argo@hou2a.UUCP (09/03/83)
I have recently started watching Dr.Who, and am very confused on several points. Is the show still being filmed? How many Dr. Who's are there, and who were they(in order, hopefully)? Who, or what is Dr.Who? Any answers to these questions, or just general information would help alleviate some of my confusion over this show. Thanks, Andrew Garrett
speaker@umcp-cs.UUCP (09/17/83)
Yes it is still being (taped actually) by the BBC. Check the copyright dates at the end of the episodes. It has actually been running for the last 20 years and is quite popular all over the world. There have been 5 different Doctors over those years. The story is that he regenerates every now and then. Still confused? I'll let the other rabid Dr. Who fans fill you in on all the gory details. -- - Speaker speaker@umcp-cs speaker.umcp-cs@UDel-Relay This must be hell...all I can see are flames... towering flames!
argo@hou2a.UUCP (09/18/83)
with the Daleks. So far I have seen both Genisis and Day of the Daleks. Anyway, Day of the Dalkes raised some questions for me. In that episode, the Doctor and Jo Grant went into the future of the Earth. I began to wonder how consistent the future history was in Dr. Who. I realize in Day of the Daleks they changed the future, but I wondered about other future earth shows. For instance, I remember the history of future earth from Ark in Space as haveing Earth destroyed by solar flares or some such reason, and then some alien race investigating it in the next episode. Anyway, my question is, what episodes deal with the future history of the Earth, and how consistent are they? If you give examples, please give details, I haven't seen that many shows. Further, could anyone give me information on the Daleks. I know most of the information presented in Genisis and Day of, but not any of the others. I would like to know anything possible of Dalek methods of expansion, and a record of the expansion. In short, what have they done? Thanks, Andrew Garrett
argo@hou2a.UUCP (09/18/83)
I have recently gotten into Dr. Who, and have just seen another episode with the Daleks. So far I have seen both Genisis and Day of the Daleks. Anyway, Day of the Dalkes raised some questions for me. In that episode, the Doctor and Jo Grant went into the future of the Earth. I began to wonder how consistent the future history was in Dr. Who. I realize in Day of the Daleks they changed the future, but I wondered about other future earth shows. For instance, I remember the history of future earth from Ark in Space as haveing Earth destroyed by solar flares or some such reason, and then some alien race investigating it in the next episode. Anyway, my question is, what episodes deal with the future history of the Earth, and how consistent are they? If you give examples, please give details, I haven't seen that many shows. Further, could anyone give me information on the Daleks. I know most of the information presented in Genisis and Day of, but not any of the others. I would like to know anything possible of Dalek methods of expansion, and a record of the expansion. In short, what have they done? Thanks, Andrew Garrett
LS.SRB@EE@sri-unix.UUCP (09/24/83)
From: Stephen R. Balzac <LS.SRB@EE> Those episodes of Dr. Who that I've seen tend to be pretty consistent. For example, in the case you mentioned, life was driven from earth by solar flares, and some x thousands of years later, an expedition was sent to see if the earth was now habitable again, and ran into the Sontarans...
alle@ihuxb.UUCP (Allen England) (11/29/83)
After viewing the Dr. Who Anniversary special I have a few questions. (I am a new viewer of Dr. Who) 1) Why were there 6 actors listed as playing the Dr. in the anniversary show? I have seen the program twice and I am sure about 6 actors being listed in the credits. 2) Why was Tom Baker shown so little and were his scenes from previous episodes? 3) The companion that was with the original Dr. Where did she come from (in the show)? The original Dr. was alone when he was "time scooped", but was not alone when he got into the maze on Gallifrey. 4) Is Dr. Who shown only on Sunday night on WTTW channel 11 in the Chicago area? 5) Channel 9 (WOR, in Seacaucus, NJ) was showing Dr. Who on Saturday morning for a while. Are they still showing it anytime? Allen England at AT&T Bell Laboratories, Naperville, IL ihnp4!ihuxb!alle
rs55611@ihuxk.UUCP (11/30/83)
It's my understanding that the sixth name shown as playing the Doctor in the 20th ann. special is the "lookalike" who filled in for William Hartnell as the 1st Doctor. I thought that Hartnell is in ill health, or (scratch that. I just checked in a magazine article and confirmed that Hartnell is now dead.) Anyway, the ann. show used 1 or 2 clips of old Hartnell shows at the very beginning. After that, the first Doctor was played by this sixth fellow (I didn't catch the name), who did a very good job of looking and sounding pretty much like Hartnell. You'll recall that in the 10th ann. special, The Three Doctors, the real Hartnell was still alive, but ill. In that show he only appeared from the neck up on a video screen, to give advice to Troughton and Pertwee. Bob Schleicher ihuxk!rs55611 Bell Labs, Naperville, Ill.