Has anyone noticed this: Doctor's Degree > Master's Degree The Doctor > The Master I think all we need now are two more villains to complete the set: a naive devotee of the Master named The Bachelor - and his henchman, The Associate. LOL
I wasn't alive for the 1963 version but it was WAY ahead of its time when it got released, the synths used to make the out-there tunes were and still are great to hear to this day.
Devil Eye Funny thing is, synths hadn't been invented yet in 1963. To make the tune they used analog machines and primitive electronic sound systems and recorded it piece by piece onto tape. In fact, resources were so limited back then they often had to improvise by recording sounds made with ordinary objects like drain pipes and coffee mugs. The Tardis sound for example was made by scraping someone's key along a piano string.
I prefer the early versions of the music, without question: They emphasize the strange otherworldly aspects of the character and everything that happens in the series, by using sounds that no human nor a human instrument could ever produce (instead, it's all pure sine waves).
thexalon I agree Y don;t see whats so mystical about the pure Hollywood orchestral versions even the versions truing to mix the orchestral it just doesn't work ai least for me anyway much prefer the more electronic versions It suits the science fiction weirdness of the series and sounds wonderfully more spooky
I'm about to start watching some of the "newer" episodes now and looked this up out of curiosity. The first couple of openings are sooo good, gave me goosebumps. In comparison, the newer ones are rather boring.
1.William Hartnell 2. Patrick Troughton 3. Jon Pertwee 4. Tom Baker 5. Peter Davison 6. Colin Baker 7. Sylvestor McCoy 8. Paul McGann War. John Hurt 9. Christopher Eccelston 10. David Tennant 11. Matt Smith 12. Peter Capaldi 13. Jodie Whittaker
I watched this on PBS as a child of the 80s, and some of the aspects of it had me scared to death. the wormhole at the ending of the show always mad me think i was going to hell.. (this show aired after we would get home from church at night)
There was no home video back then, the only way to rewatch shows was reruns. Thing is, the BBC didn't see much profit in doing said reruns. Also, tape took up space in the storage, so it seemed sensible to wipe/destroy old tapes to make space for new programmes. It wasn't until much later that they realised the historical value of the old programmes.
It wasn't just a BBC issue. Recording over old shows was common practice worldwide. In fact it was more common to record over them than destroy them. Many shows prior to the 1980's had many episodes recorded over. Some shows only have a handful of episodes from their early years. It will happen still, in other ways. Even modern shows are facing similar issues. TV stations and online services that show repeats of sitcoms are only showing a certain number of episodes from each season. Yet, we are told that DVDS are being phased out because the younger generation don't watch them. The truth is they just say that because they want to control what we watch, and when we watch, whereas DVDS give us the opportunity to watch what we WANT to watch, WHEN we want to watch, and all episodes, not just the episodes they want to show us.
Wow the theme didn't start getting shit until the middle of the 6th Doctor. Can't the guys at the Beeb hear how fantastically eerie the original sounds?
In my humble opinion, the original black and white intros were the most 'fluid' and looked technically better than any of the following 'supposedly' more advanced sequences. The original sounds were made by rubbing a metal object along bass piano strings, very creative in those days. Nice video thanks.
There is no 'best' doctor: each doctor reflects the values of his time. Which is appropriate: if you're going to travel through time and relative dimensions in space, then you'd better be adaptable. Still, I like the very old ones (almost Zen in their eerie simplicity) and the most recent ones (crisp CGI and exhilarating forward rush of momentum) best.
Thanks for putting together all the intros. Some good memories. Been watching Doctor Who since 1982. Tom Baker was my first Doctor. Yep, he's my favorite too. Doesn't matter really who's playing The Doctor...I like them all.
The room they recorded in was completely dark except for the screen and a pen torch one of the people there held to the camera. The image kept going from the camera to the screen, picked by the camera again (along with the image on the screen), then sent to the screen again, in a constant recursive loop. And by "pointing the camera at its own monitor" they meant that they connected the camera to a TV screen, and pointed the camera at it.
The actual title graphics are stunning considering when they were made and the man-hours that went into creating them back then. Each frame was rendered one by one, took hours to create and made back when computers were the sizes of buildings
Agreed completely. And I also think his second intro could have been great if they had actually taken a good picture for it. It's like someone snapped a shot of him when he wasn't even paying attention.
I remember asking that question a long wibbly wobbley while back now and my friend told me "just watch it you will like it" he was right. Fantastic show.
Clara is, to put it quite frankly, flippin' gorgeous! I also love there's finally a nod to the original titles, in that the vortex has the doc's face in it. All in all, it's looking good!
