Doctor Who is a British sci-fi television program that revolves around the adventures through time and space of an alien called the Doctor in his machine disguised as a blue police telephone box called the TARDIS (which stands for Time and Relative Dimensions in Space). Then along the way he also picks up companions (only the best though) to travel with him.

Though the Doctor looks human he is actually a Time Lord from the ancient planet Gallifrey (so he doesn't look human, you look Time Lord --they came first). The Time Lords are, obviously, lords of time. They have the technology to travel through all of time and space and can seemingly live on forever. They have superb mental powers, such as having telepathy and possibly even clairvoyant. They also have a little trick to cheat death called regeneration.

Regeneration is when a Time Lord completely reboots their body when they're dying to gain a new face and personality while maintaining their memories. However if a Time Lord is killed before their regeneration is complete, they are as good as dead. Within a certain time limit (I believe it's 10 hours but I'm not too sure I'll have to recheck) after regeneration Time Lords are able to heal themselves of injuries (even regrow severed limbs). As cool of a parlor trick regeneration may be, a Time Lord can only regenerate 12 times before they die.

So far, the Doctor is on his 11th regeneration, having regenerated 10 times. The current Doctor is played by Matt Smith, and his three companions, Amy, Rory, and River, are played by Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, and Alex Kingston respectively.

Doctor Who is the longest running sci-fi show, having over 32 seasons and overall over 700 (almost 800 last I calculated) episodes and a movie that aired in 1996. The show originally aired in 1963 which ran until 1989. The show was then rebooted in 2005 and continues to run today. It is also the most successful sci-fi series of all time.

This thread is to discuss Doctor Who; what you love about it, your favorite Doctor, favorite companion, songs you like, moments you like, and possibly even spoilers as the 7th season approaches within the next few weeks.

I will try my best to update this thread with news as it comes out. If you see something that I don't then feel free to post it as well!

So yeah go free my little Whovians!

What we know about series 7 so far.

Edited July 29, 201411 yr by Shana09

 

 

I don't think he is a Doctor per se. Best bet to where he doesn't screw things up is he's the Valeyard

 

 

 

 

I don't think he is a Doctor per se. Best bet to where he doesn't screw things up is he's the Valeyard

 

 

 

true, very true. i completely forgot about him

Well this is more than lame.

Do they even say his name?

yeah they do at the very end he turns around and its says

 

"Introducing John Hurt as the Doctor"

Do they even say his name?

 

 

yeah they do at the very end he turns around and its says

 

"Introducing John Hurt as the Doctor"

 

No, John Hurt is just the actor.

No one says the name (except for river but we don't hear it)

 

 

 

No, John Hurt is just the actor.

No one says the name (except for river but we don't hear it)

 

 

 

The door opens when the Doctor yells "Please!" Clearly the Doctors name is Please and River was just covering for him.

 

 

No, John Hurt is just the actor.

No one says the name (except for river but we don't hear it)

 

 

Oh i thought it was about Hurt's name. 

 

No, they never say it. It just means that it was in his name, such as "In the name of the KING" or "In the name of GOD" and "In the name of the DOCTOR"

 

The door opens when the Doctor yells "Please!" Clearly the Doctors name is Please and River was just covering for him.

 

YES

THAT IS NOT COOL, I WANTED TO KNOW HIS NAME

THAT IS NOT COOL, I WANTED TO KNOW HIS NAME

Well..

 

It's the Doctor.

 

Well..

 

It's the Doctor.

 

That's it, his name is Wisconsin

THAT IS NOT COOL, I WANTED TO KNOW HIS NAME

The Doctor played by John Hurt is the regeneration between the 8th and 9th Doctors. However he can't have the name "The Doctor" because he broke "The Promise" by committing genocide in killing billions to end The Time War.

 

The Valeyard was, according to the Master, "an amalgamation of the darker side of the Doctor's nature". (TV: The Ultimate Foe) In one account, the Master stated, "The Valeyard, Doctor, is your penultimate reincarnation... Somewhere between your twelfth and thirteenth regeneration," although other accounts varied. (PROSE: The Ultimate Foe) The Great Intelligence also stated the Valeyard to be one of the future names of the Doctor. (TV: The Name of the Doctor)

 

 

Source: http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Valeyard

 

John Hurt's Doctor is quite similar to The Valeyard, could it be a future Doctor? 

Yeah it can be the 8.5th Doctor, but how about being the Valeyard?

 

 

Source: http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Valeyard

 

John Hurt's Doctor is quite similar to The Valeyard, could it be a future Doctor? 

Yeah it can be the 8.5th Doctor, but how about being the Valeyard?

 

 

There are several reasons I think it could be the Valeyard even though what the master said to six.

One is they can change it. 40 or so years ago during 4's time it was explained that Time Lords only get 12 reincarnations. Now, they've changed it to where the Doctor is immortal. If they can change that then why not change the Valeyard?

Another reason is that the Valeyard is supposed to be as dark as the Doctor gets. If the Doctor tried this hard to not mention it before and doesn't consider it a Doctor that's another reason to be the Valeyard.

And of course "But not in the name of the Doctor" but maybe in the name of the Valeyard

 

 

 

There are several reasons I think it could be the Valeyard even though what the master said to six.One is they can change it. 40 or so years ago during 4's time it was explained that Time Lords only get 12 reincarnations. Now, they've changed it to where the Doctor is immortal. If they can change that then why not change the Valeyard?Another reason is that the Valeyard is supposed to be as dark as the Doctor gets. If the Doctor tried this hard to not mention it before and doesn't consider it a Doctor that's another reason to be the Valeyard.And of course "But not in the name of the Doctor" but maybe in the name of the Valeyard

 

They have officially said the doctor doesn't have a regeneration limit? (Sorry, I'm behind on Doctor Who news.)

 

They have officially said the doctor doesn't have a regeneration limit? (Sorry, I'm behind on Doctor Who news.)

 

Yep. 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2010/oct/12/doctor-who-immortal-reveals-bbc

Yep. 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2010/oct/12/doctor-who-immortal-reveals-bbc

Okay. Cool!

Thanks for the link

 

The door opens when the Doctor yells "Please!" Clearly the Doctors name is Please and River was just covering for him.

 

LOL that's exactly what i thought!

This is by far my favorite scene of the 11th doctor and one of my Doctor scenes period. Matt Smith does it perfectly.

 

http://youtu.be/S8fzGZ8oh84

Coolest thing I have ever seen. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rXXhEA001e4

I need to get caught up. =A= I'm so behind, I'm still at Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS.

Spoilers:

 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Matt-Smith-to-leave-Doctor-Who

Matt's leaving this christmas ;-;

 

 

Spoilers:

 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Matt-Smith-to-leave-Doctor-Who

Matt's leaving this christmas ;-;

 

 

Why Matt...Whyyyy ;_;

I love Matt, but it's time for a change.