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Dr Who - New Series 'Best to Worst' Poll
Hi...continuing on from the 4th June thread, Best to Worst Episode Poll...here's mine again for a recap..
DALEK (best) FATHERS DAY THE UNQUIET DEAD THE DOCTOR DANCES ROSE THE EMPTY CHILD THE END OF THE WORLD THE LONG GAME BOOM TOWN WORLD WAR THREE ALIENS OF LONDON (worst, in my opinion) Let's hope the final two keep up the great standards ! Oh and one final thing.....having just watched Dalek again, I was struck by what said by Stattons assistant after having him escorted out...this may have been mentioned before, I don't know.. "By tonight Henry Van Statton will be a homeless brainless junkie living on the streets of San Diago, Seattle, Sacramento....someplace beginning with S" Skaro anyone ?
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Err... shouldn't this be in the TV programme forum, with the other DW threads?
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Completely outstanding (= on a par with the best things EVER on TV):
THE DOCTOR DANCES THE EMPTY CHILD Excellent (if we’d had ONLY these, the new series would still have been an absolute triumph): DALEK FATHER’S DAY THE UNQUIET DEAD Very watchable and enjoyable (on a par with or better than most good examples of classic Doctor Who): ROSE THE END OF THE WORLD THE LONG GAME WORLD WAR THREE Good but a little disappointing: BOOM TOWN ALIENS OF LONDON Satisfactory / Poor / Terrible ( NOTHING ) |
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Ok, from best to worst so far.
Father's Day Dalek The Empty Child The Doctor Dances Unquiet Dead End Of The World Boomtown Rose Aliens of London The Long Game World War Three Vic |
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Well this is just my opinion and I am entitled to it. So don't complain. If that is what you feel like doing.
Dalek The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances Father's Day Unquiet Dead End Of The World Rose Boomtown The Long Game Aliens of London/World War Three |
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I hate picking, me. So I've divided them up this way...
The ones I really, really liked and would show to family, friends and colleagues (if I'd taped them): The Unquiet Dead, Father's Day, The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances. The ones with enough 'good' moments to keep me watching and thinking and asking questions about: Dalek, The Long Game, Boomtown. The ones I watched because "it's Doctor Who, silly!": Rose, The End of the World, Aliens of London / World War Three. The ones I watched because I have no life: The Sunday evening repeats and Doctor Who Confidential. Gary |
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In the spirit of splitting hairs, but fun splitting hairs;
Dalek The Empty Child The Doctor Dances The Unquiet Dead Father's Day The Long Game Rose Boom Town World War Three Aliens of London. Can't say any were weak though - definate large gap between Aliens of London and the rest (relegated next season, for sure )
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Exactly the same post I made in the 4th June episode thread, but it got lost amongst other ones!
My best --> worst list: The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances Great script, great acting---FANTASTIC! ![]() --- The Unquiet Dead Again, great writing and strong acting from all involved --- Father's Day Very moving, and explained the complexities of changing history ![]() --- Dalek First time I'd actually seen a Dalek in an episode of Dr Who, and not just in pictures. I almost felt sorry for it at the end ![]() --- (These ones aren't in any real order )The End Of The World The Long Game Rose --- Boom Town Disapointing from a "single episode" point of view, but was good as a "calm-before-the-storm" sort of thing (which is what I saw it as). --- Aliens Of London/World War III What could have been a good storyline was ruined by the farting aliens ![]() However, I can't say I've found any of the episodes "poor" - it's a good "start", so to speak, for those who have never watched before (myself included )
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The Empty Child and The Doctor Dances were definitely my favourites of the series so far. Those 'undead' humans were genuinely creepy, much more scary than any of the other big flashy aliens we've seen so far.
I notice most people have ranked Boom Town fairly low down. I can understand why, since I'm not a fan of the Slitheen (too cartoony and therefore just a joke), but I thought from a scriptwriting point of view it was really good. Especially the scene in the restaurant, intercut with the dialogue between Rose and Mickey outside. |
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It spoke volumes for the high quality of Doctor Who when the Daily Mail described Boom Town as 'lacklustre' and still gave it 3 stars (out of 5).
I would say the the one which I was most disappointed with was Dalek. To clarify, with such a wide range of story styles in the series I was looking forward to an all out battle episode, so was disappointed to get a mushy one. From my childhood I remember the daleks as war machines, not emotional wrecks! Don't get me wrong I love a good heart-tugger, with Father's Day being my favourite episode of the series so far, but not from the Daleks! Perhaps once they've shown Bad Wolf and the season finale I will view Dalek in a more favourable light as it will hopefully be a very different encounter. |
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It's gotta be ...
1. Father's Day. Sheer genius. Why isn't Paul Cornell writing for Series 2? 2. Dalek. Ditto Rob Shearman. 3. The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances. Brilliant - and scary. 4. The End Of The World. Under-rated mix of humour and pathos. Fab. 5. The Unquiet Dead. Great, but not quite as spooky as it'd like to be. 6. Rose. Good intro for all - love Chris and Billie running over the bridge. 7. Boom Town. Not a Slitheen fan but great writing. 8. Aliens Of London/World War III. Good pay-off but dodgy opener. 9. The Long Game. Not really sure what the point of it all was ... But generally fantastic. Just hope everyone concerned will keep up the quality ... |
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DALEK: Outstanding piece of drama - bring on the BAFTAs.
