I need some ‘Doctor Who’ help!

So I am preparing to start Doctor Who on Monday, but I can’t really look up what I need to on the Internet because it’s littered with spoilers. THANKS, INTERNET.

Here’s something I need to plan a schedule out. Can you guys help assemble an episode guide for me? Like, separate episodes by which Doctor they belong to, episode number/title, and, most importantly, include where the specials go? I have no idea where they are in chronological order and I don’t want to plan out my tentative schedule and leave them out.

You are actually welcome to start at the beginning and assemble whatever is available. (I know there are missing episodes.) It’s really important that I at least have the 2005 revival up-to-date first, though.

I’ll also have the “older” Doctor Who post up very, very soon, before next week. As a few of you rather brilliantly pointed out, the comments have upvoting and downvoting all ready, so we will be using the comments we have now. I can story them by Rating, which will help me each week to determine which episode/arcs I am going to watch.

The idea is that I am going to have you “pitch” which older episode/story arc I should watch and the community will vote up or down to agree and disagree. At the end of the week, I’ll pick the highest voted comment and do that episode/story arc. The cool part is that the next week, anything could take the #1 spot, so voting can always remain continuous for new members. I’m actually going to see if I can reset voting so you guys can vote again each week. If not, I’ll just make a new post for each round so the whole community can vote each and every time.

Sound fun? THAT’S BECAUSE IT WILL BE. Thanks!

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Mark Watches ‘Firefly’: Episode 12 – The Message

In the twelfth episode of Firefly, an old war buddy returns to Zoe and Mal, but inside a coffin. A digital message on the corpse asks the pair to take him back to his family, but when the crew learns exactly what they’re carrying, it leads to devastating results. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to watch Firefly.

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Final ‘Firefly’ Schedule

No reviews this weekend, as we approach the end of this series, because I want to spread these out this week so it’s not too long before we do the liveblog. So here’s the final schedule we’ll use for the rest of Firefly.

Monday: Episode 12

Wednesday: Episode 13

Friday: Episode 14

Saturday, 11am PST: Liveblog of Serenity.

Immediately following on Monday, we will begin Doctor Who. For real. OH GOD, SO SOON, GUYS.

Thanks! Have a great weekend.

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Mark Watches ‘Firefly’: Episode 11 – Trash

In the eleventh episode of Firefly, Saffron comes back to plague the Serenity crew with an irresistible job. Unfortunately for everyone involved, it doesn’t end as planned. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to watch Firefly.

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Mark Watches ‘Firefly’: Episode 10 – War Stories

In the tenth episode of Firefly, the events of the episode, “The Train Job” come back to haunt Mal and Wash in the most brutal way imaginable. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to watch Firefly.

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Mark Watches ‘Firefly’: Episode 9 – Ariel

In the ninth episode of Firefly, the relationships between Simon and River, and Mal and Jayne are tested when they attempt to heist medical supplies and information from one of the most highly-guarded Alliance worlds. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to watch Firefly.

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Mark Watches ‘Doctor Who’

Ok, we certainly need to talk about this, right?

It’s happening after Firefly. (Well, first we have to have a stupendous liveblog of Serenity, so after that. Which…holy shit, that is so soon.) I have been saying it on Twitter and Tumblr in bits and pieces, but you deserve a full announcement AND I need some help from all you TARDIS-loving fans.

Here is how Mark Watches Doctor Who is going to go down:

  • For the sake of availability, I am starting with the NINTH DOCTOR, which is the beginning of the revival of the series. I AM 100% AWARE THAT THERE ARE 8,000 YEARS OF THE SHOW BEFORE THIS.
  • Because I am interested in past seasons and because I am also hoping some of the newer fans can watch older episodes, WE WILL BE WATCHING/REVIEWING OLDER EPISODES OF THE SHOW.
  • I have not yet figured out the process, but I would like to watch one “older” episode per week, chosen by the community via a voting/nomination process.

That’s where you guys come in. This site is WordPress-based. I am interested in any sort of plugins that can handle voting, nomination, or polling. RECOMMEND AWAY. What do you think will work best?

Expanding on that, what’s the most efficient way for us to “nominate” episodes? Should I just have a free-for-all post where people suggest the name of the episode I should watch, and then I create a poll for the top 10 or something? I’m worried about the masses overwhelming me and other suggesters as well, especially if there’s a particularly amazing episode that not many people have seen.)

Anyway, there’s that. This is really happening and VERY VERY VERY SOON. I imagine we’ll do the liveblog for Serenity next weekend and I’ll start Doctor Who right after that! OH MY GOD THAT IS SO SOON.

Discuss! AND DON’T FUCKING SPOIL ME ABOUT ANYTHING REGARDING THIS SHOW BECAUSE I LITERALLY KNOW LIKE 0.000001% ABOUT IT.

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Mark Watches ‘Firefly’: Episode 8 – Out of Gas

In the eighth episode of Firefly, nothing is really that funny at all and I might have to use the “Jurassic Bark” GIF more times than should be legal. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to watch Firefly.

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Mark Watches ‘Firefly’: Episode 7 – Jaynestown

In the seventh episode of Firefly, the crew visits the Canton territory for a job, returning to a place Jayne once had trouble with. When Jayne learns that his actions turned him into a local hero, he revels in the opportunity to be liked for once. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to watch Firefly.

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Mark Watches ‘Firefly’: Episode 6 – Our Mrs. Reynolds

In the sixth episode of Firefly, Mal’s bizarre relation with women is put to the test when he drunkenly marries a complete stranger. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to watch Firefly.

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