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Doctor Who has now officially beat Star Trek!

sataicallistasataicallista High Priestess of Squeee!
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According to Wikipedia, the next episode of Doctor Who, which will be airing this Saturday on BBC, will be the 727th episode of Doctor Who. This will break the record held by the various Star Trek series, which have a total of 726 combined episodes amongst them.

Cool!!!

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  • David of MacDavid of Mac Elite Ranger Ca
    Trek is still longer by clock-time. All those short little serials inflate the episode count. :p
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Yep. ST has always been 45 minutes, Doctor Who has, as I recall, never been 45 minutes until 3 series ago.
  • sataicallistasataicallista High Priestess of Squeee!
    True, but think about this....the Doctor still has 3 more lives to go through and after that I can guarantee they'll find some way for him to obtain a new set of regenerations. This show will never, ever end and as long as it maintains the level of quality it's at now, that's a good thing.
  • Space GhostSpace Ghost Elite Ranger
    Of course, if you ask the average person on the street to name one character from Dr. Who or one from Star Trek I'm pretty sure ST will win out every time. Indeed, I'll go so far to say that most of the people you talk to have no idea what Dr. Who is even about.
  • StingrayStingray Elite Ranger
    Dr. Who?

    Never even seen a whole episode... I don't know why I keep associating it with Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy... but it's one reason why I never watched it.
  • sataicallistasataicallista High Priestess of Squeee!
    [QUOTE=Space Ghost;158892]Of course, if you ask the average person on the street to name one character from Dr. Who or one from Star Trek I'm pretty sure ST will win out every time. Indeed, I'll go so far to say that most of the people you talk to have no idea what Dr. Who is even about.[/QUOTE]

    That's in the US though. Doctor Who was never well known in the US. In Britain however, it's as big as Star Trek ever was. From everything I've read and heard, I think you'd have a hard time finding a Brit who had never heard of Doctor Who.
  • sataicallistasataicallista High Priestess of Squeee!
    [QUOTE=Stingray;158894]Dr. Who?

    Never even seen a whole episode... I don't know why I keep associating it with Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy... but it's one reason why I never watched it.[/QUOTE]

    Douglas Adams, author of Hitchhikers, wrote a few episodes for Doctor Who and was the script editor for a whole season back in the 70s. The show has occasionally made references to Hitchhikers. What's wrong with Hitchhiker's? It's only the funniest series of books ever written.
  • shadow boxershadow boxer The Finger Painter & Master Ranter
    dont forget AU...

    Dr Who is/was/will always be huge here.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Here, too.
  • StingrayStingray Elite Ranger
    [QUOTE=sataicallista;158896]Douglas Adams, author of Hitchhikers, wrote a few episodes for Doctor Who and was the script editor for a whole season back in the 70s. The show has occasionally made references to Hitchhikers. What's wrong with Hitchhiker's? It's only the funniest series of books ever written.[/QUOTE]

    Very odd indeed, I mean, I haven't seen enough of the show to dislike it. It never seemed very appealing to me.

    I never cared for the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and I never understood why people thought it was great. I read the book (I only learned about the other books later on) and I was quite disappointed. I don't know if it's the funniest book ever written, but to me it's one of the most overhyped pieces of literature ever written.

    Humor is an odd thing, we don't find the same jokes funny. The other day we were almost wetting ourselves at the office over a joke and I showed it to other friends later on and they barely raised an eyebrow. I suppose Doug Adams' jokes are funny to some people, unfortunately they aren't to me.

    It's a bit like Monty Python or Mr. Bean skits. I like them all, but I guess I'm more of a slapstick humor kind of guy. I also know people who don't like them.

    I haven't seen the recent movie about the Hitchhiker's Guide either.

    "The meaning of life is 42." Is that supposed to be funny? And then that depressed robot who keeps complaining all the time... is that supposed to be funny? And then there's that guy with 3 arms... is that supposed to be funny?

    Maybe it's just me. :D
  • FreejackFreejack Jake the Not-so-Wise
    Maybe the answer to life, the universe and everything would be funnier if you had the right number. :P

    Jake
  • StingrayStingray Elite Ranger
    [QUOTE=Freejack;158904]Maybe the answer to life, the universe and everything would be funnier if you had the right number. :P

    Jake[/QUOTE]

    So it's 42, same difference, does that make it funnier? :rolleyes:
  • StingrayStingray Elite Ranger
    [QUOTE=Freejack;158904]Maybe the answer to life, the universe and everything would be funnier if you had the right number. :P

    Jake[/QUOTE]

    Alright, I guess the result is not the "haha" side of that particular joke, but the way they got the answer. Great... I just hope that's not Doug Adams' best work.
  • David of MacDavid of Mac Elite Ranger Ca
    Well, he wasn't exactly the most prolific of writers. Still, if you want to give him another shot, I recommend "Last Chance To See," a nonfiction book about his travels around the world with various wild-life experts to see a bunch of fantastic, exotic and, above all, endangered species. It's got funny bits,* but it's by no means a comedy book.

