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u/roontish12 · 2 pointsr/doctorwho

I'd also recommend SHADA. It's Tom Bakers doctor, but still a fantastic read.

Might I also suggest, she may really enjoy some of the Doctor Who Audio Books. Several of them are narrated by cast members, including Matt Smith, The Runaway Train, The Jade Pyramid.

Arthur Darvill (Rory), The Night Of The Humans plus a few others.

David Tennent, Pest Control, as well as a few others. I really like the Tennent ones because he narrates in his native Scottish accent, but then fluidly flips to his Doctor accent for the dialog.

Catherine Tate (Donna), The Forever Trap. Those are only a few of the great audio adventures.

My favorite one at the moment is Prisoner of the Daleks read by Nicholas Briggs, who does the voices of the Daleks in the new series, and he does a FANTASTIC Tennent impression.

You can get the audio CD's from places like Amazon/Chapters or they have tons of them on the iTunes store.

Some of these stories you can get in novel format as well, but what I enjoy about the audiobooks is the cast members narrating, the small but significant soundtracks, and the emotions you can get through voice but no in print. And hearing "EXTERMINATE!" is much more terrifying than reading it. ;)

If you decide to go that route, I hope she enjoys them! I certainly do!

Edit: Just came across this, a boxset of 6 audio books based on 11th doctor that comes in a neat TARDIS box! Bit pricey, but kinda cool.

u/hughesst · 3 pointsr/doctorwho

i'm doing the same! brand new DW fan this year and i've watched from "Rose" up to "Bells of St John". should be able to easily finish up before the 50th. I kinda prefer the 10th but the 11th is easier to put together a costume for.

i found an awesome suit jacket at goodwill that matches his pattern pretty closely and i've found suspenders and bowties on amazon and ebay for under 5 each but the shipping costs are equal to the price which kinda sucks.

there's a sonic screwdriver on amazon for about 27 right now that i'm looking to get and i was able to get a couple freebie $5 amazon GCs by doing surveys and offers on swagbucks.
[geronimo!] (http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Who-Eleventh-Doctors-Screwdriver/dp/B003FHXMDC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381432633&sr=8-1&keywords=sonic+screwdriver)


i'm excited for mine, hopefully i can get a bit thinner and have a bit more hair grown out by halloween and i'll be set. good luck on your search!!

u/bookchaser · 1 pointr/doctorwho

Skip everything predating 2005. After you've watched everything newer, consider going back to 'the archives' to see the rough older episodes with wobbly sets and horrible special effects.

Start either from the beginning of the 2005 reboot (with episode 'Rose') or season 5 (with episode 'The Eleventh Hour').

The show is most enriching started from the beginning with Rose, but the special effects are iffy and the first season is a little rough. The secondary characters continue through the first 5 years with some big emotional pay-offs. (For clarity, the fifth year consisted of only 4 'specials' and is counted as part of season 4.) Generally, the show gets better with each consecutive year.

Also, after season 5 there is an occasional passing reference to something that has hidden, deep meaning if you know the Doctor's history, and it's only reflected in a split-second look or expression by the Doctor. It's another reason to start with 'Rose.'

Season 5 starts with a new actor playing the Doctor with almost all previous story threads ended, so it's also a decent starting point. If you begin here, then first watch season 4 episodes Silence in the Library and Forest of the Dead, because they introduce a character who is pivotal in season 5 and going forward. They really are essential episodes to watch if you're trying to skip to season 5.

You're in a pickle though because after season 7 there is a two-part special celebrating the 50th anniversary of the show, and it features 3 doctors. It will be 10 times funnier if you've watched all of the episodes from 2005 forward.

Before you watch those specials (The Day of the Doctor, The Time of the Doctor), seek out the 50th anniversary drama special An Adventure in Space & Time. It recounts the 1964 beginning of Doctor Who. Watch it at this time, because a 2017 Christmas special includes the current Doctor meeting the original doctor, and being familiar with the first Doctor will make it more special.

If you're American, know that BBC programs are not developed by a committee of writers. It's why a season can consist of 12, or even 3, episodes, while American TV shows have 25 to 35 episodes per season. Doctor Who in particular has different single writers for each episode, and can vary in quality. It's more akin to reading a bunch of different books about the same character, but written by different authors, and a central person tweaks the writing so the character acts with consistency.

u/LegoK9 · 4 pointsr/doctorwho

The Four Doctors (2015)

I will tell you it wasn't the best story ever IMO, especially in comparison to the main Titan comics line. The interactions between 10, 11, and 12; as well as their companions (Gabby, Alice, and Clara); were good. (But who's the fourth Doctor? I can't answer that, not because of spoilers, but because... Well.. OK, spoilers...)

