FIS 1311H and Doctor Who

First, some school business; for the Project Profile assignment, I commented on the following blogs: Michelle Baratta, Norah Xiao & Louis Choquette.

Now, some fun. Doctor Who has recently come back (somewhat) into the collective consciousness of North America thanks to its revival, but I decidedly prefer the classic series. It debuted in the BBC in 1963 and lasted until 1989: a whopping 26 years. The show deals with the time and space traveling adventures of the Doctor, an alien (but strangely humanlike) from the planet Gallifrey. Through the years, he has saved the Earth (mostly around London, go fig lol) about a thousand times, and has made several deadly foes in the process including his most well known nemesis, the Daleks. Several actors portrayed the Doctor starting with William Hartnell, the 1st Doctor (1963-1966) and ending with (at least in terms of the classic series) Sylvester McCoy, the 7th Doctor (1987-1989). The most well know Doctor is likely the 4th, played by Tom Baker (1975-1981). How could so many actors play one role? Well, the Doctor was not immortal, and every once in a while he would die or be killed only to metamorphose into another humanoid form. The series states the doctor only regenerates 12 times. The Doctor is now in his 10th incarnation (played by David Tennant) in the current series revival, so catch the Doctor now before he perishes. Right, I'm sure they'll let him die ;) Anyway, thanks for reading and do check out this classic series if you get the chance. Happy Reading Week!