Doctor Who, An Unearthly Child a Show About Time Travel Essay -- planet

What if you could live for a couple thousand years traveling through time and space in a chameleon ship exploring the universe while averting disaster? In addition to that, what if you’re always the smartest person in the room regardless of where you are? If so, then you would be the Doctor, well almost except the Doctor’s chameleon circuit board in his ship is broken so he has to travel around in a small blue police box called a Tardis, but hey no worries, it’s bigger on the inside. This is the setting for one of the world’s most famous sci-fi television series. If you already knew all this, then you are probably a Whovian or at least know one. Doctor Who has been around for 50 years and is now broadcast in 94 countries across 6 continents (Guenigault). Whovians have become as large as, if not larger than Trekkies. Because Doctor Who has been around so long, it has lead to a massive fan base, annual conventions, and many other fan activities. The first episode of Doctor Who, An Unearthly Child, aired on BBC One November 23rd 1963. (â€Å"WhovianNet†). The show was written about time travel, and focused around a man known only as the Doctor. Born on the planet Gallifrey, the Doctor is an alien Time Lord that is currently around 900 years old because he never dies, but rather regenerates. Not only does the Doctor regenerate, he also takes on a new humanoid body each time. After regenerating, the Doctors characteristics change somewhat, though his core personality of heroism remains intact. He doesn’t really know when this will occur until slightly before. This has allowed for several actors to fill the position of the Doctor without their own personality traits affecting the overall character. This leaves the show with the possibility... ...t time to grow. Works Cited â€Å"BBC News.† Dr Who â€Å"longest-running sci-fi.† News. N. p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2014. Booth, Paul, and Peter Kelly. â€Å"The Changing Faces of Doctor Who Fandom: New Fans, New Technologies, Old Practices?† Participations Journal of Audience & Reception Studies 10.1 (2013): 56–72. Web. 6 Apr. 2014. â€Å"BroaDWcast.† N. p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2014. â€Å"Chicago TARDIS.† N. p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2014. Guenigault, Matt. â€Å"Doctor Who: Guinness World Record for The Day of the Doctor.† BBC Doctor Who News. News. N. p., 24 Nov. 2013. Web. 15 Apr. 2014. â€Å"Gallifrey One.† N. p., n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2014. â€Å"Guinness World Records.† Longest running science fiction TV series. N. p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2014. â€Å"Online Oxford Dictionary.† N. p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014. â€Å"The Rules of Whovians.† N. p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2014. â€Å"WhovianNet.† Forum. N. p., n.d. Web. 7 Apr. 2014.