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Doctor Who Makes Guinness Book of World Records

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the cue-the-music dept.

shadowlight1 writes "According to a BBC press release, cult favorite Doctor Who has entered the Guiness Book of World Records as the world's longest running science fiction show! There we go, it's official. Also, the second season of Who premieres on the SciFi channel tonight." From the release: "The series began on 23 November, 1963, and was revived in 2005 after 16 years off the screen. William Hartnell played the original Doctor Who, with Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker and Peter Davison among those following in his footsteps. Christopher Eccleston took up the mantle of the ninth Timelord last year - following the show's relaunch. He was replaced after just one series by David Tennant after Eccleston dropped out. "

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  1. Here Here by AlzaF · · Score: 5, Informative

    A prime example of traditional great british entertainment

  2. Christopher Eccleston, best Dr., Evah by fatboy · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Better than Tom Baker, but not by much :) I just loved what he did with the character.

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    1. Re:Christopher Eccleston, best Dr., Evah by HFXPro · · Score: 4, Interesting

      He did do an extremely good job with the doctor. A doctor who seemed happy go lucky, yet at any minute could show signs of a nervous breakdown or go psycotic. I am not that impressed with the new guy. His rendition of the doctor is not nearly as good. It seems it is played two happily, rather then a mix of happiness, sadness, depression, and wisdom gained from so many years of existance.

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      Reserved Word.
  3. Dr Who Makes Guiness.... by krell · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Timelord. Brewer. Patriot".

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    Where were you when the voynix came?
  4. Den Den Den Den Woooooooo by Luke+Psywalker · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=0s95Mm0cFqg

  5. Then maybe we can change that Slashdot icon... by ProteusQ · · Score: 4, Funny

    Enough of that ST:TOS head. Replace it with the TARDIS!

  6. I'll take.... by Siberwulf · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'll take "Topics That Would Have Made Sense the First Time I Read Them, had the Author Used More Punctuation" for 1000, Alex.

  7. Re:Longest running? by xtieburn · · Score: 4, Insightful

    There is a seperate record for consecutive series which SG1 is winning.

    There are 723 episodes of Doctor who in comparison to a couple of hundred SG1 episodes. In every concievable way Dr Who is the longest running series. Even if you discounted the two recent Seasons of it. Though really, every series morphs with time to some extent. However, the Doctor is still the same character, existing in the same universe, with the same enemies, the same TARDIS, the same camp quirkyness, the same relationships with companions. Its all still very much Doctor Who.

    Yes it is the same series. Yes it is the longest running.