The story had its moments, but relied a bit too much on the Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey. I normally like that stuff, but it wasn't consistent as most Who. It makes Moffat's writing child's play... The ending is worth it tho.

The Amazon price is a discount, so that's a good bonus. You would be hard pressed to find individual issues now, so this hardback looks better. You could probably find it a regular book store or a comic book store, if that's your fancy.

Supremacy of the Cybermen (July 2016)

This year's looks more promising, with the bonus of 9 added in. You'll have to wait a bit longer than July to get the hardback edition.

u/zPhix · 6 pointsr/doctorwho

> 'canon'

Forget this word when it comes to Doctor Who: 1, 2

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EIGHTH DOCTOR

BOOKS:

BBC: Eighth Doctor Adventures

  • These novels pick up immediately after the TV Movie.
  • The first novel, The Eight Doctors, relies heavily on Classic Who continuity. You may wish to skip it, or just read the Prologue; Chapters 1, 2, and 23; and the Epilogue to get the new companion's introduction.
  • Vampire Science and Alien Bodies are also well-regarded early starting points.
  • Alternatively, The Burning apparently works well as a starting point for the later EDAs
  • You can buy most of these novels online on websites like Amazon and eBay.

    COMICS:

    Radio Times: Doctor Who

  • These comics were printed in Radio Times 3775-3816.
  • They take place between the first two EDA novels.
  • The ending of the strip is a bit abrupt, as the run was cut short.
  • It is quite difficult to get a hold of these (without piracy).

    Doctor Who Magazine (1996-2005)

  • These comics were printed in DW Magazine 244-353. I highly recommend them.
  • They've been collected into four graphic novels that are still in print and available on Amazon:
  1. Endgame: UK, US, Canada
  2. The Glorious Dead: UK, US, Canada
  3. Oblivion: UK, US, Canada
  4. The Flood: UK, US, Canada

    Titan Comics: The Eighth Doctor

  • Mini-series set shortly before (or possibly during a quiet period of) the Time War.

    AUDIOS:

    BBC: Earth and Beyond

  • Short stories read by Paul McGann that tie into the BBC EDA novels.
  • The first story, Bounty, depicts new companion Sam's first trip in the TARDIS.
  • The original release, along with its first re-issue - Tales from the TARDIS 2, are incredibly difficult to obtain, but luckily it has recently been re-released.

    Big Finish: Main Range

  • Full-cast audios that usually run 2 hours, and are divided into 4 parts (aka Classic Who format).
  • The Eighth Doctor releases in this multi-Doctor range are set during an early period of his life.
  • Stories featuring Mary are set before those featuring Charley, but as they were released later they generally work better being heard in release order.
  • I recommend starting with Storm Warning and working your way through the Charley stories before getting into the Mary ones.

    Big Finish: Eighth Doctor Adventures

  • Full-cast audios that usually run 1 hour, and make up larger seasonal arcs (aka New Who format)
  • These Eighth Doctor tales are set during a later period of his life, and don't require knowledge of the previous Main Range releases. Although, listening to the Charley audios does give you insight into the Series 4 finale.
  • The first EDA release, Blood of the Daleks, is a great place to start for New Who fans.

    Big Finish: Dark Eyes

  • Full-cast audios divided into four boxsets, each containing four 1 hour linked-stories.
  • The first story contains heavy spoilers for the BF Eighth Doctor Adventures finale.
  • I recommend listening to the Eighth Doctor Adventures, Robophobia, and UNIT Dominion first.

    Big Finish: Doom Coalition

  • Full-cast audios with the same format as Dark Eyes.
  • A companion is carried over from Dark Eyes, but this still works well as a starting point.
  • You might want to consider listening to The Black Hole before this.


u/GreyShuck · 1 pointr/doctorwho

Hugely dependent on which Doctor you prefer (and whether you have seen all their TV stories, since several of the books will refer to them or be direct prequels or sequels).

I'm going through them by Doctor and am almost through the Pertwee era, so for the first three I'd suggest:

  • Time and Relative, Empire of Glass or Ten Little Aliens
  • Dreams of Empire, The Dark Path or The Indestructible Man
  • Eye of the Giant, Harvest of Time or Last of the Gaderene

    After that, there are the books in the "50th Anniversary collection" which are fairly reliable choices (but I've not read them myself so far):

    4= Festival of Death, 5= Fear of the Dark, 6= Players, 7 (They have the novelisation of Remembrance of the Daleks, but I'd suggest Nightshade instead.), 8= Earthworld, 9=Only Human, 10= Beautiful Chaos, 11= The Silent Stars Go By

    For the War Doctor, it has to be Engines of War

    For Twelve, if you want a full length novel, then The Blood Cell is the best so far, but the novella Lights Out is actually the best print-based tale for Capaldi's Doctor overall.