I love how the intros don't really change much in technology until 4:35. Then it drastically changes just in those next three intros (excluding those repeats).
A few points on the theme: 1. The Doctor's face is featured first in the episode The Faceless Ones 2. In 1973, some episodes used a different sounding tune for the theme. 3. Big Finish would have their own version of the Doctor Who theme for their Eighth Doctor stories. 4. The Christmas Special in 2012 would have a return of the Doctor's face, with BBC stating that this would be the new theme for 2013, marking a return of the Doctor to the theme, last seen in 1989.
No, that's how the TARDIS takeoff sound was made. The bassline was a recording of a plucked piano (or whatever) string, played over and over again in varied pitches. The background sound effects were made with filtered white noise, and all the rest (the melody and the second bassline layer) was tone generators.
as what as been said many times. the Doctor has never once been played by a bad actor, each one puts their own twist into the character. While I admit it took me a little bit of time to get into Smith's Doctor, I admit now he's one of my favorites along with Tennant and Baker
I know right! they all have their own unique characteristics, so there's no point saying which one is better when they're all equally good in their own ways!
As a newbie to Doctor Who, I have to say that the theme is absolutely epic. Especially considering that the basic theme hasn't changed for the last 47 years.....
This is so trippy. When I was around 11 I watched all of my parent's tapes of Dr. Who going from the first to the current one at the time, Sylvester McCoy. I'd have people in their middle ages like "You watched War Games?!".
My favorite is still the Fourth Doctor's intro and music. I was actually only about ten or twelve when I first started watching Doctor Who, but I actually started watching it before New Who came out... so I started with good old Tom Baker, on old VHS tapes that a coworker of my father's had recorded. And no matter how many doctors come after, Tom Baker will always be the one true doctor. After all, you never forget your first Doctor.
Fair enough. I grew up in the "dark times" without who, so Eccleston was my first Doctor. But my favourite is Matt Smith, especially now that he's gotten deeper into the role.
Wow, if I was born in Britain 50 years ago I would for sure been super excited about this show. Such a ground breaker for it's time. The beginning is so unique and futuristic when it first aired yet it still has aged better than most T.V show intros.
No no, you can like which ever Doctor you wish. I think your first Doctor really influences who your favourites will be. As McCoy was my first, I've always gone for more Alien, darker Doctors.
Yeh but if you notice, they seem to be making the new intro kinda like the older ones where you see the Doctors face in the intro and then it fades out to clouds or whatever. I kinda like that, it's a true homage to the previous Doctors.
I agree. The "Matrix-style" rotate around the Tardis is my favorite part. I think the openings where they show the doctor's face are silly, but 11 at least does it with subtlety.
My favourite Doctors (in no specific order): - William Hartnell - Patrick Troughton - Jon Pertwee - Tom Baker - Peter Davidson - Colin Baker - Sylvester McCoy - Paul McGann - Christoper Eccleston - David Tennant - Matt Smith
Also, I think the way they show the face of the current Doctor in the early years was pretty awesome. Would be nice if they brought that little effect back....unless they did somewhere between Series 3 and now.....
Has anyone noticed this:
Doctor's Degree > Master's Degree
The Doctor > The Master
I think all we need now are two more villains to complete the set: a naive devotee of the Master named The Bachelor - and his henchman, The Associate. LOL
I'm gonna create a show called The Bachelor, it'll be cool, I'm sure no one's ever- oh, wait...
Not according to Terror of the Autons. The Doctor graduated with a lower degree than the Master in the show.
@@Kryojenix just found this post of yours and nearly PMSL.
I have all four of those degrees
HVCC 1996 AS
RPI 1998 BS
SUNYA 2001 MS
UConn 2015 PhD
The Bachelor and the Associate are actually victims of CREDENTIALISM :)
I wasn't alive for the 1963 version but it was WAY ahead of its time when it got released, the synths used to make the out-there tunes were and still are great to hear to this day.
That was made using tape. No synths involved (didn't even exist at the time). The first "synth" tune was the 1980 one by Peter Howell.
Devil Eye Funny thing is, synths hadn't been invented yet in 1963. To make the tune they used analog machines and primitive electronic sound systems and recorded it piece by piece onto tape. In fact, resources were so limited back then they often had to improvise by recording sounds made with ordinary objects like drain pipes and coffee mugs. The Tardis sound for example was made by scraping someone's key along a piano string.
