Tag Archives: TV

Lost Viewing Method

Now that Lost has been off the air for some time I think it’s appropriate to reflect back on the series. I really enjoyed watching it while it was on and I’m sure somebody has something philosophical they could say about it changing television. I probably wouldn’t say that but, I’m sure someone would. Since it’s finished and there are apparently lots of people that never watched it and some that never watched it a second time I thought I might pontificate upon how one might go about watching the series. First a little about Lost.

Lost was a TV program on american television airing from 2004 to 2010. The six seasons were the brainchild of Jeffrey Lieber, J.J. Abrams, & Damon Lindelof. The basis of the show, covered in heavy detail in the pilot episode is a bunch of people are in an aircraft flying over the Pacific and it crashes, marooning them on a tropical island.
The opening sequence has the distinction of being the shortest that I can think of. I’m not going to look it up, but it’s short and probably shortest ever. Trust me, you’ll never skip through it.
There are 121 episodes and a set of ‘Mobisodes’ that are probably worth your time if you’ve got the DVD or something.

The series is noted as having many twists and back-stories and an awesomely confusing timeline. The week in between episodes and longer between seasons was ample time to get all worked up about what answers were given and what new questions were asked. Viewers both hated and loved this.

There, that recaps what I’m sure the Wikipedia article says. On a personal note, this is the only TV show that I have had a planned event to have people over to my house to watch each upcoming episode. I’m going to attempt to write this little article without giving any spoilers. If I think I can’t avoid it you’ll get a warning. If I didn’t warn you, it’s probably not a spoiler. OR IS IT?!?! No, I would never do that.

Due to the complexity of this series there are probably a myriad of ways that you could watch through it.

You could do as I expect most people with a Netflix or Amazon Prime account are going to do and watch them in order a bunch at a time until all done. House of Cards went really fast when I did that.

I mentioned that there is some fun with the timeline, it’s true. I’m sure that someone has ordered the episodes in some semblance of chronological. But from who’s perspective? Huh? yeah, OK that might kinda be a spoiler. Actually come to think of it, I think my brother was working on chopping up the episodes to make something very much like that. I wonder how that’s coming… So yeah, there’s a few ways to do it like that.

You could skip all of season two, I kinda remember that one being boring and disconnected from the rest of the show.

You could watch them from each person’s perspective in some order. Jack was a pretty self serving character, maybe I would start with Kate, then Hugo. I’d get Boon out of the way then Charlie cause he’s awesome. Locke and Desmond shouldn’t be done back to back but one of them could be done at this point ‘cause their stories have a lot going on. Anyway, you get the idea.

I want to take a different tack though. My method will allow you, the viewer, to get the most enjoyment out of Lost and to forever be able to keep it in your heart as a beloved story.

My viewing order is not about the order so much. I believe in preserving the integrity of the authors work so we will stick with the original broadcast order. This will also make it easier to keep track. No, my method is all about the frequency with which you watch them. I have prepared a handy graph to demonstrate.

Proper Lost Viewing Method

The graph roughly follows the equation y=13.3*1.07X. For the first half of Season 1, you watch one episode a day. Then you move to one a week through most of Season 2. The pattern continues like this, extending out the time between episodes until it’s *years* between episodes at the end of Season 6. You probably think I’m crazy but hear me out. The beauty is, it starts out slowly enough that you can enjoy the early episodes and then, even if you do last all 76 years it takes to watch it, you’ll forget what made you love the series so much by the time you get to the last episode. You might be asking yourself, “Self, if the last episode is so bad why even bother to start?”, or “Man, that seems like a lot of work for some show!!”. As I said before, the show *is* really good. It just ends terribly. The production quality is very high, the acting is solid, until the very end the story is compelling. Kate wears a bathing suit. Plenty of good reasons to watch.

OK, you probably still think I’m crazy, That doesn’t make me wrong. And I’m not. When you blow right past my good advice and get to that final episode in no time flat, you will be cursing J.J. Abrams and wanting to boycott that new Star Wars movie he’s working on. Don’t say I didn’t warn you, because I did. With a graph. and a bunch of text. Maths, yo.

Doctor Who Episodes Streaming

Here's my attempt at creating links for streaming episodes of Doctor Who. Obviously not all episodes are available. Some are still missing and some are not available online. If you have an update PLEASE let me know.

I am willing and interested in the radio programs synced to animation. That sounds cool.

Most (all?) of what I have linked here is links to the Amazon Streaming and Netflix streaming pages for each available episode. If I can find another source I'll add another column for that. This seems to work for now.

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!
#REF!

