...And no I'm not talking about one direction day...
Tomorrow: November 23rd, we're celebrating the longest running sci-fi TV show. 50 years of Doctor Who!!!
For a trailers and a few scenes for the movie see my previous blog post:
So are you taking a friend to see it? or are you new to the show yourself? Maybe you've never even seen an episode before and would like to know a little bit more about what you're going to see.
Have no fear you've come to the right place! or maybe the wrong place, I might give you an information overload.
First off I need to get the most common misconception of the show dealt with and out of the way. It is not about a doctor with the last name Who. The name of the show is actually a question: Doctor Who? The name of the main character is unknown he simply goes by the title: The Doctor, and after introducing himself as such he is usually asked the question: Doctor who?
It is also not a boring show about a doctor without a name walking around a hospital making people feel better. It's about an alien who looks human, with a machine that can travel anywhere in time and space. He fights monsters and has saved the earth (one of his favorite planets) countless times.
So, all of time and space, everything that ever happened or ever will... where should I start?
I think it would be best to give you a brief history of the show.
Below you'll see a YouTube video, it's actually not be me, and it was made probably a little over two years ago but it can give you a quick look into the history of the show.
If you didn't get all that don't worry I'll kind of go through some of the terminology later, sorry to scare you with such a big word but that's all it is: a word, and it's kind of necessary.
Any way they left off at the end of season five...
So here's another video, so I don't have to type it all up of seasons 5-6
If you didn't get any of that... sorry I can't help you.
You really just need to watch the show.
Also in a special behind the scenes news report on the 50th it was mentioned that things would hopefully be explained well enough for people who have never seen the show before and this will be the first piece of Doctor Who they see.
So where can you see this special episode? Check the chart below:
Here's a list of some basic Doctor Who terminology, things you might hear when going to see the 50th that you would normally have no clue as to what us Whovians are saying.
Well there's a good one to start with:
Whovians The self proclaimed title one gives to them self when they become a fan of the show.
Numbers 1 - 12 These are usually referring to the different versions of the Doctor. For more information on each of the Doctor's visit BBC's Doctor Who info page here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006q2x0/features/doctors
Any other people in the show? Clara, River Song, The Ponds (Amy and Rory).
Click on this link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006q2x0/features/characters
Strangely enough I don't seem to see anything about Rose. She will be in the 50th for sure. The return of BAD WOLF! Another term from the show: Bad Wolf referring to Rose or the message she sent to herself. When she needed to fly the TARDIS to return a few thousand years in the future she broke looked into the heart of the TARDIS taking all of time and space into herself. This helped her fly the TARDIS to return to the Doctor and defeat the Daleks who were about to destroy the planet. If that didn't make any sense at all watch the two part episodes: Bad Wolf, and The Parting of Ways. Both are available on Netflix or iTunes.
The TARDIS The Doctor's time machine. It's an acronym which stands for Time And Relative Dimensions In Space. It can travel anywhere in time and / or space. Theses machines utilize Time Lord technology which allows them to have a larger interior and a smaller exterior, when you hear someone say "bigger on the inside" they are referencing to this. Fun Fact: Once there were many TARDIS's when the Time Lords still lived. The Doctor actually stole his TARDIS which was faulty. One of it's problems is it has a broken chameleon circuit, so the first place that the Doctor landed the TARDIS disguised itself as a police public call box (an old fashioned telephone booth) and it stayed that way ever since... except for one of the Doctors' regenerations who fixed it temporarily.
Sonic Screwdriver This is the Doctor's tool of choice. He prefers this over a weapon to get him out of sticky situations. Over the years he has had several different versions of the screwdriver. The newest models, used by Doctors 9-11 (the two in the middle) can pick lock doors, hack into computers, or take atmospheric readings, to name just a few of it's many functions. It's weakness's: wood and deadlocks. For unknown reasons the sonic screwdriver is useless against wood: it can't unlock a wood door, it couldn't start logs on fire, etc. A deadlock is a futuristic way of sealing things, probably invented specifically to prevent the Doctor from breaking in.
The Daleks - a race of mutant lifeforms that originated from the Kaledrace of the planet Skaro. Originally named the "Mark III Time Travel Machine", they were transformed into weapons of conquest by their creator, a maniacal Kaled scientist named Davros. His creations eventually turned against him, purporting they were superior lifeforms, and began to proliferate the universe as a deadly scourge that sought to wipe out any living thing that was not pure Dalek. The Daleks grew to such malignancy that they became the ultimate nemesis of the entire Time Lord race, and triggered the Last Great Time War. The Daleks are also the oldest and most despised enemy of renegade Time Lord using the alias The Doctor, a hatred that magnified with the Time War and culminated in his double genocide of both Time Lord and Dalek alike. However, the Daleks persisted in small numbers and gradually restored themselves to power once again.
But it changes to a different creature every time you get on this page, that's why I copied this bit here.
Time War It's rather complicated so click here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_War_(Doctor_Who)
Anything else you're looking for will probably be explained in the movie.
Or you could look it up on BBC's website. This seems a little easier to navigate but not all of the clips are still available.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006q2x0
or on the TARDIS data core. If you really want in depth details about what you're researching and want to take the time to navigate through an impossible maze of reading for ten minutes before deciding which button to click then this is for you:
http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Doctor_Who_Wiki
Just click through to find what you're looking for on either website.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006q2x0
or on the TARDIS data core. If you really want in depth details about what you're researching and want to take the time to navigate through an impossible maze of reading for ten minutes before deciding which button to click then this is for you:
http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Doctor_Who_Wiki
Just click through to find what you're looking for on either website.
Random fun fact:
These creatures are called the Silence by most people but it is never once mentioned in the show what they are really called. They're first introduced as the Silence but it is made clear in a later episode that they are actually part of an order called the Silence.
Random extra:
Fun 8 bit style Doctor Who game! Thank you Google!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2511740/Google-creates-Whoodle-Doctor-Who-anniversary-Doodle-game-lets-role-famous-Time-Lord-rescue-letters-Daleks-Cybermen.html
If I forgot something, got some of my facts wrong, or you're curious about something else Doctor Who related please leave a comment. And enjoy watching the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who!
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