• more about #sharkingthejump
    Slatz_Grobnik: Doctor Who is an unusual show. It is almost the exception to the rule that TV programs eventually jump the shark. This is a show that has turned reinv... more »
    Annalee Newitz: This post is full of win. more »
    ShrabanaNizbit: A little late to jump on the Doctor Who wagon, but I'd like to start off now - which new season is the best to start of with? more »
    David Rose: You know, for a site that is dedicated to Science Fiction, io9 makes more claims of series being in trouble, or being poorly written than any other si... more »
    Nicolars: I guess people who like and enjoy the show aren't welcome on this site. more »
    KhaiJB: when did start to go downhill? when ppl lost perspective and started being obnoxious assholes ranting about what they think is wrong with the show. lo... more »
    capntim: there was a no-monsters rule? i thought the daleks showed up in one of the first few serials? more »
    Little Time Bomb: The show will remain as it always has been...lots of fun. more »
    Pope John Peeps II: It all ended when they got a reasonable budget for special effects, which then precluded ever watching a fishy alien mask deflate while leaking green ... more »
    kipsteele: I'd love it if I could catch old Dr Who somewhere as I'm fascinated by all of the old plot points mentioned. I remember seeing old episodes on PBS bac... more »
    Plague: Was Graeme busy doing something negative on something else? more »
    salviati: I guess I'm a relative new-comer to Doctor Who. I only first came across the show last year, and I have only watched the four 'new' seasons beginning... more »
    Andrew Liptak: Torchwood. more »
    JohnDeere: i only got into it for Rose. she was hot. couldnt watch after she was gone. but man her new call girl show rocks. more »
    Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: Honestly, when I was in single digits I couldn't handle it. I know that is sacrilege and I don't mean it as a comment on it's quality, but as a child... more »
    geeky_reader: I've never watched a single episode, or minute, of Doctor Who. This is just a general observation about Doctor fandom. Until the big reveal of the lat... more »
    bluehinter: I was oh so tempted to choose the "Trial Of A Time Lord" one. I firmly believe that if John Nathan Turner hand never met Pip & Jane Baker, the Who... more »
    Dunny0: I would like to nominate the terms "jumped the giant head" and "jumped the face" for entry into the general lexicon. Also, you missed the key moment w... more »
    92BuickLeSabre: All of them! Doctor Who is one gigantic shark jumping over a great big radioactive fridge! And I love it!!!!! (Although I'm skeptical about this whole... more »
  • #poll

    When Did Doctor Who Start To Go Downhill?

    Admit it: You think the BBC's Doctor Who isn't quite as good as it was when your age was in single digits. Here's your chance to tell us just when it went wrong.