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- 2005
- TV-PG
- BBC America
- 2005
- TV-PG
- BBC America
Summary "I'm the Doctor, run for your life!" The Ninth Doctor came and conquered and died saving the universe and his companions from the cursed Daleks. Regenerating for the ninth time, the Tenth Doctor is here to show you more of the secrets and dark sides of this universe. Past, Present, Future and beyond! Saturday 19th March 2005, saw a Who ...
- 2005
- TV-PG
- BBC America
- 2005
- TV-PG
- BBC America
Doctor Who
16 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Mar 26, 2005
77
7.0
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Summary "I'm the Doctor, run for your life!" The Ninth Doctor came and conquered and died saving the universe and his companions from the cursed Daleks. Regenerating for the ninth time, the Tenth Doctor is here to show you more of the secrets and dark sides of this universe. Past, Present, Future and beyond! Saturday 19th March 2005, saw a Who ...
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 54 Critic Reviews
77
87% Positive
47 Reviews
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13% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 54 Critic Reviews
77
87% Positive
47 Reviews
47 Reviews
13% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The premiere episode here, “The Woman Who Fell to Earth,” reminded me, more than anything, of “The X-Files,” when it was really good. It takes you back to the days when Doctor Who was a fun sci-fi procedural. ... [The alien] resembles some gleaming villain out of a Marvel movie, which makes his blokey name, Tim Shaw, even more incongruously funny. This is Doctor Who at its best--nerdy and chilling and quick with a joke. And, most significantly of all, generous of spirit, a quality that simply shimmers off Whittaker.
“Spyfall” — a two-part episode that concludes Sunday, when the show takes up its regular time slot — comes on strong. ... It’s fun, often funny and action-packed, which is not to say things don’t get a little heavy by the first hour’s cliffhanger end.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 3,978 User Ratings
7.0
70% Positive
2803 Ratings
2803 Ratings
9% Mixed
351 Ratings
351 Ratings
21% Negative
824 Ratings
824 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 3,978 User Ratings
7.0
70% Positive
2803 Ratings
2803 Ratings
9% Mixed
351 Ratings
351 Ratings
21% Negative
824 Ratings
824 Ratings
The revival era of Doctor Who brings back one of the best and most iconic sci-fi franchises in a refreshing, unique (yet still in keeping with the classics), and incredibly entertaining way. Whether you are a kid or an adult, you can enjoy this bombastic and fantastic piece of television by watching the adventures of the Doctor in the TARDIS, played by various amazing actors. Accompanying the Doctor is their multiple funny, empathetic, and likable companions who usually range anywhere from comedic relief, to romantic partner, to moral compass of the Doctor. Speaking off, there is a little bit of every type of media genre in the 150+ episodes. Horror, action, comedy, romance, mystery, superhero, and any other genre you can think of can be found in this endlessly diverse show. While the concepts and ideas can be wacky and ridiculous, the acting, dialogue, writing, and music are almost always on point. Some unbeatable, must-watch classics include The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances, Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways, The Girl in the Fireplace, The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit, Human Nature/The Family of Blood, Midnight, The Stolen Earth/Journey's End, Vincent and the Doctor, A Christmas Carol, The Day of the Doctor (my personal favorite), Heaven Sent, World Enough and Time/The Doctor Falls, and Twice Upon a Time. Those are only some of the phenomenal episodes within excellently-crafted seasons. I could go on for days why this is such a good show, but I shouldn't so let's talk about the writer eras and seasons before wrapping up. The Russell T. Davies's era is the pinnacle of the show with the best writing, music, acting, and series arcs you could hope for. It successfully revives the show in a very exciting way and overall deserves a 9/10. The Steven Moffat era is a little weaker in terms of writing, as Moffat's stories sometimes have too much in them or too little. That is not every season though, as some have tightly-written, delightfully mysterious series arcs. However, almost every one of his seasons with bad arcs is redeemed by the banger individual episodes. Also, the acting and music are still at the same level of quality as they were in the Russell T. Davies era, so Moffat's time with the show gets a 7/10 from me. Now for the Chris Chibnall era of the show which is just unfortunate. Despite a few good single episodes here and there, the series arcs are either lazily-put-together, uninteresting trash or over-stuffed trash. The writing is basically a self-parody of previous eras, the music is generic, and the acting is nothing special. I have no problem with the people behind the camera and in front of it, because they are doing the best with what they are given, but that only reaches so far. Overall, the Chibnall era had some good ideas that were stomped into dust by the awful execution so I give it a 3/10. Despite my negative words for the current run of the show I have no personal anger towards the people involved, and no matter how bad the show gets, it will never spoil the first ten seasons. I suggest only watching up to Twice Upon a Time, but that opinion might change considering Russell T. Davies is back as show-runner, and he very well could save the show once again. But you are allowed to do what you want. To close this off, here is my ranking of the seasons:
(1)Series 4: 10/10
(2)Series 1: 10/10
(3)Series 5: 9/10
(4)Series 3: 8/10
(5)Series 10: 8/10
(6)Series 2: 7/10
(7)Series 6: 7/10
(8)Series 4, the Specials: 7/10
(9)Series 9: 7/10
(10)Series 8: 6/10
(11)Series 7: 5/10
(12)Series 13: 4/10
(13)Series 11: 3/10
(14)Series 12: 2/10.
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It looks like this will be a fun season. The first episode is called “The Pilot,” and in its way reintroduces us to the Doctor by seeing him through Bill’s uninitiated eyes. ... Mackie, a relative unknown, proves instantly likable, and the character distinguishes itself from the other companions in the series.
It's obvious from the start that a familiar hand is at work in the storytelling, and 27-year-old Mr. Smith is as game as his predecessors in committing whole-hog to the crazy and delivering the drama.
In an episode that doesn’t do much hand-holding as it leaps through time and space, that line offers a little bit of reassurance from Chibnall. This episode is supposed to be confusing, but it’ll all pay off in the long run.
Some of the pop-culture humor and creatures owe a nod to "Farscape," but the camp level is high and can be mighty funny.
This Doctor Who feels like a lot of other TV shows, not just in its writing but in its pacing, its cinematography, its use of music. When the scary monsters appear, you could be watching any other well-made but conventional science-fiction or horror show. Or a police procedural, for that matter. Everything about the show is more ordinary, which may have to do with levels of inventiveness but also feels like a choice. ... Ms. Whittaker performs gamely, if not yet distinctively, as the 2,000-year-old Time Lord. It’s far too early to tell what kind of stamp she might put on the character.
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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seeing that i've kind of watched multiple episodes of season 12, and now seeing trailers for season 13, it is no longer the charm that we would get out of each season, it was horrible, with a seemingly uninteresting character from the trailers. season 12 was really where i was absolutely bored of the series, it just got boring and didn't have a good storyline anymore..
how did they manage to ruin the doctor who childhood that we used to have?
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Production Company:
- BBC Studios
- BBC Wales
- Bad Wolf
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Initial Release Date: Mar 26, 2005
Number of seasons: 15 Seasons
Rating: TV-PG
Awards
BAFTA Awards, Wales
• 31 Wins & 59 Nominations
Hugo Awards
• 6 Wins & 32 Nominations
SFX Awards, UK
• 20 Wins & 29 Nominations