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I prefer the early versions of the music, without question: They emphasize the strange otherworldly aspects of the character and everything that happens in the series, by using sounds that no human nor a human instrument could ever produce (instead, it's all pure sine waves).
thexalon I agree Y don;t see whats so mystical about the pure Hollywood orchestral versions even the versions truing to mix the orchestral it just doesn't work ai least for me anyway much prefer the more electronic versions It suits the science fiction weirdness of the series and sounds wonderfully more spooky
I'm about to start watching some of the "newer" episodes now and looked this up out of curiosity. The first couple of openings are sooo good, gave me goosebumps. In comparison, the newer ones are rather boring.
Me too. Also out of all the intros I prefer Matt Smith's the most. (besides the music)
1.William Hartnell
2. Patrick Troughton
3. Jon Pertwee
4. Tom Baker
5. Peter Davison
6. Colin Baker
7. Sylvestor McCoy
8. Paul McGann
War. John Hurt
9. Christopher Eccelston
10. David Tennant
11. Matt Smith
12. Peter Capaldi
13. Jodie Whittaker
Rexytherexdude huh number seven his name Sylvester not Sylvestor lol
There is no 13th doctor.
14. Anthony Grasha (possibly)
14. Literally just a singular toy robot
Hate how they tried to make the last season as SJW-friendly as possible.
Can only imagine what it would be like to watch high.
im doing that right now
I watched this on PBS as a child of the 80s, and some of the aspects of it had me scared to death. the wormhole at the ending of the show always mad me think i was going to hell.. (this show aired after we would get home from church at night)
I can't believe the BBC just threw away so many of the old episodes. I guess in the 60s they didn't expect people to rewatch their favorite series.
There was no home video back then, the only way to rewatch shows was reruns. Thing is, the BBC didn't see much profit in doing said reruns. Also, tape took up space in the storage, so it seemed sensible to wipe/destroy old tapes to make space for new programmes. It wasn't until much later that they realised the historical value of the old programmes.
It wasn't just a BBC issue. Recording over old shows was common practice worldwide. In fact it was more common to record over them than destroy them. Many shows prior to the 1980's had many episodes recorded over. Some shows only have a handful of episodes from their early years. It will happen still, in other ways. Even modern shows are facing similar issues. TV stations and online services that show repeats of sitcoms are only showing a certain number of episodes from each season. Yet, we are told that DVDS are being phased out because the younger generation don't watch them. The truth is they just say that because they want to control what we watch, and when we watch, whereas DVDS give us the opportunity to watch what we WANT to watch, WHEN we want to watch, and all episodes, not just the episodes they want to show us.
The first one is my favourite one! Its so spooky and strange! Really fits in
Wow the theme didn't start getting shit until the middle of the 6th Doctor. Can't the guys at the Beeb hear how fantastically eerie the original sounds?
My thoughts exactly. Very otherworldly. The others after too commercialized
In my humble opinion, the original black and white intros were the most 'fluid' and looked technically better than any of the following 'supposedly' more advanced sequences. The original sounds were made by rubbing a metal object along bass piano strings, very creative in those days. Nice video thanks.
Patrick Troughton was my ''Personal Favorite'' version of the doctor.
It's nice to me for a change
Great music while playing the Dr Who game. Thanks!
Brilliant all the different versions,I remember the 2nd one when I hid behind the sofa😃
the one where it's all cloudy and the lightning comes in is the best
Yeah, the 10th one
Just imagine him trying to hit on a girl.
"Heeey, sweetheart. Would you like a jelly baby?"
There is no 'best' doctor: each doctor reflects the values of his time. Which is appropriate: if you're going to travel through time and relative dimensions in space, then you'd better be adaptable.
Still, I like the very old ones (almost Zen in their eerie simplicity) and the most recent ones (crisp CGI and exhilarating forward rush of momentum) best.
Thanks for putting together all the intros. Some good memories. Been watching Doctor Who since 1982. Tom Baker was my first Doctor. Yep, he's my favorite too. Doesn't matter really who's playing The Doctor...I like them all.
How about now?
I love the older versions!
There are elements from many of the tracks that like, but my favorite element is the vocals near the end of the last one.
Peter Davidson's intro is always the best to me & the newer version definitely David Tennant. The latest for Capaldi is horrific
Nearly 50 years, and it's still "Ooh weee oooh"
4:47:
ROTCOG OHW
Thanks so much for this! We'll be highlighting this video tomorrow on a beginner's guide to Dr. Who tomorrow on BubblegumPost.
Bowties are cool... =D
I like how you included 10's alternate (the one with the better music) that didn't get used for a lot of eps.
my heart!
My hearts*
Thanks for uploading this! What a trip!
No joke, I'm sitting here watching this, fondling my sonic screwdriver XD
is that a Sonic screwdriver in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?.
This is the best compilation ever. I cannot find a better one.
The original is still the best!
If you think....
