169: A Man with a Long Scarf

The Incomparable Mothership

Jason Snell

Arts, Tv & Film, Leisure

4.8 • 694 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2013

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

50 years ago some very clever people invented “Doctor Who.” 50 years later we still love it. On the occasion of the show’s golden anniversary, here’s our unabashed lovefest for the BBC’s most clever invention. Four American fans discuss how we discovered the show, our favorite Doctors and stories, and the unique and welcoming culture of sci-fi fandom.

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0:00.0	The Incomparable
0:16.0	Episode 169, November 2013.
0:23.6	Welcome back everybody, The Incomparable. I'm your host, Jason Snell, and we're here because 50 years ago, some very clever people
0:38.9	in England created a very strange, interesting television show that has, against all odds,
0:47.6	survived with a few bare spots here and there, has survived into the 21st century.
0:56.4	And of course we're talking about Doctor Who, which turns 50 this very week.
1:00.8	And joining me to talk in general about Doctor Who, we're just going to geek out about
1:05.1	Doctor Who for a little while.
1:06.1	That's what this is going to be.
1:07.2	So get ready.
1:08.4	I've got some wonderful guests that I've put together who have a
1:11.9	relationship with Dr. Hood that goes back a little bit longer than 2005, I believe, and the Russell
1:17.8	T. Davis revival. You know him. You remember him from many past episodes. He's not on as much as he used to
1:24.1	because he's very busy, but he's here tonight. It's Glenn Fleshman. Hi, Glenn.
1:32.3	Hi, please state the nature of your medical emergency. No, you've got the wrong franchise.
1:37.4	You're killing me. You're worse than Steve Lutz thinking Babylon 5 as part of Star Trek.
1:44.9	It's just part of my crossover, Dr. Ferry. Heresy everywhere. Yeah, it is. It is. We've already, we're off, so far off the rails, you can't even see them from here.
1:46.3	That voice you heard is Chip.
1:49.7	Chip, are you going by your full name now, or are you just Chip?
1:50.6	TV's Chip.
1:51.7	I'm out of the closet.
1:52.9	I'm out of the blue closet.
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