I felt that The Ninth was very underapreciated and would wish to have him stay in the show until at least there was a Series 2A. Hell, it would be nice to see a multi-Doctor episode that was like The Two Doctors
My favorite Ninth Doctor story was a fanfic (it WAS a long time ago, and I have forgotten the title) in which the Slitheen returned to Earth, featuring the Ninth Doctor with Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and driving Bessie through the streets of London.
Christopher Eccleston was my first Doctor . My favourite Ninth Doctor stories are "Dalek", "The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances" , "The Unquiet Dead" , "The parting of the ways" and "Father's Day". Love your Doctor Who specials . Greetings from Bulgaria.
I absolutely love the Empty child two parter, especially the second of the two. There is just something about the glee in the Doctors face when he says "Everybody lives, Rose! Just this once - everybody lives!" You can't help but just feel glee for him.
We didn't, actually. The intro animation was created for us by the massively-talented ChrisLerouxDesign. Head to his channel for work-in-progress clips, clean versions of the titles, and more!
These are ridiculously helpful to me as I prepare for the 50th Anniversary. I needed to learn more about the classics, and you helped so much! Thanks! As for Nine episodes... The Doctor Dances is still one of my favourites. Ever. I sob like a baby every time the Doctor heals everyone. "Let it be a day like this!" The fact that he ended up on Big Brother is also amazing.
Top five for me: 1- Tom Baker 2- Chris Eccleston 3- David Tenant 4- Peter Capaldi 5- Colin Baker It's too bad Hugh Laurie has never considered playing the role. His typecast as Gregory House would seem fitting for the role as the doctor.
We're covering one Doctor per month the whole year to get everyone up to speed on Doctor Who for the 50th anniversary special this year! What better way to celebrate a 50-year legacy than to get everyone on board with it?
Good review, but Christopher Eccleston did not leave because of fear of typecasting. This has been confirmed at several sources. He only ever signed onto do one series. Phil Collinson at the BFI screening confirmed this. They also confirmed that Tennant was signed on quite early on. But they would have liked Christopher Eccleston to stay on for another series. The trailers at the end of each episode are there as initially they didn't have enough footage shot to make the episode 45 minutes.
Please, please check out our past offering of episodes. We're nearing out 100th episode - there's a good chance we've covered this stuff already. And yes, we already did Firefly. Just search for it or Google it.
We haven't seen something as confirmed in multiple sources as the version we presented, though we left those theories muddy intentionally to prevent causing any trouble. -Michael
Favorite: The Doctor Dances. That moment at the end: "Shh! Come on, please. Come on, you clever little nanogenes! Figure it out. The mother. She's the mother. It's gotta be enough information. Figure it out... Oh come on. Give me a day like this. Give me this one. ... Everybody lives, Rose! Just this once! Everybody lives!" The 9th Doctor has dealt with so much death (Time War, etc.) that getting this "Everybody Lives" moment is supremely emotional, for him (and for me)!
Nine was my favourite I wish he came back just for day of the doctor though they still would have had to make a new one to make it so the crack can be explained with the thing in time of the dr
I like the Ninth Doctor episode Dalek. It really delved into the mind of the Doctor and how truly scarred he was. It made me think that the Doctor didn't know the war was over and he would do almost anything to kill this one Dalek. It was also a awesome introduction to the Daleks for a new audience.
While each Doctor has his own positive traits, I've always felt that the 9th was the best suited to what his respective showrunners tried to accomplish. 9 wasn't just suffering from survivor's guilt, he had PTSD. Every modern Doctor has had their moments of post-Time War rage, but Eccelston wore it on his sleeve in every scene, even the lighter ones. When he hears "You would make an excellent dalek," it stings because he knows it's true - & it stays true until his love for Rose redeems him.
That didn't stop Richard E Grant from playing a different alternate version of the Doctor in "Scream of the Shalka" or appearing in the modern series as Dr. Simeon/The Great Intelligence.
