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Adam
Registered: 02/08/06
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Susan 'Foreman': Pre-An Unearthly Child to The Dalek Invasion Of Earth, The Five Doctors
Sir Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright: An Unearthly Child to The Chase
Vicki: The Rescue to The Myth Makers
Steven Taylor: The Chase to The Savages
Dorothea 'Dodo' Chaplet: The Massacre to The War Machines
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I am the Master, and you will obey me. You will obey me.
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steven3x
Registered: 02/18/06
Posts: 15
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| Thursday, February 23 2006 @ 07:51 AM EST |
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| I believe that in some circles, there was one other character that was sort of considered as a companion: Sara Kingdom. Although she only appeared in the Dalek Masterplan, I think that due to the enormous length of that serial she was considered an official companion - and, along with Katarina, Adric, and Kamelion - one of only 4 to die (Katarina dying in the same story in fact). Now why her and not Bret or any of the other characters from that serial I am not sure, as it is unavailable for viewing. |
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tarashnat
Registered: 08/17/05
Posts: 3062
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| Thursday, February 23 2006 @ 08:36 AM EST |
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I think Bret Vyon did not get to travel in the TARDIS. It's been a while since I've listened to The Daleks' Master Plan, so I'm not 100% sure.
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Daleks don't accept apologies! YOU WILL BE EXTERMINATED!
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WarrenPeace
Registered: 12/17/05
Posts: 109
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| Wednesday, March 08 2006 @ 03:26 PM EST |
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I think that a character would have to survive until at least the next serial to be considered a companion otherwise there would be hundreds of characters that adventured with the Doctor within stories.
As for the traveling in the TARDIS rule I also think the above should apply since I seem to remember a story where a bunch of people jumped into the TRADIS to escape a blowing up ship/planet and I don't think they'd all be companions! |
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That Is Not Dead Which Can Eternal Lie,
And With Strange Aeons Even Death May Die.
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seanhuxter
Registered: 08/27/05
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| Wednesday, March 08 2006 @ 08:14 PM EST |
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One solid hope is worth a cartload of uncertainties.
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tarashnat
Registered: 08/17/05
Posts: 3062
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| Wednesday, March 08 2006 @ 09:17 PM EST |
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"Brilliant, brainy and beautiful..."
How can this be definitive if they don't include brawny?
Also, the omission of Bret Vyon I can handle, but Sara Kingdom?
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Daleks don't accept apologies! YOU WILL BE EXTERMINATED!
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WarrenPeace
Registered: 12/17/05
Posts: 109
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| Wednesday, March 08 2006 @ 10:08 PM EST |
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That page looks good to me. All the regs are represented nicely... even Adric |
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That Is Not Dead Which Can Eternal Lie,
And With Strange Aeons Even Death May Die.
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DarthSkeptical
Registered: 03/11/06
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| Saturday, December 23 2006 @ 08:35 PM EST |
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| There's certainly nothing wrong with this approach. It's simple enough. But I gotta wonder what standard they used to judge whether a person was a companion or not. Had they left Grace off the list, I would have said they had a minimum qualification of "must be in two stories". But her inclusion, whilst denying Sara, makes little sense on the face of it. I mean, I guess ya gotta give the Eigth Doctor someone, but, really, Grace outright refused to be his companion.
Maybe the threshold was the nature of the contract given to the performer. I gather there was some option in Ashbrook's contract for her to return, if the telemovie had gone to series. Marsh was never contracted for anything but a few weeks' work.
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As for the traveling in the TARDIS rule . . . |
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I dunno where this hoary old chestnut came from. That was never a "rule", otherwise Liz Shaw and Mike Yates couldn't qualify. Hell, Jo wouldn't have qualified when she was first hired. You could maybe argue that a companion must at least know that the TARDIS is a time-travelling device that's bigger on the inside than out, though. But then you're stuck with what to do about Chang Lee, and, to an extent, Adam.
Again, I think it comes down to whatever the BBC, or the production team, believes. I don't think Adam counts as a companion, personally, despite having travelled in the TARDIS, and probably understanding more deeply than Rose what the TARDIS was. He was a guest star, delivering a very specific plot point—not a recurring character.
Now, if you were asking me whom I believed were companions, I'd have to lump Jackie in there, too. She was meant to be a continuing part of the larger narrative, she understood what the TARDIS was as well as any "stupid ape", and, though I don't think it's a necessary pre-qualifier, she did take a trip, ultimately. |
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Linquel
Registered: 03/22/06
Posts: 729
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| Sunday, December 24 2006 @ 12:48 PM EST |
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Just to add a little more confusion to the mix, back in 1983 the BBC published a Doctor Who 20th Anniversary Special that was distributed in the States by Starlog Press. It was a sort-of oversized magazine with the first five Doctors and introducing Colin Baker as number six. In it was an article A-Z of the Doctor's Companions, compiled by Gay Search. In it, Sara Kingdom is listed as a companion. Additionally, the book Doctor Who A Celebration: Two Decades Through Time and Space by Peter Haining also has Sara Kingdom listed as one of the companions.
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I'm going "Full Circle" and putting my avatar back to what it was when I first joined. :)
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Smitty
Registered: 02/10/07
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| Monday, July 16 2007 @ 02:18 AM EDT |
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You forgot Katarina, though her time was shortlived just like Sara Kingdom. From The Myth Makers to The Daleks' Masterplan.
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