The First Doctor: William Hartnell - Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special #1 - Geek Crash Course
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- (PLEASE ENABLE ANNOTATIONS FOR CORRECTIONS) We begin our Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary celebration with a Geek Crash Course on the First Doctor: William Hartnell. Join us for the origin of this classic series, the TARDIS, the deadly Daleks, and more!
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I was just hanging out until I just remembered this series existed. These videos were so cool when I was just starting out as a fan. Idk if y'all will see this, but thank you so much 🙏
Finally going back and watching the early episodes of Dr. Who, thanks for these reference videos I can watch as I go.
i love the tenth planet if my fav of my fav doctor
good 4 parter but not great due to william hartnells absense and the cyberman dying because of thei idioticy
yeah but because of them the doctor's already frail body giving out
The Dalek Invasion of Earth is a fantastic and solid First Doctor story. The image of the Daleks invading London is still a chilling sight, and the speech at the very end of the story (which is Susan's departure) is still very touching after almost 50 years
"An Unearthly Child" will always be one of my favorites from classic Who.
Thanks for the plug, Michael!
Thanks so much! Happy new year to you too!
They Keys of Marinus and The Daleks' Master Plan rank pretty high in my list, just because of the scale of the events and diversity of locations and the entire adventure. Not to mention the themes introduced, of course :) I am new to your channel, but I suppose I shall watch from now on. Keep up the good work.
The majority of the errors have been corrected via annotations. As the first of our twelve specials, it - unfortunately - was one of the more rushed. Check out some of the more recent ones and I think you'll be more pleased.
Additionally, you seem like a lifetime Who fan (like Michael), so you should know that you aren't exactly our target audience for these. That said, thanks for watching and commenting!
Doctor Who is a 50-year-old series this year. We're doing an episode every month on each of the Doctors from the series. This month is on the First Doctor, William Hartnell. We explain this in the opening of the video as far as I remember.
If you enable annotations, you'll see that we have addressed these errors and attempted to patch them as best we can. Apologies for the errors and thanks for watching!
Without a doubt my favorite 1st Doctor serial is The Chase. 6 episodes of Daleks, history hopping, and the final departure of Ian & Barbara.
We were referring to length of serials in the entire classic era of the series in that bit. The Trial of a Time Lord, when counted in its aired/on-screen-credited form and not by the production/fan standpoint, was 14 episodes long. -Michael
It's been a while, but my favorite first Doctor story was the Aztecs.
It's funny, my first and only exposure to #1 and #2 so far was from The Five Doctors, and my impression from that was 2 seemed like the grouchiest one and 1 seemed gentler! But, you did say 1 mellowed out towards the end of his era. Also, that is a super cute hat Diana is wearing!
Great video, guys! I can't wait to see the rest of what you have in store for us this year :3
One day left until the #DoctorWho50th. Go back in time with our First Doctor special!
Minion 6 Yes, and?
Minion 6 The Doctor doesn't. Michael does.
Minion 6 Wouldn't you just complain about Michael's fake British accent?
If you re-watch, you'll notice that we mention Katarina is the first companion to die. We try to mention significant events/changes as much as we can.
True, we can't mention every single appearance/mention of each Doctor in any media, as that would make our show significantly longer (and probably slightly less engaging). We're trying to prime our viewers for Doctor Who love.
Where's the fun in watching the show if you know every single little detail before you start?
Just to point out, the telesnaps of the missing episodes were not taken by fans, they were taken by a company that television directors and producers could commission, to provide them with a visual portfolio of their work, pre-home video.
Loved the episode :D Thanks for doing this...I can't wait for the rest of the episodes!!!
A whovian from Argentina
Thanks for your concern, but please enable annotations in future viewings of Geek Crash Course content.
Annotated corrections are peppered throughout the video addressing these errors (and more, annoyingly) since January 2013 (for future reference, I'm writing this reply six months later in July).
Additionally, if you look through previous comments, you'll see that your exact complaints have been addressed a minimum of three times each. -Michael
The vortex was built by Cam of CamsCreations (see the description of the video for a link), but our intro for the Eighth Doctor features a similar vortex and I linked to the After Effects tutorial I used to create it in the description there. Hope that helps! -Michael
Vest and shirt were thrift shop items, the tie and shawl collar jacket (wrong cut, but worked as we shoot waist-up) were Ebay. -Michael
I am so glad you guys exist.
An Unearthly Child, Marco Polo, Reign of Terror, Dalek Invasion of Earth and The Romans are my favorites from this era.
