Doctor Who

Doctor Who is a science fiction show which involves a mysterious time traveling renegade Time Lord moving through space and time to solve problems and defeat enemies across the universe and the timeline. The Doctor, as this enigmatic alien is called, is joined by human companions who act as the people the audience can relate to (as the Doctor's motivations are always unclear), and they all travel around using the TARDIS, an extremely recognizable symbol of Pop Culture, which is a time machine bigger on the inside than outside which has taken on the form of a Police Box. The series is currently owned and operated by the BBC. It has amassed a large worldwide fanbase known as Whovians and is one of the fronts of interest to PCWs in the Pop Culture battle.

## Basic History

Doctor Who launched in 1963 by the BBC and its original run was intended to be a serial show. That is, episodes were to be grouped into collections with more or less one continuous storyline throughout known as serials. The show began as an educational show where the Doctor would feature various informative moments in Earth history, but soon the show took off as a sci fi series of its own as it explored greater story and places across the universe.

Soon, the main actor, William Hartnell, retired from the role but instead of cancelling the series as would be normal, the creators decided to introduce the concept of Regeneration, whereby a Doctor could change forms upon death. This allowed another actor to continue on being the Doctor, and allowed the show to continue to exist for years on end.

However, trouble with the show befell it and in 1989 the show reached its end with the seventh Doctor. In 1996, a movie starring the Eight Doctor was released. Eventually, the show was revived in 2005 with the Ninth Doctor and the show began its most recent incarnation which continues to this day. At first the showrunner was Russell T Davies, but soon he was replaced by Steven Moffat at the beginning of the 11th Doctor's run. Various spin-offs occurred but they generally only lasted 1 season or so.

Like Star Wars and Star Trek before it, it was not long before even the eccentric Timelord would fall to wokeness. After Moffat announced he was leaving, he was replaced by woke SJW Chris Chibnall, and the Doctor regenerated into the 13th Doctor, the first female doctor. This kickstarted a woke period of Doctor Who history culminating in the death of Doctor Who during a massive retcon event which happened due to the wokeness. Chibnall announced he would be leaving along with the 13th Doctor, with the original showrunner for the reboot, Russell T Davies, returning to the role. It is unclear, however, if even Davies can salvage the wreck that has become Doctor Who with many fans claiming the only way for him to do so is to reverse the retcon.

## Central Ideas

The show has taken on many forms and themes throughout the years. The show is maintained by a balance between the Doctor, the eccentric and unknowable alien, and the Doctor's companions, who are the relatable humans who must interact with the Doctor. Through these dynamics, all sorts of fun adventures through time and space are possible. The show is also never afraid to embrace its eccentricity with many "timey wimey" effects and craziness occurring.

The Doctor has been on so many adventures and had so many companions that trying to summarize or even describe them all would take too long. They have encountered many enemies as well, the most iconic and notable being the Daleks, robotic pepper-shaker shaped beings of pure hate who were at war with the Time Lords and had the desire to exterminate everything, the Cybermen who were cybernetically enhanced humanoids that converted other humanoids into cybermen, and Weeping Angels, who would only move when not observed but are statues otherwise.