Thinking About Movies

Back in 2007, I had a lot of stuff going on. Well that might be a bit of an exaggeration, but I was having constant mental stress about being in high school. So when the movie adaption of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix came out I was in no rush to see it. It was my least favorite book in the series and I had gotten mixed feedback on how it was, which was compounded by the fact that the Goblet of Fire movie wasn't very good. I kept putting it off until, before I knew it, it had left theaters, and I had fallen behind completely on the films. I wouldn't get the motivation to catch up until Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them came out in 2016.

( In case it wasn't obvious, I drafted this post back in April... )

Watch Status Roundup:
Natsume's Book of Friends - 50/80
Digimon Frontier - 20/50
The X-Files - 74/210
The Golden Girls Extended Universe - 76/442

Classic Doctor Who, Season 3 Review

I've reached the part of my Classic Doctor Who watch where more episodes are lost to time than survive, so I got through this season at a slightly faster clip than I had the first two. The ones still completely available can be streamed on Britbox in the United States, while the rest I had to buy as audio tracks from Audible.

This season is weird in that I think the writing in general has gotten stronger, but this season is a bit of a mess when it comes to it's characters. The decision not to renew Maureen O'Brien's contract meant that we got a rotating cast of female companions alongside Steven and the Doctor, to mixed results. Like always, these rankings aren't completely hard-and-fast and may be different if you ask me about it six months from now. Here's a quick rundown of my thoughts, based more on my own enjoyment rather than any critical evaluation.

( Now they're all gone. All gone. None of them could understand. )

Watch Status Roundup:
Natsume's Book of Friends - 50/80
Digimon Frontier - 20/50
The Golden Girls Extended Universe - 76/442