the first time this era of Doctor Who got its footing. That episode wiped the floor of 90% of Cipaldi's.
Television doesn't always have be to an entertainment vacuum, and Doctor Who is often at its best when it's not trying to be that.
The great thing about a new showrunner is that you're always going to get some experimentation, some of it might fail and some of it might succeed, but it feels like the newest episode has finally taken the series out its rut of essentially producing the same episode over and over again with little to no new angles.
Also, it really is a savvy move to make the alien planet an unaltered earth, where the real monsters are past prejudices. Because what could feel more alien than a world like the 1950s? That's a type of sly introspective move that I never saw from Moffat. If he set something like that, he'd do it like the Matt Smith Hitler episode, which wasn't really about Hitler. Or the Nixon episode that wasn't about Nixon. Yawn. He was more into the pure window dressing.
It's a slog of an episode because the racism makes it a slog, because the repetition of the racist acts makes it such. That's the point. It should be slow moving, if well written. Because an episode that's truly set in the 1950s of the South shouldn't be entertaining.
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Post by spaneli on Oct 22, 2018 15:40:08 GMT -5
I don't know which Moffat you were watching, but his dialogue was often shockingly bad. There wasn't much sparkling wit. Right back at you, mate. There isn't a Moffat-penned Who episode I haven't laughed at loud at at least a couple of times. Same goes for his Sherlock episodes, which have packed more laughs in than you'd hope to get from most comedies that arrive at cinemas these days. His sitcom Coupling was strong too. Maybe you just didn't get the jokes? I'd say the "Britishness" was definitely ramped up during his time as showrunner, so it's possible that some of the references just went over your head, halfway across the world as you are. Another big element of Moffat's writing is his romantic and poetic leanings. I admit, some of that is a rather acquired taste. And that is all I'll grant you. Your comment of "shockingly bad" is still way off, but I'll just leave you to it. Moffat in other formats is perfectly fine, fantastic even (especially Sherlock). But in Doctor Who he was terrible once he became the showrunner. The characters were poorly drawn, one dimensional, and cringingly bad. It's not britishness. It was a guy who was stretched too thin to write and run two series at once. |
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Post by The Escapist on Oct 22, 2018 18:54:22 GMT -5
Moffat is clearly amazing at writing dialogue, Doctor Who has never in all it's 50+ years been as snappy and sharp and imaginative as when he was behind the typewriter; okay, Series Seven was a fuck-up and Clara was shit, but he gave us the best series of New-Who in 5 (and then the second-best in 10), and the best Doctor Who episode ever in Blink (and then the second-best in Heaven Sent). It's cool to hate him now, but as time goes on his frankly immense contribution to Who will be respected, and he is clearly leagues above Chibnall as a writer.
As for Rosa, there was a lot to like here. I honestly felt like I was in 50's Alabama, the acting was superb, it looked fucking gorgeous, and the companions are actually starting to have fun lines and chemistry. Scenes were often memorable, character dynamics are starting to work, and the central conflict was intriguing if a little slow. I love how seriously and honestly racism was treated, even a white guy like me felt kind of oppressed by the atmosphere created. However, there's a big problem here:
Chibnall can't write scripts.
The man is awful. Moffat was fucking unreal at writing episodically (Look up the highest rated episodes of Doctor Who on IMDB...every one of the top five is written by him), and even Russell T. Davies wrote Midnight. Chibnall, though, his dialogue is just excruciating. It honestly felt like I was watching with audio commentary on, characters just blandly repeating plot points ad nauseum, asking bland questions to explain the next plot-point, which is then blandly explained by The Doctor. That dialogue between Ryan and Yaz, and the final little talk in the TARDIS...it was just horrible. Kids aren't as stupid as you think, guys, you can show things happening without having to have a primary-school history lesson every five minutes. Moments of tension or emotion are routinely dragged down by the most leaden, ham-fisted dialogue that could have been written for the scene. And then that song at the end, Oh God kill me. Just put some plaintive piano in the background, let the moment speak for itself. I actually put my head in my hands when it started playing. Ugh.
Overall, this episode was a big step forward from the first two, and a lot of the characters became more fleshed-out and interesting, but my main concern for this era - that the man in charge of a bulk of the scripts is a hack - goes unaddressed.
