Doctor Who, often also known as The TV Movie, was a made-for-TV movie based on the original series. It was written by Matthew Jacobs, directed by Geoffrey Sax and featured the introductions of Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, Daphne Ashbrook as Grace Holloway, Yee Jee Tso as Chang Lee and Eric Roberts as the Master, making Roberts the first American actor to portray an established antagonist in Doctor Who. It was made as an attempt to relaunch and continue the Doctor Who television franchise in
So moving on with Part 7 of the Breakdowns with the Jules Verne-esque/Wild Bill Hickock fancy dress Eight. Okay I'll say it right now. I *liked* the 1996 Doctor Who TV Movie. Now is it the greatest Doctor Who ever? Of course not. But it's better than some of the classic serials, and certainly IMHO…
Paul McGann (1996) (Click the story titles to visit the tweetalong page!) 1996 The TV Movie 2013 The Night of the Doctor Comic Strips (DWM) Volume 1: Endgame Endgame, The Keep, A Life of Matter & Death, Fire and Brimstone, By Hook or By Crook, Tooth & Claw, The Final Chapter, Wormwood Volume 2: The Glorious Dead Happy Deathday, The Fallen, Unnatural Born Killers. The Road to Hell, TV Action!, The Company of Thieves, The Glorious Dead, The Autonomy Bug Volume 3: Oblivion Ophidius, Beautiful Freak, Character Assassin, The Way of All Flesh, Children of the Revolution, Me and My Shadow, Uroborus, Oblivion Volume 4: The Flood Where Nobody Knows Your Name, Doctor Who and the Nightmare Game, The Power of Thoueris!, The Curious Tale of Spring-Heeled Jack, The Land of Happy Endings, Bad Blood, Sins of the Fathers, The Flood Big Finish Shada The Company of Friends Mary Shelley The Silver Turk, The Witch from the Well, Army of Death Season 1 (2001) Storm Warning, Sword of Orion, The Stones of Venice, Minuet in Hell Season 2 (2002) Invaders from Mars, The Chimes of Midnight, Living Legend, Seasons of Fear, Embrace the Darkness, The Time of the Daleks, Neverland Zagreus (40th anniversary special) Season 3 (2003/4) Scherzo, The Creed of the Kromon, The Natural History of Fear, The Twilight Kingdom Season 4 (2004) Faith Stealer, The Last, Caedroia, The Next Life Season 5 (2005/6) Terror Firma, Scaredy Cat, Other Lives, Time Works, Something Inside Season 6 (2006/7) Memory Lane, Absolution, The Girl Who Never Was Season 7 (2007) Blood of the Daleks (parts 1 & 2), Horror of Glam Rock, Immortal Beloved, Phobos, No More Lies, Human Resources (parts 1 & 2) Season 8 (2008) Dead London, Max Warp, Brave New Town, The Skull of Sobek, Grand Theft Cosmos, The Zygon Who Fell to Earth, Sisters of the Flame (1 of 2), The Vengeance of Morbius (2 of 2) Season 9 (2009) Orbis, Hothouse, The Beast of Orlok, Wirrn Dawn, The Scapegoat, The Cannibalists, The Eight Truths (1 of 2), World Wide Web (2 of 2), Death in Blackpool Season 10 (2010/11) An Earthly Child, Situation Vacant, Nevermore, The Book of Kells, Deimos (1 of 2), The Resurrection of Mars (2 of 2), Relative Dimensions, The Four Doctors, Prisoner of the Sun, Lucie Miller (1 of 2), To the Death (2 of 2) Dark Eyes (2012) The Great War, Fugitives, Tangled Web, X and the Daleks Dark Eyes 2 (2014) The Traitor, The White Room, Time's Horizon, Eyes of the Master Dark Eyes 3 (2014) The Death of Hope, The Reviled, Masterplan, Rule of the Eminence Dark Eyes 4 (2015) A Life in the Day, The Monster of Montmartre, Master of the Daleks, Eye of Darkness Doom Coalition 1 (2015) The Eighth Doctor is an enthusiastic figure who explores the universe for the sheer love of it: though always ready to tackle problems when they arise, he relies on brilliant improvisation rather than elaborate plans. He is passionate, direct, sympathetic and emotionally accessible, yet this is balanced by occasional feelings of self-doubt and weariness of his endless battles against evil. The Eighth Doctor encouraged those around him to seize life instead of withdrawing from it. He also seemed to enjoy giving people hints of their own futures, probably to prod them into making the right decisions. It is unclear if this Doctor's knowledge of people's futures comes from historical expertise, psychic power, or precognitive ability. As with the Fifth and Eleventh Doctor, the debonair Eighth Doctor's youthful, wide-eyed enthusiasm actually hid a very old soul with perhaps a darker side. In fact, whereas the Eighth Doctor of the audio plays and the comic strip hew closely to the television film Doctor, the Eighth Doctor of the novels exhibited what was, at times, a much darker personality, perhaps due to the rather traumatic adventures he underwent (including being trapped in an inescapable prison for three years; the apparent destruction of his TARDIS; the discovery of a Future War that would all-but-dehumanise his people; and the temporary loss of his second heart). In the audio dramas the Doctor becomes a more traumatized figure towards the end of the New Eighth Doctor Adventures. The Eighth Doctor also attracted controversy in the television film, breaking the long-standing taboo against romantic involvement with his companions by kissing Grace Holloway. Fans were divided on this. In the spin-off media that followed, the Eighth Doctor has often been the object of romantic interest, but has shown little to no romantic inclinations of his own. One notable exception to this is the 1997 novel "The Dying Days" in which he has an implied sexual encounter with companion Bernice Summerfield at the story's conclusion; the nature of the encounter, subject to debate initially, was later confirmed in the Big Finish audio drama "Benny's Story." In all his iterations, the Eighth Doctor has proven extremely prone to bouts of amnesia, a tendency apparently inspired by the plot of his first television appearance. He also demonstrates, in his first televised appearance, a penchant for sleight of hand. He manages to "lift" or pickpocket various items from certain people he meets during his first adventure. After crash-landing on Karn he was helped by that planet’s mysterious Sisterhood and Ohila allowed him to influence his next regeneration. Who or what did he wish to become? The Doctor made his decision quickly… ‘Warrior!’ Next... The 9th Doctor!
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In this sequel to 'Totally Doctor Who', the Doctor finds himself teaming up with WOOHP agents Sam, Clover and Alex once again, to investigate a freak snowstorm that has engulfed the entire Earth. The trail leads to the South Pole, where they discover the Doctor's greatest enemies, the Daleks, waiting for them...
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Vintage Doctor Who The 1996 Fox Movie Eighth 8th Doctor Paul MgGann Signed Autographed 16 X 12 inch poster!
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When I was in 1st grade, the sandbox in the playground had two weird old metallic pillars that were at least four meters high, because that school used to be a factory. All the kids wanted to climb on...
The British sci-fi television show Doctor Who premiered in 1963 and stars a time-traveling alien called The Doctor.
Today we're entering the latest in the Nerd Role Models series, wherein we look at popular characters in geek culture and break down just what it is about them that makes them so special... and what you can learn from them. And in this case, we're talking about the tricky subject of attractiveness. It can feel so unfair when some people just glide through life, attracting women the way that cheese attracts mice while others have to struggle to build that desirability. Moreover, attraction can seem overwhelmingly complex at times - the questions of how much of attraction is physical rather
"Hearts, Plural" - Digital Oil Painting Happy birthday to aeonish! A bit of Eighth Doctor porn for you. This is NOT a Photoshop filter, every stroke is painted by me.
Classic Doctor/Master appreciation blog. Not a Ten or a Simm to be found.
From William Hartnell to David Tennant to Ncuti Gatwa, we break down each and every Doctor who's stepped into the TARDIS over the years.
