Doctor Who 50th Anniversary: 7 Things That NEED To Happen

6. Acknowledge And Celebrate The Past 50 Years

three doctors One thing that The Three Doctors got very right (and goodness, was that already forty years ago?) was that it almost entirely existed as a tribute and love note to what had come before. Not just William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton, but also the wandering days, and the history of the Character. And what's more, they tied story into theme and made the return to the very earliest days of history to whole focus of the story. Of course, it was the earliest days of history that threatened to destroy the entirety of the universe, so it's perhaps best not to overthink this particular thread...
In this post: 
Doctor Who
 
Posted On: 
Contributor
Contributor

Mikey is, in no particular order, a freelance writer, improvisational comedian, volunteer firefighter, playwright, Bon Vivant, and Jane Espenson enthusiast. Born in the small mining town of Eden Prairie, MN, he has some 40 years later successfully moved about 20 miles north of there to the City of Brooklyn Center, MN where he lives with an unreasonable number of dogs. If you'd like to hear him discuss something other than Doctor Who while pretending to be a dog, check out www.the42ndvizsla.blogspot.com or follow him on twitter at @the42ndVizlsa