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[Doctor Who]: "...the clock is striking Twelve's."
Mike Danger
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Okay! Right, first, general background!
Wikipedia wrote:Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a mysterious alien time-traveller known as "the Doctor" who travels in his space and time-ship, the TARDIS, which normally appears from the exterior to be a blue 1950s police box. With his companions, he explores time and space, solving problems, facing monsters and righting wrongs.
You should probably assume this thread contains spoilers for episodes that have already aired.
The current TARDIS crew:
The Twelfth Doctor: Peter Capaldi
With his life saved by a last-minute gift of regenerations from the Time Lords, the Doctor has moved on to more pressing problems, like what color his kidneys are.
Clara Oswald: Jenna Coleman
The Doctor's current traveling companion, currently stunned by his transformation and kidney complaints.
Where/When To Watch
Doctor Who is off the air following the 2013 Christmas special, "The Time of the Doctor". Season 8 is currently anticipated to kick off in autumn 2014.
All of time and space - where do I want to start? [A Quick Primer, and Where to Start]
The recommended place to start for people just hearing about the show now is the First Series (with Christopher Eccleston). While the show will occasionally make reference to episodes and characters from the classic series, it's not necessary to have watched them.
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Doctor Who first premiered in November 1963 with William Hartnell as the First Doctor, and ran until December 1989 with Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor. This time period is known as "the classic series".
Paul McGann appeared as the Eighth Doctor in a TV movie in 1996. Long unavailable, this was recently released on DVD as "Doctor Who: The Movie"
Christopher Eccleston appeared as the Ninth Doctor when the BBC and executive producer Russell T. Davies resurrected the show in 2005. The numbering for episodes and seasons was restarted, so Eccleston's first series was released as "Doctor Who: The Complete First Series". This is known as the "new series".
David Tennant succeeded Christopher Eccleston in the "Second Series" as the Tenth Doctor, and continued in the role through the "Fourth Series". Between the Fourth and Fifth series, the show went on hiatus, and produced 4 special episodes. These were released as "The Complete Specials", and marked the show's transition from shooting in standard definition to shooting in high definition:
- Planet of the Dead
- The Waters of Mars
- The End of Time, Part 1
- The End of Time, Part 2
Note that Tennant's last Christmas special, "The Next Doctor", was not made available as part of the Series 4 boxset or as part of the Complete Specials set. You can buy it separately as a standalone disc. (Most streaming services will incorporate it in its proper place after the Series 4 finale.)
The End of Time marked David Tennant's exit from the show, as well as the exit of Russell T. Davies from the show's production staff. Tennant was replaced by Matt Smith for the "Fifth Series", and Russell T Davies was replaced by longtime writer for the show Steven Moffat.
As of today (9/11/13), almost all of the new series is available for instant streaming on Netflix. Mini-episode content (Children in Need specials, minisodes, etc.) is missing, and for reasons as yet unknown to me, "A Christmas Carol" (the first 11th Doctor Christmas special) and "Planet of the Dead" are missing. Series 7 episodes are not yet available. Selected episodes from the classic series are also available.
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Doctor Who first premiered in November 1963 with William Hartnell as the First Doctor, and ran until December 1989 with Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor. This time period is known as "the classic series".
Paul McGann appeared as the Eighth Doctor in a TV movie in 1996. Long unavailable, this was recently released on DVD as "Doctor Who: The Movie"
Christopher Eccleston appeared as the Ninth Doctor when the BBC and executive producer Russell T. Davies resurrected the show in 2005. The numbering for episodes and seasons was restarted, so Eccleston's first series was released as "Doctor Who: The Complete First Series". This is known as the "new series".
David Tennant succeeded Christopher Eccleston in the "Second Series" as the Tenth Doctor, and continued in the role through the "Fourth Series". Between the Fourth and Fifth series, the show went on hiatus, and produced 4 special episodes. These were released as "The Complete Specials", and marked the show's transition from shooting in standard definition to shooting in high definition:
- Planet of the Dead
- The Waters of Mars
- The End of Time, Part 1
- The End of Time, Part 2
Note that Tennant's last Christmas special, "The Next Doctor", was not made available as part of the Series 4 boxset or as part of the Complete Specials set. You can buy it separately as a standalone disc. (Most streaming services will incorporate it in its proper place after the Series 4 finale.)
The End of Time marked David Tennant's exit from the show, as well as the exit of Russell T. Davies from the show's production staff. Tennant was replaced by Matt Smith for the "Fifth Series", and Russell T Davies was replaced by longtime writer for the show Steven Moffat.
As of today (9/11/13), almost all of the new series is available for instant streaming on Netflix. Mini-episode content (Children in Need specials, minisodes, etc.) is missing, and for reasons as yet unknown to me, "A Christmas Carol" (the first 11th Doctor Christmas special) and "Planet of the Dead" are missing. Series 7 episodes are not yet available. Selected episodes from the classic series are also available.
"Shh! Eleventh!" Classic Doctor Who
There's a ton of material from the classic series, and naturally, varying opinions as to what to watch. Here are some tried-and-true classics for you. A * indicates that the episode is on Netflix Instant Watch (note that Netflix lists new series episodes as "Doctor Who" and classic series episodes as "Classic Doctor Who".
