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Episode 345: Doctor Who (Patreon)

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2020-12-14 15:00:01
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2021-01

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Retronauts is all about old stuff and all about traditions, and there aren't many ongoing pop culture phenomena older and more steeped in tradition than the Doctor Who series. After taking a trip over the past year through nearly half the Doctor Who episodes ever created, I figured it would be appropriate to chat with Retronauts regulars Diamond Feit and Stuart Gipp to talk about the show, its legacy, and (alas) its video game adaptations. And since Doctor Who's annual Christmas special is such an essential element of the show, here we are—just in time for the holiday. 

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Kevin Bunch

Lately I’ve been checking out the years of audio adventures Big Finish has been producing for Doctor Who, and man. Not only is it nice to hear the previous doctors and companions doing their thing again, the Time War stuff with John Hurt and Derek Jacobi is phenomenal. Highly recommend them.

Anonymous

I'm determined not to be *that* fan and point out some of the inaccuracies (there was never a Dalek spin-off show, for example, unless you mean the YouTube-exclusive animated one from 2020?) Another fun episode. Can't believe you had to wade through both Timelash and the computer games. People have cried mercy for far less.

Brian Hortin

This one has gotten me in the mood to revisit modern Doctor Who. I started with the reboot/Eccleston run and I guess kind of the failed Fox movie, but I’ve fallen off in the past couple of seasons. Right now at least all of the modern run is on HBO Max. I’m rewatching Rose now.

Kevin Bunch
>>49569072

Even as a fan of Capaldi and Moffat in general I think it’s fair to skip his run if you’re not feeling it and go straight to Whittaker. Her tenure has been phenomenal.

Phoequinox

I don't know if Doctor Who had much influence on Chrono Trigger since, as Diamond mentioned, Doctor Who isn't very prevalent in Japanese culture. Any names that reference the characters from the show are likely localization decisions more than the developers putting in little Easter eggs. And beyond the time travel aspect, I just don't see any similarities between DW and CT. Chrono Trigger seems more inspired by classic sci-fi novels and movies. I did realize from listening to this just how much influence Doctor Who had on Rick and Morty. Basically, what if The Doctor was a psychotic grandfather? I really should have realized this sooner, but I always just took it as the blatant Back To The Future parody it was originally made to be.

Brian Hortin

I don’t think it was mentioned on the podcast; I’d like to recommend the BBC dramatized TV movie about the early days of Doctor Who, An Adventure in Space and Time. It all about the origins and production of Doctor Who through the 1st Doctor’s run. David Bradley who played the first Doctor when they brought him back for the modern run stars as William Hartnell. It’s not a normal episode, so it’s a little harder to find. In the US it’s currently available through Hoopla if you have a library card, and I know it can be bought on Amazon as an episode of the Doctor Who: The 50th Anniversary Collection.

SilverHairedMiddleAgedTuxedoMask

I really enjoyed just how much fun everyone had on this podcast, including Diamonds giggling in the background at several points.

littleterr0r

So I know nothing about Dr. Who and in fact my introduction to it came from a sample referencing the Daleks from a Hardcore Techno song by Hard Creation called "I Will Have That Power", but this was still an interesting discussion!

Anonymous

Just saying maybe the first Doctor Who reference in video games might be Ultima 1 where you have to go back in time to defeat the wizard plus there's a being called a Time Lord in the Ultima series

Anonymous

It makes sense that you didn't cover it, because it's not technically a video game, but I have to go to bat for the 1992 Bally Doctor Who pinball game, which is one of my favorite pinball games of that era. It's not entirely clear to me WHY Midway decided to release a game based around a license that was 1) very obscure to Americans in 1992, and 2) canceled, but they did, and I'm so happy about it. It has references, art, sound effects, and vocal quips drawn from across the entirety of Classic Who, a very fun moving Dalek topper in its original production run, and really fun gameplay. It's not a hugely uncommon machine, so if you ever see it out in the wild I'd give it a play. It's a pity the Wii Doctor Who game is reputed to be so bad (I've never played it myself; it wasn't released in North America). The Nunchuck + Wii Remote combo is PERFECTLY suited for Doctor Who, for obvious reasons. They even released a Sonic Screwdriver housing for the Wii Remote!

Diamond Feit
>>50320984

OOh, I saw that one at the Seattle Pinball Museum in 2019 and while adult-me was delighted, I can only imagine what 1992-me would have thought of it.