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Fantastic: The Ninth Doctor’s Catchphrase

March 1, 2018

google.com, pub-ca-pub-6067120031842370, DIRECT, f08c47fec0942fa0 Fantastic When Russell T Davies was able to move forward with the reboot of Doctor Who, he cast Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor. I will be honest and say the first time I watch it isn’t fantastic and make a decision to watch season 1 of the reboot, to see my original thoughts are right. I have only watched the first three stories, but my thoughts are changing. Eccleston’s mannerisms caught my eye, and he and Billie…

Family: Chris Chibnall Wants a Return to a Family Show

February 24, 2018

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Family When Doctor Who aired for the first time in 1963, family was a big part of the show. Well, in this article by Ben Dowell of Radio Times, we are told that a family feel is what Chris Chibnall wants for his era. James Stong, Chibnall’s friend, and director tells Dowell tells that Chibnall is keen on returning to the beginning. In the beginning, a family feel is apparent. You see this first in the fact that Susan is the…

Regenerations: Contradiction #3 How Many?

February 19, 2018

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Regenerations According to this article by Thomas Ling, regenerations or the number of is a contradiction of the Doctor Who canon. If you begin watching Doctor from the beginning and don’t see new who, you learn Time Lords are reborn twelve times. But the idea does not always seem to stand. There are a couple of times we see a contradiction to the canon. One of them deals with the Master and the other the Doctor. In both instances, they are…

Secrets: What Wasn’t Known About Twelve’s Finally.

February 15, 2018

Episodes and Stories

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Secrets What fan doesn’t like to know the secrets of their favorite show? Well, in this article, Ben Allen shares a video and some facts about the final scene for Peter Capaldi. Steven Moffat and Rachel Talalay talk about the moments before shooting the final scene. The amazing part of the whole scene is they only had 20 minutes to shoot it. Talalay wanted this regeneration episode to be grand. For this to happen it took Talalay and Capaldi working…

Make My Day: Meeting Jodie Whittaker Would

February 14, 2018

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Make My Day To make my day as a Doctor Who fan would be to meet the person playing the Doctor. What a thrill it will be to stand next to Jodie Whittaker for a photo. Wow, how that would feel and what a grand experience. Well, there were a few fans who went to Twitter and posted pictures with Whittaker. Eleanor Bley Griffiths wrote about it in this article. Wow, what a fan would do to meet the actor or…

Fascination: Companions and Their Love for the Doctor

February 7, 2018

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Fascination Fans who watch Doctor Who can see that some of his companions fall in love with him. Their fascination with the Doctor does at times get to be too much. But it does not happen as often as fans think but it does take place from time to time. Sarah Jane As far as what one would call romantic interest, Sarah Jane is the first to come to mind. You cannot say that it was too much on her…

Really, That Wasn’t Pearl Mackie as the Cyberman?

February 5, 2018

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Really! Information has now come to light that Pearl Mackie (Bill Potts) was not the one in the Mondasian Cyberman outfit. Is that really a surprise? Well, after reading this article and thinking about all the Cybermen stories which have aired, the answer is no. To be honest, there should not be a fan anywhere who thinks that Pearl was in the Cyberman suit. You know for me, I just took him as Pearl without considering the facts. Being a…

Two Hearts: Contradiction # 2 of Doctor Who

February 2, 2018

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Two Hearts As a fan of Doctor Who, knowing the Doctor has two hearts is common knowledge. Thomas Ling in this article, says the Doctor’s two hearts are a contradiction to the Doctor Who canon. Since many fans do not always start watching Doctor Who from the start, they don’t know much about the First or Second Doctors. So, they believe two hearts are the norm for Time Lords. After watching a few episodes of the First and Second Doctors,…

Half-Human: Contradiction #1 of Doctor Who

January 31, 2018

Doctors, TV Show and spin offs

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Half-Human As a fan, watching Doctor Who and paying close attention events in the stories is something I do. So, paying close attention to details is vital for me and something which is part of my being. In this article, Thomas Ling writes about the seven biggest contradiction of the Doctor Who canon. The first one is that the Doctor is half-human and is the one that disturbs me the most. Okay, my favorite Time Lord is not one hundred…

Spearhead From Space: Episode 1 of Season 7

January 30, 2018

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Spearhead from Space The Third Doctor, Jon Pertwee, makes his debut in the classic Doctor Who story, Spearhead from Space. After being on trial before the Time Lords, the Doctor’s appearance is changed and sent to earth. His TARDIS lands in a field outside of London where he steps out and collapses. He is found by some soldiers from UNIT and transported to a local medical facility. The Doctor’s TARDIS isn’t the only alien transportation device to land in the woods. The Autons…