No Title Code Episodes Amazon Netflix
1 An Unearthly Child A “An Unearthly Child”
aka 100,000 BC “The Cave of Skulls”
aka The Tribe of Gum “The Forest of Fear”
“The Firemaker”
2 The Daleks B “The Dead Planet”
aka The Mutants “The Survivors”
aka The Dead Planet “The Escape”
“The Ambush”
“The Expedition”
“The Ordeal”
“The Rescue”
3 The Edge of Destruction C “The Edge of Destruction”
aka Inside the Spaceship “The Brink of Disaster”
aka Beyond the Sun
4 Marco Polo D “The Roof of the World”
aka A Journey to Cathay “The Singing Sands”
“Five Hundred Eyes”
“The Wall of Lies”
“Rider from Shang-Tu”
“Mighty Kublai Khan”
“Assassin at Peking”
(all missing)
5 The Keys of Marinus E “The Sea of Death”
aka The Sea of Death “The Velvet Web”
“The Screaming Jungle”
“The Snows of Terror”
“Sentence of Death”
“The Keys of Marinus”
6 The Aztecs F “The Temple of Evil”
“The Warriors of Death”
“The Bride of Sacrifice”
“The Day of Darkness”
7 The Sensorites G “Strangers in Space”
“The Unwilling Warriors”
“Hidden Danger”
“A Race Against Death”
“Kidnap”
“A Desperate Venture”
8 The Reign of Terror H “A Land of Fear”
aka The French Revolution “Guests of Madame Guillotine”
“A Change of Identity”
“The Tyrant of France”
“A Bargain of Necessity”
“Prisoners of Conciergerie”
(episodes 4–5 missing but restored with animation)
9 Planet of Giants J “Planet of Giants”
“Dangerous Journey”
“Crisis”
10 The Dalek Invasion of Earth K “World's End”
aka World's End “The Daleks”
“Day of Reckoning”
“The End of Tomorrow”
“The Waking Ally”
“Flashpoint”
11 The Rescue L “The Powerful Enemy”
“Desperate Measures”
12 The Romans M “The Slave Traders”
“All Roads Lead to Rome”
“Conspiracy”
“Inferno”
13 The Web Planet N “The Web Planet”
aka The Zarbi “The Zarbi”
“Escape to Danger”
“Crater of Needles”
“Invasion”
“The Centre”
14 The Crusade P “The Lion”
aka The Lionheart “The Knight of Jaffa”
aka The Crusaders “The Wheel of Fortune”
“The Warlords”
(episodes 2 & 4 missing)
15 The Space Museum Q “The Space Museum”
“The Dimensions of Time”
“The Search”
“The Final Phase”
16 The Chase R “The Executioners”
“The Death of Time”
“Flight Through Eternity”
“Journey into Terror”
“The Death of Doctor Who”
“The Planet of Decision”
17 The Time Meddler S “The Watcher”
“The Meddling Monk”
“A Battle of Wits”
“Checkmate”
9 Planet of Giants J “Planet of Giants”
“Dangerous Journey”
“Crisis”
10 The Dalek Invasion of Earth K “World's End”
aka World's End “The Daleks”
“Day of Reckoning”
“The End of Tomorrow”
“The Waking Ally”
“Flashpoint”
11 The Rescue L “The Powerful Enemy”
“Desperate Measures”
12 The Romans M “The Slave Traders”
“All Roads Lead to Rome”
“Conspiracy”
“Inferno”
13 The Web Planet N “The Web Planet”
aka The Zarbi “The Zarbi”
“Escape to Danger”
“Crater of Needles”
“Invasion”
“The Centre”
14 The Crusade P “The Lion”
aka The Lionheart “The Knight of Jaffa”
aka The Crusaders “The Wheel of Fortune”
“The Warlords”
(episodes 2 & 4 missing)
15 The Space Museum Q “The Space Museum”
“The Dimensions of Time”
“The Search”
“The Final Phase”
16 The Chase R “The Executioners”
“The Death of Time”
“Flight Through Eternity”
“Journey into Terror”
“The Death of Doctor Who”
“The Planet of Decision”
17 The Time Meddler S “The Watcher”
“The Meddling Monk”
“A Battle of Wits”
“Checkmate”
18 Galaxy 4 T “Four Hundred Dawns”
“Trap of Steel”
“Air Lock”
“The Exploding Planet”
(episodes 1, 2, & 4 missing)
19 Mission to the Unknown T/A, TA or DC “Mission to the Unknown”