William Hartnell as the First Doctor: An Unearthly Child, The Aztecs*, The Time Meddler
Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor: Tomb of the Cybermen, The Mind Robber*, The War Games
Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor: Spearhead from Space*, Inferno, The Daemons
Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor: City of Death*, The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Logopolis
Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor: Kinda, Earthshock, The Caves of Androzani*
Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor: Vengeance on Varos, Revelation of the Daleks, The Two Doctors
Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor: The Curse of Fenric*, Ghost Light, Survival
If you want Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, you'll have to hunt down the movie, as that's all that he appeared in. (There are audio plays, etc., but that's the only time he played him "on film".)
William Hartnell as the First Doctor: An Unearthly Child, The Aztecs*, The Time Meddler
Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor: Tomb of the Cybermen, The Mind Robber*, The War Games
Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor: Spearhead from Space*, Inferno, The Daemons
Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor: City of Death*, The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Logopolis
Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor: Kinda, Earthshock, The Caves of Androzani*
Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor: Vengeance on Varos, Revelation of the Daleks, The Two Doctors
Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor: The Curse of Fenric*, Ghost Light, Survival
If you want Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, you'll have to hunt down the movie, as that's all that he appeared in. (There are audio plays, etc., but that's the only time he played him "on film".)
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Its just that with Rory and Mickey it was more that they where the butt of the jokes, not real companions. There for shit to happen to, not characters in their own right. Compare that to Wilfred in the End of Time.
But it'd be awesome if we had another companion like Jamie. Or... actually, no, Turlough. Competent alien coward with iffy allegiances. Another double agent companion would be great.
It'd be great to have more than just one companion at once, though. Groupings like Ian/Barbara/Susan (later Vicki) and Tegan/Nyssa/Adric (later Turlough) generally worked pretty well. Even if there's just one main companion with a couple of others rotating through for a couple of episodes here and there (more so than River or and co.).
I mean, I love Matt Smith but damn if Peter Capaldi doesn't remind me a little of Tom Baker.
To Rory the Doctor is his companion.
Dear gods let there be a screen in Memphis.
To Rory, the Doctor is that annoying kid.
And just because it amuses me.
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@Bogart the first Pertwee story (Spearhead from Space, right?) was filmed during union action at the BBC which prevented the show from using their normal videotape cameras so it was all done in 35mm film instead, which I think is not very kind to the props and effects.
I really like that so many of the Pertwee stories use locations, though. It made them feel less claustrophobic.
Coincidentally, I may have bought the Bluray of Spearhead from Space this morning.
Her this changes everything face is fantastic.
Laughed like anything watching that one.
http://www.fathomevents.com/#!doctor-who-the-day-of-the-doctor/more-info/theater-locations
I pitched to the wife (was thinking maybe surprising her with it...but it's too late for her birthday (the 3rd), and too early for X-mas.
Los Angeles - Century 20 Bella Terra at Huntington Beach (Huntington Beach, CA)
New York - AMC Loews Village 7 (New York, NY)
New York - Regal E-Walk Stadium 13 & RPX (New York, NY)
Chicago - Century 12 Evanston + XD (Evanston, IL)
Chicago - Cinemark @ Seven Bridges + IMAX (Woodridge, IL)
Philadelphia - Cinemark Rave Cinemas University City 6 (Philadelphia, PA)
Philadelphia - Cinemark 16 (Somerdale, NJ)
Dallas-Ft. Worth - Cinemark West Plano + XD (Plano, TX)
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose - Century San Francisco Centre 9 and XD (San Francisco, CA)
Washington, DC - Cinemark Rave Cinemas Fairfax Corner 14 + XD (Fairfax, VA)
Houston - Cinemark Tinseltown 17 and XD (The Woodlands, TX)
Atlanta - Cinemark Tinseltown 17 (Fayetteville, GA)
Seattle-Tacoma - Cinemark Lincoln Square Cinemas (Bellevue, WA)
Minneapolis - AMC Southdale 16 (Edina, MN)
These are getting ticketed through Cinemark and Fandango. Both the simulcast and 2-days-later tickets go on sale tomorrow.
I have no idea why they didn't send an e-mail out about it (I've had the thing pre-ordered for months so it was a bit of a shock when I found out on another forum), so I'm downloading my digital copy now and should hopefully get my big fancy limited edition CD in the mail soon. I'll listen to it tonight and write a non-spoilery review tomorrow if anyone is interested.
holy fuck that sounds toppers
If he had stuck around longer he'd be my favorite Doctor by far but his run is so short I have to give the nod to his successor. Smith I can deal with but it's more or less accepting his run than being giddy about him, I'm absolutely thrilled about the choice of the new Doctor.
And, well, Eccleston recently said he loves the Doctor and is totally down for the 100th if Joe Ahearne directs it. It's not like he's distancing himself from the role. He's just not returning to it. Which is fine. It's not like he's the first actor who's done that (Tom Baker in the 20th, anyone?).
BUT DAMNIT I AM EXCITED.
Surprising amount of showings in Utah. Annoyingly i'm stuck in St George for the next few months, and nothing down here.
Well..Vegas I suppose.
Any folks around here live in the Vegas area and could vouch for any of the theatres on the list? I could do that drive for this.
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It's a silly policy to get stubborn about.
Eccleston loves the Doctor so much he's never coming back. Right. I love how he'll only come back under certain conditions.
Eccelston is 49 right now; so in 50 years he'll be 99.
I'm not sure he'll be in any position to come back at that point. :P
He was obviously joking.
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