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Can anyone explain to me what exactly the heart of the TARDIS is, and what it function is? I mean, what exactly did it do to Rose?

On a vaguely related manner, what was the big bad wolf? I was confused.
 
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They haven't really defined clearly what the heart of the Tardis is. It seems to have something to do with the Eye of Harmony. That is something brought out of the core of a black hole, and therefore operates outside the normal physical laws of the universe, and is key to Time Lord power.

Time Lord power extends beyond simple time travel. Apparently you can make physically impossible things happen by arranging it so that if the desired event doesn't happen, a time paradox would result. And then there is Artron energy, which is not part of the four forces known on earth, and has something to do with how time works. Time Lord biology was influenced by exposure to Artron energy, which allows things like regeneration, which would otherwise violate the second law of thermodynamics.
 
One of the episodes talks about it having the last of the huon particle in the universe. I can't remember which one though.
 
Julio R said:
One of the episodes talks about it having the last of the huon particle in the universe. I can't remember which one though.

That is the one with Donna. The Christmas Bride I believe.
 
Rolen said:
Wait, what? The companion is a timelord like the first companion who was the granddaughter of the doctor?
Romana, one of the Tom Baker companions, was, indeed, a time lord. River Song (who actually married the doctor!) was Rory and Amy's daughter, conceived on the Tardis when they took off with the doctor after their wedding. She "lived backwards" to the Doctor, the first time he met her being the last time she would meet him and vice-versa.
 
Can I just ask what everyone thought of the finale? No "real 9th" or "Doctor 8.5" theories, please. I've had about enough of those.
 
ImATrackMan said:
Can I just ask what everyone thought of the finale? No "real 9th" or "Doctor 8.5" theories, please. I've had about enough of those.

It seemed very exciting at the time, and it was good to see all those references to the previous doctors. Everyone is of course impatient to see how the story resolves and whether it can be done in a way which merits the big build-up.

However, as often happens it seems that there are no rules and very little consistency to the story, and all too often in Steven Moffat's episodes a situation is resolved by something which was previously said to be impossible, which can get irritating.
 
How many people have read the books? I don't watch the tv shows but I've read most of the doctor who novels. Really enjoyed all of them. Though it has always been a bit annoying to me about how the doctor and his companions always separate from each other and get lost and then spend a lot of trouble finding each other again (No cell phones?!) .
 
I loved Tom Baker as Dr Who, because he had a wild sense of humor. His interpretation of Dr Who was comical.
 
Okay, so what does everyone think of the news from BBC that Matt Smith is leaving the series? He'll be in the 50th anniversary special and the Christmas special, but the 8th season will start with a new Doctor.

I'm sitting somewhere between being intrigue and trepidation.
 
Janus said:
Okay, so what does everyone think of the news from BBC that Matt Smith is leaving the series? He'll be in the 50th anniversary special and the Christmas special, but the 8th season will start with a new Doctor.

I'm sitting somewhere between being intrigue and trepidation.

I'm hoping they take the opportunity to get an older person of colour to get back to the shows roots while adding diversity.
 
Im not happy about a new Doctor. IMHO, all the Doctors since Tom Baker have left too quickly. Black Doctor is a bad idea.
 
Algr said:
Im not happy about a new Doctor. IMHO, all the Doctors since Tom Baker have left too quickly.
David and Matt both had 3-4 year runs, and 5, 6 and 7 had modest-length runs as well. I don't know how long "long enough" is for you but Tom Baker's run was TWICE as long as the average.
Black Doctor is a bad idea.
^ Truth and sense. ^
 
willbell said:
What? Why?

Well meaning people are taking a measure of progress, (black participation) and applying it to something that seems similar, but in fact is very different.

The problem with a black Doctor is that the Doctor is not a job or a political post. He is a person. Casting a black actor in the role is not going to change who the Doctor's parents were, or what growing up on the planet Gallifrey was like. Regeneration is not going to change his history, or culture, or perspective.

So what is left? Physical appearance? That isn't a "Black Doctor", it's the Doctor in blackface!

