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I watched Season 1 of Dr. Who, and I thought it was fine, but I wasn't thrilled enough to keep on when Season 2 rolled around. In fact, I still haven't seen most of 2. But late last year BBC America ran a marathon of seasons 3 and 4, and I was flabbergasted by the improvement in quality.
I'd seen Blink and loved it, but I assumed it was a fluke. It is still probably the best single episode, but there are many episodes that come surprisingly close to that high mark. In a couple years the show went from a charming retro novelty to one of the best shows on TV.
I don't think you'll miss too much by skipping straight to season 3, and if you like it you can always go back and catch up. But don't make the same mistake I did--don't blow it off until you give Tennant (and Martha Jones) a chance.
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Those really are some absolutely excellent episodes of television. In general, there were some great episodes that season. "Sateda" was great too. But you named the Big Three.
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Sateda was good, but it's not even in my top 5 for the season. Possibly not even in my top 10 -- it depends how I feel about Richard Kind that day. Posts: 32919 | Registered: Mar 2003
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One thing I really liked about that era was the world-building with technology and characters naturally crossing over between series. Especially technology developing without reset buttons.
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quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn: OR more fun! What are your top ten for the SERIES. Muahaha.
Too hard. Especially since I haven't seen any of 4 or 5 for a while.
For S3, not in order of preference, my top ten (on days Richard Kind doesn't irritate me ): Irresistible, Real World, Common Ground, McKay and Mrs. Miller, Return I, Return II, Irresponsible, Tao of Rodney, The Game, Sunday. If Kind is irritating me, take out the two Ir's and sub in Sateda and Echoes.
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I think of 4 and 5, The Shrine is probably my favorite. It's the one where McKay has the Alzheimer's like disease. Both the script and the acting were a cut above the rest.
You hit all the good stuff from 3 I think. It's been so long since I've seen some of these, I really wish I had the money to get the dvds and catch up, but I spent all my dvd money for the year on West Wing and BSG. Hard to pass up a sale. Posts: 21898 | Registered: Nov 2004
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quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn: I think of 4 and 5, The Shrine is probably my favorite. It's the one where McKay has the Alzheimer's like disease. Both the script and the acting were a cut above the rest.
Oh, agreed. That one was very good.
I think my main beef with S4 and 5 was that they took Michael -- a character I liked and had some sympathy for -- and turned him into a distasteful ogre. But yeah, there were some good episodes in the last two seasons too. If nothing else, there was the second Mrs. Miller ep. Oh, and the one on Earth with Bill Nye and the guy whose name I never get right.
I don't own S5, but S4 will be up when I finish S3.
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quote:Originally posted by umberhulk: Sort of related: Adam Baldwin is the best Baldwin.
Does Firefly kind of remind anyone else of Outlaw Star and Cowboy Bebop?
Which is funny because Adam Baldwin isn't even related to the other Baldwins.
And Firefly does remind me of a cross between Outlaw Star and Cowboy Bebop. Cowboy Bebop had one of the best endings of a show I've ever seen.
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You forgot Neil deGrasse Tyson? Outrageous!
I loved that episode too, not just because Rodney experienced some much needed character growth, but because of Nye and Tyson. I loved the part where Nye starts to give a little speech and Jewel Staite says something like "Now's not the time Nye!"
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