Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Your Name Newsgroups: rec.arts.drwho,uk.media.tv.sf.drwho Subject: Re: Doctor Who S15 - Ep2: Lux Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:54:02 +1200 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 53 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 00:54:03 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="17326856a672fc31464e253bb186d1b2"; logging-data="3382547"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19Hf/jHVr7aEf6eLRu3NFNfNeE3QXOMGKk=" User-Agent: Unison/2.2 Cancel-Lock: sha1:kBHTm3VxKRppqn1VPeRNd5V7RC8= Bytes: 3003 On 2025-04-21 20:25:26 +0000, Blueshirt said: > Your Name wrote: > >> On 2025-04-20 10:13:00 +0000, Mickmane said: >> >>> On 20.04.25, Blueshirt wrote: >>> >>>> There was a lot in "Lux" to like... >>> >>> I like the energy of the show. Seems to be back on track >>> now! :) >> >> "Lux" apaprently got the worst BBC broadcast ratings Doctor >> Who has ever had (unclear if that is ever, just the >> resurrected seasons, or even the recent silly restart from >> "episode 1" again). Of course, that is a little misleading >> since fewer and fewer people are watching broadcast TV. Plus >> "ratings" are statistically manipulated guesswork anyway and >> don't actually match reality. > > They don't matter per se, but they do give an indication of > general viewing trends. > >> Supposedly lots of fans (at least those still watching) liked >> the episode, but then many of them must be fools anyway since >> they claim it is "unique" ... there have been other >> live-action shows that have done simliar animated cross-overs >> before, as well as fully animated Doctor Who episodes and >> webisodes. :-\ > > I would imagine they mean "unique" for Doctor Who... as a > cartoon villain that comes out of the TV screen to interact with > people isn't usual fare for "Doctor Who" villains! > > The Doctor coming out of the TV screen to interact with fans > watching the episode isn't usual either!!! Just two more signs that the fools in charge don't really know what "Doctor Who" actually is and don't have any sensibly fitting ideas. > I found the episode ("Lux") quite entertaining anyway, nobody > else in my house would watch it though. They pottered around > doing other things... > > I might just watch "Doctor Who" on the iPlayer or Disney+ next > Saturday during the day as the sitting room is empty once > "Doctor Who" begins now... so much for trying to do "Doctor Who" > old school with the family for this season!