Because, as stated in the fact, the story details of Blink were based on a shirt story featuring the Ninth Doctor. It's a fact, it's fun, so it's a Fun Fact. -Michael
Another fantastic Doctor Who insight, guys! I loved. I have to say that aside from the ones you mentioned, my favorite Nine story is one that came out this year. Before you go "Wha...?", let me explain. The 50th anniversary has Big Finish Productions and AudioGO teaming up for a special range of audios with each of the 11 Doctors called "Destiny of the Doctor". The Nine story for that range -which only just came out- is called "Night of the Whisper", and it's great! :)
One moment that sticks out to me is the internet meme "Excuse me do you mind not farting while I'm trying to save the world" from Christopher Eccleston's portrayal of The Doctor
Picking just ONE 9th Doctor story is too hard! So I'm going to go with a top 3 (since Eccleston is my 3rd favourite Doctor, after Tennant, at No. 1 and Tom Baker, at No. 2): 'Dalek,' 'The Empty Child' / 'The Doctor Dances,' and 'Bad Wolf' / 'The Parting of the Ways.' By the way, is it cheating to count a two-part episode as one? LOVE your videos! Keep 'em coming!
I agree with 'Father's Day' for one of the favourite Ninth Doctor adventures, I also really liked 'Boomtown'. :) Fun fact, earlier this year, my friend Retha, her brother Rikus, and I went to a convention/expo called 'Armageddon', and Rikus was cosplaying as the Ninth Doctor, and people had been telling him it was the best Ninth cosplay they'd ever seen! (Retha was the 11th Doctor and I was Rory :) )
You made three negative comments in one shot. That's how three-strike policies work, Jack. Negative tones help a person feel insulted about their (not there) work. Be constructive. Be creative. Say something. If you can't do at least one of those things, just don't comment. Luckily, you're now actually engaging in conversation, so I'm happy to keep this back and forth going. -Michael
Eccleston was 41, Tennant was 34, and Smith was 27 when they each started playing the Doctor. I think part of the fangirl thing for Tennant and Smith is the hair. Women will swoon for men with excellent hair. Eccleston missed that boat with his nearly-shaved head. -Diana (a lady who appreciates good hair)
I am a teenage girl who loved Eccleston and consonantly argues that he was the one to make Doctor Who "cool" again to the general public ( a hard feat to do after it had been cancelled due to lack of viewers)
Hey, constructive thoughts! "Rose" is also bogged down by establishing the soap-operatic style of the Rose era, along with a cast of supporting characters so good they all get shoved into an alternate universe later to stay out of the way. End of the World introduces the larger universe, myriad cool aliens, and that the Doctor is the last of the Time Lords. Superior acting from Eccleston, Rose not in half the episode, and "Tainted Love." What's not to like? -Michael
The Empty Child/Doctor Dances was made by moffat? That explains a bit about the "enemies"(for lack of a better word) in those episodes... Those things were definitely Moffat's.
My favorite ninth doctor adventure is by far Parting of the Ways. Not becuase it's his last episode but because of the epic news of the Daleks in that and the doctor and just, god it was good
Actually, Eccleston denied that he quit because of fear of typecasting, but rather because he didn't like the work inviroment and was unhappy with the production. If this wouldn't have been the case, he would have done the role for a couple of years.
I don't think Hugh Grant would've been able to play the Doctor, not just because he wouldn't have made a good doctor, but because he had already played him in the 1999 Doctor Who Comic Relief episode, "The Curse of Fatal Death."
Yay! My first Doctor -- well, a friend of mine had shown me one of Ten's episodes, but it was watching Nine that got me into the series, so I think of Nine as my first Doctor. Was most looking forward to this episode of this series. My favorite Nine episodes: "Dalek", since Eccleston was at his best playing the character in all his moods, and The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances, because it's a World War II story and because it brought us the awesomeness that is Captain Jack Harkness.
Blink was the 10th doctour[one of my favorite's of his,I also enjoyed the 9th when he and Blond are out having her last meal [wonderfull interplay,serious and seriously funny at the same time.]
My favorite Ninth Doctor story is fathers day. its the episode that made me a whovian and made me cry. its really hard for tv show to make me cry. this and dooms day did it. and it kinda relates to my real life. my dad died when i was young. and it hurt my hart when i watched the ep.
Obviously it's something we'll have to wait until November to find out, but if I had to but money on it, I'd bet that The Event that killed the daleks and Time Lords was committed by John Hurt, but also caused his regeneration.
