Mark Watches ‘Doctor Who’: S01E04 – Aliens of London

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Mark Oshiro

In the fourth episode of the first series of Doctor Who, the Doctor returns Rose to her home, but misjudges exactly when they are. Forced to deal with the repercussions of her actions, Rose tries to mend things with her mom and boyfriend, but is distracted when an alien ship crash lands in London. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to watch Doctor Who.

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Mark Watches ‘Doctor Who’: S01E03 – The Unquiet Dead

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Mark Oshiro

In the third episode of the first series of Doctor Who, the Doctor misses his mark in time and drops himself and Rose in Cardiff in 1869. There, they run into a funeral parlor home to zombies, beings killed in the Time War, and Charles Dickens. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to watch Doctor Who.

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Mark Watches ‘Fringe’

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Mark Oshiro

Ok, time to make this official! I had wanted to experiment with “watching” a show for this site that unfolds in real time. So much of what I experience for these reviews is about shows or books that I missed out on. I think I’ve given people the appearance that, aside from LOST or The X-Files, I have never seen anything ever. I also like the idea that we could have a weekly meeting place to discuss a show as it is airing.

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Mark Watches ‘Doctor Who’: S01E02 – The End of the World

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Mark Oshiro

In the second episode of the first series of Doctor Who, the Doctor takes Rose five billion years into the future to watch the literal end of the world. Realizing the enormity of her decision to travel with the Doctor, Rose faces an even worse danger in the face of the very last human left. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to watch Doctor Who.

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Mark Watches An Original ‘Doctor Who’: Round 1

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Mark Oshiro

So, just so this first round is breaking up my viewing schedule, you will be voting for the episode/story arc that I watch AFTER I finish series one. Thankfully, since each series is just 13 episodes, it’ll be two weeks from today before I get to watch it.

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Mark Watches ‘Doctor Who’: S01E01 – Rose

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Mark Oshiro

In the first episode (of Doctor #9) of Doctor Who, a new group of people (myself included) are introduced to the bizarre world of the Doctor, an alien who battles…well, I’m not sure what. But he’s saving the world, guys! Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to watch Doctor Who.

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Mark Watches ‘Serenity’: Open Post

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Mark Oshiro

In the interest of collecting my thoughts in a more organized manner that’s easier to read than trying to search for my comments in our super awesome liveblog, I thought it best to allow us all to drop them here.

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Mark Watches ‘Serenity’ LIVEBLOG!

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Mark Oshiro

This should be fun, since we’ve not done a liveblog on the new site with the new comment system. If this is your first liveblog ever, welcome and sit down for a brief instruction on how these things go down.

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Mark Watches ‘Firefly’: Episode 14 – Objects in Space

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Mark Oshiro

In the fourteenth (and final) episode of Firefly, Whedon tackles the complicated and sometimes disturbing implications of a world of existentialist absurdism as a bounty hunter brings his particularly frightening brand of terror onboard Serenity in order to collect the reward on River and Simon. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to watch Firefly.

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Mark Watches ‘Firefly’: Episode 13 – Heart of Gold

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Mark Oshiro

In the thirteenth episode of Firefly, Mal and Inara’s relationship reaches a stunning conclusion when they attempt to help a friend of Inara’s fight a man who wants to steal a baby. Literally. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to watch Firefly.

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