I was a big fan when I was in my 20s and 30s and caught it on my local PBS Station. It was gone for 16 years, but three years ago it was reborn as what the fans lovingly call "New Who" and is being broadcast here in the US on the Sci Fi channel. I found a video on YouTube this morning that made me squee with glee. It's the current Doctor and his former companion, Rose, set to "Wait for You". I won't bore you with all the details, but this is the first time in Who history that the Doctor has fallen in love with his companion. He lost her to another dimension in the last episode of Season 2. Here's the link to the video:

You Tube - Wait For You - The Doctor and Rose

Any Who fans here will love it. Others may go, 'meh", but at least you'll all love the song! :eyebrows: :evilgrin:

I watched it as a little girl in the 70's & 80's...Tom Baker was Dr Who for the most part. I have BBC America but I cannot get into the new Dr Who. I know Wee-Moggie watches it. Remember the Daleks? Does he still travel in a phone box?
That's too funny to hear WFY set to a Dr Who show.

I loooooooooooove Doctor Who! I watched it when I was in high school and fell in love with Peter Davison, who is the Fifth Doctor. I also went to three TimeCons, the Doctor Who conventions, and I met Tom Baker and got my pic taken with him. I can't find that pic; I wish I still had it!

I really like the new series. I thought Christopher Eccleston was great, but David Tennant has now become my favorite Doctor. I was fortunate enough to see some other things he has been in before he became the Doctor, and so I was all revved up by the time he came on. Too bad he uses an English accent in the show; in real life he has a lovely Scottish accent.

Thanks so much for that video! I think it was so well done, and it brought back so many memories of the Doctor and Rose together.

I do like Martha, but she can't compare with Rose, in my opinion.

I'm really enjoying this season, though. I think the writing is getting better and better. Did you watch the most recent episode, in which the ship was heading towards the sun? The episode really showed some of the Doctor's fragile side, which is rare.

Oh, and yes, he still travels in the TARDIS, which is stuck in the shape of a phone box!

I told you...she's hardcore man.. :rotfl:

Love ya Wee ;)

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I confess to being hard core as well. Though I never went to a convention.

Wee_moogie: Tom Baker was my favorite of "classic Who". I had watched Peter Davison as Tristan on All Creatures Great and Small and just couldn't believe him as the Doctor when he took it over. I'm one of the few who actually liked Colin Baker (or who will admit to it).

I loved that episode on Friday night ("42"). I've actually watched some of the remaining episodes of this season on YouTube (they are all there if you look hard enough). There's a spin-off show coming up on BBC America in September that was shown in Great Britain last winter/spring. It's called Torchwood and I'm already addicted. I've watched all 13 episodes on YouTube. Remember Captain Jack from "The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances" in Season 1 (New Who)? He's the lead in the series.

There's a great forum for Who (and Torchwood) if you're interested. Be aware though, that it's based in Great Britain and they're ahead of us in viewing episodes, so if you don't want to be spoiled you need to stay out of some of the topics. Here's the link:

Dr. Who Forum - GallifreyOne

And anytime you want to talk "Who", just let me know.

And yes, elliottcrazy, he still travels in a blue police box!

I like Captain Jack, although that episode that he was introduced in creeped me out. That little kid going, "Mummy.....mummy....are you my mummy?"

I love how the word Torchwood cropped up all over the place last season, in different places and different episodes, starting with the Torchwood castle with Queen Victoria. I'm going to wait for BBCA to show Torchwood, but I must confess that I saw last season's Who's episodes early online.

I hadn't seen "All Creatures Great and Small" before I'd seen Peter Davison as Who, so I didn't have any pre-conceived notions. That probably helped!

You know, I didn't like Colin Baker that much, partly because he took over for Peter Davison, and so I was disappointed about whoever it would be. However, I have seen some of Colin Baker's other roles since then on British TV, and I really liked him!