With respect, you're not making this show. The blue blazer was the best we could find with a red-purple pinstripe (the actual blazer was much darker than you'd think, due to the studio lighting). Additionally, the choice of a black shirt and darker-colored floral tie is meant to directly reference the outfit in Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead, my favorite Tennant adventure. If that's not enough for you, well, that's too bad. -Michael
I missed Dalek when putting this script together. Sorry. That said, End of the World is far superior - and closer to what Doctor Who actually is - than Rose as far as I'm concerned. -Michael
Father's Day is definitely one of the best episodes in this season, but I'd also include Dalek and The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances. I also like Boom Town a lot, though many people don't. I'm sure you've been told this, but the first two syllables of the man's name rhyme with "freckle", not "feckless".
Eccleston had one season of content. Paul McGann is still playing the Eighth Doctor and has been since he returned to the part in Big Finish audio dramas in the early 2000s. You might think Nine has more material than Eight, but looks are extremely deceptive in this case. -Michael
I loved Aliens of London and World War III, because the Slitheen where proper monsters, with big claws etc. and where really funny for the kids. When I first watched it as a kid, I thought it was hilarious. The plot is really good too.
I know you don't. I don't either. I think we've had a good chat here! The three-strike rule is one of those general real-life things you see that I've co-opted here at our channel's comment section in a move to encourage honest and creative discussion here. A fool's errand? Probably, but it's MY fool's errand and I undertake it gladly. -Michael
I'm a little surprised you guys or anyone else in this comments section didn't mention what I feel is the best episode of Eccleston's run - Dalek. I liked it because it took just one Dalek, and made it the scariest thing ever, and showed some of the 9th Doctor's anger and how he was more than prepared to kill this "last" Dalek, and even made you feel sorry for the Dalek. Also, no mention of the "Scream of the Shalka" Doctor? It might have been relevant here, as a "Lost" 9th Doctor...
"Just this once, everybody lives!" A line from the Doctor Dances that Moffat has stuck to because every time he writes an episode everybody dies!
I felt that The Ninth was very underapreciated and would wish to have him stay in the show until at least there was a Series 2A. Hell, it would be nice to see a multi-Doctor episode that was like The Two Doctors
My favorite Ninth Doctor story was a fanfic (it WAS a long time ago, and I have forgotten the title) in which the Slitheen returned to Earth, featuring the Ninth Doctor with Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and driving Bessie through the streets of London.
Thanks! I've gotta thank Michael as he took the time to re-edit the video just to incorporate it. Glad you like it.
Christopher Eccleston was my first Doctor . My favourite Ninth Doctor stories are "Dalek", "The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances" , "The Unquiet Dead" , "The parting of the ways" and "Father's Day". Love your Doctor Who specials . Greetings from Bulgaria.
This is my absolute favorite Doctor. Also very clever intro with the whole GCC logo. It's your best intro ever! I hope you stick with it from now on!
I absolutely love the Empty child two parter, especially the second of the two. There is just something about the glee in the Doctors face when he says "Everybody lives, Rose! Just this once - everybody lives!"
You can't help but just feel glee for him.
We didn't, actually. The intro animation was created for us by the massively-talented ChrisLerouxDesign. Head to his channel for work-in-progress clips, clean versions of the titles, and more!
Interesting fact. Hugh grant appeared briefly as the doctor in a comic relief sketch along with Rowan Atkinson
And we're already totally on-board for your awesome plan for the Tenth Doctor titles!
These are ridiculously helpful to me as I prepare for the 50th Anniversary. I needed to learn more about the classics, and you helped so much! Thanks!
As for Nine episodes... The Doctor Dances is still one of my favourites. Ever. I sob like a baby every time the Doctor heals everyone. "Let it be a day like this!" The fact that he ended up on Big Brother is also amazing.
Top five for me:
1- Tom Baker
2- Chris Eccleston
3- David Tenant
4- Peter Capaldi
5- Colin Baker
It's too bad Hugh Laurie has never considered playing the role. His typecast as Gregory House would seem fitting for the role as the doctor.
There was an abandoned script where Jack would discover that the Doctor had manipulated Rose's life in an expeirment to create the perfect companion.
