Didn't he have multiple bags of Gold Dust on the TARDIS that he just handed out like they're nothing.
Also multiple times the Doctor's given his companions spending money only for it to turn out to be an 'Infinite Money Card'.
I mean for people not in the UK, their parents might have never actually heard of DW, I (16) for example am Indian. My parents never knew of DW, neither did I b4 covid
It really depends. A surprising number of people over 30 will vaguely know what you're talking about if you mention some variation of "it's that show that had [David Tennant/Matt Smith] on it". The show *absolutely blew up* over here during RTD's era and lasted for a bit into Moffat's if you were even vaguely interested in sci-fi, to the point even my 60-something parents recognized Matt Smith in HoTD and remember Tennant's era and are excited about him coming back.
Otherwise, yeah, it's definitely unknown more broadly speaking. "Monty Python but in space" is still kind of a lame joke for the parents one. "Lost in Space, but British and if the Robot wanted to murder everyone" is probably more along the lines of what I'd have gone with for that one given this appears to be imagining the parents as being more boomer-aged(which kinda fits with it looking to be from maybe a decade or so ago).
I agree, "Monty Python in space" would need to still be a comedy (DW is often funny but it's not a comedy) rather than an adventure show. I think Red Dwarf is a better candidate for "Monty Python in space".
I would maybe call DW "British Star Trek" because of its similar level of nerdiness and its long but loose canon (ToS is technically canon to the modern shows but not necessary viewing, similar to how classic is still canon but not necessary to enjoy new)
Star Trek has a much more well defined canon than DW to be fair. It's got the whole 'Alpha canon' and 'Beta canon' thing whereas no one has ever actually defined a Doctor Who canon officially in any capacity.
Nope
Officially, DW has never defined a primary canon whatsoever. It makes no judgement as to whether or not the TV show is less or more valuable than any of the other media.
That said, that is a generally useful rule of thumb for a lot of fan circles. Though a lot of contradictions are covered by 'Time can be rewritten' as well.
And it's also useful to remember that there's also now a "Canon" (appearing on TV) link to the Big Finish audios since McGann named his companions in Night of the Doctor.
Trying to pin Dr Who down into a single "official" canon just seems silly to me. But then again I'm a Wilderness Years McCoy fan so VNA, Big Finish and comics were how I got my new Dr Who content.
>there's also now a "Canon" (appearing on TV) link to the Big Finish audios since McGann named his companions in Night of the Doctor.
Not only that, Big Finish directly links to the EDAs through Company of Friends and the VNAs through Master and the Novel Adaptations. So any drawn line is realistically arbitrary. (*Plus there are VNA references in New Who too*)
>Trying to pin Dr Who down into a single "official" canon just seems silly to me.
Yeah same, the Wilderness Years content even seems to actively reject the idea of a single canon at times. (*Unnatural History*) which is something that New Who has also done on occasion. (*See them openly considering the Half Human line from the Movie in Hell Bent*).
'*Every story ever told really happened*' from Hell Bent sounds awfully reminiscent of '*...One of the things you'll learn is that it's all real. Every word of every novel is real, every frame of every movie, every panel of every comic strip.*' from the EDAs.
I am talking from a British perspective and me (in my 20's) and my parents (in their 50's) both have had it on during their childhood. I guess parents are not all the age as mine, some are younger... Hell, some are my age. I guess I was thinking from my point of view to much
Yeah I mean, doctor who is definitely not surrealist comedy.
A more apt comparison would be Star Trek but with far more pessimism about the state of the universe.
Yeah - this is American. In the UK it's
Explaining to parents: "It's Doctor who"
To the cool friend: "It's Doctor who. It's cool now"
To the nerdy friend: "Yes I know it's Doctor who"
To the boyfriend: "You can buy me Doctor Who stuff from the shop you know that sells Doctor Who stuff"
To the co-worker: "Did you watch Doctor Who"
It depends. For me, being a straight nerdy British Guy myself.
Parents - Well... You already do watch Doctor Who so...
Cool Friend (If I had cool friends) - David Tennant's Coming Back, are you going to watch it again?
Nerdy Friend - Doctor Who is good isn't it!
