Doctor Who Ratings Rise in the US, Fall in the UK
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I watch Dr. Who because it has the Brit Flair to it, it was nice not to watch another show that was exactly the same for the past few years for me.
And when American shows like Stargte Universe are getting 900,000 or less a week in America, I would say 6.5m in a smaller country is a success.Plinglebob said:
OT: 6.5m is a hell of a lot in Britain. And I'd like to point out that it was also the second most watched program that entire day next to Britains Got Talent with 9m, which is to be expected.
I liked the series opener. I have watched it 3 times so far. Also, it was a rare day of sun in the UK.
That's been a broken point for a while now. He did it in series 5 too. But then again the ONLY time it has been mentioned was in Fathers Day, and the only reason it's a plot point is because creating a paradox gave the Reapers strength and allowed them into the church.k-ossuburb said:
Moffat actually said that the Silence are based off the Scream painting.Mad1Cow said:
It may not be "major," but it isn't inconsequential. In 2008 the BNP polled an average of 14% across 593 wards contested having fielded 612 candidates. The total number of votes polled by the BNP stood at 240,968. The party gained 15 seats and had 55 councillors in all local authorities. (Source: wiki)Abandon4093 said:
Actually, no. The Republican Party isn't called "The Party of [Abraham] Lincoln" for nothing. It wasn't until the 1950s that the Southern Dixiecrats defected from the Democrat Party and joined the Republicans over the issues of desegregation and civil rights.stinkychops said:
I wouldn't be keen to have my country associated with that lot but the fact remains that someone over there likes them enough to vote for them in significant numbers. In 2008 the BNP polled an average of 14% across 593 wards contested having fielded 612 candidates. The total number of votes polled by the BNP stood at 240,968. The party gained 15 seats and had 55 councillors in all local authorities. (Source: wiki)Megacherv said:
The Tea Party candidates may have run as Republicans and the ones elected may now caucus with the Republicans (although I suspect that there are many Republicans that wished they wouldn't), but to say that the Tea Party is a part of the Republican Party may be to misstate the case. They themselves claim to have many registered Democrats among their ranks.Da_Vane said:
And that "strong racist, nationalist, principles are more present in the US political system than the UK political system" is also a matter for debate. At least the American politicians couch their hatred in code words and dog whistles. The BNP's candidates don't hesitate to call a Pakistani a "Paki bastard."
I was out playing football in the sun and didn't watch it on tv, got in on bbc iplayer a few hours later tho
What were you watching that featured Will and Kate? The weddings on Friday...seniorsharptothetouch said:The WEATHER is the reason?
Ya! If the sudden storm of Will & Kate watchers counts!
The same thing happened with Heroes... The last season took place during the election of the century!
Which would YOU rather watch? A TV show or HISTORY in the making?
Besides I'm still waiting for the EXTRA SPECIAL "alternate timeline" episode...
here's a hint
I missed it. Me and my friends were just hanging around so we just forgot about it. And yes the past couple of weeks over here have been brill! I'm glad I got two weeks off college to spend out side in the parks, town and have BBQ's with friends.
However I did watch it last night on BBC iPlayer and, although the concept for the new monster was interesting, I found the show less compeling. Not only that but the show seems to be getting more and more kid friendly. Yes, its always been like that but it always had an extramore adult undertone with more interesting story elemnts. But that said I am 17 now so I guess I'm less interested than maybe when it started as I was closer to a child when it came back.
However I did watch it last night on BBC iPlayer and, although the concept for the new monster was interesting, I found the show less compeling. Not only that but the show seems to be getting more and more kid friendly. Yes, its always been like that but it always had an extramore adult undertone with more interesting story elemnts. But that said I am 17 now so I guess I'm less interested than maybe when it started as I was closer to a child when it came back.
Not surprised personally. The show's kinda lost momentum since Tennant left.
Not bashing Smith or anything, but Ten was 'the' Doctor for a lot of people(including myself) hitting the target age bracket during his tenure and I think we grew very attached to him. Combine that with the complete change of every other aspect of the show(from the writing staff to the logo), perhaps for some it's just not the same.
