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The Doctor's name
Just a quick one.... and I have my tin hat on to survive all the bricks that will be thrown at me for asking such a stupid question....
... If we know Rassilon's name, Romana Fuerteventura, Omega, The Valeyard and several other Time Lords, why are we not allowed to know The Doctors's name. What has he got to hide ? Is his name Kevin ? D |
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His real name is Sylvester McCoy. That's why Earth's Sylvester McCoy was hired for the part.
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We don't know The Valyards name as it's the same as the Doctors, Valyard is just a title.
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His real name is Sylvester McCoy. That's why Earth's Sylvester McCoy was hired for the part.
![]() I expect an apology for daring to suggest otherwise
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We'll probably never know the Doctor's real name. The Master's real name is apparently Koschei.
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He was the best Doctor ever
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We know you're joking... but newbie posters may think you mean that !!!!!
D ![]() ![]() ![]() They should never reveal that the Doctor's name is Dave btw
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His name is Brian...and he's a very naughty boy.
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We won't find out till probably the last ever episode of Doctor Who but when we do i think all living doctors and producers should be present and have a say in what the name will be.
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According to the "Making of Doctor Who" books (and
implied in "Remembrance"), the Doc's real name is a mathematical equation. I always thought the reason the Doctor never revealed his real name is that it would somehow give his enemies power over him (a la Rumpelstiltskin and A Wizard of Earthsea) . |
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Watch Remembrance of the Daleks, Silver Nemesis, The Curse of Fenric or Survival. Classic episodes with the best assistant the Doctor ever had (Ace)
Can someone explain it to me, please?
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Actually I'm deadly serious. Watch Remembrance of the Daleks, Silver Nemesis or The Greatest Show in the Galaxy. Classic episodes with the best assistant the Doctor ever had (Ace) Had Dr Who continued with a decent budget Sylvester would have won over more fans than Tom Baker. The cancellation of Dr Who under the guardianship of Nathan-Turner was a travesty.
![]() ![]() They should never reveal that the Doctor's name is Dave btw ![]() ...and I could never go back to watching 'classic' Doctor Who; by todays standards I find it unwatchable, immature and cheaply cobbled together with ham acting and amateur cinematography. The character of The Doctor as an alien would surely be more abstract and incomprehensible (like Ecclestone's, Tennant's or Smith's portrayals) rather than the clownish behaviour of the 80's Doctors... ...But then I am known for extreme fastidiousness... D |
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Perhaps the Doctor's name is hidden in the title music...
![]() Although, I'd love it to be Marmaduke Bartholomew. |
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I'd love it if his name turned out to be Leadworth.
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I absolutely do not get the love for Survival. Cat things on horses? Anthony Ainley at his supreme hammiest? Hale and bloody Pace?
Can someone explain it to me, please? ![]() ![]() Quote:
...and I could never go back to watching 'classic' Doctor Who; by todays standards I find it unwatchable, immature and cheaply cobbled together with ham acting and amateur cinematography. The character of The Doctor as an alien would surely be more abstract and incomprehensible (like Ecclestone's, Tennant's or Smith's portrayals) rather than the clownish behaviour of the 80's Doctors...
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Didn't the Doctor get called by his name in the classic series, either in The Deadly Assassin or by Drax in The Armageddon Factor?
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You sum up the appeal brilliantly, I thought Anthony Ainley was great btw
![]() Just part of it's enduring appeal, some of the cheapest episodes were the best written (City Of Death). Nowadays we are spoilt with superior SFX and Deux ex machina storylines where the writer has clearly run out of ideas :yawn: ![]() I would like to see the Cardiff team start to remake some of the original stories... lets see if the fifth Doctor would still wear a decorative vegetable.. D |
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He was the best Doctor ever
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I personally think his name is Damien Oliver Carl Thomas Orson Robert.
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His name is Rose!
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Its Clive, If i was called Clive I would keep it a secret to.
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Didn't the Doctor get called by his name in the classic series, either in The Deadly Assassin or by Drax in The Armageddon Factor?
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...and I could never go back to watching 'classic' Doctor Who; by todays standards I find it unwatchable, immature and cheaply cobbled together with ham acting and amateur cinematography. The character of The Doctor as an alien would surely be more abstract and incomprehensible (like Ecclestone's, Tennant's or Smith's portrayals) rather than the clownish behaviour of the 80's Doctors...
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I find it unwatchable, immature and cheaply cobbled together with ham acting and amateur cinematography. |
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That pretty much sums up my view of 'new' Who. However, I agree that the 80's DW was very poor as well.
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