I think it would be good to do a Doctor Who prequel series or specials say showing the Doctor been born to were he leaves Gallifrey with Susan.
Doctor Who The Prequel ?
Which would effectively rob the series of all the mystery that has underpinned it since 1963. Absolutely not! Terrible idea!
Originally Posted by tingramretro:
“Which would effectively rob the series of all the mystery that has underpinned it since 1963. Absolutely not! Terrible idea!”
“Which would effectively rob the series of all the mystery that has underpinned it since 1963. Absolutely not! Terrible idea!”
Agreed and RTD agreed too.
If Doctor Who ever got to the point where it was exhausted (in a Star Trek way), I don't see why it couldn't be re-booted with a pre-Hartnell series. Although, I'd guess its going to be many years away.
It wouldn't work becasue its always inferred that the doctor is much more than a timelord. and therein lies the mystery.
There was IIRC a hideous idea floating around a few years ago to do a kids' series featuring a young Doctor at the academy on Gallifrey.
I guess we got the SJA instead, thank God!
I guess we got the SJA instead, thank God!
Originally Posted by dvirgo:
“It wouldn't work becasue its always inferred that the doctor is much more than a timelord. and therein lies the mystery.”
“It wouldn't work becasue its always inferred that the doctor is much more than a timelord. and therein lies the mystery.”
And whoever wrote it would have to put together everything we know about the Doctor from the classic series - basically from Pertwee onwards, and try and make sense of all the 7th Doctor's hints about Gallifrey.
Of course if they got it wrong they would be crucified on forums such as this.
Nope - like The Time War let it stay untold.
Originally Posted by Dave-H:
“There was IIRC a hideous idea floating around a few years ago to do a kids' series featuring a young Doctor at the academy on Gallifrey.
I guess we got the SJA instead, thank God!
”
“There was IIRC a hideous idea floating around a few years ago to do a kids' series featuring a young Doctor at the academy on Gallifrey.
I guess we got the SJA instead, thank God!
”
I think it was on the radio show last week that RTD said the BBC wanted this but he said absolutely not and offered SJA instead.
I agree that the mystery of his origins helps and it is far better learning about the time lords bit by bit. Last nights appearance would not have been the big shock it was (to newbies) or horrifying (to oldies who knew they could be pompous asses - hence the doctor leaving Gallifrey) had everything been coloured in for us before hand.
Remember that for the first decade the doctor was still viewed by most as a mystery traveller with no actual origin specified. Had all of the back story been added from day one I think it would have had a bad effect on the success of the story as mystery is a key element of this type of show.
Too much background can often destroy the illusion.
Originally Posted by Urban Bassman:
“Nope - like The Time War let it stay untold.”
“Nope - like The Time War let it stay untold.”
The Time War still has some mystery, but it's not entirely untold any more.
Originally Posted by JAS84:
“The Time War still has some mystery, but it's not entirely untold any more.”
“The Time War still has some mystery, but it's not entirely untold any more.”
As is the Doctors history. We have been fed bits and pieces since Gallifrey was named in The Time Warrior and we have met other characters from his past such as K'anpo, Borrusia, Azmael, Chronitus. Plus we know he was not just a "Time Lord on the run" and was somehow involved with Omega and the Hand Of Omega ("didn't we have trouble with the prototype).
But sufficient remains untold.