I am LOVIN' these Doctor Who courses!
You two really are awesome. Also, this opening sequence is the best so far!
I do remember watching the Christopher Eccleston era when it aired in Canada back in 2005
Dalek is my favorite 9th Doctor episode. Great way to show the true nature of the Doctor
Empty Child was amazing...I could watch it over and over
We're covering one Doctor per month the whole year to get everyone up to speed on Doctor Who for the 50th anniversary special this year! What better way to celebrate a 50-year legacy than to get everyone on board with it?
Good review, but Christopher Eccleston did not leave because of fear of typecasting. This has been confirmed at several sources. He only ever signed onto do one series. Phil Collinson at the BFI screening confirmed this. They also confirmed that Tennant was signed on quite early on. But they would have liked Christopher Eccleston to stay on for another series. The trailers at the end of each episode are there as initially they didn't have enough footage shot to make the episode 45 minutes.
Bad Wolf/The Parting of Ways. Absolutely incredible.
Why thank you very much Zeno (I'm the guy who made it). I've already proposed a bigger and bolder concept for the next video.
Please, please check out our past offering of episodes. We're nearing out 100th episode - there's a good chance we've covered this stuff already. And yes, we already did Firefly. Just search for it or Google it.
We haven't seen something as confirmed in multiple sources as the version we presented, though we left those theories muddy intentionally to prevent causing any trouble. -Michael
Favorite: The Doctor Dances. That moment at the end:
"Shh! Come on, please. Come on, you clever little nanogenes! Figure it out. The mother. She's the mother. It's gotta be enough information. Figure it out... Oh come on. Give me a day like this. Give me this one. ... Everybody lives, Rose! Just this once! Everybody lives!"
The 9th Doctor has dealt with so much death (Time War, etc.) that getting this "Everybody Lives" moment is supremely emotional, for him (and for me)!
Nine was my favourite I wish he came back just for day of the doctor though they still would have had to make a new one to make it so the crack can be explained with the thing in time of the dr
My favourite Ninth Doctor story was Parting Of The Ways, the last story where the Daleks were a proper force for evil.
My favorite Ninth Doctor adventure is "DALEK". A very nice reintroduction to the Doctor's most popular enemy.
I like the Ninth Doctor episode Dalek. It really delved into the mind of the Doctor and how truly scarred he was. It made me think that the Doctor didn't know the war was over and he would do almost anything to kill this one Dalek. It was also a awesome introduction to the Daleks for a new audience.
Favorite story has to be Dalek... "You would make a good Dalek...", enough said
Bad Wolf & The Parting of the Ways
While each Doctor has his own positive traits, I've always felt that the 9th was the best suited to what his respective showrunners tried to accomplish. 9 wasn't just suffering from survivor's guilt, he had PTSD. Every modern Doctor has had their moments of post-Time War rage, but Eccelston wore it on his sleeve in every scene, even the lighter ones. When he hears "You would make an excellent dalek," it stings because he knows it's true - & it stays true until his love for Rose redeems him.
That didn't stop Richard E Grant from playing a different alternate version of the Doctor in "Scream of the Shalka" or appearing in the modern series as Dr. Simeon/The Great Intelligence.
My favorite Ninth Doctor episodes are a tie between The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances and Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways
Given the definition of "season" I've managed to piece together, "series" actually makes more sense as the episodes are no longer always serialized.
Fantastic episode Michael and Diana! Can't wait for the next GCC, seeing as I have to re-read Ender's Game for my sci-fi class this semester.
Season 1 Episode 6 Dalek that is my favorite episode from The Ninth Doctor story
Wow great intro! Took me by surprise actually, sooo good!
Because, as stated in the fact, the story details of Blink were based on a shirt story featuring the Ninth Doctor. It's a fact, it's fun, so it's a Fun Fact. -Michael
Another fantastic Doctor Who insight, guys! I loved. I have to say that aside from the ones you mentioned, my favorite Nine story is one that came out this year. Before you go "Wha...?", let me explain.