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Oct 23, 2018 5:40:38 GMT -5
'Rosa' wipes the floor with 90% of Capaldi's run? Pish posh.
You obviously weren't paying enough attention during Capaldi's time on the show. How do I know that? Well, you got his name wrong, for a start. How many times would it have been writ large across the screen in the opening credits sequences, and you still don't know it.
But, really, how could this episode triumph with such heavy-handed dialogue and lousy acting performances? (Is it me or is bloody Bradley Walsh the only one showing any acting chops at the moment?)
You guys remember that scene with Yaz and Rosa Parks, where Yaz explains how she's an unmarried female officer of the law who wants to be in charge? And the bit at the end where the Doctor gets the footage of Rosa meeting President Clinton up on the TARDIS supercomputer thing to explain to characters who already know the difference Rosa made what a difference Rosa made? Not even Russell T. Davies would be that mawkish.
And how could this episode be better than so many of Capaldi's run when it had Jodie as its lead? Nothing against her as a person or an actress--she seems lovely, and I sincerely hope she works out a way of playing the role sufficiently well--but give me two middling episodes of Who, one with her playing the titular character and one with Capaldi, and I'll go for the Capaldi one every time. He just had that gravitas and alien quality that Jodie's getting nowhere near at the moment. Again, I hope she proves me wrong as the series goes on.
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Post by The Escapist on Oct 23, 2018 7:33:13 GMT -5
'Rosa' wipes the floor with 90% of Capaldi's run? Pish posh. You obviously weren't paying enough attention during Capaldi's time on the show. How do I know that? Well, you got his name wrong, for a start. How many times would it have been writ large across the screen in the opening credits sequences, and you still don't know it. But, really, how could this episode triumph with such heavy-handed dialogue and lousy acting performances? (Is it me or is bloody Bradley Walsh the only one showing any acting chops at the moment?) You guys remember that scene with Yaz and Rosa Parks, where Yaz explains how she's an unmarried female officer of the law who wants to be in charge? And the bit at the end where the Doctor gets the footage of Rosa meeting President Clinton up on the TARDIS supercomputer thing to explain to characters who already know the difference Rosa made what a difference Rosa made? Not even Russell T. Davies would be that mawkish. And how could this episode be better than so many of Capaldi's run when it had Jodie as its lead? Nothing against her as a person or an actress--she seems lovely, and I sincerely hope she works out a way of playing the role sufficiently well--but give me two middling episodes of Who, one with her playing the titular character and one with Capaldi, and I'll go for the Capaldi one every time. He just had that gravitas and alien quality that Jodie's getting nowhere near at the moment. Again, I hope she proves me wrong as the series goes on. Totally agree with both of these points. Bradley Walsh being in Doctor Who made me almost want to not watch the new series, but to my fucking amazement he's acting rings around the rest of the cast at the moment - the bit in the hotel when he talks about that dead nan woman, and the bit at the end when he says "I don't want to be part of this"...they were probably the best and most emotional deliveries in the series yet. And although Jodie is getting better with each episode, she's still coming across like an affable space tour-guide rather than The Doctor. I know that's generally what the Doctor is, but he/she usually has a sort of...Doctor-y-ness that's more than just being quirky and optimistic, that sort of gravitas that just makes them compelling. Haven't got that yet with Jodie, but there's plenty of time yet - Capaldi didn't really hit his stride until his second series, really. EDIT: And are we going to address the fact that Rosa's protest was planned, and was a strategy she was chosen for some time in advance? Kind of undermines the whole plot. |
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Oct 23, 2018 9:43:03 GMT -5
