Post by Elemental Hero on Jul 17, 2008 18:21:47 GMT -5
Doctor Who, a legendary British science fiction TV classic from BBC. Created in 1963, the programme depicts the adventures of the Doctor, a character shrouded in mystery. All that was known about him in the programme's early days was that he was an eccentric alien traveller of great intelligence, exploring time and space in a time machine called the TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimension) in the shape of a 1950s-style British police box but is bigger than it looks. Accompanied by different companions over the years, he explores time and space, solving problems, facing monsters and righting wrongs.
Doctor Who originally ran for 26 seasons on BBC One, from 23 November 1963 until 6 December 1989, was then followed by a 1996 US TV movie by FOX, which failed to achieve the expected ratings in the US but was a major success in the UK. Then BBC revived the franchise on March 25th 2005 and is still going strong. Doctor Who is the longest-running science fiction television show in the world as listed by Guiness Book Of World Records.
The haunting SCIFI sound of the Doctor Who theme was one of the first electronic music tunes made for television, a year before the Moog synthesizer was invented.
A unique and important theme of the show's legacy is Regeneration, a biological ability that allows the Doctor, either old or mortally wounded to undergo a transformation into a new physical form along with a different personality. This was introduced when William Hartnell, the actor who originally played the Doctor was having health problems and was becoming difficult to work with so in the fourth season, it was decided to replace the old doctor with a younger version of himself. The Doctor had already been established as an alien, the character could die and return in a new body. It was also suggested that the Doctor could do this "renewal" regularly, transforming from an older man to a younger one. This would allow for the convenient recasting of the role when necessary. The Doctor's first regeneration is considered one of the most revolutionary and memorable scenes in UK Television history.
Canonically, The Doctor went threw 10 different personas as seen in the image below.
Doctor Who originally ran for 26 seasons on BBC One, from 23 November 1963 until 6 December 1989, was then followed by a 1996 US TV movie by FOX, which failed to achieve the expected ratings in the US but was a major success in the UK. Then BBC revived the franchise on March 25th 2005 and is still going strong. Doctor Who is the longest-running science fiction television show in the world as listed by Guiness Book Of World Records.
The haunting SCIFI sound of the Doctor Who theme was one of the first electronic music tunes made for television, a year before the Moog synthesizer was invented.
A unique and important theme of the show's legacy is Regeneration, a biological ability that allows the Doctor, either old or mortally wounded to undergo a transformation into a new physical form along with a different personality. This was introduced when William Hartnell, the actor who originally played the Doctor was having health problems and was becoming difficult to work with so in the fourth season, it was decided to replace the old doctor with a younger version of himself. The Doctor had already been established as an alien, the character could die and return in a new body. It was also suggested that the Doctor could do this "renewal" regularly, transforming from an older man to a younger one. This would allow for the convenient recasting of the role when necessary. The Doctor's first regeneration is considered one of the most revolutionary and memorable scenes in UK Television history.
Canonically, The Doctor went threw 10 different personas as seen in the image below.