A Doctor Who Musical Celebration

I’m a big Doctor Who fan, at least the recent revival since 2005. The show is a mega hit and shows no signs of slowing down or losing steam. That’s in large part to the fact that they’re constantly changing up the actors and the producers. Doctor Who keeps the same character – The Doctor – but it’s written into his mythology that he regenerates into a new body every time his mortal body is killed. That’s a great excuse for getting a new lead actor into the show and surrounding him with new sidekicks.

Well at the end of the fourth season, show-runner Russell T. Davies, the guy who launched the revival in 2005, left Doctor Who. It also marked the departure of producer Julie Gardner and current Doctor actor David Tennant (as well as Tennant’s era of sidekicks). Tennant had been around for three seasons and was hugely popular, so him, Davies and Gardner leaving was a huge deal.

The show’s still been great since they left, but that whole era had some real charm.

Which has been nicely captured in a pair of farewell videos that the actors produced for the Fourth Season Wrap Party that are only now reaching the Internet. Enjoy some Doctor Who based musical fun!

The first is sung by Tennant and sidekicks Catherine Tate (my favorite Who sidekick) and John Barrowman. It’s an ode to Davies and Gardner covering their entire production run of Doctor Who.

The second is Tennant leading the entire cast and crew in a rousing chorus of ‘I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)’ by The Proclaimers.

 

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About Sean Ian Mills

Hello, this is Sean, the Henchman-4-Hire! By day I am a mild-mannered newspaper reporter in Central New York, and by the rest of the day I'm a pretty big geek when it comes to video games, comic books, movies, cartoons and more.

Posted on November 3, 2011, in Doctor Who, Music, This Wins the Internet. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.

  1. I’d seen the one with Tennant, Tate, and Barrowman, but not the other yet. Great stuff! Thanks for sharing. 🙂

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