Oof, season 1 is rough. Nostalgia and knowing what's coming gets me through, and I do still connect to the Doctor and Rose's relationship. But I understand Drew's criticisms about the tone and humour of the show not quite landing properly. Here's hoping that my memory of the next season being better is true!
For the most part, I was fairly uninterested in the story or the world-building of my first outing with Doctor Who. All I really cared about was the relationships and interaction between characters. Those episodes fared better in my opinion, and the ones with the ridiculously stupid monsters received no credit from me. I hope to God that the next season improves more with the world-building and character designs, because otherwise, this will ultimately be a waste of my time. The first season was fairly forgettable, with the exception of the game show dystopian idea found in "Bad Wolf" and Christopher Eccleston's role as Doctor Who. Please, please be better in the next season! Here's to Season Two!!!!
this 1st season came out in 2005 and I'm watching it in 2023, so I think it's normal that I found many special effects bad done and hilarious for this reason. Initially I didn't like neither the main characters Rose and Mickey, while I found the Doctor's story very gripping, and that's why I kept watching it. The season's finale remembered me of most modern movies and I really appreciated, because there were episodes hella boring and others watchable, but the last episode was really on peak
9/10
Superb
What a solid season
To bring it back to
Our televisions.
Chris is fantastic as
The Doctor,
and Rose is and
Always will be
My all time
Favourite companion.
She's phenomenal
In everyway and
Billie is perfect
Playing her.
She's definitely
The best companion
Ever, none of the
Others even come
Close.
I love all the
Bad Wolf
Stuff, hope
They keep that
Mystery going
Moving forward,
Such slick and clever
Writing.
Great seeing the
Daleks, they are
The coolest enemy
Of The Doctor,
They are relentless
And so bloody
dangerous.
The Doctor is
Lucky to survive
Them....
This season was a
Thrilling wild ride
And I'm so looking
Forward for what
Comes next
And where
The Doctor
Is going to take us
next In his
T.A.R.D.I.S.
DOCTOR WHO
WILL RETURN
THIS CHRISTMAS
Man I'm trying to hang in based on reputation, but I just generally find British TV to be so dry and boring.
Doctor Who has always been a tough sell for me. I grew up watching the Sylvester McCoy years and have a fond memory of watching the 1996 TV movie premiere on the BBC (Paul McGann was GREAT). But as I grew up I desired more sophisticated sci-fi (that had a better budget behind it). By the time this new era of the show began, I was enjoying things like Stargate and Battlestar Galactica which had visuals and ambitions which put Doctor Who to shame.
Yet something always kept telling me I should enjoy this show. I had tried to watch it in the past and couldn't make it more than a couple of episodes in. This time I think something has clicked and the show has got its hooks in me.
But lets be honest, the quality in this first series is not there. The show looks awful, extremely cheap with terrible lighting that adds a weird glow to things. The sets still look iffy and the alien/monster designs are laughably bad (the Slitheen stood out here as especially weak). The cinematography and editing is awkward. The writing is full of exposition and good actors are somehow reduced to giving pantomime-like performances as they spout the silly dialogue (shouting it more often than not).
The saving grace is the emphasis on character relationships. Eccleston is superb in the lead role, but the real star turns out to be Billie Piper who manages to act circles around everyone else. The dynamic that grows between Rose and The Doctor is endearing and eventually gripping. The show absolutely shines when it focuses on the moments where they just stop and talk.
And at the end of the day this is a family/children's show and accepting that has enabled me to somehow find the enjoyment. I can get through trash like 'Aliens of London' and 'The End of the World' if I also have episodes as good as 'Dalek' and 'The Parting of the Ways'. I'm quite excited to see what's ahead now.
Shout by siân.BlockedParent2021-09-06T14:58:57Z
i adored christopher eccleston as the doctor, it pains me that we only got one season of him in the role but i will gladly continue to rewatch his series over and over again. brings back so much nostalgia and many many good feelings.