Showing posts with label Doctor Who. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Doctor Who. Show all posts
Harry Potter vs Doctor Who, Star Wars, Serenity and The Lord of the Rings
Dec 17, 2012
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Meaning Behind The Doctors Regeneration
As part of the 'Doctor Who' franchise, when ever the Doctor is near death his body regenerates, because he is neither human nor from earth. He is a Time Lord from an ancient planet called Gallifrey. The Doctor has been the last Time Lord in the universe since the Time Wars of which he was the sole survivor.
I see the Doctor's character trait of regeneration as something that goes beyond a classical cellular regeneration that repairs all damage to the flesh and body. When a Time Lord regenerates, no amount of damage is irreparable. But it goes beyond just replacing the damaged cells, the Doctor becomes an entirely new person, with a new face, personality, morals, views, even his Tardis changes. The only constant is the name, Doctor, but even this is not truth because the Doctor's name has never been revealed in the 50 years and 11 incarnations of the Doctor. However, he whispered his name to Rose when they were saying good bye. Also the written form of the Doctor's name has been revealed but it is in the language of the Time Lords so who knows what it means.
So in short, the Doctor is immortal, has been alive for almost 1000 years, sole survivor of the fiercest war of all time, a genius that cannot be rivaled, able to travel to any point in time and space at will and is utterly unstoppable.
So what does this all mean? To me, this means The Doctor is god. He matches the criteria;
- The Doctor is all good Omnibenevolence
- The Doctor is all knowing Omniscience
- The Doctor is all powerful Omnipotence
The Doctor: he who, the Scriptures of Moffat say, brings salvation wherever he goes – transforming the lives of whoever he meets through kindness and sacrifice. Ridiculous? Well, maybe, but such an analogy, for me at least, has always seemed perfectly apt – not only in the context of the show or as a fan, but as an example of what is a wider social shift. That is: heroes of popular culture becoming modern figures of worship.
Even the main premise of the show is built upon the concept of existential salvation: the idea that one day this wonderful being will drop out of the sky to rescue us from the crippling tedium of adult life, to make us believe that there is more to existence than work, bills and over-thinking popular tea-time television shows.
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Doctor Who,
Philosophy
Top 11 Doctor Who Catchphrases [Video]
In honor of the 11th Doctor’s return, the BBC has been releasing top 11 video lists. Love them or hate them, the top 11 catchphrases (so far) from the Matt Smith
era seem like a most appropriate way to celebrate the Doctor’s return
and his first journey to America–which always seemed pretty odd,
considering his TARDIS can take him anywhere in time and space and he
never once thought to hop across the pond. Hop across universes though?
Of course.
Can you guess what the top catchphrase in Doctor Who is? You can, huh? Like Captain Jack said, yeah, I kind of figured.
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Doctor Who,
Television,
Video
The 'Doctor Who' MMORPG
Geronimo! A massive multiplayer role playing game created by BBC World Wide and Three Rings allows users to step into the TARDIS for puzzle solving adventure in Doctor Who: Worlds in Time.
The first ever Doctor Who online game. Explore the universe with your friends or make some new ones. Solve puzzles to defeat classic foes. The time stream has begun to shatter and the Doctor has started recruiting adventurers to assist him with putting the universe back together before it falls apart.
Travel through time and space reliving familiar stories and completely new story lines.
Adventure with friends, form a team and watch each others backs whilst using your sonic screwdriver to complete challenges of; lock-picking,repair, hacking, wits, defense and barricading.
Decorate your very own room on the Tardis with furniture, collectables and upgrade your sonic screwdriver.
In think, Doctor Who: Worlds in Time is a cool new game with good potential. For those who were, and therefore are (because you can never stop being a Doctor Who fan) a fan of The Doctor need to check out the game because it is fantastic and at least worth a try even if you aren't a dedicated gamer. And for those who do enjoy games regularly I think DW:WiT is one that you should consider considering the diverse and playful gaming environment. Also, if the game becomes half as wonderful as the show, it's a real winner.
You can play here.
The first ever Doctor Who online game. Explore the universe with your friends or make some new ones. Solve puzzles to defeat classic foes. The time stream has begun to shatter and the Doctor has started recruiting adventurers to assist him with putting the universe back together before it falls apart.
Travel through time and space reliving familiar stories and completely new story lines.
Adventure with friends, form a team and watch each others backs whilst using your sonic screwdriver to complete challenges of; lock-picking,repair, hacking, wits, defense and barricading.
Decorate your very own room on the Tardis with furniture, collectables and upgrade your sonic screwdriver.
In think, Doctor Who: Worlds in Time is a cool new game with good potential. For those who were, and therefore are (because you can never stop being a Doctor Who fan) a fan of The Doctor need to check out the game because it is fantastic and at least worth a try even if you aren't a dedicated gamer. And for those who do enjoy games regularly I think DW:WiT is one that you should consider considering the diverse and playful gaming environment. Also, if the game becomes half as wonderful as the show, it's a real winner.
You can play here.
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