The 50th anniversary has Big Finish Productions and AudioGO teaming up for a special range of audios with each of the 11 Doctors called "Destiny of the Doctor". The Nine story for that range -which only just came out- is called "Night of the Whisper", and it's great! :)
Wait, Blink was a Tenth Doctor episode?!? Wait, we specifically mention that in the Fun Fact. Thanks for the assist though! -Michael
One moment that sticks out to me is the internet meme "Excuse me do you mind not farting while I'm trying to save the world" from Christopher Eccleston's portrayal of The Doctor
That was a typo, obviously. Apologies.
Your 9th Doctor Special was "Fantastic!"
Thanks so much!
Picking just ONE 9th Doctor story is too hard! So I'm going to go with a top 3 (since Eccleston is my 3rd favourite Doctor, after Tennant, at No. 1 and Tom Baker, at No. 2): 'Dalek,' 'The Empty Child' / 'The Doctor Dances,' and 'Bad Wolf' / 'The Parting of the Ways.' By the way, is it cheating to count a two-part episode as one?
LOVE your videos! Keep 'em coming!
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I agree with 'Father's Day' for one of the favourite Ninth Doctor adventures, I also really liked 'Boomtown'. :) Fun fact, earlier this year, my friend Retha, her brother Rikus, and I went to a convention/expo called 'Armageddon', and Rikus was cosplaying as the Ninth Doctor, and people had been telling him it was the best Ninth cosplay they'd ever seen! (Retha was the 11th Doctor and I was Rory :) )
Empty child & Doctor dances my fav adventure
You made three negative comments in one shot. That's how three-strike policies work, Jack.
Negative tones help a person feel insulted about their (not there) work.
Be constructive. Be creative. Say something. If you can't do at least one of those things, just don't comment. Luckily, you're now actually engaging in conversation, so I'm happy to keep this back and forth going. -Michael
Eccleston was 41, Tennant was 34, and Smith was 27 when they each started playing the Doctor. I think part of the fangirl thing for Tennant and Smith is the hair. Women will swoon for men with excellent hair. Eccleston missed that boat with his nearly-shaved head. -Diana (a lady who appreciates good hair)
I am a teenage girl who loved Eccleston and consonantly argues that he was the one to make Doctor Who "cool" again to the general public ( a hard feat to do after it had been cancelled due to lack of viewers)
Blue suit, black shirt, floral tie. Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead look.
Hey, constructive thoughts!
"Rose" is also bogged down by establishing the soap-operatic style of the Rose era, along with a cast of supporting characters so good they all get shoved into an alternate universe later to stay out of the way.
End of the World introduces the larger universe, myriad cool aliens, and that the Doctor is the last of the Time Lords. Superior acting from Eccleston, Rose not in half the episode, and "Tainted Love." What's not to like? -Michael
The Ninth Doctor gets some of the best stories in the rebooted series in my opinion. Dalek and Father's Day have to be my top two.
The Empty Child/Doctor Dances was made by moffat? That explains a bit about the "enemies"(for lack of a better word) in those episodes...
Those things were definitely Moffat's.
We didn't tack a random E on the end of his name like 75% of Who fandom. Credit where it's due, Mozenrath. -Michael
these guys really know their stuff
I'm with you in that my favourite 9th doctor episode is The Empty Child
Indeed!
My fav 9th dr story fathers day
how did you do the intro animation so well
My favorite ninth doctor adventure is by far Parting of the Ways. Not becuase it's his last episode but because of the epic news of the Daleks in that and the doctor and just, god it was good
Actually, Eccleston denied that he quit because of fear of typecasting, but rather because he didn't like the work inviroment and was unhappy with the production. If this wouldn't have been the case, he would have done the role for a couple of years.
Thanks! Glad you like it.
I still need to watch of half the 9th's season but so far the episode Dalek/End of The World are my favorite ones.
I don't think Hugh Grant would've been able to play the Doctor, not just because he wouldn't have made a good doctor, but because he had already played him in the 1999 Doctor Who Comic Relief episode, "The Curse of Fatal Death."
On the Torchwood point, well...we can't resist: Spoilers.
All credit for the awesome open credit visuals goes to the awesome ChrisLerouxDesign!
Let's hope Diana doesn't try to torture you with pears in the next special
My favourite 9th doctor episode is the empty child and the doctor dances.