aka “Dalek Cutaway” (missing)
20 The Myth Makers U “Temple of Secrets”
“Small Prophet, Quick Return”
“Death of a Spy”
“Horse of Destruction”
(all missing)
21 The Daleks' Master Plan V “The Nightmare Begins”
“Day of Armageddon”
“Devil's Planet”
“The Traitors”
“Counter Plot”
“Coronas of the Sun”
“The Feast of Steven”
“Volcano”
“Golden Death”
“Escape Switch”
“The Abandoned Planet”
“Destruction of Time”
(episodes 1, 3–4, 6–9, & 11–12 missing)
22 The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve W “War of God”
aka The Massacre “The Sea Beggar”
“Priest of Death”
“Bell of Doom”
(all missing)
23 The Ark X “The Steel Sky”
“The Plague”
“The Return”
“The Bomb”
24 The Celestial Toymaker Y “The Celestial Toyroom”
“The Hall of Dolls”
“The Dancing Floor”
“The Final Test”
(episodes 1–3 missing)
25 The Gunfighters Z “A Holiday for the Doctor”
“Don't Shoot the Pianist”
“Johnny Ringo”
“The OK Corral”
26 The Savages AA 4 episodes (all missing)
27 The War Machines BB 4 episodes
28 The Smugglers CC 4 episodes (all missing)
29 The Tenth Planet DD 4 episodes/n (episode 4 missing)
30 The Power of the Daleks EE 6 episodes (all missing)
31 The Highlanders FF 4 episodes (all missing)
32 The Underwater Menace GG 4 episodes (episodes 1 & 4 missing)
33 The Moonbase HH 4 episodes (episodes 1 & 3 missing)
34 The Macra Terror JJ 4 episodes (all missing)
35 The Faceless Ones KK 6 episodes (episodes 2 & 4–6 missing)
36 The Evil of the Daleks LL 7 episodes (episodes 1 & 3–7 missing)
37 The Tomb of the Cybermen MM 4 episodes
38 The Abominable Snowmen NN 6 episodes (episodes 1 & 3–6 missing)
39 The Ice Warriors OO 6 episodes (episodes 2 & 3 missing)
40 The Enemy of the World PP 6 episodes (episodes 1–2 & 4–6 missing)
41 The Web of Fear QQ 6 episodes (episodes 2–6 missing)
42 Fury from the Deep RR 6 episodes (all missing)
43 The Wheel in Space SS 6 episodes (episodes 1–2 & 4–5 missing)
44 The Dominators TT 5 episodes
45 The Mind Robber UU 5 episodes (20 mins each)
46 The Invasion VV 8 episodes (episodes 1 & 4 missing but restored with animation)
47 The Krotons WW 4 episodes
48 The Seeds of Death XX 6 episodes
49 The Space Pirates YY 6 episodes (episodes 1 & 3–6 missing)
50 The War Games ZZ 10 episodes
51 Spearhead from Space AAA 4 episodes
52 Doctor Who and the Silurians BBB 7 episodes
53 The Ambassadors of Death CCC 7 episodes[γ]
54 Inferno DDD 7 episodes
55 Terror of the Autons EEE 4 episodes
56 The Mind of Evil FFF 6 episodes
(All exist in black and white only)
57 The Claws of Axos GGG 4 episodes
58 Colony in Space HHH 6 episodes
59 The Dæmons JJJ 5 episodes
60 Day of the Daleks KKK 4 episodes
61 The Curse of Peladon MMM 4 episodes
62 The Sea Devils LLL 6 episodes
63 The Mutants NNN 6 episodes
64 The Time Monster OOO 6 episodes
65 The Three Doctors RRR 4 episodes
66 Carnival of Monsters PPP 4 episodes
67 Frontier in Space QQQ 6 episodes
68 Planet of the Daleks SSS 6 episodes
69 The Green Death TTT 6 episodes
70 The Time Warrior UUU 4 episodes
71 Invasion of the Dinosaurs[ζ] WWW 6 episodes
72 Death to the Daleks XXX 4 episodes
73 The Monster of Peladon YYY 6 episodes
74 Planet of the Spiders ZZZ 6 episodes
75 Robot 4A 4 episodes
76 The Ark in Space 4C 4 episodes
77 The Sontaran Experiment 4B 2 episodes
78 Genesis of the Daleks 4E 6 episodes
79 Revenge of the Cybermen 4D 4 episodes
80 Terror of the Zygons 4F 4 episodes
81 Planet of Evil 4H 4 episodes
82 Pyramids of Mars 4G 4 episodes
83 The Android Invasion 4J 4 episodes