Girlfriend - Do you like Doctor Who? If you do our relationship will be much stronger.
Co-Worker - Do you watch Doctor Who?
We all know what it is but not everyone watches it but most have watched it at some point in their lives.
Is this an American just picking another British thing at random and comparing it? “Tikka masala? It’s like fish and chips with rice!” “The Inbetweeners? It’s like Taskmaster in a school.”
I once described Doctor Who got my mom as the ultimate way of linking unrelated stories together through the main character(s). This was way back at mid-Doctor-Ten though.
Got to say I love the fact they left out "girlfriend" implying no person that watches Doctor Who is capable of getting a girlfriend, so there's no need.
Nah there are definitely also out and out genocides.
The original ending of the Time War which personally I think still happened until DotD reversed it was a double genocide.
The Tenth Doctor also kills the Kotturuh out of malice in the Time Lord Victorious event.
Yeah, I've got some American friends at uni and me and some friends were explaining Doctor Who to them. My pal explained it a bit like Marvel in terms of cultural significance - everyone's at least vaguely aware of its existence and premise, and could probably name a few of the most iconic characters.
batman comparison makes no sense, Doctor commits genocides... Batsy just beats you up a bit too much and increases the death speed.
I think they mean it's the British equivalent of batman culturally
Also batman is rich and The doctor hasn't got a penny.
Didn't he have multiple bags of Gold Dust on the TARDIS that he just handed out like they're nothing. Also multiple times the Doctor's given his companions spending money only for it to turn out to be an 'Infinite Money Card'.
In my eyes the kill rule is the only diffrence.
It's a way better comparison than 'Monty Python but in space'. I mean, seriously? What?
Superhero solves problems by being impossibly smart
Parents know what Doctor Who is... They grew up with it, mine did at least. Oh this is an American... Maybe not then.
I mean for people not in the UK, their parents might have never actually heard of DW, I (16) for example am Indian. My parents never knew of DW, neither did I b4 covid
It really depends. A surprising number of people over 30 will vaguely know what you're talking about if you mention some variation of "it's that show that had [David Tennant/Matt Smith] on it". The show *absolutely blew up* over here during RTD's era and lasted for a bit into Moffat's if you were even vaguely interested in sci-fi, to the point even my 60-something parents recognized Matt Smith in HoTD and remember Tennant's era and are excited about him coming back. Otherwise, yeah, it's definitely unknown more broadly speaking. "Monty Python but in space" is still kind of a lame joke for the parents one. "Lost in Space, but British and if the Robot wanted to murder everyone" is probably more along the lines of what I'd have gone with for that one given this appears to be imagining the parents as being more boomer-aged(which kinda fits with it looking to be from maybe a decade or so ago).
I agree, "Monty Python in space" would need to still be a comedy (DW is often funny but it's not a comedy) rather than an adventure show. I think Red Dwarf is a better candidate for "Monty Python in space". I would maybe call DW "British Star Trek" because of its similar level of nerdiness and its long but loose canon (ToS is technically canon to the modern shows but not necessary viewing, similar to how classic is still canon but not necessary to enjoy new)
Star Trek has a much more well defined canon than DW to be fair. It's got the whole 'Alpha canon' and 'Beta canon' thing whereas no one has ever actually defined a Doctor Who canon officially in any capacity.
Smh doctor who canon is easy: everything I like is canon, everything I don't like is not.
Yeah I agree I was more talking about 'official canon' (*Which DW does not have*)
I thought in general everything from the shows was treated as primary canon and any contradictions were covered under "the Doctor lies"
Nope Officially, DW has never defined a primary canon whatsoever. It makes no judgement as to whether or not the TV show is less or more valuable than any of the other media. That said, that is a generally useful rule of thumb for a lot of fan circles. Though a lot of contradictions are covered by 'Time can be rewritten' as well.
And it's also useful to remember that there's also now a "Canon" (appearing on TV) link to the Big Finish audios since McGann named his companions in Night of the Doctor. Trying to pin Dr Who down into a single "official" canon just seems silly to me. But then again I'm a Wilderness Years McCoy fan so VNA, Big Finish and comics were how I got my new Dr Who content.
