Doctor Who

[NoraBrimstone]

I've loved her for years. Since she was first on Emmerdale!

[A_Nony_Mouse]

As to fan, it is worth watching but is still way too much of a children's ghost story show to be considered a significant contribution to the SF genre.

What a juvenile attempt at proper snobbery.

Seriously, how fucking uptight do you have to be to say this: "significant contribution to the SF genre."

Snobbery? One can be a fan of Harry Potter and Dragon Riders of Pern and recognize they are both juveniles and contributions to their respective genres. There have been six Star Wars. Their quality can be easily rated as directly proportional to the content that interests children starting with the comical, teddy bears called Ewoks. Kindergarten for Jedis was the pits.

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It's only the longest running Sccience Fiction series ever. How significant can it be?

Several series in different incarnations of concept, the present being the 2005 partially Americanized version. Then there was the series where he never left Earth and then a different approach with tooth and curls.

One generally judges significance by its imitators. In this context a better time traveler series or a different space and time crusader. Wellsian time travel v Twainian time travel v Bellamyian time travel come to mind as I can do it better contributions.

[fr0d0]

I've loved her for years. Since she was first on Emmerdale!

Wow respect! :-)

[Esquilax]

I've loved her for years. Since she was first on Emmerdale!

That's right, you two keep arguing. In the meantime I'll scoop her up, and Karen Gillan too for later.

[Tiberius]

Then there are only Doctarians and no Whovians. Got it. "Theians" being too hard to pronounce.

The show is called "Doctor Who", so Whovians are fans of the show (not just the Doctor).

Besides the title has no question mark. And the best kept secret is his real name and the best way to keep people from guessing it is if it is Who. So until his real name is revealed to all Who is as good a guess as any.

The show not having a question mark doesn't negate my point. It's a reference to the question; not the question itself.

As to fan, it is worth watching but is still way too much of a children's ghost story show to be considered a significant contribution to the SF genre.

We shall have to agree to disagree on this point. I personally think the fact it's one of the longest running sci-fi shows, transcending age, gender, and even nationality, shows that it has made a worthy contribution to the genre. Some of Moffat's creations are terrifying even for adults (the Angels, the Silence, etc.)

However in the Doctor's Wife episode he finds the tattoo of the time lord (time lady?) he is talking about on a woman and does not express any kind of gender related problem with that.

Watch the episode again. The people he is talking to are "patchwork people", made up of different parts of Time Lords. The arm in question was that of a man, and the same character described the Corsair as "a strapping big bloke."

This sub-series plays fast and loose with continuity.

Yes it does, which is why it shouldn't be taken as canon unless it actually happens in the show. If the Doctor regenerates into a girl next time, we'll know that such regenerations are possible.

[Mystical]

Nony Mouse post

*shudders

So yeah I just dropped in to officially thank my hubby to be: for getting me hooked on Doctor Who! I do so love Doctor Who

[Esquilax]

So yeah I just dropped in to officially thank my hubby to be: for getting me hooked on Doctor Who! I do so love Doctor Who

Don't thank me until we've seen the finale, hon. I'm feeling kind of apprehensive about it, to be honest. Twelve hours to go!

[NoraBrimstone]

I have to work this evening. I'm not hapoy about this. In fact, all 3 Whovians at my work are working. It's like that factored that in when they did the roster.

I'll miss Eurovision, too.

[downbeatplumb]

I'll miss Eurovision, too.

I too shall miss eurovision.

By watching something else.

[Esquilax]

Hmm... After viewing the ending, I must say I feel justified in my apprehension...