Did anyone catch Dr Who Friday night, Sci Fi channel(US)?

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Charlene wrote:I understand this Doctor is only in for one season, and that the second season episodes currently showing in England have some other actor. I think the business about Time Lords being able to regenerate and look completely different is one of the neatest ways to let a different actor play the same character - much better than just replacing someone (like Darren on the old Bewitched) and not saying anything.
I'm surprised that the turnover of the one actor would be so quick . . .a bit like Colin Baker, hmmm? I liked Colin's doctor but supposedly he was as diffucult tempered as his character, thus the replacement. His run was short and didn't last long enough for me. Too bad they just didn't take the characters in a different direction.

I have no fear of being a geeky nerd and getting a virtual wedgie . . . but I have to point out that they only have thirteen doctors/actors they can cast and then a Timelord's life runs out. Unless they do what the Master did. Didn't he gain more regenerations than the basic thirteen?
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Colin Baker being sacked had nothing to do with the actor's temperament and everything to do with the BBC execs' opinion of the show in general taking a down-turn. Sylvester McCoy, his replacement, only got three seasons before the whole show was cancelled (he'd planned on sticking around for a while, hoping to eventually outlive Tom Baker). It was just the climate at the BBC that was bad. And some rather badly-written scripts doing bad things to the ratings. Colin Baker had a few good ones, like his Dalek episode, but a lot of it was shoddy - The Twin Delimma is just about my least favorite Who episode in existence. I really can't watch it, and I like just about all of the Who episodes I've seen, even the rather silly ones.

That and the clown coat makes me want to claw my eyes out. But yea...


As for Christopher Eccleston, it was planned that he'd only be there for one season from the start. The BBC knew it from day one when they cast him, but the media of course made a big deal about it when they found out and started a bunch of funny rumors over it. David Tennant ought to be around for a bit longer than one season.
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I could probably find the answer on some other site - but how many Doctors have there been?
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David Tennant is the TENTH doctor

1 William Hartnell
2 Patrick Troughton
3 John Pertwee
4 Tom Baker
5 Peter Davison
6 Colin Baker
7 Sylvester McCoy
8 Paul McGann
9 Christopher Ecceleston
10 David Tennant

And I didn't even have to look them up. :P

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Loren wrote: Sci-Fi Channel should re-run The Prisoner, now there's entertainment! :thumbsup:

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Great show. It's on DVD.
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TelegramSam wrote:David Tennant is the TENTH doctor

1 William Hartnell
2 Patrick Troughton
3 John Pertwee
4 Tom Baker
5 Peter Davison
6 Colin Baker
7 Sylvester McCoy
8 Paul McGann
9 Christopher Ecceleston
10 David Tennant

And I didn't even have to look them up. :P

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Thank you. I've seen a few of the ones with John Pertwee, really got interested when Tom Baker was the Doctor, and saw most if not all of the Peter Davison episodes, then kind of forgot about it.
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TelegramSam wrote:David Tennant is the TENTH doctor

1 William Hartnell
2 Patrick Troughton
3 John Pertwee
4 Tom Baker
5 Peter Davison
6 Colin Baker
7 Sylvester McCoy
8 Paul McGann
9 Christopher Ecceleston
10 David Tennant

And I didn't even have to look them up. :P

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Damn dude, you are a nerd! :D

(I might add that this comment was begat by the angst experienced from being ready to post the same list and finding out you'd beaten me to the punch........damn you! :D :D :D :D :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: )
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Flyingcursor wrote:
Loren wrote: Sci-Fi Channel should re-run The Prisoner, now there's entertainment! :thumbsup:

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Great show. It's on DVD.
DVD, what's that? I just finally got a Betamax player.

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Loren wrote:
Flyingcursor wrote:
Loren wrote: Sci-Fi Channel should re-run The Prisoner, now there's entertainment! :thumbsup:

Loren
Great show. It's on DVD.
DVD, what's that? I just finally got a Betamax player.

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Dude...Laserdisk is where it's at.

On topic: I've got Dr. Who on DVD. As with all series, some episodes are better than others, but it's left a favorable enough impression that I'm looking forward to the next season.
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I suppose all you other Prisoner fans know about this site: http://www.netreach.net/~sixofone/

It would be so neat to go to Portmeirion someday.

Be seeing you!
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