Doctor Who

[So. Angry.]

It could be

The Meddling Monk

for all we know.

[Spartacus]

I watched it again to see if I'd just been grumpy last week, but if anything I liked it even less.

As for Mr Saxon, we could all be wrong.

It could be Mr. S. Axon...

True but some are drawing that other conclusion because a particular character appeared in a well known Axon S. story.

[Davros sock drawer]

Yeah, but he appeared in virtually every Pertwee story.

In this month's DWM, there was someone quoted as saying RTD phoned them and said "I've just written the word 'Axon' in a script".

[Exidor]

It has been pointed out elsewhere that "Mister Saxon" is an anagram of "Master No. Six". They're really scraping the barrel if that's intentional.

[Davros sock drawer]

Ha! That really is reaching.

[SeanR]

and? Torchwood is an anagram of doctor who...

[sweetdaddyg]

It could be

The Meddling Monk

for all we know.

yes but it clearly wont be as only the bigest doctor who geeks would know who he is.

[linkster]

Parting of the Ways on UKTV gold just now. I'd forgotten just how damn good it is, and just how much I looked forward to each episode of that first season.

[Popo]

It was always that way, good one minute crap the next, always. Take the Rose tinted shades off.

Oh and did anyone else notice that the architect guy was superhands from Peep show?

Corrected.

[Harlen Quinn]

Don't know when it happened but the trailer's up.

Who trivia:

Gridlock is the 727th episode of Doctor Who. This will break the record held by the various series in the Star Trek franchise. They amassed a combined total of 726 episodes between them.

[Popo]

Does that make it the longest running sci-fi show or show?

[JohnC]

Does that make it the longest running sci-fi show or show?

I'd say it was already the longest running sci-fi show, just didn't have as many episodes due to the shorter seasons. Now it's caught up with the number of episodes too.

[DeNeo]

Does that make it the longest running sci-fi show or show?

Didn't Stargate fans get in a big fuss about that a few months ago?

[Harlen Quinn]

I'd say it was already the longest running sci-fi show, just didn't have as many episodes due to the shorter seasons. Now it's caught up with the number of episodes too.

I agree, apart from it caught up last week, it will exceed the Star Trek total today.

[Harlen Quinn]

Does that make it the longest running sci-fi show or show?

What do you mean by show?

Isn't the Sky at night the longest running tv programme, (show?), in the world. If you're talking fictional then Coronation Street is the longest running soap, I think.

[JohnC]

Didn't Stargate fans get in a big fuss about that a few months ago?

Stargate SG-1 is the longest consecutive running sci-fi show. Meaning longest running without a break. Doctor Who has had big breaks over the years. 29 series over 44 years.

[DeNeo]

Stargate SG-1 is the longest consecutive running sci-fi show. Meaning longest running without a break. Doctor Who has had big breaks over the years. 29 series over 44 years.

Oh yeah that was it, the consecutiveness:

Does Stargate really beat Who as longest running show?

When the 2007 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records landed on the Doctor Who website team's desk, we were eager to see if Doctor Who gets another mention in the new volume.

It does, but not quite in the way were expecting.

Baffled by its claims, we asked Tom Spilsbury, the statistically-minded assistant editor of Doctor Who Magazine, to do the maths for us:

"I was pleased to see that Doctor Who is mentioned on page 178, as 'the longest-running science-fiction TV series'," says Tom, "although there have been 723 episodes now, not just 709, tsk!

"But I was left rather baffled by the entry on page 180, which lists the record for 'Longest running sci-fi TV show (consecutive)'.

"The book has awarded this particular record to the US series Stargate SG-1, which started in July 1997 and had notched up 203 episodes, beating the previous record of 202, allegedly held by The X Files. (There's even a picture of the SG-1 cast with their certificate!)

"Why isn't Doctor Who given this record, when the programme had a new series of episodes every year without fail between 1963 and 1989, racking up 695 episodes in the process? Why doesn't this count as a much longer 'consecutive' run? Surely 695 consecutive episodes beats 203, doesn't it?"

UPDATED:

Although the sums involved have sparked much debate, the editor of Guinness World Records, Craig Glenday has this to say:

"Doctor Who is without question the longest running science fiction show in terms of years. Stargate SG-1 has run without a break since it first hit our screens in 1997, however, so is the longest show with consecutive back to back episodes."

Since its launch in 1997, Stargate SG-1 is now in its 10th series and has notched up 203 episodes without a break. This new record has knocked off previous record holder The X Files, which ran to 202 episodes.

Russell T Davies, writer and Executive Producer of Doctor Who, commented: "This achievement is all thanks to the remarkable production team who first created Doctor Who in 1963, and the audience, who've kept it alive for all these years."

[Harlen Quinn]

What constitutes consecutive I wonder, the way US schedules work I doubt Stargate aired every week without a break.

[JohnC]

So Who only took a break in 89? Seems it should hold that title too then.

[JohnC]

What constitutes consecutive I wonder, the way US schedules work I doubt Stargate aired every week without a break.

It wouldn't mean literally every week. Basically just a season every year.

[Harlen Quinn]

So Who only took a break in 89? Seems it should hold that title too then.

The implication appears to be Stargate aired every week without a break which sounds unlikely to me.

[JohnC]

Looks like the footie won't be running over

[Alex W.]

Adding kittens to any TV show is a genius move.

[JohnC]

FLIP THEM OVER AND ATTACK THEIR WEAK POINT FOR MASSIVE DAMAGE

[Davros sock drawer]

Ha ha ha! The Macra! Talk about obscure.

Quite enjoying this.

[keineboom]

Ha ha ha! The Macra! Talk about obscure.

Quite enjoying this.

Me too.

I like the desperation of the characters stuck in that hell.

Though RTD clearly got the idea while stuck in traffic on his way home from doing some bumming.

[Alex W.]

I like it.

So...

The Master

?

[JohnC]

I like it.

So...

The Master

?

That's what I thought too.

[El Pibe]

You guys are mental posting during Who! I like to switch everything off, pur myself a nice drink, grab some chocolate and enjoy with no distractions!

Anyways, I thought that was really good. Very enjoyable.

[JohnC]

A New New York episode followed next week by a New York episode? Couldn't they have spaced them two out a bit?