The Epic Doctor Who Thread

[Alice Holmes]

Now we have one. Yay!

 

 

[Undead Medic]

So, Capaldi. Yay or nay?

Personally I think he'll be brilliant!

 

 

[Bakerstreet Irregular]

   Hhhmmm...I would have to say yay, just because I haven't been able to watch The Dr. for eons. Channel 10 used to carry it and  I watched it faithfully. Then the powers that be stopped carrying their signal and lost track of it. As long as he makes a good Doctor, why not.

[aely]

If I ignore his tenure in Torchwood, it's yay.

 

I like being able to say the Angel has the Phone Box.  

 

[Alice Holmes]

WHERE did you get the TARDIS emoticon???

[aely]

Same place I got this one...  

 

 

My photobucket.

 

No idea where I found them originally. I have dalek and K9 mood icons too, that were made for livejournal.

 

This is the giggly dalek -

 

 

This is Dorky K9 -

 

[Alice Holmes]

AWWWW, dorky K-9...

[Mary L]

Oh, dalek is so cool 

I haven't seen all seasons. I know only Rose Tyler and Martha Jones 

I don't have any free time for watching it.

 

[Alice Holmes]

Ha well if you plan on watching ALL seasons, you'll be here a while. It's been running since 1963. No pressure.

[Mary L]

I mean seasons starting at 9 Doctor I really won't be able to watch it ALL. It's too much for me

[Carol the Dabbler]

Actually, I suspect that very few fans have actually seen all of the episodes, or even all of the Doctors.

 

I watched the show regularly back when Tom Baker and Peter Davison were playing the Doctor.  Even though I stopped watching after that, I find that I can understand newer episodes well enough to enjoy them.  Someday when you've caught up with the recent Doctors, you might have a look at some Tom Baker episodes!

 

[Caya]

Your mentioning Peter Davison reminded me of something that was posted on Cracked a while ago.

 

[Carol the Dabbler]

Wow, I never knew that -- but IMDb confirms it!

 

[Mary L]

I brake my brain, really

But it's great

[aely]

Actually, I suspect that very few fans have actually seen all of the episodes, or even all of the Doctors.

 

 

 

There's at least one on here - I have in no way seen all the episodes, but I have seen all the Doctors, including the ones that don't fit into the canon, such as Peter Cushing, Joanna Lumley and Richard E Grant.

 

Tim will another, I expect.

[Alice Holmes]

I've seen probably all of the 3rd Doctor's episodes. I've seen quite a bit of Doctor 2, and a few episodes of Doctor 1. I actually haven't seen all that much of the 4th, and of course I've seen the whole new series, although I was reluctant to get into it until about 2010. I thought it was blasphemy! But, of course, it proved itself to be rather good.

 

But ahh, to remember the days when Whovians were considered the paradigm of the geek race. Now it's just kind of normal.

[ToniLianne]

I have seen odd episodes and series from all of the Doctors, and the films featuring Peter Cushing too courtesy of my dad who is a life long whovian, so even from a young age despite the show seemingly finished I was into Doctor Who long before it was brought back to our screens and one of my favourite Doctors of all time is Tom Baker's portrayal. Of course I have watched all of the new series and Doctors too, which I have enjoyed and I am eagerly anticipating the 50th anniversary show.

 

I am not that familiar with Peter Capaldi as an actor, that is not necessarily a bad thing though, and I look forward to seeing what he can bring to the role. I shall reserve judgement until I have seen him in action.

[Carol the Dabbler]

Something really cool just came in on the BBC newsfeed:
 

 

An Adventure In Space And Time
 
This special one-off drama travels back in time to 1963 to see how the beloved Doctor Who was first brought to the screen.

 
Go to the BBC website to read more, including a Q&A with writer and executive producer Mark Gatiss!
 
(I sure hope this shows up on this side of the Atlantic sooner or later!)

[Carol the Dabbler]

Not to be confused with the above, this just came in on the BBC newsfeed:

Doctor Who: The Day Of The Doctor

Special 50th Anniversary episode for BBC One

 

 

The Doctors embark on their greatest adventure in this 50th anniversary special. In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London’s National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space, an ancient battle reaches its devastating conclusion. All of reality is at stake as the Doctor’s own dangerous past comes back to haunt him.

 

Written by Steven Moffat

Directed by Nick Hurran

Executive produced by Steven Moffat and Faith Penhale

Produced by Marcus Wilson

Stars: Matt Smith, David Tennant and Jenna Coleman with Billie Piper and John Hurt

 

Click here to see the entire announcement, with lots more pictures and links to interviews with the stars and that Moffat fellow.

 

[Undead Medic]

I have indeed seen stories featuring all of the Doctors. Although I have by no means seen all of the stories there are. 

 

My favourites are:

 

The Second, The Fourth, The Fifth, and The Ninth. I also greatly like The Tenth. And that's as much as I'm prepared to whittle it down!

[Carol the Dabbler]

I have indeed seen stories featuring all of the Doctors. Although I have by no means seen all of the stories there are. 

 

My favourites are:

 

The Second, The Fourth, The Fifth, and The Ninth. I also greatly like The Tenth. And that's as much as I'm prepared to whittle it down!

 

For those of us who think more in terms of actors' names, here are The Doctor's regenerations by the number (mostly from Wikipedia):

 

1:  William Hartnell

 

2:  Patrick Troughton

 

3:  Jon Pertwee

 

4:  Tom Baker (of the multi-colored scarf)

 

5:  Peter Davison (with the celery in his lapel)

 

6:  Colin Baker

 

7:  Sylvester McCoy (AKA Radagast the Brown of The Hobbit)

 

8:  Paul McGann

 

9:  Christopher Eccleston

 

10:  David Tennant

 

11:  Matt Smith (the current Doctor)

 

12:  Peter Capaldi (the upcoming Doctor)

 

[Carol the Dabbler]

From Sherlockology:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mkq8pnvsnQg&feature=player_embedded

 

Watch the first trailer for The Day of the Doctor, the eagerly anticipated 50th anniversary episode of Doctor Who - written by Steven Moffat

 

[Carol the Dabbler]

And while you're waiting for "The Day of the Doctor," how about watching "The Night of the Doctor" (which just came in on the Sherlockology newsfeed)?
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U3jrS-uhuo&feature=player_embedded
 

Watch The Night of the Doctor, a rather surprising Doctor Who mini-episode written by Steven Moffat.

[aely]

I have no words for how happy The Night of the Doctor made me. Talk about flaily squee!      

[Carol the Dabbler]

Have y'all seen the nifty logo that Google is using today in honor of Doctor Who's 50th anniversary?