Doctor Who - In 2015 Will There Be A 10th Anniversary Of The Revived Doctor Who Series

Will the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special air on Christmas, or will there be a separate Christmas special this year?

The Anniversary special will air on Nov. 23rd. There will be a separate special on Christmas Day as usual, toward the end of which Matt Smith will regenerate into the 12th Doctor.

Will David Tennant and Billie Piper ever appear on Doctor Who again after the 50th Anniversary Special?

There are two important things to remember for bringing back old characters and Doctors, precedence and power/position of the Showrunner.  In the entire run of classic era Doctor Who, they brought the old Doctors back three times, (Three Doctors, Five Doctors, and the Two Doctors).  That's 3 times in 25 years.  The new show has been on 9 seasons, and we have seen two separate times old Doctors have return, (including the 50th anniversary.)  Steven Moffit has been very careful to appeal not only to the fan boy but also to expanding the fan-base by avoiding complicating things by bringing back too many previous actors, including Doctors.  Also, I have heard him state, it would take a perfect written story to bring back previous characters.

Will Doctor Who remain on the air continuously until the 100th anniversary in 2063?

Ditto User-9621108554042922119. I'd love to see it remain on air that long, but it's highly unlikely it will. Maybe it will be revived a third time. Maybe us Whovians will still celebrate the 100th anniversary anyway.

Could we see more multi-doctor episodes of Doctor Who in series eleven?

Perhaps, but probably not as likely as it was with Steven Moffat.Remember, Steven had the 50th anniversary and an original Doctor Who ubergeek as the actual Doctor.Practically all the multi-Doctor episodes under Steven were because of these two events.The 50th anniversary needed multiple Doctors, because that is a milestone for the whole show. So, you have all the Doctors up until the new one, and a new old Doctor (John Hurt) and a special 8th Doctor episode to bridge the classic and revival series.The tenure of Peter Capaldi brings two main things: a change from the dashing young Doctors to an old dude, the oldest actor to play the character since the original, Bill Hartnell; and the geekiest Doctor ever.A theory goes that the appearance of Matt Smith’s doctor at the start of Peter’s series is a way to tell the young viewers to give the old man a chance. That in effect made a multi-Doctor episode.Second is that Peter is a really huge Doctor Who fan. I’m pretty sure that Peter has a hand in what goes in Steven’s stories, directly or indirectly. The tons of easter eggs that are mostly about the classic era are probably because of Peter. Series 10 is basically a bigger fan service than The Force Awakens was to Star Wars fans. Mondasian Cybermen, Susan Foreman, Bill and Heather, and the First Doctor on screen in decades - a lot of these things were discussed by Peter at some point in conventions and interviews. I’m pretty sure Series 10 is a fitting send-off for the Doctor-est of all the Doctors so far.When Chris Chibnall steps in, he doesn’t have those luxuries of timing. Rumor is that BBC wants dashing young men as the Doctor again, and there’s no nice anniversary timing, unless he’s still showrunner for the 15th anniversary of the revival.Of course, everything is possible in Doctor Who. But with a very fresh cast and crew, there’s not gonna be multi-Doctor episodes for a season or two.

Is it worth watching Doctor Who from the very beginning (1963), or should I skip ahead to the more recent series (2005)?

Here’s my answer for you.I love the original series. I adore it. I grew up watching the series and I can watch old episodes all day long.However, I might recommend you start with the new series. And here’s why:1) The original series reflects much of BBC programming of the time, in the sense that it feels a bit like a televised play. For example, if you watch closely, if an actor is pouring water or some other liquid from a pitcher into a glass, there will often be no liquid in either the pitcher or the glass. This is a convention in the theater, where spilled liquid can be slippery and cause accidents, but is a little jarring on television, where we are used to things being more realistic.2) The old series reflects a slower pace of life. I quite enjoy this, but it can be jarring for folks used to modern pacing.3) Several of the black and white episodes from the sixties have been lost, so you can’t watch the entire show start to finish even if you wanted to do so.I would recommend you start with the modern series, and see how you enjoy it. Don’t worry about not knowing the back story — Russell T Davies deliberately wanted to reintroduce some of the mystery of the character, so he built the new series so that you could enjoy the action without knowing all the backstory. (Plus, honestly, the backstory contradicts itself quite often anyway).If you love the new series and find yourself hungry for more, then you have 26 years of classic Who just waiting for you!

Which is the best Doctor Who episode to start with in the modern series?

To start watching the 2005 to present “revival era” Doctor Who?Absolutely, I would say, start at the beginning with the 2005 premiere episode “Rose”.For those of us who had never seen Doctor Who prior to that (or, at best little bits and pieces), starting at the “new beginning” which introduces characters and storylines, both new and old with a eye towards helping us “noobs” get up to speed.If you absolutely must start somewhere in the middle, I agree wholeheartedly with Allen Page that some of the episodes that stand alone best are the most suitable.If I had to pick my single favorite episode of Doctor Who from 2005 to present, I think it would be Blink. With the two parter Silence in the Library, and Forest of the Dead being so close behind it would be a photo finish depending on my mood.Seriously, though… if you’re going to start watching - Start with “Rose”, then skip forward to The Empty Child and The Doctor Dances if you must.Then pick up The Girl in the Fireplace and The Impossible Planet and The Satan Pit (two parter) from that season as some of the best.If you’re not hopelessly hooked after those six episodes - well, then Doctor Who probably just isn’t for you.

What is the best Doctor Who episode to get someone addicted to the series?

I’ve thought a lot about this question. (It is commonly asked herein.)Assuming New Who (because maybe a new/younger viewer wouldn’t enjoy the Classic 1960s-to-1980s show so much, and might not feel motivated to return to it), I think the answer has to be 28x04 (The Girl in the Fireplace). It follows the standard Whovian trope — monster-of-the-week, gallivanting around in time and space to solve the crisis, through a series of intellectual and silly maneuvers — and, unique to this and a small subset of other episodes, packs a huge emotional I’m-so-alone, there-are-no-beings-like-me punch. I say hands-down it’s the best episode of New Who yet written. 29x10 (Blink) is also very gripping and entertaining, but doesn’t actually feature the Doctor very much, due to that episode’s unorthodox method of storytelling; it might serve better as a second or third episode, possibly even a “Top Ten” collection, rather than a cold intro.If Classic Who — which is a very different kettle of fish — then I fall back to something in the Tom Baker Gothic-revival seasons penned by Hinchcliffe + Holmes — 14x06 (Talons of Weng-Chiang) is my favorite, closely followed by 13x05 (Brain of Morbius), possibly 18x05 (Warriors Gate) or 18x07 (Logopolis). Those 12th/13th/14th and 18th seasons of Tom Baker’s tenure are very, very strong storywise — Sherlock Holmes meets Narnia meets Asimov’s Foundation. We longtime Whovians owe Chris Bidmead, Philip Hinchcliffe, Barry Letts, and many others a great debt of gratitude.