Doctor Who?
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As I nowadays have access to BBC Entertainment over the satellite I thought I'd ask about Doctor Who. I have missed the first forty or so years of the series which leaves me lacking a bit of knowledge of what the whole fuzz is about. The wikipedia article is full of facts but it's not really a good introduction. Anyone care to fill me in or point me to a good introduction?
The worst sci-fi series I ever saw. How's that? ;) Marc
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As I nowadays have access to BBC Entertainment over the satellite I thought I'd ask about Doctor Who. I have missed the first forty or so years of the series which leaves me lacking a bit of knowledge of what the whole fuzz is about. The wikipedia article is full of facts but it's not really a good introduction. Anyone care to fill me in or point me to a good introduction?
Well, I should say "Same Pinch[^]" to you. I got a satellite box yesterday, and subscribed to the package containing BBC Entertainment, and I too was thinking of catching up on Doctor Who :D
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The worst sci-fi series I ever saw. How's that? ;) Marc
I say you've missed a lot of British sci-fi then. There've been a lot worse than that.
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.
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As I nowadays have access to BBC Entertainment over the satellite I thought I'd ask about Doctor Who. I have missed the first forty or so years of the series which leaves me lacking a bit of knowledge of what the whole fuzz is about. The wikipedia article is full of facts but it's not really a good introduction. Anyone care to fill me in or point me to a good introduction?
I started watching back in '72, and havent missed an episode. In fact I have every episode in existance either on tape or DVD. I have every single edition of the monthly magazine (currently at edition 418!). Roughly, he is an exiled Time Lord, roaming the universe setting right the wrongs. The Time Lords had a policy of non-interference, but The Doctor does nothing but interfere. For this he was put on trial and exiled to Earth. He won his freedom after saving Gallifrey and was allowed to interfere unofficially, occasionally working for the CIA (Celestial Intervention Agency), a shadowy organisiation of the Time Lords. Then there was the Time War in which the Time Lords and the Daleks fought the final battle for supremecy over the entire cosmos. The Doctor himself defeated both parties and timelocked the war allow him to escape and become the only Time Lord left in the universe (except, unknowingly, The Master, another Time Lord, erstwhile childhood friend of the Doctor, later his Arch-Nemesis). For now, he contents himself by hanging around attractive Earth Girls, being cool, doing brave deeds and generally saving the day for no reward except the excitement of an otherwise ennui-filled existance. The early episodes were marked by having excellent writers and superb storylines marred only by tiny budgets and thus lower production values, thankfully it has got great budgets now and looks 'slick'. Tom Baker was the longest serving Doctor, and for many the best, certainly was for me until David Tennant came along. Matt Smith will play the 11th incarnation of the role, and I look forward to the 50th anniversary in November 2013!
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I started watching back in '72, and havent missed an episode. In fact I have every episode in existance either on tape or DVD. I have every single edition of the monthly magazine (currently at edition 418!). Roughly, he is an exiled Time Lord, roaming the universe setting right the wrongs. The Time Lords had a policy of non-interference, but The Doctor does nothing but interfere. For this he was put on trial and exiled to Earth. He won his freedom after saving Gallifrey and was allowed to interfere unofficially, occasionally working for the CIA (Celestial Intervention Agency), a shadowy organisiation of the Time Lords. Then there was the Time War in which the Time Lords and the Daleks fought the final battle for supremecy over the entire cosmos. The Doctor himself defeated both parties and timelocked the war allow him to escape and become the only Time Lord left in the universe (except, unknowingly, The Master, another Time Lord, erstwhile childhood friend of the Doctor, later his Arch-Nemesis). For now, he contents himself by hanging around attractive Earth Girls, being cool, doing brave deeds and generally saving the day for no reward except the excitement of an otherwise ennui-filled existance. The early episodes were marked by having excellent writers and superb storylines marred only by tiny budgets and thus lower production values, thankfully it has got great budgets now and looks 'slick'. Tom Baker was the longest serving Doctor, and for many the best, certainly was for me until David Tennant came along. Matt Smith will play the 11th incarnation of the role, and I look forward to the 50th anniversary in November 2013!