To the Doctor, "race" means Human, Dalek, Silurian or Time Lord. What credibility does such a fictional person or program have to talk about race in our real world? Race would become a central subject of the program, but no actual message would be possible. The result, however well intended, would look like shameless political manipulation. The program, the viewers, and the ideal of racial justice, would all loose.
 
Doctor Who is awesome... I'm currently watching all the (new) seasons in order, I am waiting on the third season to be rentable at my library...
 
I am very excited about the 'new doctor' incarnation. It always takes me a few episodes to get used to the new doctor and/or the new companion, but having new personalities in the stories is part of the charm, don't you think? (I couldn't care less what color he is.)

I enjoyed the way the last episode showed "who" Clara is and how she was in the doctor's many incarnations through time! No spoiler, but it is Awesome! I think that some of these writers are genius (while admittedly some stories are less than stellar). Without Dr. Who, I would be left with nothing of interest to watch on TV...

As far as the "previously impossible becoming possible" paradox; that is the whole point isn't it? That he is the Time Lord and he can change whatever he wants to (although he chooses not to sometimes and that does confuse me), but it is his choice to make.

:)) Love The Doctor...
 
I think this last season is setting up for a total remake of DR WHO. I hope it's a new spin on what star trek did to redo the 1st star trek. This time we will start off with something before an unearthly child and we can see the time wars. DR WHO is great and I would love to see all of the first DR's shows and movies on BBC. The time wars would mke a great setting for a DR WHO movie HINT HINT.
 
Julio R said:
Anyone into Torchwood?

I am but I've only seen the first 1 1/2 seasons because I watched it on TV and then they stopped playing it. I'm hoping to catch up over the summer.
 
notinthebox said:
I think this last season is setting up for a total remake of DR WHO. I hope it's a new spin on what star trek did to redo the 1st star trek. This time we will start off with something before an unearthly child and we can see the time wars. DR WHO is great and I would love to see all of the first DR's shows and movies on BBC. The time wars would mke a great setting for a DR WHO movie HINT HINT.

If they do ever reboot doctor who I hope they do it 100% clean slate, I would hate if they went the star trek root.
 
Torchwood is spotty. I really liked "Children of Earth", but Miracle Day sort of lost my interest.
 
They didn't put the work into torchwood that it needed
 
The problem with Torchwood is that they took a unique premise, (Traveler in time and space.) and replaced it with the most overused premise on TV. (Crime fighting team in the city.) So it all looks too similar to everything else on TV.
 
I like Torchwood, I'm going through the series right now and just finished 'Children of Earth' which was great!
 
strangerep said:
I actually saw the original broadcasts of Dr Who, so I've seen all the now-missing episodes. :-p
you woundn't happen to have recordings of them all, do you?--garbageloads of the episodes from Hartnell & Troughton got wiped out due to neglect on BBC's part. Now, they're trying to recover anything folks may have (illegally--back then) recorded so they can recreate the missing years.

I was really annoyed when William Hartnell got replaced by Patrick Troughton. I kept waiting for him to change back, but it never happened. Got kinda bored after Peter Davison and stopped watching.

BTW, what was the name of the actress who played the primitive companion, always running around like a female warrior out of D&D? She ended up pairing off with another timelord!?
Loise Jameson, played Lelah--damned cute in that outfit, too! :-p

Integral said:
The Tom Baker episode they played Sunday was great. Wish they would do that more often. They sure have improved the inside of the TARDIS. Tom Bakers TARDIS looked like something from a high school play.
Baker was the Doctor when I first started to watch. One of the best imo & nearly for 10yrs. Unfortunately, nearly everything back then looked like it came from a high school play: the sets, the props, the costumes, the special effects, many of the supporting cast...

I really liked Ecellson & Tennant--fantastic actors--and I wished they had lasted longer, like 10+yrs each.

But the wreck they made of the TARDIS just irritated me. I kept waiting and waiting for some guest star to show up, go inside the TARDIS, look about in stunned amazement, and just when the Doctor starts his spiel about "yeah, yeah, bigger on the..." only to be interrupted by the stranger start screaming "WHAT THE BLOOD HELL DID YOU DO TO THIS...THIS...OH MY GOD! THIS *WAS* A TYPE 40!" :biggrin: