# ...the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Thread. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 16, 2013, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-thread/650485 "2013-02-16T08:55:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![CorneaGenii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@CorneaGenii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorneaGenii)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-thread/650485/141 "2013-11-12T15:54:11Z")
OK. I _literally_ squeeeed at the extended trailer. šŸ™‚ After the crushing disappointment that was ā€œThe Name Of The Doctorā€, I was ready to write off the 50th anniversary and the rest of the show as long as Moffat was showrunner. Based on the trailer, it looks like my faith just might be restored. _sniff_ I miss Ten and Rose. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-thread/650485/142 "2013-11-12T15:56:03Z")
I read a bit of an interview with Moffat the other day in which he said, ā€œWeā€™ve been lying to you.ā€ I take that as further support for my 0th Regeneration notion. ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2013, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-thread/650485/143 "2013-11-14T12:58:20Z")
ā€¦this is a MUST WATCH MINI EPISODE. Please use spoiler boxes to talk about what just happened here to not spoil it for others. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-U3jrS-uhuo/maxresdefault.jpg "The Night of the Doctor | Doctor Who - BBC") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U3jrS-uhuo) ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2013, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-thread/650485/144 "2013-11-14T13:00:57Z")
> [@Banquet\_Bear](#): > > ā€¦this is a MUST WATCH MINI EPISODE. Please use spoiler boxes to talk about what just happened here to not spoil it for others. > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U3jrS-uhuo](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U3jrS-uhuo) Agreed, a total must watch. So pleased for Paul McGann - Iā€™m glad I was totally unspoiled (glad I hadnā€™t looked at twitter!) and whooped when appeared and his name came up on the opening credits ---
**Author:** ![stegon66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@stegon66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stegon66)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-thread/650485/145 "2013-11-14T13:59:07Z")
Holy crap! That is all. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2013, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-thread/650485/146 "2013-11-14T14:16:57Z")
Very pleased with that mini-episode, yes. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2013, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-thread/650485/147 "2013-11-14T14:16:58Z")
Open spoiler discussion thread [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=16847379#post16847379). ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2013, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-thread/650485/148 "2013-11-18T14:40:40Z")
The BBC posted another sneak peek on YouTube a few days ago. Unfortunately, Iā€™m at work, so I cannot link to it. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-thread/650485/149 "2013-11-18T16:41:44Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > One of the theories I heard about (somebody) was that heā€™s the Doctorā€™s 0th regeneration (IOW, heā€™s the being that was born the regular way) and Hartnell is the 1st _regenerated_ Doctor. Then thatā€™s a retcon, because in one of the Peter Davison episodes, The Doctor calls himself the ā€œfourth regeneration,ā€ meaning that Hartnell was the 0th Regeneration. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2013, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-thread/650485/150 "2013-11-18T16:45:21Z")
For those watching on BBC America, hereā€™s a schedule for all this weekā€™s Doctor Who fun: [http://www.bbcamerica.com/doctor-who/extras/takeover-schedule/](http://www.bbcamerica.com/doctor-who/extras/takeover-schedule/) ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2013, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-thread/650485/151 "2013-11-18T16:46:14Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > Then thatā€™s a retcon, because in one of the Peter Davison episodes, The Doctor calls himself the ā€œfourth regeneration,ā€ meaning that Hartnell was the 0th Regeneration. Well, itā€™s moot now, anyway, after _The Night of the Doctor_. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2013, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-thread/650485/152 "2013-11-18T17:01:24Z")
Very cute short clip from Day of the Doctor, featuring Ten and a ā€œfriend.ā€ Minor spoilers. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/hSUFCGK1hr4/hqdefault.jpg "Day of the Doctor Clip Tennant vs Rabbit Doctor Who") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSUFCGK1hr4) ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2013, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-thread/650485/153 "2013-11-19T19:45:34Z")
David Tennant has made a short clip about the special effects innovations that the 50th anniversary episode will be employing (no spoilers, or are there? šŸ˜‰ ): [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/rEmm6UP5G88/hqdefault.jpg "David Tennant introduces The Day of the Doctor - Doctor Who 50th Anniversary - BBC One") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEmm6UP5G88) ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2013, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-thread/650485/154 "2013-11-19T21:24:34Z")
This isnā€™t official, but it is a lovely bit of animation, covering the whole 50 years: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/nYPgggN28_o/hqdefault.jpg "Doctor Who Animation - 50 Years in Time and Space (Richard Swarbrick)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYPgggN28_o) ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-thread/650485/155 "2013-11-21T03:53:18Z")
I canā€™t link to it right now but thereā€™s a new short online. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-thread/650485/156 "2013-11-21T23:12:04Z")
_An Adventure in Space in Time_ is absolutely excellent, and very moving. ---
**Author:** ![Hogfather65](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7bcc69/32.png) [@Hogfather65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hogfather65)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-thread/650485/157 "2013-11-21T23:13:33Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > _An Adventure in Space in Time_ is absolutely excellent, and very moving. You are not kidding - Very good show - sad and funny and very informative. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-thread/650485/158 "2013-11-22T00:34:45Z")
Are you two outside the US? I know itā€™s on tomorrow here, but it seems other folks are getting it sooner. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-thread/650485/159 "2013-11-22T00:41:14Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > Are you two outside the US? I know itā€™s on tomorrow here, but it seems other folks are getting it sooner. Yes, Iā€™m in the UK, watched the live broadcast. ---
**Author:** ![Hogfather65](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7bcc69/32.png) [@Hogfather65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hogfather65)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-thread/650485/160 "2013-11-22T07:40:16Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > Are you two outside the US? I know itā€™s on tomorrow here, but it seems other folks are getting it sooner. Iā€™m in the UK - talking about the Adventures in time and space not the 50th anniversary episodeā€¦ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-thread/650485.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-thread/650485.md?page=9)