------------------------------------ No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Clare Boothe Luce
Dalek Dave wrote:
I started watching back in '72, and havent missed an episode. In fact I have every episode in existance either on tape or DVD. I have every single edition of the monthly magazine (currently at edition 418!).
Get a life. :)
“Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell
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Dalek Dave wrote:
I started watching back in '72, and havent missed an episode. In fact I have every episode in existance either on tape or DVD. I have every single edition of the monthly magazine (currently at edition 418!).
Get a life. :)
“Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell
Ah, so true, it has dominated quite a lot of my time. But hey ho, everyone has to have a hobby. Did you know there are over 1000 novels in the series? It is the biggest set of novels about the same character in existence, and growing at about 2-3 per month.
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Ah, so true, it has dominated quite a lot of my time. But hey ho, everyone has to have a hobby. Did you know there are over 1000 novels in the series? It is the biggest set of novels about the same character in existence, and growing at about 2-3 per month.
------------------------------------ No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Clare Boothe Luce
Ah, yes; I have hobbies too. Sampling and collecting colognes, riding superbikes (sadly hired ones :sigh: ) and hopefully I can hit the gym again soon to work on my 'real' hobby, if that counts as one. :)
“Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell
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That is my other option.
I just think overanalyzing is a lot more fun when you already got a feeling for the Doctor Who universe.
Personally, I love the idea that Raymond spends his nights posting bad regexs to mailing lists under the pseudonym of Jane Smith. He'd be like a super hero, only more nerdy and less useful. [Trevel]
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Ah, yes; I have hobbies too. Sampling and collecting colognes, riding superbikes (sadly hired ones :sigh: ) and hopefully I can hit the gym again soon to work on my 'real' hobby, if that counts as one. :)
“Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell
Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
hopefully I can hit the gym again soon to work on my 'real' hobby
Looking at girls in leotards?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
hopefully I can hit the gym again soon to work on my 'real' hobby
Looking at girls in leotards?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
Hanging around the gent's showers? :)
------------------------------------ No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Clare Boothe Luce
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I started watching back in '72, and havent missed an episode. In fact I have every episode in existance either on tape or DVD. I have every single edition of the monthly magazine (currently at edition 418!). Roughly, he is an exiled Time Lord, roaming the universe setting right the wrongs. The Time Lords had a policy of non-interference, but The Doctor does nothing but interfere. For this he was put on trial and exiled to Earth. He won his freedom after saving Gallifrey and was allowed to interfere unofficially, occasionally working for the CIA (Celestial Intervention Agency), a shadowy organisiation of the Time Lords. Then there was the Time War in which the Time Lords and the Daleks fought the final battle for supremecy over the entire cosmos. The Doctor himself defeated both parties and timelocked the war allow him to escape and become the only Time Lord left in the universe (except, unknowingly, The Master, another Time Lord, erstwhile childhood friend of the Doctor, later his Arch-Nemesis). For now, he contents himself by hanging around attractive Earth Girls, being cool, doing brave deeds and generally saving the day for no reward except the excitement of an otherwise ennui-filled existance. The early episodes were marked by having excellent writers and superb storylines marred only by tiny budgets and thus lower production values, thankfully it has got great budgets now and looks 'slick'. Tom Baker was the longest serving Doctor, and for many the best, certainly was for me until David Tennant came along. Matt Smith will play the 11th incarnation of the role, and I look forward to the 50th anniversary in November 2013!
------------------------------------ No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Clare Boothe Luce
Excellent overview of the series. Do you really have tapes of everything? I only started watching in the 80's with Tom Baker. I thought even the BBC had trashed the copies of the earliest shows so there were none in existence. Maybe you could donate them to the BBBC so they could release a complete Series set. I agree with you that David Tennant revived the series and brought it to a new level. I look forward to the new Doctor.
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Dalek Dave wrote:
I started watching back in '72, and havent missed an episode. In fact I have every episode in existance either on tape or DVD. I have every single edition of the monthly magazine (currently at edition 418!).
Get a life. :)
“Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell
Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
Get a life. Smile
I suppose you have better interests like drinking 12 beers in a row or playing World of Warcraft until your eyes bleed or watching countless hours of pointless youtube videos. I'm sure you have your time sinks. If you're a programmer or computer geek of some kind then Dr. Who is a prerequisite.
