For those of you who have noticed a trend of personal interests on this blog, two of them include Doctor Who and Tumblr and for those of you who haven't, well, those have been two of my top personal trends to relate issues back to.
Doctor Who was a Sci-Fi television show that first aired in 1963, on the 23rd of November. The show started off as something unique to the BBC and something not a lot of people were quite aware of, now of course today 'New Who' (the series re-boot in 2005 by Russell T. Davies) is one of the most popular and well known shows on the BBC as well as BBC America.
Doctor Who has received a lot of media attention this year especially due to its upcoming 50th Anniversary that is due to air November 23rd this year. The stars and featured actors have all been announced and this has both sparked joy and disbelief as only a few of the fans favorites will be making a return to the show. Along with this, the show has received a lot of discussion and debate among its fans as to what course the show it taking. Steven Moffat, the new writer and director of Doctor Who since Davies stepped down a few years ago, has taken the show to places some of the fans don't exactly agree with. The debates online discuss the meaning of the show, the plot points and the characters. Both sides are persuasive (I however am on the side that disagrees with Moffat's direction. Some of his plots are wonderfully constructed, but not as thrilling as the fire few in 'New Who' constructed by Davies and his team). The debate just makes the show more unique as it sparks creativity in its followers.
Creativity. Doctor Who forces you to come up with theories for the mysteries the show has to offer, for example the current companion to the Doctor is Clara Oswin-Oswald a.k.a. 'The Woman Twice Dead'. She's dies twice at different points in the show and now she's back and alive. The theories as to how are extensive and nothing short of brilliant. The connections people have brought back from the original Doctor Who, the characters and relatable events show how timeless the show is and how nothing is ever truly over and done with.
As for the Classic Doctor Who, I unfortunately can't voice an opinion as I've only seen a few episodes from the Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) and the Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison) but I can see why the show has lasted this long. The writing has only gotten better (well, that's left for discussion) and the plots have gotten more intricate as the show continues. One of the timeless debates of the show, that has never really been settled although does have more weight on one side then the others, is who the best Doctor was. David Tennant's Doctor is one of the favorites from New Who and Tom Baker is the favorite from most Classic Whovians. Of all eleven actors who have played the Doctor, it's fair game when choosing who your favorite is, if you can choose a favorite that is...
Doctor Who follows the rules of a traditional post-modernism Sci-Fi show as well as the benefits of breaking countless rules to bring thrilling plot twists that you didn't even known where being followed. In a somewhat linear perspective, to the companions, it's interesting to see if the Doctor ever comes at different points in his timeline (Example: With the Ponds, after they left, the Doctor traveled back to see them, which was one of the episodes prior to them leaving. So, we view the lives of the Ponds in linear perspective, but the Doctor sometimes goes back and forth).
A show that inspires creative minds in its viewers and cosplayers is certainly one that will stand the test of time, especially since the main character is a Time Traveling alien from the planet Gallifrey.
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