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Now You Can Own Two Bakers And Another Doctor

It wasn't until seeing a press release about the launch of a new Classic Doctor Who toy line that I realized (a) I may want to own an action figure of a much-beloved fictional character from my youth for the first time, and (b) said action figure should be renamed "Tom Baker Doctor With A Shit-Eating Grin." Sure, you also get some classic monsters and another couple of old school Doctors (Colin Baker? WTF? They wanted to put in one of the shitty Doctors to see if anyone was paying attention?), but, seriously. The Tom Baker one is terrifying. More »

6:30 AM on Thu Apr 17 2008
By Graeme McMillan
2,617 views, 36 comments

Latest by laughingacademy: Apparently, the Fourth Doctor figure actually comes with two heads: the one shown here, and a hatless one sans grin. Which makes me wonder what the hell the Doctor was keeping in his chapeau. more »

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Yet Another Former Who Wants Back

Proof that Tom Baker knows a bandwagon when he sees one, the former Doctor Who (and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) remake) star has announced that he, too, would be willing to appear in the next season of the BBC's time-travelling series, if anyone's asking. More »

3:24 PM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Graeme McMillan
1,894 views, 18 comments

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Doctor Who Does The Playground Dance

Want to convey the magic and other-worldliness of Tom Baker, the disco-era Doctor Who star? Easy. Just have him hang around a schoolyard in a big trenchcoat skipping, and flattening his hand over his eyes to stare at some imaginary creature. Note that there are no children in this playground. I actually love Tom Baker dearly, but this clip from the 1999 BBC documentary Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space proves it's better not to watch your heroes in their off hours. (Or maybe that you shouldn't do everything documentary-makers ask you to do.)

11:20 AM on Fri Feb 22 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
1,301 views, 15 comments

Latest by Pham_Nuwen: @dOk: "For all of those proclaiming that there is "No other Dr." how about going back a bit and watching Jon Pertwee..." To be honest, I have a hard time going back to Dr. Who period. I watched (and read more »

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Must See: Doctor Who


Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale.

Title: Doctor Who
Date: 1963-1989

Vitals: A man of a half-dozen (or so) faces travels through time and space in a police phone booth, fighting cyborg thugs, giant monsters and the occasional eco-allegory.

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10:29 PM on Sun Sep 30 2007
By charliejane
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