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Re:Dr Who - Russell T Davies is God! 15 Years, 10 Months ago
JK2006 wrote: Absolutely wonderful finale - I didn't understand a second of it but I loved it!
Thanks for that post, JK. I loved it too and was thinking I had turned a bit thick in my old age for not understanding a second of it. I feel relieved now.
Re:Dr Who - Russell T Davies is God! 15 Years, 10 Months ago
We cried like not the old adults we are!
Slightly embarrassing as we were on our way to a party!
It was just superb.
I`m thinking of watching it again but I fear it may spoil the moment.
The BBC are on a bit of a roll this week methinks.
Re:Dr Who - Russell T Davies is God! 15 Years, 10 Months ago
I thought it tried too hard.
I did understand it, but I've been a Who-ite for forty years. The effects were very good, but the story was a bit so-so. The one saving grace was the wonderful over the top performance by Davros.
Re:Dr Who - Russell T Davies is God! 15 Years, 10 Months ago
I thought it was absolutely awful. Oh yes, Davies has split DW fans right down the middle. Many love it but just as many hate it.
I cannot argue with Davies' success, but I loathe what he's done/brought to the show - it's become a soap opera with too much emphasis on "relationships".
A Genius? God? No way. An OBE? What for? For casting the lamest actor to ever take the main role? For writing many of the worst scripts in the shows long history? For being a smug, self righteous egomaniac?
I am glad he is moving on... pity Tennant isn't going with him.
Re:Dr Who - Russell T Davies is God! 15 Years, 10 Months ago
Let's not forget that Tennant is an actor following a script. He delivers the lines written for him, and follows direction. I think he's done a fair job with awful material.
On the subject of ratings, here's a bit of Dr Who trivia.
'City of Death' got 14.5 million in 1979. 'The Pyramids of Mars' got 13.7 million in 1976, and 'The Web Planet' got 12.6 million in 1965. A repeat of 'The Daemons' got 10.5 million in 1971, while it's original showing earlier in the year got 8.3 million. If we use the modern method of combined ratings 'The Daemons' got 18.8 million.
Re:Dr Who - Russell T Davies is God! 15 Years, 10 Months ago
One must also remember that viewing figures these days don't mean as much as they used to in pre-internet times. Nearly 10 million viewers may had watched the transmission on Saturday night, but what about those who recorded it to watch later? Or the number of people who have downloaded it?
Like an increasing amount of people, I don't bother with TV anymore... I don't actually own a TV set because I download whatever I want to watch or see and watch it on my PC.
So it's impossible to put any kind of accurate figure on how many people actually saw that final episode.