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'Is that it?': Comparing series 1 to series 1 (spoiler analysis)
How does Series 1 compare to Series 1... 1.A? 1.2? Thanks Disney, very cool.
Join me on a spoiler analysis of Russell's most recent outing as Doctor Who showrunner, and what I think it needs to do better next time.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
00:40 No ethical dilemma
03:05 Superficial characters
05:10 No arc for the Doctor
07:14 Final thoughts
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Відео

Blur flopped at Coachella...
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Blur's last gig isn't as bad as you might think... How am I doing for a first timer? Let me know in the comments below. Follow me on Instagram @harrymcdonough Enormous thanks goes to the following sources which are cited in the video essay as follows: [1] SPIN Setting British Rock on a New Path with Modern Life Is Rubbish | Decades of Sound [2] That Time My Band Opened for Blur, Thomas Beller, ...

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  • @lagosz1
    @lagosz1 Місяць тому

    That's what happens when you bully Nardwuar! 🤷‍♂️

    • @twentieth.centurygirl
      @twentieth.centurygirl 7 днів тому

      So it was okay for nardwuar to bring up the girl that damon lost his vcard to when he was 17? Both sides were in the wrong!

  • @Compliment_Thief
    @Compliment_Thief Місяць тому

    What did they expect doing a teen rave festival!

  • @AbbieRee
    @AbbieRee 3 місяці тому

    great video !! some interesting points you bring up

  • @Sparkle_Blaze
    @Sparkle_Blaze 3 місяці тому

    Blur flopped ❌️ Crowd flopped ✅️

  • @SO-rq3pm
    @SO-rq3pm 3 місяці тому

    I never understand why people (or even Damon himself) would ever give a f*uk about not breaking American audience (inclu. back in 90s). Why on earth anything needs American's horrible taste as seal of approval? Com'on, they're notorious in some form of culture (e.g. mass consumption by quantity instead of quality). The fact that Blur is hugely popular in the rest of the world just not so much in America is enough to call them a real legend! Look at what kind of influencers America has produced last few years! As a Blur fan I call it pride to be "not hooked by American"!

    • @SO-rq3pm
      @SO-rq3pm 3 місяці тому

      BTW, like your video - surprised if you're a first-timer!

  • @postpunkpodge9746
    @postpunkpodge9746 3 місяці тому

    I disagree modern life is rubbish is a masterpiece.

  • @deadseagull-xf3lk
    @deadseagull-xf3lk 4 місяці тому

    Meanwhile they stop the fucking news in America to announce Oasis reformed lol

  • @MatD1979
    @MatD1979 4 місяці тому

    They probably thought Song 2 was there overall sound, but Blurs sound has changed over the years.

  • @cheshiregames16
    @cheshiregames16 5 місяців тому

    it defininitely wasnt blurs fault

  • @elpadrino1128
    @elpadrino1128 5 місяців тому

    I saw them last year at Primavera Sound in Buenos Aires and the crowd went absolutely crazy, you could see Damon and the band were feeding off the crowds energy. Same thing if you watch their performances in other Latin American countries, where the crowds are famous for being very passionate. You can tell Damon is one of those performers who really seeks to connect with the audience, so if the audience is bad, the performance will probably be bad

  • @tneowapl1-bv6gr
    @tneowapl1-bv6gr 6 місяців тому

    Weird they would be at such a Dumb Festival anyway lol

  • @tronicman1
    @tronicman1 6 місяців тому

    You may be right, but imho NcutiGatwa is a great Doctor. He's fun to watch, I like his open and friendly personality. He was my first Doctor Who season (or series), before I had just watched three or four various episodes. Now, I began to watch from Eccleston on - thanks to the new series.

  • @irrevenant3
    @irrevenant3 6 місяців тому

    IMO a lack of character growth for the Doctor was probably not a bad idea for a first season composed of only 8 episodes. That's less than 2/3rds the length of Eccleston's first season and we already had a lot going on in this season. Season 14 establishes the baseline for the new Doctor and I expect they'll start testing and expanding that in S15. (Aside: Even Wikipedia noped out of the stupid 'it's a new season 1!' thing and just calls it S14).

  • @indigohammer5732
    @indigohammer5732 6 місяців тому

    Aww! Boo Hoo Damo!

  • @Aria_Dragonneel
    @Aria_Dragonneel 6 місяців тому

    0:12 I prefer to call it Volume 1

  • @Joeelkins.
    @Joeelkins. 6 місяців тому

    Gen z will never understand 😅

  • @thepagecollective
    @thepagecollective 6 місяців тому

    I don't know. Coachella is awful. But Blur has always had a chip on their shoulder about America. Suck it up and sort it out. No need to be such a prat.

