Classic Doctor Who
@ShilGreenwood (34)
December 10, 2017 3:00pm CST
I have noticed that although there are a lot of fans of the new and continued series there aren't a lot of people discussing Classic serials of Doctor Who. Personally I absolutely adore both and think that most people should at least try to give some of the classic stories a chance.
Classic Who is really a product of it's time in many ways, and I take a bit of the campy atmosphere as a combination of that and their absolutely horrid budget. There's a reason that so much is made of bubble rap, there is even a scene in one of the black and white stories where half of the Daleks are cardboard cutouts. As usual though, the Doctor is a sassy nerdling throughout the entire thing.
I wonder if there is any one else who absolutely adores Classic Who like I do?
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
10 Dec 17
My favourite was the first Doctor Who which was in black and white and the actor was William Hartnell he gave a very classy air to that Doctor and believable loved it from the start and the Daleks too.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Dec 17
William Hartnell was also the star of the first Carry On movie.
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@ShilGreenwood (34)
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18 Dec 17
I absolutely adore William Hartnell as the Doctor. He was quite classy, funny and often acted a bit younger than he appeared to be. However I am not quite surprised as he was portraying the youngest incarnation of the Doctor.
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@mythociate (21432)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
13 Dec 17
It reminds me of the main reason people watch fictional television---not to see anything real happening, but to 'watch the stories.'
I think I might even have been 'introduced to live-television' that way: "These people are playing pretend with us!"
Saturday Night Live is a lot like that ... their skits usually aren't supposed to be 'acting-out things that actually happen,' but more like 'playing-out what would happen if we were put into a zany situation.'
@ShilGreenwood (34)
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18 Dec 17
The show is a bit different now, but I'm not surprised at all. The cultures that the Doctor goes through and learns about are all changing very quickly and it's no surprise that the show, and Doctor themself will have to change to keep up with it.
I am curious if there is anything particular you are talking about that is just oddly contradictory, I definitely enjoy in depth conversations about obscure lore in the show, even if I may have to wiki some information.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
18 Dec 17
@ShilGreenwood The Doctor always had a great respect of time and would never allow himself to intervene in what has already transpired. Recently he intentionally travelled back in time to change the future for a companion who had been killed, which contravenes his whole beliefs.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
19 Dec 17
@ShilGreenwood Gallifrey was actually placed into another dimension during the Time War and in a later episode it was revealed that the Time Lords had lost sanity due to their long existence there. Since then he has travelled back to Gallifrey several times, which constitutes yet another paradox.
The biggest problem is that we now have writers for the show who were not even born when the show began. This means that they have no knowledge of much of what has transpired to date.