I know that's how I feel about it. :/
Not bashing Smith or anything, but Ten was 'the' Doctor for a lot of people(including myself) hitting the target age bracket during his tenure and I think we grew very attached to him. Combine that with the complete change of every other aspect of the show(from the writing staff to the logo), perhaps for some it's just not the same.
I know that's how I feel about it. :/
The Parliament isn't the only representative body. If you think it is you are a Grade "A" moron. The BNP are apparently able to do rather well at the local level. A quarter million votes and 14% of the votes cast ain't peanuts. What percentage of the vote did Cameron and the Conservatives get last time out?Abandon4093 said:
I thought they called themselves the GOP... either way American politics worries me, in England, we see that cameron is being a twat and it his actions benefit only the upper class and call him out on it (fruitlessly I know, I have already mentioned the fact that he is a twat), whereas in the states, you have a leader who talks big and gets votes, then basically gives the republicans exactly what they want, then is called out by conservative media for not being right wing enough, then when the effects of conservative priorities cause a load of jobs to be lost they then blame the same guy who gave them what he wants, yet he and the American people still seem to think that the republicans are the good honest guys... even when they directly oppose something that the people are crying out for, they say "well the people want the [exact opposite of what they are saying] and by sticking with our priorities you will get them.JDKJ said:
At least in England the cycle goes: labour comes in, sorts some stuff out, spends some money in the wrong places/has to pay off a bunch of pikeys whilst not paying out dole money to people actually hunting for jobs, the conservatives come along, totally screw everything up for everyone not on a 7 figure income then the people realise they have been duped and vote labour again... needless to say I vote MRLP for great justice.
Anyway, back on the ACTUAL topic of this thread:
I think that the good weather through zombie awareness weekend (otherwise known as easter), which is a rarity in our oft drenched isle, lead to a lot of people (like me) being out with family walking dogs, having barbeques etc, whereas if it were any other weekend then I would be at my own house, watching doctor who on my telly, my sister on hers, my parents on theirs and my best mate on his, rather we all gathered round my parents more expensive TV in the lounge of just one house, therefore reducing the potential pool of people watching it by a huge margin, with people doing that all over the country, it isn't really surprising that the viewership appeared so low, I remember last year me and my mates would crowd round the telly in the pub to watch the F1, instead of us all being in our respective houses, so it has an obvious effect on a TV's numbers.
As for the content of the show, well we all like to pretend that no one likes america because of that whole... uhh... Bush... thing that was going on for a while over there, not to mention the small issue of playing moral authority to the middle east despite the actions of their own soldiers whilst over there (seriously, my brother and sister had more horror stories about troops from the states than the actions of the people they were actually fighting!) so a good portion of people don't like seeing america taking centre stage in a primarily British show (guess we are the xenophobic ones right?)
And well, Matt Smith, hes a love it or hate it character, a lot of people still have a bitter taste in their mouth from the RTD era, and he is kind of a newer crazy doctor that not many people are really comfortable with, no one, I mean NO ONE can emulate the level of alien wierdness that tom baker pulled off in his tenure as the fourth doctor, but Smith does a better job than previous doctors, but some just don't like it.
To be honest I liked Doc 9 for being more like me (a leather jacket wearing pissed off northerner) so that was a good introduction to the show for me (but thanks to the magic of torrents i have discovered the previous doctors were also quite fantastic.
Doc 10 was good but my main problem with him was the fact that he played the whole apologist timelord angle that got boring a few episodes in, I mean the quote that Doc10 will be remembered for is likely to just be "Im sorry, Im so so sorry", which doesn't really sit right with me, however his last few episodes really turned it up for me, and by the end I was kinda in the same boat as him "dont wanna go!"
Doc 11 seems a bit more cocky, far more tenacious and way more sure of himself and his abilities as the timelord, not exactly the timelord victorious, but damn close, to some I guess he would come off as acting a bit like, well a twattycake, but he certainly makes it suit him, not to mention his preference for fezes, as I have to agree, in the right scenario, they are indeed cool.