I went to the conventions with my best girlfriend in high school. We didn't dress up or anything, although my friend did knit her own Tom Baker scarf and wore that. The conventions usually were Star Trek conventions also, so there was a lot of interesting people and things there. In fact, at one of the conventions, I saw this guy who was dressed as Mad Max. I noticed him because the outfit was really good. Months later I met him again--it turned out he went to our high school, and to this day he is still one of my best friends! Wacky!

I love Dr Who! I never watched any of the older series' because I was too young, but the new one is great!

Did anyone see this last Friday's episode, Part One of "Human Nature"? I really like the idea of the Doctor becoming human. Poor Martha, though!

I saw it. It was great. Bad me, I already watched the second part of this on Youtube a couple of weeks ago. So, I though it would spoil this first part too much. But it really didn't.

It was interesting to see the Doctor as a human. He certainly was a different kind of personality than he was as the Doctor. Allowing the older boys to beat the younger boy - the Doctor would never have done that.

What I don't understand is how "The Family" landed in the exact same area at the exact same year. The Doctor said he could hide the tardis, so they didn't get a bead on that. The watch was closed until after they landed, so it wasn't that. Oh well, it's not like everything else can be explained, right?

I agree with you - poor Martha. She really got her heart broken. I loved the line though about the nurse knowing more about concussion than she did - if only she knew the truth!

I also saw a behind-the-scenes show (on Youtube again) where David Tennant and his costar (can't remember her name) were taught how to waltz. It was pretty funny. I could imagine David counting the steps in his head when they danced in the episode. I think the grin was because he knew he was doing it right after messing up so much when he was learning.

I think this will probably go down as one of my favorite episodes, even though it can't compare with my all-time favorite: The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances. Now that two-parter was pure magic! I love some classic Who, but, for me, that was just perfect.

I KNOW! The Doctor would never condone the boys beating up the other boy.

Yeah, I don't know how The Family got there, either.

I LOVE how John Smith was writing down all his dreams, and those sketches he did! The one of Rose just made my heart drop. Did you catch that he drew the faces of his former regenerations? I recognized the seventh doctor, Sylvester McCoy, and the eighth doctor, Paul McGann. I had to rewind and pause to get that. He drew three faces together; I think the other one might have been Peter Davison, but I'm not sure.

I can't wait for Part Two!

I just have one thing to say to you: "Mummy......mummy......are you my mummy?"

ok..I actually heard that part. It was just creepy. I can't believe at my age how that show still manages to creep me out.

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I was totally perplexed by that little boy and then all the others with the gas masks. I wasn't blown away by that episode until it all came together near the end of the second part. That Stephen Moffat (writer) is brilliant! I love it when you can go, "huh?" in the middle of something and then the feeling you get when realization sets in. And "everybody lives!".

And the bonus of those episodes is we got Capt. Jack.

Edited to say that I wasn't laughing at your reply, elliottcrazy, but at wee's last note. I too, was creeped out.

I love it!! I have been a huge Dr.Who fan since the eighties. I love the current Dr. David Tenant, and was a real fan of the Dr and Rose story lines. Thanks so much for finding this, it really fits the song.

BBCA is going to start the first season of David Tennant (last season) starting this Saturday. Then after that, David Tennant is going to be on The Graham Norton Show. I can't wait!

Torchwood starts also!

I read recently that Russel T. Davies came up with the name Torchwood by scrambling the letters of Doctor Who. I had no idea.

Wee..I know how excited you must be today..

So I took some pictures of my TV of The Graham Norton Show when David Tennant was on:



This was when he first walked out. He is hugging Graham Norton, which you know Graham likes! I must say, Graham Norton is raunchier than I usually like to watch/listen to, but he is very witty!

Here are some more:





He's always so expressive!



He's so tall and skinny!





This next picture is great, because it's David with The Proclaimers. The Proclaimers are the two men on our right. They are one of my favorite bands, and later I found out that they are David's favorite band. I didn't know that they would be on the show! David got to meet them for the first time, and he was really excited!

Wee!! I love the Proclaimers!..."I'm on my way, from misery to happiness today..uh huh..uh huh ..uh huh..uh huh.."

