Verily, in article <xn0p90xaq8ai7sc003@post.eweka.nl>, did >blueshirt@indigo.news deliver unto us this message:
This demonstartes the superiority of the original series
Nobody is going to argue with you on that one!
I find there's no staying power with the modern era of the show.
Once watched there's no real desire to re-watch any of it...
with the classic era of the show I can re-watch (and re-listen
if it's missing episode sound tracks) to episodes over and over
again and still enjoy them.
I agree. Even the episodes I enjoyed at the time aren't very appealing
to rewatch. The old series is, though.
Someone (was it the True Doctor? I'm not sure) was saying recently that
arcs harm rewatchability. I think there's something to that. With
Classic Who I can watch a whole serial at once and it's like a self- >contained short movie, but the new show has so many arcs going on that
it's harder to hop in and out.
One-off episodes like "Blink" and "Midnight" still work well.
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Verily, in article <xn0p90xaq8ai7sc003@post.eweka.nl>, did blueshirt@indigo.news deliver unto us this message:
I find there's no staying power with the modern era of the
show. Once watched there's no real desire to re-watch any
of it... with the classic era of the show I can re-watch
(and re-listen if it's missing episode sound tracks) to
episodes over and over again and still enjoy them.
I agree. Even the episodes I enjoyed at the time aren't
very appealing to rewatch. The old series is, though.
Someone (was it the True Doctor? I'm not sure) was saying
recently that arcs harm rewatchability. I think there's
something to that. With Classic Who I can watch a whole serial
at once and it's like a self-contained short movie, but the
new show has so many arcs going on that it's harder to hop in
and out.
One-off episodes like "Blink" and "Midnight" still work well.
Melissa Hollingsworth wrote:
Verily, in article <xn0p90xaq8ai7sc003@post.eweka.nl>, did
blueshirt@indigo.news deliver unto us this message:
I find there's no staying power with the modern era of the
show. Once watched there's no real desire to re-watch any
of it... with the classic era of the show I can re-watch
(and re-listen if it's missing episode sound tracks) to
episodes over and over again and still enjoy them.
I agree. Even the episodes I enjoyed at the time aren't
very appealing to rewatch. The old series is, though.
That's the thing, modern "Doctor Who" showrunners have served
us up snacks for short term enjoyment, not fulfilling feasts
to keep us satisfied long term. A large majority of new-era
"Doctor Who" (like modern TV) is just throwaway fluff... with
some really good stories randomly mixed-in. It was great when it
returned in 2005 but as each season went by and more layers were
added, the show has got progressively worse for longevity and
now, once seen soon forgotten. The classic era of the show is
classic for a reason and it's what brought us all here. I can't
see the likes of the "Flux" season or the Belinda Chandra arc
making long-term fans out of many people.
Someone (was it the True Doctor? I'm not sure) was saying
recently that arcs harm rewatchability. I think there's
something to that. With Classic Who I can watch a whole serial
at once and it's like a self-contained short movie, but the
new show has so many arcs going on that it's harder to hop in
and out.
One-off episodes like "Blink" and "Midnight" still work well.
The episodes that work well stand out because they are few
and far between. Mighty oaks in the forest of blandness.
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