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Post by Ice Warrior on Jan 23, 2006 23:12:06 GMT -5
I was looking through "Doctor Who: The Legend 40 Years of Time Travel" By Justin Richards.
This book has a summary of events for every episode up to the Telemovie. In particular I was going through the 7th Doctor Stories.
The book has DRAGONFIRE listed as the 150th Story, however the Reference Guide has DELTA AND THE BANNERMEN as the 150th.
Which is more correct?
I thought to myself that one reference might include SHADA, which would change the numbering of the episodes by one but wasn't too sure.
...Any thoughts?
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Post by tractator on Jan 24, 2006 15:24:47 GMT -5
I can only think of three places that the numbering might go awry: Mission To The Unknown - This single-episode story features non of the regular cast so some might count it as non-canon.
Shada - As you say, some may exclude it because it was never aired as part of the original run of serials.
Trial Of A Time Lord - This one's a bit of a strange one. Some say it is a four story season, the last 2 being Terror Of The Vervoids and The Ultimate Foe. But because they share the same production code (7C), which no other serials do, some may consider them to be an amalgamation (one 6-part serial). Personally, I share your theory about SHADA. I would include it on the grounds that it would have been aired as the last serial of Season 17 if it hadn't been for that pesky industrial action (!)  |
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Post by boies00 on Jan 24, 2006 16:22:05 GMT -5
Shada is included in the numbering because the way the DVD are numbered in North America.
There are also room for The Trial of a Time Lord to be counted as four stories. However, there was only three production blocks - 7A, 7B, 7C - so I think that the difference could really be there if it was counted only as three stories by Justin Richards.
Dom
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Post by thevalyard01 on Feb 5, 2006 16:02:23 GMT -5
Mission To The Unknown - This single-episode story features non of the regular cast so some might count it as non-canon.
but wasnt it a telling the story of what happened before the daleks master plan
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Post by Ice Warrior on Feb 5, 2006 17:39:35 GMT -5
It was an episode which set up a 'teaser' of what is to come, as far as i know!
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Post by tractator on Feb 5, 2006 18:13:16 GMT -5
Yep!
I was merely suggesting that its exclusion by some individuals might account for differences in some story numbering systems as opposed to others.
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Post by boies00 on Feb 5, 2006 21:45:27 GMT -5
Mission to the unknown should be counted because it's an official Doctor Who episode.
Remains that it has been produced in the same block than Galaxy 4, so it could be also seen as 'episode 5' of Serial T.
Dom
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Post by davisonera on May 11, 2006 11:49:59 GMT -5
They're both rubbish so does it really matter. Although The Legend don't include Mission To The Unknown so both are right.
Silver Nemesis was the 25th anniversary story and that was unbelievabley rubbish, veering off topic here.
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Post by The Thinker on May 16, 2006 10:57:13 GMT -5
My opinion? All Doctor Who TV stories (including the sadly Incomplete SHADA) are canon, and I don't mean 'Dimensions in Time' (SHUDDER, QUAKE!).
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Post by davisonera on May 16, 2006 12:19:48 GMT -5
Mission to the unknown should be counted because it's an official Doctor Who episode. Remains that it has been produced in the same block than Galaxy 4, so it could be also seen as 'episode 5' of Serial T. Dom Never thought of it like that before. But a valid point. |
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Post by The Thinker on May 30, 2006 12:53:27 GMT -5
On the 150th Story, well if it might make things a little easier the 100th Story is officially 'The Stones of Blood'. Counting up from there shouldn't be too difficult seeing as there's only 'The Trial of a Time Lord' to deal with, 4 Stories or 1? I'm quite surprised no one has pointed this out!  |
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Post by Ice Warrior on Aug 18, 2006 2:07:22 GMT -5
I'm quite surprised no one has pointed this out! Well congratulations on being the first to do so  I'm pretty sure The Legend lists the Trial as one... but don't quote me on that. |
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Post by The Valeyard on Jun 8, 2007 2:11:10 GMT -5
Trial seems to be very similar to Key to Time. If we treat Key to Time as several stories, shouldnt we do the same for Trial of a Time Lord? Just a thought.
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