  • @sheatiller2465
    @sheatiller2465 6 місяців тому

    Waterloo Sunset is such a classic nowadays which is fascinating.

  • @Get_some_good
    @Get_some_good 6 місяців тому

    Coachella was always garbage, lazy teenagers, the worst thing was seeing that they used what happened between Blur and Nardwaur as an excuse

  • @houstonfob2FOREVER
    @houstonfob2FOREVER 6 місяців тому

    The crowd was probably like play Feel Good Inc, and Damon was thinking wrong band you wankers

  • @andrewknudsen6674
    @andrewknudsen6674 6 місяців тому

    Damon is a pampered douche who's ego couldn't handle people not caring about blur in the US. Why would he think a show by 50 year old guys would excite the Coachella crowd.

    • @tneowapl1-bv6gr
      @tneowapl1-bv6gr 6 місяців тому

      lol True His Generation is more the Golden Age Hip Hop, Grunge and OG Rave Generation Should have gone to more His Generation's Festivals

    • @tneowapl1-bv6gr
      @tneowapl1-bv6gr 6 місяців тому

      not boring preppy farts festivals

  • @finnmcginn9931
    @finnmcginn9931 6 місяців тому

    American audiences are pretty boring.

  • @HuntingViolets
    @HuntingViolets 6 місяців тому

    I’ve just been calling it Series 14.

  • @AlexGraham-uu5yj
    @AlexGraham-uu5yj 6 місяців тому

    Coach Ella is the same as Glastonbury. It's been infiltrated by a bunch of wealthy left twats more interested in being seen in insta than the love of music.

    • @tneowapl1-bv6gr
      @tneowapl1-bv6gr 6 місяців тому

      lol Left is Punk Not fvcking COACHELLA LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL !

  • @jameswhite-aldworth2804
    @jameswhite-aldworth2804 6 місяців тому

    Hardly disastrous

  • @dylancarr8415
    @dylancarr8415 6 місяців тому

    Glad everyone is seeing Damon Albarn for who he is. He revealed his true form in that Nardwuar interview where Blur assulted him. The ego stinks.

    • @tneowapl1-bv6gr
      @tneowapl1-bv6gr 6 місяців тому

      When was that ? 30 years ago ? How old are you ?

    • @zeandiaz1791
      @zeandiaz1791 3 місяці тому

      What did Nardwuar do when the cameras weren't rolling?

  • @blackpfpsarethenewblack9452
    @blackpfpsarethenewblack9452 6 місяців тому

    Great video, so many video essays always seem to lack focus and never come to any conclusions. While this was both engaging and informative while staying true to the depressing subject matter. Thank you I’ll keep watching this channel for sure.

    • @harrymcdonough
      @harrymcdonough 6 місяців тому

      @@blackpfpsarethenewblack9452 appreciate that 🙏

  • @arahjofobia
    @arahjofobia 6 місяців тому

    1:40 That's not true really. Their first double A-side single "She's So High/I Know" was a commercial flop, even bigger than "Bang" ("She's So High" peaked at number 48 in the UK Singles Charts). Their first big hit was "There's No Other Way", their second single, which peaked at number 8 As for Coachella performance: I think that the band was a bit too full of themselves to think they would go to the United States and entertain an audience, that probably knows only one song by Blur - "Song 2" (which imo is a bit ironic, but that's a story for a whole another UA-cam video). Seriously, their 1992 North American tour should have taught them better

  • @hustler3of4culture3
    @hustler3of4culture3 6 місяців тому

    The Coachella crowd suuuuuuucked

  • @CarlosMeza-sp1kj
    @CarlosMeza-sp1kj 6 місяців тому

    People don't go to Coachella for the music, they go to Coachella because it's seen as a status symbol.

  • @younggrinch2826
    @younggrinch2826 6 місяців тому

    Why would he think anyone would care? 😂😂😂

  • @UranusMcVitieFish-yd7oq
    @UranusMcVitieFish-yd7oq 6 місяців тому

    Of course they did.

  • @UranusMcVitieFish-yd7oq
    @UranusMcVitieFish-yd7oq 6 місяців тому

    I don't care about series 1 (2024) I wasn't particularly interested in said season and when RTD and Ncuti both told me I shouldn't watch it was easy to take their advice.

  • @ceru1ean_f1n1ty
    @ceru1ean_f1n1ty 6 місяців тому

    As a giant Gorillaz fan I honestly really don’t like how Damon sings on stage, don’t get me wrong his singing is beautiful when he’s in the studio, he DOES have the voice of an angel, so like why doesn’t he sound like that on stage?? Why does he just sound like someone’s dad poorly singing a song he’s barely ever heard? It’s so confusing to me 😭

    • @Man-From-Another-Place
      @Man-From-Another-Place 6 місяців тому

      I kind of agree. That said, I've just checked out a live performance by them from 1996, and he sounded better then.

