tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post9060876455136587991..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: Doctor Who at 50: The Ninth Doctor (2005)Adam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-4228038719677873602013-11-14T17:46:46.405+00:002013-11-14T17:46:46.405+00:00True story: My family, living in the New York Cit...True story: My family, living in the New York City area, was deeply annoyed that they didn't air the Ninth Doctor's new series on TV here. This was 2005, a bit before high-speed downloading became utterly ubiquitous and commonplace.<br /><br />However I was at university at the time, further north in the Boston area....and thus our university's cable TV package included the *Canadian* channel CBC, which DID carry the Ninth Doctor episodes - airing only a week or two behind Britain.<br /><br />So this was old school, "circulate the lost episode tapes at conventions" stuff - I'd record them off of my TV on VHS tapes at my University dorm, then excitedly bring them home to share around.<br /><br />We *cheered*, the whole room actually *cheered* when at the end of the fifth episode the trailer for episode six aired, announcing the return of the *Daleks*!<br /><br />--The Dragon DemandsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-53275090435195765612013-11-14T17:41:09.986+00:002013-11-14T17:41:09.986+00:00I love the idea of the "Time War" that t...I love the idea of the "Time War" that they came up with, serving as a meta-level analogue for the missing 16 year gap of the "Wilderness years". It conveniently gave the new (or rather "returned) series a fresh slate, while still letting it be the same continuity. <br /><br />But above all, it meant that when the Doctor was excited to see "oh my god, a Dalek survived!" - it survived both the "Time War" AND the 16 year gap. This reaches its apex with "School Reunion" - the Doctor hasn't seen Mary Jane Smith since before "the Time War"...and we-the-audience haven't seen her since before "the 16 year gap", so we're just as excited as he is. <br /><br />It was a good metaphor/analogy for losing the show for a decade and a half. <br /><br />--The Dragon DemandsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-5819090889021513822013-11-11T05:15:56.618+00:002013-11-11T05:15:56.618+00:00Father's Day is one of the best Who epidoses e...Father's Day is one of the best Who epidoses ever in my opinion.Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10158899379220434308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-6901533998544419452013-11-10T23:49:07.709+00:002013-11-10T23:49:07.709+00:00I came to Doctor Who thanks to the 2005 reboot, an...I came to Doctor Who thanks to the 2005 reboot, and Christopher Eccleston was my first doctor. I had no idea the Time War was created for the reboot? I do wish he'd stayed with the show for another season or so, I do love Eccleston's mix of zany and serious, often within the same sentence. Andrea Jhttp://littleredreviewer.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-84155011757174424292013-11-10T16:54:43.161+00:002013-11-10T16:54:43.161+00:00After Tennant, the 2nd-best recent Doctor in my bo...After Tennant, the 2nd-best recent Doctor in my book! Hirondelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16007502417042832594noreply@blogger.com