Who does David remind me of..? I just can't pinpoint it..you know, it may have been a boy from school. How old is he anyway?

I believe he is in his mid-thirties.

Oh my gosh, I just found out that he will be playing Hamlet with the Royal Shakespeare Company next year! From July to November 2008.

Brad and I were planning to return to England and Scotland next summer....I would just die to see him play Hamlet! I love Shakespeare and I love Hamlet.

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This is his website. http://www.david-tennant.com/

They are very detailed and thorough. I used to check in there every day, but I have been remiss of late.

So I just re-watched the second part of Family of Blood. I found it so touching when the John Smith is realizing that he may be the Doctor. He's saying, "Why can't I be John Smith? Why can't I have his life? Why can't I have his love?" and he's so agonized. He doesn't want to be the Doctor and have his life. He yells at Martha, questioning her role as the Doctor's companion, then spits out at her that her only role is to execute him (as John Smith).

Then, the Doctor being the Doctor, he asks the nurse to travel with him! It always irritates me when the Doctor asks people to travel with him, because I think it is so selfish of him. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE that he has companions; I just think that it shows a very selfish side of him. He wants a companion so he isn't alone. He doesn't think of the danger he is putting them in. Death and destruction follows him everywhere. Also, when he ALREADY has a companion, he doesn't think about how the companion will feel about bringing on another companion. John Smith would never have asked her, I think. And I love her response about asking whether, if he hadn't chosen their town on a whim, anyone would have died. His look says it all; it stops him in his tracks, and at least he had the decency to walk away. We'll see how he ends up treating Martha; I truly think that he's never loved a companion like he's loved Rose.

Anyway, I don't mean to be Doctor-bashing, like Martha, I love him "to bits." What do you guys think?

Oh, wee, I love him to bits too. You know who David Tennant reminds me of? Now, don't hit me or anything, but I think he looks like Clay Aiken - especially with the freckles across the bridge of his nose. Now I know that David is gorgeous and Clay is just cute, but still.

Here's a favorite picture of David:



This episode was just so sad. I wish there was some way that the Doctor could make the matron/nurse forget him, so she wouldn't have to be so sad. You know, how he can do that Spock-like mind-meld thing with his hands (like Spock did for Kirk when Kirk fell in love with the android in "Requiem for Methuselah" - yeah, I'm a Trekker from way back). The two-parter was very, very well-written and full of both beauty (the love affair) and anguish. David's acting was top-notch. I believed he was still John Smith when he went to the family's ship, and his changing to the Doctor by voice, attitude and posture within seconds was astounding. And the way he dealt with the family members - you don't mess with the Doctor!

Martha was wonderful. She professed her love for the Doctor to John Smith, but backtracked when he became himself again. I wonder if the Doctor remembers what she said and if he'll ever bring it up. And the scene with the nurse where she tried to convince her that she was a doctor was great.

The ending was just beautiful to me. When the old soldier looked up and saw the Doctor and Martha standing across the square, I couldn't stop the tears. I would have liked to have seen another scene where they crossed over to talk to him, but it didn't happen.

Did you hear that Tennant has been confirmed for all of Season 4 (which is being filmed now) and that in 2009 there will only be three specials (again with Tennant). Season 5 will commence in 2010. It's not known if Tennant will stay for Season 5. It's speculated that the reason for the specials only in 2009 (which will be filmed next year) is because of Tennant's commitment to the stage, and he wouldn't be available for an entire series. I'm all for it because I don't ever want Tennant to leave.

I hope you get the chance to see him while he's doing Hamlet. I've always wanted to visit Great Britain, and this may be my incentive. Though I imagine that getting seats will be quite difficult. He is so very popular.

So, what did you think of Torchwood? I've already seen all the episodes thanks to youtube. I love the character of Owen. He's so full of himself, and his snarking is hysterical. He's someone who you either love or hate. Most hate him.