84 The Brain of Morbius 4K 4 episodes
85 The Seeds of Doom 4L 6 episodes
86 The Masque of Mandragora 4M 4 episodes
87 The Hand of Fear 4N 4 episodes
88 The Deadly Assassin 4P 4 episodes
89 The Face of Evil 4Q 4 episodes
90 The Robots of Death 4R 4 episodes
91 The Talons of Weng-Chiang 4S 6 episodes
92 Horror of Fang Rock 4V 4 episodes
93 The Invisible Enemy 4T 4 episodes
94 Image of the Fendahl 4X 4 episodes
95 The Sun Makers 4W 4 episodes
96 Underworld 4Y 4 episodes
97 The Invasion of Time 4Z 6 episodes
98 The Ribos Operation 5A 4 episodes
99 The Pirate Planet 5B 4 episodes
100 The Stones of Blood 5C 4 episodes
101 The Androids of Tara 5D 4 episodes
102 The Power of Kroll 5E 4 episodes
103 The Armageddon Factor 5F 6 episodes
104 Destiny of the Daleks 5J 4 episodes
105 City of Death 5H 4 episodes
106 The Creature from the Pit 5G 4 episodes
107 Nightmare of Eden 5K 4 episodes
108 The Horns of Nimon 5L 4 episodes
Shada[θ] 5M 6 episodes
109 The Leisure Hive 5N 4 episodes
110 Meglos 5Q 4 episodes
111 Full Circle 5R 4 episodes
112 State of Decay 5P 4 episodes
113 Warriors' Gate 5S 4 episodes
114 The Keeper of Traken 5T 4 episodes
115 Logopolis 5V 4 episodes
116 Castrovalva 5Z 4 episodes
117 Four to Doomsday 5W 4 episodes
118 Kinda 5Y 4 episodes
119 The Visitation 5X 4 episodes
120 Black Orchid 6A 2 episodes
121 Earthshock 6B 4 episodes
122 Time-Flight 6C 4 episodes
123 Arc of Infinity 6E 4 episodes
124 Snakedance 6D 4 episodes
125 Mawdryn Undead 6F 4 episodes
126 Terminus 6G 4 episodes
127 Enlightenment 6H 4 episodes
128 The King's Demons 6J 2 episodes
129 The Five Doctors 6K 20th anniversary special (90 mins)
130 Warriors of the Deep 6L 4 episodes
131 The Awakening 6M 2 episodes
132 Frontios 6N 4 episodes
133 Resurrection of the Daleks 6P 2 episodes (45 mins each)
134 Planet of Fire 6Q 4 episodes
135 The Caves of Androzani 6R 4 episodes
136 The Twin Dilemma 6S 4 episodes
137 Attack of the Cybermen 6T 2 episodes
138 Vengeance on Varos 6V 2 episodes
139 The Mark of the Rani 6X 2 episodes
140 The Two Doctors 6W 3 episodes
141 Timelash 6Y 2 episodes
142 Revelation of the Daleks 6Z 2 episodes
143 The Mysterious Planet 7A 4 episodes
Mindwarp 7B 4 episodes
Terror of the Vervoids 7C[9] 4 episodes
The Ultimate Foe 7C[9] 2 episodes
(Episode 2 is 30 minutes)
144 Time and the Rani 7D 4 episodes
145 Paradise Towers 7E 4 episodes
146 Delta and the Bannermen 7F 3 episodes
147 Dragonfire 7G 3 episodes
148 Remembrance of the Daleks 7H 4 episodes
149 The Happiness Patrol 7L 3 episodes
150 Silver Nemesis 7K 3 episodes
151 The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 7J 4 episodes
152 Battlefield 7N 4 episodes
153 Ghost Light 7Q 3 episodes
154 The Curse of Fenric 7M 4 episodes
155 Survival 7P 3 episodes
156 Doctor Who TVM[μ] Television movie (89 mins)
157 Rose 1.1 1 episode
158 The End of the World 1.2 1 episode
159 The Unquiet Dead 1.3 1 episode
160 Aliens of London 1.4 2 episodes
World War Three 1.5
161 Dalek 1.6 1 episode
162 The Long Game 1.7 1 episode
163 Father's Day 1.8 1 episode
164 The Empty Child 1.9 2 episodes
The Doctor Dances 1.1
165 Boom Town 1.11 1 episode
166 Bad Wolf 1.12 2 episodes
The Parting of the Ways 1.13
Doctor Who: Children in Need CIN Children in Need special (7 mins)
167 The Christmas Invasion 2.X Christmas special (60 mins)
168 New Earth 2.1 1 episode
169 Tooth and Claw 2.2 1 episode
170 School Reunion 2.3 1 episode
171 The Girl in the Fireplace 2.4 1 episode