I'd also encourage you to check out further installments, as you'll see that (beyond some lamentable spelling and pronunciation issues due to us being Americans covering a British show) we've gotten a lot better at building far superior Geek Crash Courses on Doctor Who - and a variety of other topics - since this video's release.
-Michael
The dalek invasion of earth
It's what I think is the first truly great episode of doctor who
No one ever praises Planet of the Giants. Definitely my favourite First Doctor story.
Yay! Geek Crash Course is back! I actually just became a fan of Doctor Who this year. Over the course of 2 months I was able to power through the current seasons and it was great. So far like many people I love David Tennant's run the most. I am interested in watching the previous seasons but it seems like a daunting challenge.
They do have every episode of the first Dalek story
Totally agreed. And the "Professor What" theme is by Kristopher Fulton, an awesome composer out of Vancouver. -Michael
Welcome back guys. Happy new year
We are! We're airing one Doctor episode per month the whole year!
The Reign of Terror is pretty good but I love the Dalek invasion of Earth. So good!
Great video guys, I've subscribed (long time UK Doctor Who fan - always interesting to hear the American take on it!)
Hey thanks! We're glad you exist too!
Corrected in an annotation and addressed by previous commenters. Thanks!
My favourite Hartnell episodes are:
The Chase, The Tenth Planet, The Web Planet, The Ark, The War Machines and The Daleks. Of the stories which only contain clips or a few episodes, The Celestial Toymaker is among my favourites!
I haven't finished watching all of the the First Doctor's episodes but I love The Dalek Invasion of Earth.
My favorite episode from the First Doctor was The Daleks and The Tenth Planet.
Excuse me, episodes.
+Trenton Bless (Wrestlemania489) thank you which episode of the story the Daleks do you like the most
james lawman Good question.
+Trenton Bless (Wrestlemania489) I agree with the "The Tenth Planet". Only saw it a few yeas ago in You Tube and the Cybermen in that are actually rather creepy. Damn Star Trek ripping them off.
Weber also wrote the original drafts of "An Unearthly Child," hence the credit we gave him. I do regret not mentioning Anthony Coburn, who rewrote and was credited for "An Unearthly Child," mind you. -Michael
If you enable annotations, you'll see that we have addressed these errors and attempted to patch them as best we can. Additionally, previous commenters have already noted both of the problems you address below. Perhaps a cursory reading before your spontaneous and dismissive comment might have been in order.
The Daleks isn't missing any episodes, it exists in its entirety...
JUST realized we messed that up last night. Thanks for confirming it! -Michael
I am hoping so, thank you so much.
It's out RIGHT NOW!
The Daleks is probably my favourite first Doctor story.
The First Doctor special isn't perfect, but our specials have dramatically increased in quality. You should check them out. We'd also argue the term "plentiful's" usage, but to each their own... -Michael
I listened to the audio remainder of The Mythmakers whilst driving. Great fun story - then suddenly it turns in the last episode to a horrific massacre. Amazing tale - would love this story to be returned from the lost.
The Dalek invasion of earth is my favorite
You guys are a life saver
no the daleks' master plan is missing a few episodes. The daleks is a complete set with no missing episodes.
The keys of Marinus is my favorite first doctor episode
It would be suitable if David Bradley played the Doctor in the actual 50th Anniversary Special and that Susan and Ian returned for it!
It's out now!
The First Doctor did have a sonic screwdriver of sorts, however: his mysterious ring, which he uses a few times, with varying effects, to get him out of particular jams. The ring is seen falling off The Doctor after he regenerates and is never seen again.
He is just my favourit doctor!
Michael is my most mispelled word.
It's thanks to the Cartmel Masterplan that I started looking into the classic series and my favorite Doctor of the Classic series would have to be either the 3rd, 5th or 7th doctors.
mines the Daleks, thank god it all exists as it would be aweful to not see where the legend began on them!!!!!!
Who else is coming back to this video because it'll be Doctor Who's 60th Anniversary next year.
If you watch some of our past (non-Who) episodes, we have a Celestial Toymaker poster on our wall :)
A small correction: the device that killed Sara Kingdom was in fact the "Time Destructor", a device built by the Daleks, with assistance from Mavic Chen. Not built by the Doctor.
Thank you for enlightening us mightily.
I've seen all of the available first Doctor episodes, and I think my favorite serial is the Roman one. There's a lot of good ones, but I really liked that one for some reason. Seeing Ian and Barbara on their own side adventure was just great.
