Category: The Watcher

Endings; Lost and Flashforward finally over.

3 June, 2010 (12:19) | The Watcher | By: James Tyler

When I mentioned here before that the Lost finale would cause a rift in the fan base in the same way as Battlestar’s Daybreak three part ending had, I didn’t think for a moment I was wrong and as I finally got round to watching the end of Lost, it was almost painful. Not because [...]

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Flash Forward: It died too soon…

27 May, 2010 (13:59) | The Watcher | By: James Tyler

When I first started watching Flash Forward, I was curious about the concept, then it began to lag. Stories seemed to revolve around a dull plot for 45 minutes then suddenly something would happen at the end to try and make you watch the following weeks mind numbing boring episode, only to go through the [...]

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Where it all begins: The best of Trek’s original series.

16 May, 2010 (22:31) | The Watcher | By: James Tyler

Bow down and give praise, for the Geeky List Thing’s portion of Star Trek is about to hit it’s main event. This was how it all began, the original Star Trek series running from 1966-1969. A low budget campy show that no one thought would run three seasons, let alone be a cult icon that [...]

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The Daily Mail versus Doctor Who

10 May, 2010 (11:50) | The Watcher | By: James Tyler

A few peope have noticed, and mocked, the Daily Mail for their recent coverage of Doctor Who. It’s absolutely fascinating how far they’ll go to have a moan. It’s as if before this new era of Doctor Who, the world of television was one of purity and politeness, where no imagination was challenged. The RTD [...]

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It's about time… nuWho's best.

27 April, 2010 (22:01) | The Watcher | By: James Tyler

When Doctor Who returned, the geeks of the nation rejoiced. The show that had been sustained by a cult following buying books and audioplays in hoards kept it alive after it’s cancellation in the late eighties and through the disappointing movie starring the magnificent Paul McGann. In 2005 the Doctor returned through BBC Wales with [...]

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