    • @harrymcdonough
      @harrymcdonough 6 місяців тому

      @@ceru1ean_f1n1ty He’s just gotten older really - I agree his voice is notably different since 2010 especially, that Glastonbury set was the last of the ‘old Damon’ I guess.

  • @Joa904
    @Joa904 6 місяців тому

    Using Coachella as a measure of anything other than 'extent of vapidness'.... you're gonna have a bad time

  • @KEJAD1AN
    @KEJAD1AN 6 місяців тому

    Blur are forever will be underrated outside UK, if you’re a fan, don’t worry about those who aren’t, just enjoy Blur, im a fan for 33 years and already gave up since mid 90s to encourage others to give at least few listen to them before making conclusions haha

  • @nathxn05
    @nathxn05 6 місяців тому

    honestly im already tired of all the ‘fantasy’ themes and all the gods being introduced. it feels like that has been run dry by now and it’s only been the direction for a season and some specials. with season 2 looking like it’ll have more harbingers and even more gods it’s hard to look forward to it being likely similar to this season, but will still always watch regardless.

  • @apocalypsenow317
    @apocalypsenow317 6 місяців тому

    I mean, we have Taylor swift selling over here. Americans are into worthless artists and sub-standard music

  • @SittingBearProd
    @SittingBearProd 6 місяців тому

    Honestly mate Coachella was the worst crowd I’ve ever witnessed in my life - way before Blur played there.

  • @oofmaster3000-y8o
    @oofmaster3000-y8o 6 місяців тому

    God I love Damon Albarn.

  • @TheMusicalElitist
    @TheMusicalElitist 6 місяців тому

    Coachella, once a beacon for true music lovers, has devolved into a vapid spectacle for wannabe influencers and trend-obsessed hipsters. What was once a celebration of diverse and groundbreaking music is now a glorified backdrop for Instagram photoshoots and pretentious fashion parades. The festival's focus on superficial glamour has tragically overshadowed genuine talent. Take Blur, for instance-a band of legendary status and immense artistry. Instead of receiving the recognition they deserve, Blur gets lost in a sea of shallow posers more interested in their next hashtag than the music. Coachella attendees, more concerned with appearances than substance, are a stark reminder that the festival has strayed far from its roots, leaving true music fans yearning for the authentic experience that once was.

  • @sadomensgaudaprime8142
    @sadomensgaudaprime8142 6 місяців тому

    There is simply no comparison. Whatever talent Davies once had ( not to mention his judgement) has evaporated. Lets not sugar coat this, he was brought back to save the show, and reduced the viewing figures to sub Sylvester McCoy,,,,

    • @UranusMcVitieFish-yd7oq
      @UranusMcVitieFish-yd7oq 6 місяців тому

      Yet the McCoy seasons 2 and 3 are very good.

    • @irrevenant3
      @irrevenant3 6 місяців тому

      You can't realistically compare 2024 viewing figures with 1989 viewing figures. *Especially* when a significant part of Doctor Who's audience are now watching it through Disney+ rather than traditional channels.

    • @sadomensgaudaprime8142
      @sadomensgaudaprime8142 6 місяців тому

      @@irrevenant3 But that's not what's happened. The show didn't even register, the viewership was that low. Ditto iPlayer. And even if there was some truth in what you are saying, the simple fact the show cost 10 million an episode only serves to show just how God awful these viewings figures are. Fact.

  • @jasondonaldson7412
    @jasondonaldson7412 6 місяців тому

    New who is unbearable to watch the doc cries all the time so old who for me

  • @charlesmento5968
    @charlesmento5968 6 місяців тому

    scificfanhorrormedia.blogspot.com/2022/10/doctor-who-empty-childthe-doctor-dances.html

  • @charlesmento5968
    @charlesmento5968 6 місяців тому

    scificfanhorrormedia.blogspot.com/2024/06/did-i-survive-doctor-who-rtd2-era.html

  • @charlesmento5968
    @charlesmento5968 6 місяців тому

    scificfanhorrormedia.blogspot.com/2023/12/rtds-failing-dw.html

  • @charlesmento5968
    @charlesmento5968 6 місяців тому

    scificfanhorrormedia.blogspot.com/2024/05/doctor-whospace-babies-and-total-shit.html

  • @charlesmento5968
    @charlesmento5968 6 місяців тому

    scificfanhorrormedia.blogspot.com/2023/03/happy-rtd-is-returning-to-doctor-who.html

  • @charlesmento5968
    @charlesmento5968 6 місяців тому

    scificfanhorrormedia.blogspot.com/2022/05/doctor-who-parting-of-ways.html

  • @abbarules
    @abbarules 6 місяців тому

    Why bother playing at Coachella? That gathering is less about the music and more about social media.