Posted on 05/16/2024 1:27:08 PM PDT by Ciaphas Cain
The beloved British series "Doctor Who" did not live up to ratings expectations after its star told viewers not to watch if they had a problem with the progressive messaging of the show. Its cast, former lead, and director have been promoting progressive ideologies recently, while the show's viewership has been cut nearly in half.
Lead actor and Doctor Who character Ncuti Gatwa already had the second-worst premiere for a season of "Doctor Who" in December 2023's Christmas special titled, "The Church on Ruby Road." According to the BBC, the episode had 4.7 million viewers.
As That Park Place noted, however, this only beat out the original "Doctor Who" premiere, "An Unearthly Child," that aired all the way back in 1963 to the tune of 4.4 million viewers. That same season saw a significant increase in viewership as it progressed, peaking at over 10 million viewers by episode 10.
The same upward trajectory cannot be said for Gatwa's iteration, who famously told critics not to watch if they didn't like the woke direction the series was taking.
"Don't watch. Turn off the TV. Go and touch grass, please, for God's sake," he told Variety. "As the world darkens — and I do think the world is darkening around queer rights — there is a joy and a celebration, and there’s a community," he continued.
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Capaldi should have been a perfect Doctor, but like you said, the writing let him down. After Clara left, it became unwatchable.
I totally agree with everything you wrote except that I gave up on it after Clara left. They really let Capaldi down hard. He should have been a truly remarkable Doctor but most see his time as mediocre. It wasn’t his fault but the writers.
I am not even going to try to watch the woke female and gay black man years episodes. I barely got through till Clara left. The writing is so bad it just isn’t watchable for me.
Capaldi had moments or brilliance, but a whole lot of, well, lets be real, silliness too.. the Sonic Sunglasses??
I know you disagree, but I honestly thing Clara was one of the better companions, the bright eyed optimistic niavete countered balanced well, to the doctor, who had seen it all and knew that the universe was indeed not innately good, but a wretchedly heartless and cruel place.
Clara’s “death” suited the character well, though sad.. with of course the “cheat” that she’s actually stolen away in the moment before to travel the whole of time and the universe with River Song for however long before returning to that moment to actually die.
I agree overall Capaldi’s run was relatively meh, largely due to writing.. However, the episode “Heaven Sent”, I would rate right up among the best episodes since the Reboot.
There was so much tied up in Clara, with the whole existing throughout time, etc etc.. That I probably have forgotten a good bit of it, I probably should rewatch the clara years again to refresh my memory.
Anyway, I didn’t like everything they did with Capaldi, but compared to what happened once they went full on woke, it was miles and miles above where it went.
OH and yes, the post Clara era of Capaldi was indeed a step down for sure... But as I said I would put the “Heaven Sent” episode as one of the better episodes since the reboot.
Billy Potts was without exception the most unrelatable companion of the reboot era to that point, at least for me. It seems like they just seem to want to ignore the formula that has made them a 6+ decades staple.
I loved the Clara character and the actress playing her. The writing let her down. It could have been so much better. After she left, I watched maybe 2 more shows and haven’t been back.
I openly agree it went down after her departure, but as I said there were a few moments of Brilliance in there as well... “Heaven Sent” being probably the best example I can think of off the top of my head.
I’ll take your word on it, but I wasn’t willing to sift through the sewage to reach an occasional diamond...
I restarted watching Doctor Who after Matt Smith became the Doctor. They had an all night marathon and My wife and I stumbled on it at his beginning. We ended up watching all night and became hooked on the new Who. Went back and rented the older episodes on Netflix, back when they had discs.
We watched until Clara left. It was hard to keep watching Capaldii but we stuck it out. After Clara left, we just couldn’t be bothered anymore. They clearly hated their audience and we moved on.
“Joanna Lumley was the only female Doctor who mattered;”
not quite.
you are forgetting the first female doctor in “The Wrath of Eukor”
when everyone thinks of brit scifi they always think Who and red dwarfs.
