“The Day of the Doctor” is the 50th anniversary special, but it was preceded and succeeded by many many other pieces that were airing throughout that year. This post will cover them all.
I’m going to add to this, that this 50th anniversary was what inspired me to watch every episode of Doctor Who. It took a long time to get this point. Almost 10 years. I’m proud of myself, good job Adam!
The Doctors Revisited: The First Doctor
“As a kid I found the Doctor terrifying,” said Neil Gaiman. Yeah, he was a complete asshole.
Oh nice, they got Ian to be interviewed.
The ladies are so overcome by emotion. Oh Barbara.
So they’re about to show “the Aztecs.” Good story.
The Doctors Revisited: The Second Doctor
YAY! Patrick Troughton!
YAY! Zoe!
YAY! Jamie! I really do think those three are the best TARDIS crew, ever.
I really wish more Troughton episodes were found.
Zoe was badass!
They’re showing “The Tomb of the Cybermen.” Yay!
The Doctors Revisited: The Third Doctor
“Difficult, pompous and really bad tempered” which probably why I never liked Pertwee.
The Doctors Revisited: The Fourth Doctor
“Tom Baker was the coolest thing of the 1970.” Umm…
“She was from a tribe of savages.” Yikes, David Tennant.
The Doctors Revisited: The Fifth Doctor
That’s nice that Peter Davison grew up watching Doctor Who. Hartnell and Troughton were his Doctors. A nice mirror to his son-in-law.
Davison had way too many companions.
“Earthshock” is the episode they’re showing.
The Doctors Revisited: The Sixth Doctor
Colin Baker seems to have a good outlook on how hated his Doctor was.
Compassion? Also, Peri not leaving after the Doctor tries to kill her still pisses me off.
Stop showing the same clip over and over again.
The Doctors Revisited: The Seventh Doctor
I liked McCoy’s silliness.
Oh god, his rolling Rs.
The Doctors Revisited: The Eighth Doctor
It was quite violent, because it was set in San Francisco.
Sylvester McCoy on the death of the 7th Doctor.
It’s nice that Grace is in this documentary.
It’s a shame Paul McGann wasn’t interviewed for this.
It’s just retelling the plot of this one episode, they should have done a focus on Big Finish stuff.
The Doctors Revisited: The Ninth Doctor
Eccelston was fun.
She has a nice job, in a nice shop, with a nice boyfriend.
Someone about Rose…
She did not have a nice job. It wasn’t a nice shop. Mickey is not a nice boyfriend.
I can’t find the tenth and eleventh. I don’t really care, though.
The Night of the Doctor
Yay! It’s Paul McGann’s second episode!!!
McGann is so calm as the Doctor.
His Doctor could have been great. Except for the screaming of “GET OUT! GET OUT!”
And now he’s John Hurt.
The Last Day
The last prequel was an event! We got to see McGann again, and see his regeneration into John Hurt. This one is boring. It also feels like a shitty video game.
An Adventure in Space and Time
Before I start watching, I want to state how much I hate how they portrayed Sydney Newman. Newman is a Torontonian. He speaks with a Toronto accent, like me. Here’s him talking.
And now here’s him with this weird New York accent…
Okay, on with the show.
David Bradley was a good choice to play William Hartnell.
The Cyberman costume looks so great and dinky in HD.
You know me! Pop! Pop! Pop!
Says the soft-spoken Canadian.
Oh, Varity is Jewish. Jews and Canadian, just what all good television needs.
Hahaha, his hands holding his lapel while giving a very Hartnell look.
I love the ladies’ hair.
I also love the teal on the Daleks.
Nice tie in with David Tennant there, “I don’t want to go.”
That Beatle wig is terrible on the fake Patrick Troughton.
The guy they got to play Matt Smith looks a lot like Matt Smith, though.
The short documentary after is quite sweet.
The Day of the Doctor
Yay! Original opening!
Why is Clara working as a teacher? She has no certifications. I’m sure that the Doctor arranged something through the headmaster Ian, but is that enough?
Can you snap with gloves?
Close the TARDIS door, Doctor!
The plot was moving so fast, then the Moment/Rose showed up.
That’s a bad painting of David Tennant.
I like David Tennant.
John Hurt’s smile seeing the Doctors doctoring is great.
Also, why is Kate Stewart stopping the countdown? She’s willing to die to save humanity, she has the Zygons there. She should just go ahead with it.
John Hurt is so good in this role.
David Tennant and Matt Smith should be in every episode of Doctor Who together.
CAPALDI!
John Hurt would have been a great Doctor.
Why are you playing Clara’s theme?
I love that they brought Tom Baker back. Also, I can’t believe they kept that quiet. Tom Baker is so good.
So many Doctors.
The Afterparty
That’s a shit-load of companions, and I love that Carole Ann Ford is willing to admit that she thinks the new Doctor Who is nothing like her show.
Eww, don’t get married on the Doctor Who anniversary.
Renewing your vows on your two year anniversary? That’s a bit short of a span.
She shouldn’t be calling people by their character names.
Colin Baker is wearing crocs.
Oh! Wilf came to Doc 7’s rescue, so he could play the spoons.
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Olivia Colman!
The kid hiding behind the sofa.
Georgia is very pregnant.
I love Paul McGann in this.
The Tom Baker joke is brilliant.
Also, Peter Davison’s kids are way too young.
Georgia has too many children.
You lean on it, nothing happens. Doesn’t wobble at all.
Peter Davison about the then-current TARDIS set.
Hey, that was Frank Skinner. I know him from Taskmaster now.
The Day of the Doctor: Behind the Lens
Well that’s nice that Colin Baker gets to narrate this.
Nice that Osgood is actually a fan.