    On the subject of novellas/shorts, there is the 12 Doctors, 12 Stories collection (which Lights Out is part of) and that might be a good place to start.

    Otherwise, there are loads of short story collections, most of which feature tales by different authors featuring different Doctors, so you're pretty much bound to find something you like in any of those.
u/Dr-Crash · 1 pointr/doctorwho

I haven't read very many of Doctor Who comics, but I came across all of the issues of the Four Doctors event and decided to pick them up. I enjoyed the story quite a bit.

It looks like it's about to come out as a single volume in February.

The only other DW series that I read was the Star Trek TNG crossover (here's Part 1 and here's Part 2), which was a fun read as well.

u/exlonox · 1 pointr/doctorwho

For a fan of Classic Who:

u/[deleted] · 1 pointr/doctorwho

A few ideas (none of these are affiliate links)

  • Sonic Screwdriver: Because everything needs more sonic.

  • Bow Tie: Because bow ties are cool.
  • Fob Watch: For those times when she feels like those little Daleks students might make her lose her cool, she can use this to become human for a time.

    And of course, you'll need the perfect romantic anniversary dinner; what could be better than Fish Fingers and Custard.
u/b2monstermouse · 2 pointsr/doctorwho

Maybe this?

Doctor Who: 12 Doctors, 12 Stories - I've only read the first couple. They're not long, but they're not bad - each written by a different author.

There's also this one:

Summer Falls and Other Stories - I've only read Summer Falls, which was the book featured in The Bells of Saint John, "written by" Amy Pond. It's a cute read.
The other books were added after I bought the initial ebook, so I can't comment on those, but the reviews seem to be good.

u/thornybacon · 2 pointsr/doctorwho

Yeah that's probably the best for an overview, but I also like this blog's timelines for the companions/monsters etc:

https://bradleybasement.wordpress.com/doctor-who-timelines/

There's also a book 'AHistory' by Lance Parkin:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ahistory-Unauthorised-History-Doctor-Universe/dp/1935234110/

I haven't read it myself, and it hasn't been updated for a few years but I've heard good things.

u/eeezzz000 · 3 pointsr/doctorwho

It’s up to you. I know the NTSC conversions on the Region 1 DVDs are criticized a lot (the R2 DVDs have better picture quality but that might depend on your player and TV setup). It’s worth mentioning that a lot of the Region 2 DVDs are also, if not already, going out of print

If you’re into starting a collection I’d keep an eye out and try to get the Region 1 Blu Ray sets as they come out. Which picture-wise look the same as the Region 2 Blu Rays. If you just want to watch it then I’d highly recommend using BritBox

Edit: looks like there is actually a deal on for that first Tom Baker season https://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Who-Complete-Season-Blu-ray/dp/B079PT1N7W/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1538497759&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=doctor+who+blu+ray&dpPl=1&dpID=51Zd29AB-UL&ref=plSrch

u/LokianEule · 5 pointsr/doctorwho

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1935234110

I own it. It's glorious.

It's chronological by history, not by the Doctor's timeline.

It's not updated for the latest new Who novels or Big Finish audios, but it's the best out there afaik.

u/mylescloutier · 3 pointsr/doctorwho

That sounds great! Does anyone know if Doctor Who Confidential is included with the series box sets? That would make these realllllllly fantastic. If not I'm sure they must have some behind the scenes type stuff anyway.

Does anyone else know of a show airing today that has a making of for every episode?

The cheapest I can find series 1-4 is $55 CAD each at Amazon. Any brick & mortar store I've seen them in is charging like $80 ish. Crazy considering they are 13 episode seasons.

Stargate: SG1 is $140 for all 10 seasons, I saw it on sale once for $100, should have bought it...

u/Merganman4 · 5 pointsr/doctorwho

Well I don't know where you're looking, but you're clearly looking the wrong places. Stores like HMV and Barnes and Noble have them. I've seen them here in Canada at Sunrise Records (which used to be HMV).

Season 12

[Season 19](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GJ397JH?aaxitk=Jgx53MOwOjcEnZo6kjuV3A&pd_rd_i=B07GJ397JH&pf_rd_p=3fade48a-e699-4c96-bf08-bb772ac0e242&hsa_cr_id=9996827840201&sb-ci-n=productDescription&sb-ci-v=Doctor%20Who%3A%20Peter%20Davison%20S1%20(BD)

Season 18

Season 10

These versions are all only available in North America, the key differences being the packaging is very basic and they're called, for example, "Tom Baker Season 1" instead of Season 12.

u/cardboardguru13 · 4 pointsr/doctorwho

It is worth watching the historical drama, An Adventure in Space and Time, which aired during the 50th anniversary year. It's the story of how Doctor Who began, and about the actor (William Hartnell) who played the first Doctor.