'Rosa' wipes the floor with 90% of Capaldi's run? Pish posh. You obviously weren't paying enough attention during Capaldi's time on the show. How do I know that? Well, you got his name wrong, for a start. How many times would it have been writ large across the screen in the opening credits sequences, and you still don't know it. But, really, how could this episode triumph with such heavy-handed dialogue and lousy acting performances? (Is it me or is bloody Bradley Walsh the only one showing any acting chops at the moment?) You guys remember that scene with Yaz and Rosa Parks, where Yaz explains how she's an unmarried female officer of the law who wants to be in charge? And the bit at the end where the Doctor gets the footage of Rosa meeting President Clinton up on the TARDIS supercomputer thing to explain to characters who already know the difference Rosa made what a difference Rosa made? Not even Russell T. Davies would be that mawkish. And how could this episode be better than so many of Capaldi's run when it had Jodie as its lead? Nothing against her as a person or an actress--she seems lovely, and I sincerely hope she works out a way of playing the role sufficiently well--but give me two middling episodes of Who, one with her playing the titular character and one with Capaldi, and I'll go for the Capaldi one every time. He just had that gravitas and alien quality that Jodie's getting nowhere near at the moment. Again, I hope she proves me wrong as the series goes on. Totally agree with both of these points. Bradley Walsh being in Doctor Who made me almost want to not watch the new series, but to my fucking amazement he's acting rings around the rest of the cast at the moment - the bit in the hotel when he talks about that dead nan woman, and the bit at the end when he says "I don't want to be part of this"...they were probably the best and most emotional deliveries in the series yet. And although Jodie is getting better with each episode, she's still coming across like an affable space tour-guide rather than The Doctor. I know that's generally what the Doctor is, but he/she usually has a sort of...Doctor-y-ness that's more than just being quirky and optimistic, that sort of gravitas that just makes them compelling. Haven't got that yet with Jodie, but there's plenty of time yet - Capaldi didn't really hit his stride until his second series, really. EDIT: And are we going to address the fact that Rosa's protest was planned, and was a strategy she was chosen for some time in advance? Kind of undermines the whole plot. I wouldn't be averse to the Doctor dropping Ryan and Taz off in Sheffield, and going back out to have adventures just with Graham, to be honest. That could be fun. A bit like a mad inversion of 10 and Donna Noble. That scene with the cop inspecting their motel room was somewhat amusing. ... Although there were some teething problems with Capaldi's first series (of which I think a hefty chunk of the blame should fall on the shoulders of the writers, for leaning too heavily on the Malcolm-Tucker-in-space line), he was always great at playing those moments where the Doctor is righteously appalled at the dastardly deeds of the villains. Lovely scene from his first ep (although sadly with the first bit of it cut off): See his prowling around the room while he dresses down his foe. Not with the same frenetic energy of Tennant or Smith, but still the same assurance, as if he owns the place. And then you get that lovely look as he sees his face in the reflection of the plate. Always great with his eyes (and eyebrows) is Peter. He conveys a lot with those little looks. By comparison, Jodie just seems to be dialling everything up to 11 at the moment. For me, they really arrived at the 12th Doctor with 'Last Christmas', the Christmas special that followed on from Series 8. Don't think it's that well thought of on IMDb, but I've always thought it was a real corker, and something of a hidden gem. By then, Capaldi had added in a welcome playfulness to his Doctor that set the show off in the right direction for the very strong Series 9. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2018 14:22:03 GMT -5
I've enjoyed watching this series so far. Around about the same as Capaldi at the moment tbh, not as much as Eccleston/Tennant, more than Smith. Also, personally I find criticising companions for lack of presence an almost moot point -- haven't cared much about any of them for the last decade  |
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Post by The Escapist on Oct 28, 2018 21:34:25 GMT -5
I'm really looking forward to getting an episode not written by Chris Chibnall.
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Oct 29, 2018 6:53:19 GMT -5
I can’t believe these last three episodes have only been five minutes longer than most NuWho episodes were before. They feel much longer than that.
Must be all the tedious exposition, and the fact ten minutes can go by without anyone saying anything amusing, making time go by so slowly.
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Post by The Escapist on Oct 30, 2018 11:24:52 GMT -5
theyknowwhatimean , I've been doing this nerdy blog thing on r/doctorwho where I've been watching, reviewing, rating, and ranking all of New-Who. Only two series in, and I won't copy-paste all 12 pages of reviews or however long it's gotten, but here's my rating and rankings so far. Thoughts? 1. The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit (10) 2. The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances (10) 3. Dalek (10) 4. Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways (8.5) 5. The Girl in the Fireplace (8.5) 6. Father’s Day (8) 7. Army of Ghosts / Doomsday (7.5) 8. The Unquiet Dead (7) 9. School Reunion (7) 10. Tooth and Claw (7) 11. Rise of the Cybermen / Age of Steel (6) 12. New Earth (6) 13. Aliens of London / World War Three (6) 14. Rose (6) 15. The Christmas Invasion (5.5) 16. The Long Game (5) 17. Boom Town (4.5) 18. The Idiot’s Lantern (4) 19. The End of the World (4) 20. Fear Her (3) 21. Love & Monsters (2.5)
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Oct 30, 2018 13:43:47 GMT -5
The Escapist , it's a champion idea, and good on ya for sticking with it. I'd very much like to read some of your reviews. Would be cool, once you've gone through the lot, to colour-coordinate (or organise in some other such way) the episodes according to the series they belonged to, so we could see how each run fared in the rankings. You know, like when we've ranked every Oasis song on here before. Oh, I do love a good list! Gotta say, though, I think some of your scoring there is a wee bit harsh*. But then I'm a very soft reviewer when it comes to TV and movies. I'm prepared to overlook a LOT of issues with plotting and such if I care for the people who made it, or like the general ideas behind it. I mean, 'The Doctor's Wife' is my favourite episode. I know it's not better than 'Blink' or 'Heaven Sent', but I just love the gall of it, jumping from madcap laughs to psychological horror to daft sci-fi romance in no time at all. I'll have to re-watch 'The Impossible Planet'/'Satan's Pit'. I know everyone loves it, and cites it as a highpoint in NuWho, but I really can't remember much about it. Vaguely remember watching it as a lad when it aired, and just being glad to see the Doctor in some different garb. Then I watched it again sometime in late 2013, after I'd become a born-again Who fan with 'The Day of the Doctor', but it didn't do much for me then, either. Just remember being a bit embarrassed by the shite CGI Devil at the end. I think I must have watched quite a few eps that day--I was binge-watching all the episodes that had aired up to that point, like yourself, to make up for my teenage years that I misspent not watching Doctor Who--and made myself less receptive to subtle story points and interesting ideas. I've been thinking of trawling the NuWho archives myself, actually. The new series airing has got me in the mood for Who again; and the new series (so far) being so joyless and generic and straight-laced has got me in the mood for revisiting previous eras of the rebooted show that were--despite their other flaws--none of those things. Just tryna work out where to jump back in. Haven't the time to go back to Ecclestone or Tennant. Maybe I'll watch some latter day Smith, leading into Capaldi's run. Only seen series 10 the once and would like to see it again, after your recent appraisal. *I think 'Rose' and 'The End of the World' was a pretty great way to bring the show back (or, at least, as good as we were gonna get from RTD), and I think 'The Long Game' is a good information age satire. 'New Earth' will always hold a special place in my heart (and wank bank ), as well.
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Post by The Escapist on Oct 30, 2018 14:09:06 GMT -5
The Escapist , it's a champion idea, and good on ya for sticking with it. I'd very much like to read some of your reviews. Would be cool, once you've gone through the lot, to colour-coordinate (or organise in some other such way) the episodes according to the series they belonged to, so we could see how each run fared in the rankings. You know, like when we've ranked every Oasis song on here before. Oh, I do love a good list! Gotta say, though, I think some of your scoring there is a wee bit harsh*. But then I'm a very soft reviewer when it comes to TV and movies. I'm prepared to overlook a LOT of issues with plotting and such if I care for the people who made it, or like the general ideas behind it. I mean, 'The Doctor's Wife' is my favourite episode. I know it's not better than 'Blink' or 'Heaven Sent', but I just love the gall of it, jumping from madcap laughs to psychological horror to daft sci-fi romance in no time at all. I'll have to re-watch 'The Impossible Planet'/'Satan's Pit'. I know everyone loves it, and cites it as a highpoint in NuWho, but I really can't remember much about it. Vaguely remember watching it as a lad when it aired, and just being glad to see the Doctor in some different garb. Then I watched it again sometime in late 2013, after I'd become a born-again Who fan with 'The Day of the Doctor', but it didn't do much for me then, either. Just remember being a bit embarrassed by the shite CGI Devil at the end. I think I must have watched quite a few eps that day--I was binge-watching all the episodes that had aired up to that point, like yourself, to make up for my teenage years that I misspent not watching Doctor Who--and made myself less receptive to subtle story points and interesting ideas. I've been thinking of trawling the NuWho archives myself, actually. The new series airing has got me in the mood for Who again; and the new series (so far) being so joyless and generic and straight-laced has got me in the mood for revisiting previous eras of the rebooted show that were--despite their other flaws--none of those things. Just tryna work out where to jump back in. Haven't the time to go back to Ecclestone or Tennant. Maybe I'll watch some latter day Smith, leading into Capaldi's run. Only seen series 10 the once and would like to see it again, after your recent appraisal. *I think 'Rose' and 'The End of the World' was a pretty great way to bring the show back (or, at least, as good as we were gonna get from RTD), and I think 'The Long Game' is a good information age satire. 'New Earth' will always hold a special place in my heart (and wank bank ), as well. Here's the links to my two season reviews: https://www.reddit.com/r/doctorwho/comments/9r9ilv/a_massive_review_ranking_of_season_one_by_the_guy/ https://www.reddit.com/r/doctorwho/comments/9sq2js/a_massive_review_ranking_of_season_two_breakup_guy/ Be warned, I've used some personal stuff in there, but it's 99% Doctor Who haha. And I'm going for the Fantano-type review scale where a six is a good, but not all that memorable episode. Seven is solidly good, eight is fantastic, and above that is classic. |
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Oct 30, 2018 14:17:17 GMT -5
The Escapist , it's a champion idea, and good on ya for sticking with it. I'd very much like to read some of your reviews. Would be cool, once you've gone through the lot, to colour-coordinate (or organise in some other such way) the episodes according to the series they belonged to, so we could see how each run fared in the rankings. You know, like when we've ranked every Oasis song on here before. Oh, I do love a good list! Gotta say, though, I think some of your scoring there is a wee bit harsh*. But then I'm a very soft reviewer when it comes to TV and movies. I'm prepared to overlook a LOT of issues with plotting and such if I care for the people who made it, or like the general ideas behind it. I mean, 'The Doctor's Wife' is my favourite episode. I know it's not better than 'Blink' or 'Heaven Sent', but I just love the gall of it, jumping from madcap laughs to psychological horror to daft sci-fi romance in no time at all. I'll have to re-watch 'The Impossible Planet'/'Satan's Pit'. I know everyone loves it, and cites it as a highpoint in NuWho, but I really can't remember much about it. Vaguely remember watching it as a lad when it aired, and just being glad to see the Doctor in some different garb. Then I watched it again sometime in late 2013, after I'd become a born-again Who fan with 'The Day of the Doctor', but it didn't do much for me then, either. Just remember being a bit embarrassed by the shite CGI Devil at the end. I think I must have watched quite a few eps that day--I was binge-watching all the episodes that had aired up to that point, like yourself, to make up for my teenage years that I misspent not watching Doctor Who--and made myself less receptive to subtle story points and interesting ideas. I've been thinking of trawling the NuWho archives myself, actually. The new series airing has got me in the mood for Who again; and the new series (so far) being so joyless and generic and straight-laced has got me in the mood for revisiting previous eras of the rebooted show that were--despite their other flaws--none of those things. Just tryna work out where to jump back in. Haven't the time to go back to Ecclestone or Tennant. Maybe I'll watch some latter day Smith, leading into Capaldi's run. Only seen series 10 the once and would like to see it again, after your recent appraisal. *I think 'Rose' and 'The End of the World' was a pretty great way to bring the show back (or, at least, as good as we were gonna get from RTD), and I think 'The Long Game' is a good information age satire. 