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- Tales of the TARDIS is the official Doctor Who spin-off, combining new scenes with classic episodes and featuring dialogue from returning actors.
- The spin-off takes a lighter approach to canon and may not be as fully integrated into the Doctor Who universe as previous spin-offs, similar to Marvel’s What If…? In terms of being canon-adjacent.
- The TARDIS Story marks the beginning of the Doctor Who Whoniverse, hinting that more spin-offs are in development, making it the perfect introduction for viewers unfamiliar with the show’s past 60 years.
TARDIS STORY Will officially cut the ribbon doctor who’s Whoniverse, but — somewhat predictably, given the show’s notoriously convoluted continuity — the spinoff sits within doctor who Canon is still blurry. With Russell T Davies returning as showrunner, the Disney+ deal in place and the upcoming 60th anniversary celebrations, doctor who The franchise looks as inevitable as Ross and Mickey’s breakup.After intense speculation, the first of these new products doctor who The project has been officially announced as TARDIS STORY.
doctor who Of course, derivatives are not new – they have only been produced in modern times torchwood, The Adventures of Sarah Janeand class. However, for each of the above, the premise is simple.Whether it’s Captain Jack Sparrow’s adventures as he meets the Ninth Doctor, or Sarah Jane Smith’s return to life doctor who Season 2’s ‘School Reunion’ has every previous spin-off in its own corner doctor who A world away from the Doctor himself. TARDIS STORYHowever, a completely different approach is being taken.
According to official news from the BBC, TARDIS STORY Will include:
“SecondInterweaving new scenes with classic episodes to create a long-running omnibus series“.
return doctor who Therefore, the actor will speak according to the character. Peter Purves will play Steven, Sophie Aldred will play Ace, and others.They’ll reunite with their old Doctors or companions and film new footage that presumably picks up where they left off doctor who The journey stopped.
each TARDIS STORY However, the episodes are mostly commentaries on classic episodes. For example, Peter Davison and Janet Fielding will discuss 1982’s Earthquake, which tells the shocking story of the Fifth Doctor’s companion Adric. fatalities. TARDIS STORY It sounds like a cross between a DVD commentary track and a YouTube reaction video, but instead of having the actors provide behind-the-scenes footage and production details, they’ll be playing their previous characters to see their characters from their perspective. doctor who Universe uses scripts written by Pete McTighe and RTD himself.
Is The Legend of the TARDIS canon for Doctor Who?
No official statement has been made regarding the current situation. TARDIS STORY will persist doctor who Canon. Given the list of names involved behind the scenes—Russell T. Davis, Julie Gardner, Phil Ford, and more— TARDIS STORY will obviously be a real, mature doctor who The spin-off is more than just a light-hearted 60th anniversary nostalgia trip.and doctor who Showrunners RTD have given these classic characters new material with strong, undeniable ties to the main series, meaning TARDIS STORY Will not exist in isolation.
on the other hand, TARDIS STORY Clearly a more relaxed approach to Canon compared to the main content doctor who TV show. Frazer Hines and Wendy Padbury will reprise their roles as Second Doctor companions Jamie and Zoe respectively, but in different roles The timeline ends with their tenure in the TARDIS, having lost the memory of their travels with the Doctor.Jamie and Zoe’s reunion is an example TARDIS STORY Does not necessarily insert neatly doctor who Canon torchwood or class, For example.The spinoff could end up similar to Marvel’s what if…? In terms of being canon-adjacent, if not absolutely canon.
How classic Doctor Who characters are coming back (and why they look older)
What are these classics like? doctor who Characters reunite across time and space TARDIS STORY It’s not clear yet, but the official announcement does contain some clues.Based on the images provided, each pair doctor who The characters gather in a strange TARDIS-like environment. The technology is very consistent with TARDIS decorations from past eras, but isn’t immediately identifiable as belonging to any particular regeneration. This strange setting suggests that some strange time-warping force – perhaps even the Doctor himself – is bringing past Doctors and companions together to reminisce about times past.
Of course, there are many actors involved TARDIS STORY Look older than they used to be doctor who Tenure, spin-offs can explain this in a number of ways. The most straightforward explanation is that whatever force brought these old friends together, they were pulled out of their respective timelines years after they left the TARDIS, which means the likes of Jamie, Perry, and People like Ace have already aged naturally. However, this doesn’t explain why the Doctors themselves look older, as the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Doctors were all reborn at a relatively young age.
doctor who There are already two possible explanations TARDIS STORY‘ Age quirks. In Children’s Needed “Time Collision” special, a time collision between the Fifth and Tenth Doctors accidentally makes the former look older. When the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Doctors appeared in Jodie Whittaker’s regeneration episode “The Power of the Doctor”, the age issue was explained as a quirk of holographic technology. TARDIS STORY Any excuse can be used to explain why their doctor and/or companion looks older.
“The Story of the TARDIS” is the beginning of the “Doctor Who” Whoniverse
The term “Whoniverse” has become doctor who has been vernacular for years, and Marvel and Star Wars have evolved into their own vast shared universe, doctor who That leap was never really made.Even before resuming the role doctor who Showrunner Russell T Davies publicly declared that he believed doctor who has the potential to go a similar route to these two media giants (via radio times).When RTD made his doctor who Making a comeback and recruiting the financial resources of the House of Mouse to back him, a true Whoniverse finally seemed possible.
Although there are constant rumors about UNIT doctor who Derivative works or solo exhibitions of former companions, TARDIS STORY Marks the official start of the new Whoniverse.The anthology format further delineates TARDIS STORY as doctor who version of what if…? However, the fact that this particular spin-off is being touted as the beginning of the “Whoniverse” hints that more spin-offs are currently in development but have yet to be announced. in this regard, TARDIS STORY is the perfect introduction, providing a crash course in classic (time) doctor who For viewers who haven’t quite caught up with the past 60 years.
Source: BBC, RadioTimes