172 Rise of the Cybermen 2.5 2 episodes
The Age of Steel 2.6
173 The Idiot's Lantern 2.7 1 episode
174 The Impossible Planet 2.8 2 episodes
The Satan Pit 2.9
175 Love & Monsters 2.1 1 episode
176 Fear Her 2.11 1 episode
177 Army of Ghosts 2.12 2 episodes
Doomsday 2.13
178 The Runaway Bride 3.X Christmas special (60 mins)
179 Smith and Jones 3.1 1 episode
180 The Shakespeare Code 3.2 1 episode
181 Gridlock 3.3 1 episode
182 Daleks in Manhattan 3.4 2 episodes
Evolution of the Daleks 3.5
183 The Lazarus Experiment 3.6 1 episode
184 1764 3.7 1 episode
185 Human Nature 3.8 2 episodes
The Family of Blood 3.9
186 Blink 3.1 1 episode
187 Utopia 3.11 3 episodes
The Sound of Drums 3.12 (3.13 is 52 mins)
Last of the Time Lords 3.13
Time Crash CIN2 Children in Need special (8 mins)
188 Voyage of the Damned 4.X Christmas special (72 mins)
189 Partners in Crime 4.1 1 episode (50 mins)
190 The Fires of Pompeii 4.3[ν] 1 episode (50 mins)
191 Planet of the Ood 4.2[ν] 1 episode
192 The Sontaran Stratagem 4.4 2 episodes
The Poison Sky 4.5
193 The Doctor's Daughter 4.6 1 episode
194 The Unicorn and the Wasp 4.7 1 episode
195 Silence in the Library 4.9[ν] 2 episodes
Forest of the Dead 4.10[ν]
196 Midnight 4.8[ν] 1 episode
197 Turn Left 4.11 1 episode (50 mins)
198 The Stolen Earth 4.12 2 episodes
Journey's End 4.13 (4.13 is 65 mins)
199 The Next Doctor 4.14 Christmas special (60 mins)
200 Planet of the Dead 4.15 Easter special (60 mins)
201 The Waters of Mars 4.16 Autumn special (60 mins)
Dreamland
202 The End of Time 4.17 Christmas special (60 mins)
4.18 New Year's special (75 mins)
203 The Eleventh Hour 1.1 1 episode (65 mins)
204 The Beast Below 1.2 1 episode
205 Victory of the Daleks 1.3 1 episode
206 The Time of Angels 1.4 2 episodes
Flesh and Stone 1.5
207 The Vampires of Venice 1.6 1 episode (50 mins)
208 Amy's Choice 1.7 1 episode
209 The Hungry Earth 1.8 2 episodes
Cold Blood 1.9
210 Vincent and the Doctor 1.1 1 episode
211 The Lodger 1.11 1 episode
212 The Pandorica Opens 1.12 2 episodes
The Big Bang 1.13 (50 and 55 mins)
213 A Christmas Carol Christmas special (60 mins)
Space 2 Comic Relief specials (3 mins each)
Time
214 The Impossible Astronaut 2.1 2 episodes
Day of the Moon 2.2
215 The Curse of the Black Spot 2.9[ξ] 1 episode
216 The Doctor's Wife 2.3[ξ] 1 episode
217 The Rebel Flesh 2.5 2 episodes
The Almost People 2.6
218 A Good Man Goes to War 2.7 1 episode (50 mins)
219 Let's Kill Hitler 2.8 1 episode (50 mins)
220 Night Terrors 2.4[ξ] 1 episode
221 The Girl Who Waited 2.1 1 episode
222 The God Complex 2.11 1 episode (50 mins)
223 Closing Time 2.12 1 episode
224 The Wedding of River Song 2.13 1 episode
225 The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe Christmas special (60 mins)[21]
Pond Life[23] 5-part mini-adventure
Asylum of the daleks Prequel
226 Asylum of the Daleks 3.1 1 episode (50 mins)
227 Dinosaurs on a Spaceship 3.2 1 episode
228 A Town Called Mercy 3.3 1 episode
229 The Power of Three 3.4 1 episode
230 The Angels Take Manhattan 3.5 1 episode
231 The Snowmen 3.6 Christmas special (60 mins)
232 The Bells of St John 3.7 1 episode
233 The Rings of Akhaten 3.8 1 episode
234 Cold War 3.9 1 episode
235 Hide 3.1 1 episode
236 Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS 3.11 1 episode
237 The Crimson Horror 3.12 1 episode
238 Nightmare in Silver 3.13 1 episode
239 TBA 3.14 1 episode
240 TBA TBA 50th anniversary special
241 TBA TBA Christmas special