Here's the trailer.

The still-living actor David Bradley played Hartnell in the drama, and in the series 10 episode you saw.

u/calkinsc · 1 pointr/doctorwho

I've recently read both Harvest of Time and The Wheel of Ice and found them both enjoyable. I think it is neat that they are writing new stories for classic Doctors, Pertwee and Troughton here, respectively. Reading the dialog of Zoe, Jamie, Jo Grant, the Brigadier, etc. really gives the feeling of a period episode.

There are also many books from when the series first went off the air that were written at that time, starring the McCoy Doctor, but while I have quite a few, I haven't read them since that time, so can't comment well. IIRC, Bernice Summerfield was first a companion in those books, later appearing in the Big Finish audio stories, so some could be worth a read as origin stories.

u/PSBlake · 1 pointr/doctorwho

If you're just needing a visual medium, the Doctor Who Magazine 8th Doctor strips are all collected in four graphic novels.

u/angelwild327 · 2 pointsr/doctorwho

If you're not, and I know pirating movies is great, but for serious Doctor Who fans, there is nothing like owning the sets... most of them come with little goodies and Amazon has them on sale for about 1/2 price...
http://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Who-Complete-Billie-Piper/dp/B000E41MS6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1302755642&sr=8-1

Barnes and Noble had them half off, a few months ago, ALSO, Netflix, but of course, you can't KEEP them...

u/LocalAmazonBot · 2 pointsr/doctorwho

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u/Lurking_Grue · 8 pointsr/doctorwho

I just finished this book:

http://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Who-Harvest-Alastair-Reynolds/dp/0385346808

It was like a big budget Pertwee episode and rather good.

u/LostInTheGate · 2 pointsr/doctorwho

https://www.amazon.com/Trailer/dp/B07H129T5Z/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1537725609


You can already buy the season pass - which is really the way to go - it'll save you money vs buying each episode individually. It'll even automatically notify you when a new episode is available, so you won't miss it!

u/animagus_7 · 2 pointsr/doctorwho

Here's one from Amazon.com ... and if you live anywhere near a decent sized mall, some shop SHOULD have them (heck, even Walmart might)... but I'm sorry, truly sorry, but you'll have to go outside for that!

u/LozzaMc · 2 pointsr/doctorwho

I honestly think I just got them both from amazon.co.uk.

Just yesterday, right before the con, the 10th Doctor's screwdriver broke. It belongs to my 7 year old, so while he uses it vigorously, he doesn't really abuse it. I'm planning on getting him another one once I'm in full time employment, but would suggest if you're thinking of getting one to be a bit careful with it.

u/twadepsvita · 1 pointr/doctorwho

I think you're thinking of either Destiny Of The Doctor or 12 Doctors, 12 Stories. I have the latter i=as a boxset with the postcards, and it's good. I'll probably get Destiny when I've managed to get through my Big Finish backlog.

u/123knaeckebrot · 1 pointr/doctorwho

I didn't found it on amazon uk, but on amazon com - but I'm not sure if I really would be able to stream it after purchase. Have you ever bought a stream there before?

Do you think the $28.99 for season 1101 (?) are already the "season pass" ?

https://www.amazon.com/Trailer/dp/B07H129T5Z/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1538500221&sr=8-1&keywords=doctor+who+season+11

u/JHFrank · 1 pointr/doctorwho

> This also features The Night of the Doctor Mini which is worth a watch if you have not yet watched it. It would also stand to reason that it would be a part of the Doctor Who DOTD DVD set.

No, Day of the Doctor is already out in Region 1. An Adventure in Space in Time is a separate release, due on May 27.

EDIT: Wait, that's not even what you were saying. Yes, Night of the Doctor and The Last Day are both on the DVD of Day of the Doctor. My bad!

u/mugenhunt · 7 pointsr/doctorwho

So they have only recently begun to release complete season sets for older Doctors. There's one for the Fourth Doctor's first season, https://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Who-Complete-Season-Blu-ray/dp/B079PT1N7W, and one for the Fifth Doctor's first season, https://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Who-Davison-Complete-Blu-ray/dp/B07GJ397JH/.


There aren't full complete season sets for all of the previous Doctors, so you'd have to hunt down individual DVDs.

u/sylvan · 1 pointr/doctorwho

This post got caught by the spam filter, I just unbanned it.

Try starting with the beginning of the new series, in order.
http://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Who-Complete-Billie-Piper/dp/B000E41MS6/

Then for retro, I recommend the Tom Baker years and after.
http://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Who-Robot-Story-75/dp/B000QGE8II/

u/Snapdude9 · 1 pointr/doctorwho

They have them on Think Geek but I got it on Amazon WAY cheaper :D