I really liked Blake’s 7
1. Star Trek - Characters are flat and one-dimensional.
1. Blake’s 7 - Characters are very complex and three-dimensional.
2. Star Trek - The Federation is (supposedly) good.
2. Blake’s 7 - The Federation is evil.
3. Star Trek - The dialogue is hokey, cheesy, and corny.
3. Blake’s 7 - The dialogue is clever, witty, and humorous.
4. Star Trek - Transporters are commonplace.
4. Blake’s 7 - Transporters are amazing.
5. Star Trek - Stand by your friends.
5. Blake’s 7 - Stand behind your friends.
6. Star Trek - Characters always use time travel to fix all their mistakes in their lives.
6. Blake’s 7 - There is no time travel in the B7 universe, all characters deal with the consequences of their actions, for better or worse.
7. Star Trek - Major characters die and are resurrected, hence, the actors become typecasted.
7. Blake’s 7 - Major characters die and the actors move on to bigger and better things.
8. Star Trek - Computers have zero personalities.
8. Blake’s 7 - Computers have quirks, perks, and pet-peeves.
9. Star Trek - Characters are fully devoted to the Federation, with an innate desire to help other people from the goodness of their hearts.
9. Blake’s 7 - Characters look out for one another for mutual advantage by escaping from the Federation with their hide intact, and make a few bucks on the side.
10. Star Trek - Humanitarianism is applied to practical daily life.
10. Blake’s 7 - Wealth is the only reality.
11. Star Trek - High morals make fine Federation officers.
11. Blake’s 7 - Greed makes very efficient Federation troopers.
12. Star Trek - Running away is an act of cowardice.
12. Blake’s 7 - Strategic withdrawal is running away, but with dignity.
13. Star Trek - Modesty is a sign of maturity and good character.
13. Blake’s 7 - Modesty is dishonesty.
14. Star Trek - Civilization has always depended on truth.
14. Blake’s 7 - Civlization has always depended on courtesy, rather than truth.
15. Star Trek - Assassination is considered unethical and apalling.
15. Blake’s 7 - Assassination has always been a legimate tool of statecraft and is pubicly accepted.
16. Star Trek - Good deeds are always rewarded.
16. Blake’s 7 - No good deeds go unpunished.
17. Star Trek - Self-sacrifice is a highly noble trait.
17. Blake’s 7 - Self-preservation is highly noble trait.
18. Star Trek - Winning means surviving.
18. Blake’s 7 - If winning means dying, choose losing every time.
19. Star Trek - Good is always favored over evil.
19. Blake’s 7 - Choosing the lesser evil of the two is the best option.
20. Star Trek - Saving someone’s life is viewed as a heroic gesture.
20. Blake’s 7 - Saving someone’s life is sometimes viewed as a big mistake.
21. Star Trek - Friendship can be as good as a handshake.
21. Blake’s 7 - Friendship can be as good as a handshake in one hand, and a hammer in the other.
22. Star Trek - The Enterprise encounters an alien civilization and destroys it in the name of Freedom, Truth, Justice, and the American Way.
22. Blake’s 7 - The Liberator encounters an alien civilization and destroys it in self defense.
23. Star Trek - Stories are solved within an hour.
23. Blake’s 7 - Stories are solved within several episodes, and sometimes leave many unresolved issues.
24. Star Trek - The humor on the show has always been spoon-fed.
24. Blake’s 7 - The humor on the show has always been sharp and subtle.
25. Star Trek - The tone of the show is naive and geeky.
25. Blake’s 7 - The tone of the show is dark and cynical.
The new Episode Boom by Moffat is a Clasic. He rips appart the military industrial complex and thier endless wars.
I did not watch Season 10. Going from Clara to Bill was literal torture.
The new Episode Boom was great. Moffat really tore the military industrial complex to shreds, “ war is busniess, and business is booming.”
Which season?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who_series_9
Episode 11 and 12.
William Hurt was the “War Doctor”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Doctor
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