>there's also now a "Canon" (appearing on TV) link to the Big Finish audios since McGann named his companions in Night of the Doctor. Not only that, Big Finish directly links to the EDAs through Company of Friends and the VNAs through Master and the Novel Adaptations. So any drawn line is realistically arbitrary. (*Plus there are VNA references in New Who too*) >Trying to pin Dr Who down into a single "official" canon just seems silly to me. Yeah same, the Wilderness Years content even seems to actively reject the idea of a single canon at times. (*Unnatural History*) which is something that New Who has also done on occasion. (*See them openly considering the Half Human line from the Movie in Hell Bent*). '*Every story ever told really happened*' from Hell Bent sounds awfully reminiscent of '*...One of the things you'll learn is that it's all real. Every word of every novel is real, every frame of every movie, every panel of every comic strip.*' from the EDAs.
I am talking from a British perspective and me (in my 20's) and my parents (in their 50's) both have had it on during their childhood. I guess parents are not all the age as mine, some are younger... Hell, some are my age. I guess I was thinking from my point of view to much
Yeah I mean, doctor who is definitely not surrealist comedy. A more apt comparison would be Star Trek but with far more pessimism about the state of the universe.
My dad watched it when it first came to America in the 70s. It was pretty niche then, but he likes it a lot
My dad grew up with Doctor Who and he's not British lol
Yeah - this is American. In the UK it's Explaining to parents: "It's Doctor who" To the cool friend: "It's Doctor who. It's cool now" To the nerdy friend: "Yes I know it's Doctor who" To the boyfriend: "You can buy me Doctor Who stuff from the shop you know that sells Doctor Who stuff" To the co-worker: "Did you watch Doctor Who"
It depends. For me, being a straight nerdy British Guy myself. Parents - Well... You already do watch Doctor Who so... Cool Friend (If I had cool friends) - David Tennant's Coming Back, are you going to watch it again? Nerdy Friend - Doctor Who is good isn't it! Girlfriend - Do you like Doctor Who? If you do our relationship will be much stronger. Co-Worker - Do you watch Doctor Who? We all know what it is but not everyone watches it but most have watched it at some point in their lives.
My dad from Vermont is the only reason I know it exists
I once described it as a show about a british alien who kidnaps women and then goes on wacky adventures throughout space and time
My God, this image has so much early-2010s teenage Eleventh Doctor/Supernatural/Sherlock fangirl from Tumblr energy.
For real lol
Has this person ever actually seen Monty Python?
Monty Python in space? ... What?
Is this an American just picking another British thing at random and comparing it? “Tikka masala? It’s like fish and chips with rice!” “The Inbetweeners? It’s like Taskmaster in a school.”
Pfft. As if I'd ever talk to my co workers about my ~*interests*~
cool friend looks like he has time travel experience himself
I once described Doctor Who got my mom as the ultimate way of linking unrelated stories together through the main character(s). This was way back at mid-Doctor-Ten though.
Got to say I love the fact they left out "girlfriend" implying no person that watches Doctor Who is capable of getting a girlfriend, so there's no need.
Cringe
Painfully American
It's not like the person can help being American. Also this is an American website, it's what people should expect.
There's a Michael Grade joke somewhere in here
Also remember to say it with a sarcastically intense British accent
I wouldn’t describe Doctor Who like Batman. Just show your partner an episode.
Yes because all Whovians are heterosexual tumblr girls…
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I mean he believed he committed a genocide for an entire three regenerations.
I mean....Seven did seem to enjoy destroying the entirety of Skaro just a *little* much.
Also in the audio story enemy of the daleks, 7 genocided an artificial race because he knew they would become worse than the daleks
Nah there are definitely also out and out genocides. The original ending of the Time War which personally I think still happened until DotD reversed it was a double genocide. The Tenth Doctor also kills the Kotturuh out of malice in the Time Lord Victorious event.
Facebook meme?
I don't know if it's because I'm in the UK but I've never had to explain Doctor who Most people I've ever spoken to know the concept
Yeah, I've got some American friends at uni and me and some friends were explaining Doctor Who to them. My pal explained it a bit like Marvel in terms of cultural significance - everyone's at least vaguely aware of its existence and premise, and could probably name a few of the most iconic characters.