The show was actually going to be called Excalibur. The creator (Russell Davis, who also brought Dr. Who back) thought it up years ago. But after he came up with the name "Torchwood" for Dr. Who and decided that Captain Jack from Season 1 of Dr. Who (John Barrowman) would lead the team, he changed the name of the show.

So I watched this most recent Doctor Who episode, "Blink." I will never look at statues, especially angel statues, again. I keep wanting to look behind me to see if one is there. FREAKY.

And if my life depended on me not blinking, I would be dead in five seconds.

What a great episode "Blink" was. Steven Moffat is a genius. I wasn't home on Friday night, so I DVR'd the episode. I had heard that the statues were scary, so I didn't watch it when I got home a little after midnight. No way was I going to watch it all alone in my condo before I went to bed!

So, I watched it on Saturday morning. I feel sorry for people who don't watch Dr. Who and miss amazing stories like this one. Sally Sparrow was a great character; I hope that she will show up in the show (or on Torchwood) again. Did you know, wee, that the statues were not sculpted, but were "played" by actors? I read this after I watched the episode, so I watched it again. All I can say is, the make-up people deserve awards.

I love an episode where you're confused as to why something is happening and then at the end - viola! - it all comes together. When I watched the second time with my daughter's boyfriend, he kept saying "what - I don't understand - how does the Doctor talk to Sally through the TV?"; "how did the Doctor know she was going to be in the house and write the message on the wall", etc., etc. I kept saying to him, "just pay attention; it all becomes clear". But he wasn't willing to be patient. Personally, I prefer the mystery and the unveiling at the end, so I loved, loved, loved it (even if I watched some of it with my hands over my eyes!). Come to think of it, that was why I liked "The Empty Child"/The Doctor Dances" so much. It didn't make sense about the gas masks until the end and then it was just so enjoyable when it all came together.

Do you think I should start a separate thread for Torchwood?

I love it, by the way!

Sure - go ahead. I'd love to hear what you think.

Before I start the Torchwood thread, I have to say how FLIPPIN' EXCITED I was to watch last night's Doctor Who!

It was such a treat for me on so many levels. First, Derek Jacobi is in it--he is one of my favorite actors! It was such a treat to see him and David Tennant acting together--I almost got choked up.

Then, Derek Jacobi turns out to be THE MASTER! WOW! I can't wait to hear their explanation of how The Master got out of that cement coffin he was supposed to be locked in for eternity. (You can see that in the old TV movie, "The Five Doctors.")

Then, when The Master regenerates, he turns into John Simm, one of my favorite British actors ever! AAAAGHHH! It just got better and better for me. John Simm is a fantastic actor, and so dang cute. Can you imagine how that phone call went to him. "Hello, we'd like you to be on Doctor Who, and we'd like you to play The Master." Can you tell how excited I am? I was flipping off the couch last night! :rotfl:

Oh, and having Captain Jack is always a treat. I was a little confused when he and the Doctor were talking about how the Doctor knew that Jack couldn't die. Jack asked him when did he know, and the Doctor said, "Ever since I ran away from you." I'm not sure what he was referring to. When Rose brought Jack back to life, that's when the Doctor regenerated, but I don't recall him "running away" from Jack in any sense. Am I missing something?

When I was at a TimeCon in high school, this man bumped into me, then kept going. I thought, "Wow, that was rude." I didn't recognize him at the time, but a little later on, I realized that it the actor who was currently playing The Master. I got chills!

I would like to hear others' reactions to last night's episode.

P.S. I also love the tension between the Doctor and Captain Jack. I love that he charmed Martha and that female alien, and that the Doctor kept saying, "Stop it!" and Jack says, "What, can't I introduce myself to anyone now?" I would be charmed also! :rotfl: I've always liked Captain Jack!

I have to say that I was a little disappointed with "The Sound of Drums, Part One." Maybe because it couldn't compare with the high of the previous episode.

Also, I was frustrated to be left hanging at the end.

Even so, I am really enjoying John Simm as the Master, and it was good to get some background info on why he is so evil.