57 Years ago on 19th Sept 1963, we first met the Doctor and the TARDIS. The adventures of the ‘Madman in a Box‘ have kept generations of viewers entertained. I read my first Doctor Who book in 1991/1992 (I think) and have been a fan ever since. I spent a lot of money and effort to find the old Target releases and even managed to get a complete collection of most of the available Doctor Who TV episodes. My personal favorites are: 10th Doctor, 4th Doctor/13th Doctor & the 9th Doctor. The 11th Doctor was a bit too hyper for my tastes and never managed to like the 12th Doctor much. I really love the 13th Doctor as she has some great stories and amazing acting. However the 10th is a clear winner thanks to David Tennant who set the bar so high with his amazing acting and portrayal of the Doctor that he replaced the 4th Doctor as my favorite doctor right from the start of his regeneration.
The TARDIS in its first Television appearance
Doctor Who is one of the longest running shows on television, and there are a lot of amazing quotes that have come from it. Some of my favorite quotes from the show are below:
The Tenth Doctor : Look at these people, these human beings. Consider their potential! From the day they arrive on the planet, blinking, step into the sun, there is more to see than can ever be seen, more to do than – no, hold on. Sorry, that’s The Lion King… – The 10th Doctor
This is just a funny absolutely non-relevant quote from the 10th Doctor and I just loved it. The cherry on top was that this was said during the Doctor trying to stop the enslavement of Humanity, which is what most other series would treat as a really serious topic.
“The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. They don’t alter their views to fit the facts, they alter the facts to fit their views.” – The Fourth Doctor, The Face of Evil (1977)
This is so true. People always try to change the facts to suit their personal views and that never ends well…
“You know that in 900 years in time and space I’ve never met anyone who wasn’t important before. – The 11th Doctor “
Everyone is important and that’s the lesson the 11th Doctor is trying to reinforce for us.
“We’re all stories in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?”
“People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but *actually* from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint – it’s more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly… time-y wimey… stuff. – The 10th Doctor”
There are a ton more quotes that are awesome but I don’t have the space to duplicate them all over here. So you can check them out: here & here & some more here.
Well this is all for now. Will write more later.
– Suramya