It's crazy how time flies. My schedule has been ridiculously busy since Christmas. I had a break from school, of course, but it sure as heck didn't feel like a break. I have been scratching my head trying to figure out I can keep doing this while holding up the rest of the work I have to do in my life. I think I have hit upon a way that works.
But first, an update on my DVD status:
Currently, I have exactly 250 DVD movies left to watch. I had made it down to about 285 on my own, but I ended up selling about 82 DVDs, including a little over 30 I had yet to open. The reason being that over the past couple of months I have been half-watching the new Dr. Who show while surfing on the 'net and sitting next to my husband who has become a big fan. Well, by the time he got to the last new episode, I was hooked, despite the aspects that annoy me (really, must every woman be an idiot on the show?). So, I wanted to buy the series DVDs. I was already selling several of the DVDs I had already watched and didn't like, but I didn't want to just buy some new DVDs, making my collection even larger; I also didn't want to spend money on them. Thus, I decided to make a sacrifice of selling enough DVDs back to the movie store I shop in that would give me enough money to buy 3 of the 4 seasons (I just want the David Tennant ones). It was not too terribly difficult as there were several I was not looking forward to watching. I also got rid of a couple of tv shows as well, which helped a great deal in reaching the amount of money I needed.
As a result, I am not only down to 250 DVD movies, but I also only have 27 tv shows and miniseries DVDs.
But...I am still in the situation where I am terribly busy and am having a problem fitting time in my schedule for anything more than a couple of hours of leisure time a day. I do not want to give this attempt up, but I do not want to place this mission at a higher priority than my school work. I hit upon a solution that, while not what I would wish for, is the only viable option.
Instead of watching DVD movies, I am going to watch my television DVDs. I plan on watching just an episode a day, whether the episode is a 22-minute sitcom episode, a 42-minute drama episode, or an hour-long Dr. Who episode. It's just easier that way. On the other hand, this means it will take me many, many months to get through just the TV DVDs. I have decided that, though it does upset me, I do not have a choice.
To sum up, this mission just got a whole heck of a lot longer. I am going to be watching a whole bunch of television, and doing a small write up on each one just as a way to mark my progress.
Starting now:
As I wrote above, it took me quite a while to like this show. While David Tennant is charming and a good actor, the writers of the show have a problem writing female characters who are anything other than evil and/or stupid. I think after half-watching a bunch of episodes, I just got used to it. While I did watch the last few episodes of Season 4 riveted on the couch, I only briefly paid attention to a bunch of them, and there have been several I have yet to see. I did notice that the few episodes I have watched seem to reference earlier episodes, and my husband tells me that it is a common occurrence and something that adds to the richness of the show. This is why I wanted to watch the episodes from the beginning, sort of. I did actually watch the first season I liked that doctor, but there wasn't much to those episodes. I like David Tennant even more, and from what I saw, the three seasons he did had much better episodes overall. So today I started with the Christmas Special, which aired right before the first episode of Season 2.
Dr. Who Season 2: Christmas Invasion
This episode does feature a couple of things that I can't stand. Rose, who was the companion of the Doctor in the first season, is clearly in love with him, yet she keeps leading her old boyfriend, Mickey, on. It's so completely idiotic. I keep wanting Mickey to just dump her. Unfortunately, from what I saw in an episode a couple of seasons later, it takes him a few years to walk away from her. Harriet Jones, Prime Minister (Yes, I know who you are), does something else I can't stand: initiate a completely evil act. The only other female character in this episode is Rose's mother, who is a complete moron. Ugh.
The humor between the humans really keeps this episode when the Doctor isn't around. The guy who wrote this episode has a great sense of humor, and all of the actors have great comic timing. There were several scenes in which the characters annoyed me and I still laughed; the episode is just that funny.
The real saving grace of this episode is the Doctor; though he spends half the episode unconscious, his new body still trying to complete its transformation (this is the first complete episode with the new Doctor). But the 25 or so minutes he is in it are fantastic. The last 20 minutes features the Doctor pondering what type of man he is, since he hasn't had the chance to find that out. It is an interesting way to both introduce a character quickly, and to find an amusing way for him to defend Earth by challenging an alien race that is trying to conquer the human race. David Tennant is just flat out funny. The writing helps, of course, but Tennant takes it and hits a grand slam.
The most amazing part of this episode is not that Tennant manages to effortlessly slip into the shoes of the Doctor within two seconds of playing the character, but that he manages to keep the chemistry from the first season between his character and Rose going. In fact, I would say he has even stronger chemistry with her. I don't think a television show has ever been able to achieve this.
Overall, even with Rose still leading her old boyfriend on, this is a fun episode to watch. The humor makes it palatable, and David Tennant's scenes are a joy to watch.
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