An Unearthly Child (only the first episode of the serial), The Romans and The Time Meddler are my favourites.
The Daleks story is epic. I don't mind The Gunslingers either.
I guess my inner Hartnell came out with good old Womblefrond up there... -Michael
The true creator of the "Doctor Who" is Sydney Newman, Weber contributed ideas to the first serial, whereas Wilson was one of the heads at the BBC. Lambert was the first producer. But the basic concept at the core came from Sydney Newman, a Canadian :)
Fair point. Michael got all excited over the plethora of buttons. Don't flag us! -Diana
The Daleks is hands down the best. First Doctor story
Thanks!
Before, sadly. And the Great Intelligence was a Second Doctor villain. That reference was amazing!
While the concept of a spontaneous scripted UA-cam video is rather confusing to me, I'll acknowledge that we should have taken another editing pass at the script before shooting. Please rest assured that future installments have been far more rigorously checked as best as possible. To roughly paraphrase a quote from Hartnell: we'll go forward in our specials as we hope you go forward in checking them out.
episode 1 at the start has the only known original film print of episode 1 when Barbara screams as episode 1 when missing and returned in the 80's. non of bill's or Pat's survive on their original film print but the recap at the start episode 2 of The Daleks does
The Aztecs and The Time Meddler are my favorites.
It isn't. Please enable annotations to see our corrections. Thanks!
Im glad that you accepted this little challenge to convert a non whovian I do hope that you keep in touch over the next 11 months I hope that you at least give me your own insight to this show. Good luck
Whoa, I just learned a thing. Thanks so much for your comment! -Michael
My favorite first Doctor adventures, of those I've seen, has to be the Time Meddler.
My favorite has to be the Celestrial Toymaker. It's a shame that most of the episodes were destroyed but it's still one to check out. Plus it has Alfred (Michael Gough) from the Batman films as the Toymaker.
It wasn't the Doctor that mentioned being from the 49th century (in the unaired episode), it was Susan.
The Dalek Invasion of Earth, naturally.
oh wow this works out perfectly since the anniversary in in november, the ELEVENTH month!
Great show. It was, as another later Doctor would say, Fantastic. Looking forward to the next instalments of GCC Doctor Who style. Allonzy.
Love the Cartmel Masterplan as an idea. Also, it's Michael. A-E-L. -Michael
Yeah, we're curious about this. We American up a few things, but I'm pretty sure we say Dalek like everyone who's heard the word Dalek a few dozen times says Dalek. -Michael
It's good to see you guys back! I was wondering if you we're planning on doing anything for Power Rangers or Sailor Moon as they're both celebrating their 20th anniversary?
The Dalek invasion of earth
happy 50 aniversery :3
my favorite is the aztecs and the dalek invasion of earth
My favourite is Hands Down, The Daleks!
I saw the very first episode of Dr Who. Fortunately, I was only seven at the time, so I am still able to walk :-) The main reason given for the repeat of the first episode the following week (I also watched that), together with the second episode, was the assassination of JFK on November 22 1963. This distraction of viewership (it's said that there were also power cuts in some areas) was considered enough cause to give the show some extra promotion. The stone age story that followed the first episode was rather weak, and the series was undoubtedly saved by the first Daleks adventure. This ultimately resulted in Dalek mania, and kids could be heard emulating Dalek voices in every school playground.
Wasn't there a power outage that affected the initial viewership of An Unearthly Child?
electricmastro
There was a power outage. The outage affected some places, but it certainly wasn't a nationwide problem. The outage has been claimed to be another reason for the re-showing of the first episode. TV was very a different phenomenon in those days, and the gadgets we have nowadays would have been pure sci-fi in 1963.
GOOD CALL!!!
I am probably alone in this but The Keys of Marinus was my favorite story of the First Doctor... as cliche'd as it is by today's standards I, love the idea of a quest to seek something.
5th is space! 4th is time!
That intro effect in the start, I wish I knew how to do it.
Micheal, you usual leave the:-Micheal thing at the end of a replied comment.
I got into the classic series entirely by accident, after my Uncle Tom showed me the first three episodes of the 9th Doctor I was hooked onto the show and seeing that the episodes were released in 2005 I decided to get up to date via the Doctor Who Wiki and that's where I found the one piece of Doctor Who history which got me started on the Old Doctor Who... The Cartmel Masterplan.
49th century? Isn't that where the time agents came from? It all makes sense now!
How did I not expect that response?
A good crash courses.