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I say you've missed a lot of British sci-fi then. There've been a lot worse than that.
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.
Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
I say you've missed a lot of British sci-fi then. There've been a lot worse than that.
Well, Dr Who was my introduction to British shows, which basically turned me off the anything British. It still surprises me when I discover a movie that I liked that was British made. ;) Marc
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I started watching back in '72, and havent missed an episode. In fact I have every episode in existance either on tape or DVD. I have every single edition of the monthly magazine (currently at edition 418!). Roughly, he is an exiled Time Lord, roaming the universe setting right the wrongs. The Time Lords had a policy of non-interference, but The Doctor does nothing but interfere. For this he was put on trial and exiled to Earth. He won his freedom after saving Gallifrey and was allowed to interfere unofficially, occasionally working for the CIA (Celestial Intervention Agency), a shadowy organisiation of the Time Lords. Then there was the Time War in which the Time Lords and the Daleks fought the final battle for supremecy over the entire cosmos. The Doctor himself defeated both parties and timelocked the war allow him to escape and become the only Time Lord left in the universe (except, unknowingly, The Master, another Time Lord, erstwhile childhood friend of the Doctor, later his Arch-Nemesis). For now, he contents himself by hanging around attractive Earth Girls, being cool, doing brave deeds and generally saving the day for no reward except the excitement of an otherwise ennui-filled existance. The early episodes were marked by having excellent writers and superb storylines marred only by tiny budgets and thus lower production values, thankfully it has got great budgets now and looks 'slick'. Tom Baker was the longest serving Doctor, and for many the best, certainly was for me until David Tennant came along. Matt Smith will play the 11th incarnation of the role, and I look forward to the 50th anniversary in November 2013!
------------------------------------ No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Clare Boothe Luce
Dalek Dave wrote:
The Doctor himself defeated both parties and timelocked the war allow him to escape and become the only Time Lord left in the universe (except, unknowingly, The Master, another Time Lord, erstwhile childhood friend of the Doctor, later his Arch-Nemesis).
Presumably Romana as well, although they never mentioned her again.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
I say you've missed a lot of British sci-fi then. There've been a lot worse than that.
Well, Dr Who was my introduction to British shows, which basically turned me off the anything British. It still surprises me when I discover a movie that I liked that was British made. ;) Marc
Star Wars for example?
------------------------------------ No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Clare Boothe Luce
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Dalek Dave wrote:
The Doctor himself defeated both parties and timelocked the war allow him to escape and become the only Time Lord left in the universe (except, unknowingly, The Master, another Time Lord, erstwhile childhood friend of the Doctor, later his Arch-Nemesis).
Presumably Romana as well, although they never mentioned her again.
She came back from E-Space and became president.
------------------------------------ No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Clare Boothe Luce
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Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
Get a life. Smile
I suppose you have better interests like drinking 12 beers in a row or playing World of Warcraft until your eyes bleed or watching countless hours of pointless youtube videos. I'm sure you have your time sinks. If you're a programmer or computer geek of some kind then Dr. Who is a prerequisite.
Indeed, like Monty Python. If you cannot quote MP verbatim then you have no business sitting in front of a keyboard.
------------------------------------ No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Clare Boothe Luce
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She came back from E-Space and became president.
------------------------------------ No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Clare Boothe Luce
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As I nowadays have access to BBC Entertainment over the satellite I thought I'd ask about Doctor Who. I have missed the first forty or so years of the series which leaves me lacking a bit of knowledge of what the whole fuzz is about. The wikipedia article is full of facts but it's not really a good introduction. Anyone care to fill me in or point me to a good introduction?
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The End of Time still showed Rassilon as the President, so if Romana became President it must have been either very short lived or happened after the end of time. :) IMO they just dropped Romana on the floor after Baker and Ward split up.
The Time War changed everything. Gallifrey was time-looped, and it lost all of it's history, as part of the War, so it never progressed from the time of the first president, Rassilon. Romana was one of the last presidents before the war, as indeed was The Doctor himself (twice).
------------------------------------ No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Clare Boothe Luce