Dr. Who, for sure. So many of my friends were/are obsessed with that show. I watched a whole season of it before giving up and they were just like, "Oh man, it gets better!" They sound like abused spouses.
it doesn't really "get better" it just changes what sort of terrible it is.
I much prefer the "good story just terrible effects" b-movie type episodes but i really hate the "terrible actors" or "terrible story" type stuff which is reasonably prevalent. At least the old ones are suitably vintage b-movie. It's just a shame I really like Peter Capaldi as an Actor but damn they are really not utilising him as well as they should. And that girl who plays Clara is horrendous. she needs to go away. At least Matt Smith years no one was overly annoying and the stories were camp enough to be watchable.
I'd probably say i'm a fan of the idea of dr who and not so much the actual show. Same with Star Wars. those movies are sooooo boring but i love the universe it's set in. I love KOTOR and some of the books are really good. and LOTR, love the world and lore, hate the books and the movies.
I'd stay and watch if my sister happened to be watching it in her room, but I can never actually watch the series independently. The show is funny and the doctor(s) is brilliant, but I just don't have a draw to the show.
In the middle of season 4, the story arc with River Song starts, and then really picks up steam during season 5. It is only resolved at the end of season 7! So if the whole monster-of-the-week approach isn't your thing, you might want to start again with season 5.
I'll probably give it another shot one of these days, but I have a hard time starting shows in the middle. Even if the plot isn't continuous or anything, I don't like doing it. I don't even mind the monster-of-the-week approach. The show is like Buffy, but not good. Buffy had bad acting and bad effects and bad scripts, but for some reason it was still fun to watch.
Dr. Who, for sure. So many of my friends were/are obsessed with that show. I watched a whole season of it before giving up and they were just like, "Oh man, it gets better!" They sound like abused spouses.
I'm with you on that. I've watched some of the older stuff and some of the newer stuff, and it's just not for me.
it doesn't really "get better" it just changes what sort of terrible it is.
I much prefer the "good story just terrible effects" b-movie type episodes but i really hate the "terrible actors" or "terrible story" type stuff which is reasonably prevalent. At least the old ones are suitably vintage b-movie. It's just a shame I really like Peter Capaldi as an Actor but damn they are really not utilising him as well as they should. And that girl who plays Clara is horrendous. she needs to go away. At least Matt Smith years no one was overly annoying and the stories were camp enough to be watchable.
I'd probably say i'm a fan of the idea of dr who and not so much the actual show. Same with Star Wars. those movies are sooooo boring but i love the universe it's set in. I love KOTOR and some of the books are really good. and LOTR, love the world and lore, hate the books and the movies.
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I'm with you on SW and at least half with you on LotR. I liked the movies enough to watch them, but the books are awful.
The new Dr. Who and Battlestar Galactica.Nope,nope,nope. I did not find the characters or the plots interesting.
Oh, I loved the new BSG.
I'd stay and watch if my sister happened to be watching it in her room, but I can never actually watch the series independently. The show is funny and the doctor(s) is brilliant, but I just don't have a draw to the show.
But it actually does get better :)
In the middle of season 4, the story arc with River Song starts, and then really picks up steam during season 5. It is only resolved at the end of season 7! So if the whole monster-of-the-week approach isn't your thing, you might want to start again with season 5.
I'll probably give it another shot one of these days, but I have a hard time starting shows in the middle. Even if the plot isn't continuous or anything, I don't like doing it. I don't even mind the monster-of-the-week approach. The show is like Buffy, but not good. Buffy had bad acting and bad effects and bad scripts, but for some reason it was still fun to watch.
Me too, but for Doctor Who starting at the real beginning would have meant watching 34 seasons :) so I bit the bullet and skipped the first 26.
Ha, right. I forget about that part sometimes.