Perhaps we only followed their adventures at the end of their long long lifespans?
signed, She Who Knows Little About Who
Yeah. He's my hero.
Mal ,'The Train Job'
Boxed Set, Vol. II: "It's a Cookbook...A Cookbook!!"
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much any other "genre" show that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.
Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.
This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.
Theodosia - Jun 19, 2005 1:53:10 am PDT #1588 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
§ ita § - Jun 19, 2005 5:41:29 am PDT #1589 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh, that was beautiful! I know I can grow to love Tennant, but I just didn't have Eccleston long enough. He pinged me in the pingable places. ADORE. ADORE.
Nah, I got nothing coherent to say.
ADORE.
Fiona - Jun 19, 2005 6:09:00 am PDT #1590 of 10001
Re Matt's whitefont:
I see your point about young and hot, but then the Doctors have been getting younger all the time. (Mind you, they'd have had trouble finding anything older than William Hartnell). And I guess it's a reflection of the age, away from the paternalistic Sixties to the hip Noughties, or something.
This Regeneration sort of suggested that the Doctor might actually turn into anything, but we got another White Anglo-Saxon Male. Which, as he's David Tennant, is fine by me - except that he still seemed to be playing Casanova.
I'm right there with you, ita.
Tom Scola - Jun 19, 2005 7:13:32 am PDT #1591 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I am just so glad that they didn't resurrect Davros yet again.
Between this and Batman I am in a state of geekphoria right now.
DCJensen - Jun 19, 2005 9:46:02 am PDT #1592 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
News story: [link] (Spoilers for new Who Finale)
The television phenomenon of 2005 is heading for the big screen for the first time in 40 years. The BBC confirmed that it is considering a film adaptation after the triumphant climax of the Doctor Who series last night.
DCJensen - Jun 19, 2005 10:13:10 am PDT #1593 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
Knowing Russell T Davies praise of Buffy had me musing on last night's Dr. Who episode.
The big battle bears a resemblance to Buffy Season four, ep " Primeval. " hee.
The big question, I guess, is if the Christmas special will have Jack, The Doctor and Rose sharing an attack by the First TARDIS in their dreams?
And being Dr. Who, There will undoubtably be some Cheese, man.
DCJensen - Jun 19, 2005 10:21:31 am PDT #1594 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
Perhaps we only followed their adventures at the end of their long long lifespans?
Nope. with the exception of the first Doctor back in the early 60's, we've seen their complete life spans. They have all died "untimely" deaths. One could infer from the resulting regenerations, that it varies slightly, but the overall trend for Doctors is toward younger.
Nevertheless, the Doctor is generally youthful in spirit, unless something goes "wrong."
§ ita § - Jun 19, 2005 11:33:31 am PDT #1595 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
with the exception of the first Doctor back in the early 60's, we've seen their complete life spans. They have all died "untimely" deaths.
Doesn't that mean we haven't seen their complete life spans? You mean untimely as in "not of natural causes, including age", right? The idea that just because a body looks near the end to us, that it might be Gallifreyan spring chicken is still a possibility, no?
Tom Scola - Jun 19, 2005 11:53:00 am PDT #1596 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Over the course of the show, the Doctor's stated age has been steadily going up by centuries and centuries. One can infer that there are large gaps in the Doctor's life that we have never seen.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 19, 2005 12:16:22 pm PDT #1597 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
My viewership only ran up through the Colin Baker years with very few glimpses afterward, but I thought the original Doctor was nearly 800 when he kicked it (the only Doctor to regenerate due to advancing age, by the way), and the subsequent five blew through what should have been about 4,000 years of collective lifespan in less than a century due to their dangerous lifestyle. Did McCoy's run take place over a lot longer timespan?