Review of the Nerds - Doctor Who - Ranking the Doctors

SirLouie had a video to watch said Sun, Jan 24th 2016 at 12:08am ET

Greetings fellow Mehtizens! Some friends of mine have a review channel where they review nerd topics long-form and sometimes have funny skits to accompany them. These friends have recently released a video that ranks the Doctors while discussing what each one brings to the franchise.

The full video may be TL;DR unless you're into listening to guys opine on geek babble (and come on, that probably describes a lot of us here after hours at a Denny's). This review is couched in a little 3-part skit they made where the Doctor regenerates to look like one of the reviewers, but he doesn't remember who he is. The pair goes through ranking the Doctor's past incarnations to remind him of who he is, where they discuss in-universe details (like the Doctor's companions) and meta-discussions (like what each actor brought to the role). Meanwhile, the other guy thinks it's just his friend messing around. But the end holds a little surprise ...

I figured some of us might find this sort of thing entertaining. So if you would, please view / like / comment on their video.

Thanks!
-Shawn

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PlacidPenguin said Sun, Jan 24th 2016 at 12:11am ET:

Not to hijack the thread, but apparently Moffat is leaving next year at the end of the 10 season of the revived series.

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- @FroodyFrog AND no new who until dec 2016, they wont even start his (moffats') last season until 2017... bastages.
  
  thismyusername said Sun, Jan 24th 2016 at 12:15am ET
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- @thismyusername
  
  Well, that too.
  Though a person at BBC said that it's partially because this year the lineup on the network will be busy with various things.
  Pfft.
  
  PlacidPenguin said Sun, Jan 24th 2016 at 12:18am ET
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- @thismyusername Oh wow. I knew Moffat was leaving, but that's crazy.
  
  Thumperchick said Sun, Jan 24th 2016 at 12:52am ET
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- Yeah, some people are very happy that Moffat is passing the torch.
  
  SirLouie said Sun, Jan 24th 2016 at 1:01am ET
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- @Thumperchick
  
  There's a speculation going on that Capaldi may leave at the end of the next season.
  
  Of course, with anything Dr Who related, speculation is pointless.
  Although... It would make a bit of sense for several reasons.
  
  PlacidPenguin said Sun, Jan 24th 2016 at 1:07am ET
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- @SirLouie I'm one of them. Moffat is a double edged sword. It'll be good to see where someone new takes the series... and the female characters.
  
  Thumperchick said Sun, Jan 24th 2016 at 1:08am ET
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- @Thumperchick they are walking deading us...
  
  but as a random wise person on the internet said about this delay recently...
  
  "This show was on hiatus for decades at one point. It's not a bad thing."
  
  thismyusername said Sun, Jan 24th 2016 at 1:12am ET
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- @thismyusername
  
  I don't remember saying that ;)
  
  PlacidPenguin said Sun, Jan 24th 2016 at 1:15am ET
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- @FroodyFrog obviously, @thismyusername said "a random wise person..." - this made it clear you couldn't be responsible.
  
  Thumperchick said Sun, Jan 24th 2016 at 1:22am ET
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- @Thumperchick
  
  You seem to have italicized the wrong word. :P
  
  PlacidPenguin said Sun, Jan 24th 2016 at 1:29am ET
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- @Thumperchick @thismyusername
  
  I just realized that you were poking fun. Hmph!
  
  PlacidPenguin said Thu, Mar 31st 2016 at 9:24pm ET
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- @FroodyFrog you're quick.
  
  Thumperchick said Thu, Mar 31st 2016 at 9:38pm ET
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- @Thumperchick Sarcasm?
  
  PlacidPenguin said Thu, Mar 31st 2016 at 9:39pm ET
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- @FroodyFrog never.
  
  Thumperchick said Thu, Mar 31st 2016 at 9:58pm ET
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Thumperchick said Sun, Jan 24th 2016 at 1:34am ET:

I'll throw this here, so I don't potentially taint comments on the video itself.

There is a bit of a disjointed feel here. The intro was hard to get through and wait out - something I wouldn't have done if I just ran across this video in the wild.
The commentary on the Doctors themselves does start to scratch the surface - but could be a bit deeper if they ditch the weird side commentary that's not quite hitting the mark. I get the idea they're going for - but it's too wandery for my tastes.

Count down lists tend to move along a bit more quickly to stay on point, or they really go into good detail - this video seems like it tried to hit a middle balance, but it's just not working.

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- @Thumperchick Sincerely appreciate your comments. My friends are looking for advice on their channel so I will be sure to pass yours on. Do you have any specific recommendations? As you can see from some of their other videos, they've been trying various devices - skits, no skits, long, short, deep, surface scratching - but they are still finding their groove. Obviously they can't please everybody but your opinion would likely be a welcome addition to the cacophony they hear.
  
  I think this particular skit was more of the one guy wanting to be the Doctor than a real plot-moving device. Can you blame the guy? ;)
  -Shawn
  
  SirLouie said Sun, Jan 24th 2016 at 3:37am ET
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ThatsHeadly said Mon, Jan 25th 2016 at 12:20am ET:

Tom Baker or GTFO

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- thismyusername said Mon, Jan 25th 2016 at 12:32am ET
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- ROck on, man! Tom Baker FTW!!
  
  madpuppy said Mon, Jan 25th 2016 at 12:50am ET
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- @ThatsHeadly Yep, with a nod to Jon Pertwee for the ruffled shirts.
  
  mossygreen said Fri, Jan 29th 2016 at 12:10am ET
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SirLouie said Sat, Jan 30th 2016 at 6:45pm ET:

FYI, part 2 is up:

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SirLouie said Sat, Feb 6th 2016 at 11:07pm ET:

The third and final part is online.

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AlQ said Thu, Mar 31st 2016 at 9:17pm ET:

Unless it's another April Fools joke, Doctor Who 1-8 are coming to Amazon Prime. What's a good place to start? What series hold up over time?

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- @AlQ I would argue that starting here at the 2005 series re-introduction (with Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor) would be a good starting point.
  
  http://amzn.to/2c22sWH
  
  SirLouie said Thu, Sep 8th 2016 at 1:03pm ET
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