Yay! My first Doctor -- well, a friend of mine had shown me one of Ten's episodes, but it was watching Nine that got me into the series, so I think of Nine as my first Doctor. Was most looking forward to this episode of this series.
My favorite Nine episodes: "Dalek", since Eccleston was at his best playing the character in all his moods, and The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances, because it's a World War II story and because it brought us the awesomeness that is Captain Jack Harkness.
If I'd offer some of my favourites, they'd be The End of The World, and the season final two-parter.
Blink was the 10th doctour[one of my favorite's of his,I also enjoyed the 9th when he and Blond are out having her last meal [wonderfull interplay,serious and seriously funny at the same time.]
If you REALLY like our videos, you'll REALLY need to learn to accept the hand motions.
I'm thinking along the same lines too.
My favorite Ninth Doctor story is fathers day. its the episode that made me a whovian and made me cry. its really hard for tv show to make me cry. this and dooms day did it. and it kinda relates to my real life. my dad died when i was young. and it hurt my hart when i watched the ep.
The intro is pretty awesome!
Thanks Emma!
Obviously it's something we'll have to wait until November to find out, but if I had to but money on it, I'd bet that The Event that killed the daleks and Time Lords was committed by John Hurt, but also caused his regeneration.
Fair enough; I was just confused as to why you didn't mention the muddiness in the video. Thanks for replying so swiftly and so graciously.
Will you do, or have you done, specials on Doctor Who's spin-off shows? Torchwood, the Sarah-Jane Adventures? Any of them?
With respect, you're not making this show. The blue blazer was the best we could find with a red-purple pinstripe (the actual blazer was much darker than you'd think, due to the studio lighting). Additionally, the choice of a black shirt and darker-colored floral tie is meant to directly reference the outfit in Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead, my favorite Tennant adventure. If that's not enough for you, well, that's too bad. -Michael
Series One is also called Season 27! So next year we're getting series 8 aka season 34!
Favorite story is Dalek, hands down.
It's a pity that Eccleston isn't going to make an appearance in the 50th (or so he says), he's my favorite doctor from the reboot so far.
We're done replying to these. Please see the many other pronunciation quibbles below.
Great one guys!!
You keep asking. We keep not telling you. Patience, young Padawan.
I missed Dalek when putting this script together. Sorry. That said, End of the World is far superior - and closer to what Doctor Who actually is - than Rose as far as I'm concerned. -Michael
I like Dalek, The Long Game (Because of Simon Pegg), The Empty Child and The Parting of The Ways.
Finaly the ninth Doctor. My favourite one.
Father's Day is definitely one of the best episodes in this season, but I'd also include Dalek and The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances. I also like Boom Town a lot, though many people don't.
I'm sure you've been told this, but the first two syllables of the man's name rhyme with "freckle", not "feckless".
Can you do a video on non canon Doctors?
Eccleston had one season of content. Paul McGann is still playing the Eighth Doctor and has been since he returned to the part in Big Finish audio dramas in the early 2000s. You might think Nine has more material than Eight, but looks are extremely deceptive in this case. -Michael
I loved Aliens of London and World War III, because the Slitheen where proper monsters, with big claws etc. and where really funny for the kids. When I first watched it as a kid, I thought it was hilarious. The plot is really good too.
Next Month: ALLONSY! (also Diana in a wedding gown)
Hey thanks!
What 9th Doctor episodes would you recommend?
Will you be reviewing the Peter Cushing Feature Films; Dr. Who - Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 AD & Daleks: Invasion Earth?
I know you don't. I don't either. I think we've had a good chat here!
The three-strike rule is one of those general real-life things you see that I've co-opted here at our channel's comment section in a move to encourage honest and creative discussion here.
A fool's errand? Probably, but it's MY fool's errand and I undertake it gladly. -Michael
I'm a little surprised you guys or anyone else in this comments section didn't mention what I feel is the best episode of Eccleston's run - Dalek.
I liked it because it took just one Dalek, and made it the scariest thing ever, and showed some of the 9th Doctor's anger and how he was more than prepared to kill this "last" Dalek, and even made you feel sorry for the Dalek.
Also, no mention of the "Scream of the Shalka" Doctor? It might have been relevant here, as a "Lost" 9th Doctor...