    * Spoiler: Like trying to buy a condom in China
  • AlaricAlaric Damn kids! Get off my island!
    [QUOTE=Stingray;158894]Dr. Who?

    Never even seen a whole episode... I don't know why I keep associating it with Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy... but it's one reason why I never watched it.[/QUOTE]

    you should not associate the 2 at all.
  • sataicallistasataicallista High Priestess of Squeee!
    [QUOTE=Alaric;158908]you should not associate the 2 at all.[/QUOTE]

    I agree, other than the occasional Hitchhiker's reference in Doctor Who and Doug Adam's brief stint with the show, they really aren't related at all. Doctor Who is considered a drama and it definitely is, though it does have a good sense of humor. And David Tennant is amazing, can I just say oh my god that man is amazing!?
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    [QUOTE=sataicallista;158910]And David Tennant is amazing, can I just say oh my god that man is amazing!?[/QUOTE]

    can we stop you?!? :p
  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    Hell, I was bawling at the end of the second series.

    But I know exactly what Rose felt, so I got personal experience on that one.
  • DaxDax Redshirt
    I <3 David Tennant!
  • The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
    Dr. WHat??
  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    DOCTOR! spell out the bloody word you uncultured barbarians! Dr. Who is something kinda not the same :p
  • The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
    [COLOR="Purple"]HAIL TO THE BARBARIANS![/COLOR]
  • Space GhostSpace Ghost Elite Ranger
    [QUOTE=sataicallista;158895]That's in the US though. Doctor Who was never well known in the US. In Britain however, it's as big as Star Trek ever was. From everything I've read and heard, I think you'd have a hard time finding a Brit who had never heard of Doctor Who.[/QUOTE]

    You're right, it was very ethnocentric of me to think that way, and I apologize. :)
  • sataicallistasataicallista High Priestess of Squeee!
    [QUOTE=Dax;158917]I <3 David Tennant![/QUOTE]

    I second that motion babe!

    [QUOTE=croxis;158925]DOCTOR! spell out the bloody word you uncultured barbarians! Dr. Who is something kinda not the same :p[/QUOTE]

    Yeah, isn't that how they spelled it in that travesty of a film that completely changed all the characters and made the Daleks all kinds of bright colors? That was SO not DOCTOR Who.

    [QUOTE=Space Ghost;158982]You're right, it was very ethnocentric of me to think that way, and I apologize. :)[/QUOTE]

    hehe, tis ok, happens to the best of us. :)
  • MundaneMundane Elite Ranger
    Exxteeeerminateee

    Prefered Ecclestone, but the modern Dr.Who is excellent
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    [QUOTE=Mundane;159216]Exxteeeerminateee

    Prefered Ecclestone, but the modern Dr.Who is excellent[/QUOTE]

    Someone who speaks sense! Ecclestone was the better of the 2 new ones
  • WORFWORF The Burninator
    Lies!

    Worf
  • sataicallistasataicallista High Priestess of Squeee!
    I think they were/are both excellent Doctors in their own way. Just like all the Doctors before them, they play their Doctor slightly different from all the others and both did a fantastic job. I would have liked Christopher to have stayed longer but I'm not sorry David joined either.
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    [QUOTE=ShadowDancer;159222]Someone who speaks sense! Christopher Eccleston was the better of the 2 new ones[/QUOTE]

    Thirded. I loved everything about him. His mannerisms felt more realistic and yet still fit with a character that was so exceedingly eccentric.

    [QUOTE=sataicallista;159241]I think they were/are both excellent Doctors in their own way. Just like all the Doctors before them, they play their Doctor slightly different from all the others and both did a fantastic job. I would have liked Christopher to have stayed longer but I'm not sorry David joined either.[/QUOTE]

    Different, yes. But some are better than others. Given those I have viewed, Christopher ranks highest. David is just someone I don't enjoy as much. His humor is pushed on the viewer over and over, which from my view gets a bit old fairly fast. This isn't to say I dislike him, but my preference is the far more confidently portrayed ninth doctor.
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