FATHERS DAY: Great drama, clever scipt & well acted. THE DOCTOR DANCES: 45 mins of sheer joy. THE UNQUIET DEAD: Wonderful gothic Cardiff romp. THE EMPTY CHILD: Good old fashioned spooky surrealism. THE END OF THE WORLD: Great fun and superb FX. ROSE: Did the job it was meant to: set the series up and explained all viewers needed to know without frightening them off with obsessive fan nonsense. BOOM TOWN: Clever switch from comedy run about to morality dama. WORLD WAR THREE: Enjoyable run around. Oh Bol! ALIENS OF LONDON: Not great, but good fun. THE LONG GAME: My least favourite, but I don't think it's bad. |
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It's gotta be ...
1. Father's Day. Sheer genius. Why isn't Paul Cornell writing for Series 2? Advanced warning - I may even write an 'end of term' report for RTD, so be sure to miss that if you can. I hope RTD reconsiders and adds Paul Cornell to the writers for series two - and if he writes us a 90-minute christmas special as well, I'll be even happier.
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THE EMPTY CHILD
THE UNQUIET DEAD THE DOCTOR DANCES FATHERS DAY ---- ALIENS OF LONDON WORLD WAR THREE THE LONG GAME ROSE BOOM TOWN THE END OF THE WORLD DALEK Can't say how dissapointed I was with DALEK
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2. Dalek. Ditto Rob Shearman.
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Interesting to see a wide variety of differing opinions.
Obviously everyone's tastes are different but I'd like to state that the series as a WHOLE, so far, has been a very pleasant experience, and if either Chris, Billie, or anyone from the BBC is watching, then consider this a virtual congratulatory handshake Less than two days to go people until 'Bad Wolf' Less than one week, two days until 'The Parting of the Ways'
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This order so far:
1st: THE UNQUIET DEAD - perfection 2nd: THE EMPTY CHILD - almost perfection 3rd: THE LONG GAME - well constructed and held attention 4th: DALEK - good but not great 5th: BOOM TOWN - very enjoyable 6th: THE DOCTOR DANCES - a let down after the previous episode with a lot of padding 7th: WORLD WAR THREE - scores over the previous episode as the farting was toned down 8th: ALIENS OF LONDON - interesting 9th: THE END OF THE WORLD - okay, but far too rushed 10th: ROSE - an okay introduction but ultimately insubstantial 11th: FATHER'S DAY - utterly utterly dreadful - very poor in every department. |
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THE EMPTY CHILD
THE UNQUIET DEAD THE DOCTOR DANCES FATHERS DAY ---- ALIENS OF LONDON WORLD WAR THREE THE LONG GAME ROSE BOOM TOWN THE END OF THE WORLD DALEK Can't say how dissapointed I was with DALEK
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Less than one week, two days until 'The Parting of the Ways'
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Why was that in spoiler tags?
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and I'd rather not spoil it for those people. I ment a better attempt at doing what is in the spoilers. |
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The end of the world (best)
Fathers day the long game the unquiet dead dalek the empty child the doctor dances aliens of london/ww3 (worst) boom town (not getting to see that until tonight) |
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Excellent
Fathers Day Dalek Empty Child Doctor Dances Very Good End of the World Rose Long Game Good Boom town Unquiet Dead WW3 AOL While some episodes are obviously better than others, I wouldn't rate any of them as poor, even the ones I didn't enjoy as much, such as the Unquiet Dead (yes I know most people rave about this but it didn't appeal to me as much as most of the others) I would still say were good. |
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Think I will post mine once we have reached the end of the series but Fathers Day and The Unquiet Dead still stand out for me.
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whenever i look in the reviews on OUTPOST GALLIFREY, i find that all of the reviewers tend to hate the episode because they are not like the classic series. I'd just like to say that much of the acting and writing in this new series has been the best it's ever been!
Anyway, my poll: For me they all deserve to be top but: EXTRA FANTASTIC: The Empty Child The Doctor Dances Father's Day FANTASTIC: Dalek Unquiet Dead Long Game Boom Town Rose BRILLIANT: The End Of The World World War Three Aliens Of London I think the Brilliant category is where most classic who would fit in, with a few going up or down!
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My best to worst are :
1 Dalek - mind blowing 2 Unquiet Dead - the first great story of the season 3 Empty Child \ Doctor Dances - creepy, great sdtory 4 Fathers Day - really good but not quite my cup of tea, but good for Jo Public 5 Aliens of London\WW3 - underrated, got a lot better 6 Rose - a good start though a bit rushed 7 End of the World - good but not great 8 The Long Game - a little disappointing Haven´´t seen Boomtown yet as I am on hols |
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