'New Earth' will always hold a special place in my heart (and wank bank ), as well. Here's the links to my two season reviews: https://www.reddit.com/r/doctorwho/comments/9r9ilv/a_massive_review_ranking_of_season_one_by_the_guy/ https://www.reddit.com/r/doctorwho/comments/9sq2js/a_massive_review_ranking_of_season_two_breakup_guy/ Be warned, I've used some personal stuff in there, but it's 99% Doctor Who haha. And I'm going for the Fantano-type review scale where a six is a good, but not all that memorable episode. Seven is solidly good, eight is fantastic, and above that is classic. Nice one, buddy. I'll enjoy reading them when I need to take breaks from uni work and worrying. Hey, like the Morning Glory reference! Doubt you get too many of them on Doctor Who fanpages. I seem to have the same review scale, just one up. So a 7 is good to me, an 8 is really good but too flawed to be called a masterpiece, and 9s and 10s are classics. |
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Post by The Escapist on Nov 2, 2018 15:11:57 GMT -5
https://www.reddit.com/r/doctorwho/comments/9tnkz7/a_massive_review_ranking_of_series_three_breakup/
Series Three Review, and updated ranking:
1. Blink (10)
2. The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit (10)
3. The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances (10)
4. Human Nature / The Family of Blood (10)
5. Dalek (10)
6. Utopia / The Sound of Drums / Last of the Time Lords (9)
7. Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways (8.5)
8. The Girl in the Fireplace (8.5)
9. Father’s Day (8)
10. Army of Ghosts / Doomsday (7.5)
11. Gridlock (7.5)
12. School Reunion (7)
13. The Unquiet Dead (7)
14. Tooth and Claw (7)
15. Smith & Jones (7)
16. New Earth (6)
17. Daleks in Manhattan / Evolution of the Daleks (6)
18. Rise of the Cybermen / Age of Steel (6)
19. Aliens of London / World War Three (6)
20. Rose (6)
21. The Christmas Invasion (5.5)
22. The Long Game (5)
23. Boom Town (4.5)
24. The Idiot’s Lantern (4)
25. The End of the World (4)
26. The Lazarus Experiment (4)
27. The Shakespeare Code (4)
28. The Runaway Bride (3)
29. Fear Her (3)
30. 42 (3/10)
31. Love & Monsters (2.5)
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Nov 2, 2018 15:49:17 GMT -5
Yeah, series 3 is very inconsistent. I think people forget that when they're extolling the virtues of Davies as showrunner.
Great second half (apart from the very last episode, which is RTD at his sloppiest and most bombastic), but there's not much to shout about in the first half. 'Smith and Jones' and 'Gridlock' are perfectly fine--miles ahead of what we're getting with series 11, like--but not amazing, and the Shakespeare one and 'The Lazarus Experiment' are utter cock.
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Post by The Escapist on Nov 5, 2018 17:08:51 GMT -5
https://www.reddit.com/r/doctorwho/comments/9uhzzk/a_massive_review_ranking_of_series_four_breakup/
And again, this time with Series Four included:
1. Blink (10)
2. Midnight (10)
3. The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances (10)
4. The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit (10)
5. Human Nature / The Family of Blood (10)
6. Silence in the Library / Forrest of the Dead (10)
7. Dalek (10)
8. Utopia / The Sound of Drums / Last of the Time Lords (9)
9. Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways (8.5)
10. The Girl in the Fireplace (8.5)
11. Father’s Day (8)
12. Turn Left (8)
13. Army of Ghosts / Doomsday (7.5)
14. Gridlock (7.5)
15. School Reunion (7)
16. The Unquiet Dead (7)
17. Tooth and Claw (7)
18. Smith & Jones (7)
19. The Stolen Earth / Journey’s End (6.5)
20. The Doctor’s Daughter (6.5)
21. Partners in Crime (6.5)
22. The Planet of the Ood (6)
23. The Fires of Pompeii (6)
24. New Earth (6)
25. Daleks in Manhattan / Evolution of the Daleks (6)
26. Rise of the Cybermen / Age of Steel (6)
27. Aliens of London / World War Three (6)
28. Rose (6)
29. The Unicorn and the Wasp (6)
30. The Christmas Invasion (5.5)
31. The Long Game (5)
32. The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky (5)
33. Boom Town (4.5)
34. The Idiot’s Lantern (4)
35. The End of the World (4)
36. The Lazarus Experiment (4)
37. The Shakespeare Code (4)
38. The Runaway Bride (3)
39. Fear Her (3)
40. Voyage of the Damned (3)
41. 42 (3/10)
42. Love & Monsters (2.5)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2018 17:17:59 GMT -5
I see Dr. Ahmed at the moment. He's pretty good but word gets around so he's difficult to get an appointment with. It's a lot easier to get in to see Dr. Afzal but he's fucking useless.
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Post by The Escapist on Nov 7, 2018 16:31:51 GMT -5
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