We care so much about your opinion, thank you for voicing it!
Ninth is my favorite!! :D
i hate the fact they don't put old doctor who episodes on just 10th and 9th doctor ones
David Tennant is the best of all the doctor !
The room they recorded in was completely dark except for the screen and a pen torch one of the people there held to the camera. The image kept going from the camera to the screen, picked by the camera again (along with the image on the screen), then sent to the screen again, in a constant recursive loop.
And by "pointing the camera at its own monitor" they meant that they connected the camera to a TV screen, and pointed the camera at it.
Nah, too bombastic for me. Much prefer the lo-fi vibe of the earlier versions.
Eccleston/tennant's intro- I need this as a screensaver!!
His name is who.
And hes on First base
Revised Spy29 brilliant
The actual title graphics are stunning considering when they were made and the man-hours that went into creating them back then. Each frame was rendered one by one, took hours to create and made back when computers were the sizes of buildings
I say Matt Smith is the best one,but still we all have our opinions =)
same
Caden Massey Nope, Matt Smith and David Tennant are just imitations of Tom Baker. Jon Pertwee was the best.
Caden Massey | I like the movie intro
Karl Hiramanek I agree with you.
I love how the theme songs changes, but it still remains basically the same for fifty years
3rd one looks like a young, kind-hearted version of trump xD
They look nothing alike. Okay, the crazy hairdo, and the hair color, those are pretty similar, but everything else? Nah.
Me: knock knock
The doctor: Who's there?
Me: Doctor
The doctor: Doctor Who?
Me: ooo-ooo-ooo
Ooweeoo weeoo
0:59 Does anyone see a bird?
No!
!
Michael Prestage Jeez! What's your problem
Taco Beefy Yeah!! I see a duck!!
No, I just see a vibrant Jon Pertwee.
And that's what makes the doctor so interesting. That and because there is still so much mystery surrounding him even though he's the main character.
4:36 worst intro,,,, no happy face :(
Leonardo Perez well it was for the movie
I like how it first started out very subtle, then over time it became outrageously epic.
David Tennant's theme is awesome, it's a mash-up of both different themes
The new intro is perfect! it's everything that was amazing about the early intro's times ten
Agreed completely. And I also think his second intro could have been great if they had actually taken a good picture for it. It's like someone snapped a shot of him when he wasn't even paying attention.
I just find it amazing just to see how the music and the graphics evolve from decade to decade. Long Live the Doctor! ♥♥♥
I remember asking that question a long wibbly wobbley while back now and my friend told me "just watch it you will like it" he was right. Fantastic show.
i remember the Dr Who Exhibition in Llangollen. i used to sit and watch this for hours! it never got old!!
Of all the things that have changed with this show, it's kinda interesting how the only thing that stayed consistent was the tune of the theme song :)
Clara is, to put it quite frankly, flippin' gorgeous!
I also love there's finally a nod to the original titles, in that the vortex has the doc's face in it. All in all, it's looking good!
I love how the intros don't really change much in technology until 4:35. Then it drastically changes just in those next three intros (excluding those repeats).
Sylvester McCoy's opening was so awesome. A departure from the opening graphics and a variation of the theme music.
A few points on the theme:
1. The Doctor's face is featured first in the episode The Faceless Ones
2. In 1973, some episodes used a different sounding tune for the theme.
3. Big Finish would have their own version of the Doctor Who theme for their Eighth Doctor stories.
4. The Christmas Special in 2012 would have a return of the Doctor's face, with BBC stating that this would be the new theme for 2013, marking a return of the Doctor to the theme, last seen in 1989.
Fun fact: The real Name of the 7th Doctor isn't Sylvester McCoy,It's James Kent-Smith.
No, that's how the TARDIS takeoff sound was made. The bassline was a recording of a plucked piano (or whatever) string, played over and over again in varied pitches. The background sound effects were made with filtered white noise, and all the rest (the melody and the second bassline layer) was tone generators.
I love how the David Tennant one has an emphasis on drums, since the theme for an entire series was 'the sound of drums'.
My favorite was the fourth to fifth doctors opening
as what as been said many times. the Doctor has never once been played by a bad actor, each one puts their own twist into the character. While I admit it took me a little bit of time to get into Smith's Doctor, I admit now he's one of my favorites along with Tennant and Baker
HOLY COW, I never thought I'd ever find anyone who thought the same! We seriously need to be friends now.
I know right! they all have their own unique characteristics, so there's no point saying which one is better when they're all equally good in their own ways!
This is so nostalgic for me. I haven't watched Doctor Who for years.
The jump from Classic to New is astounding!
I like this to see how a concept of the opening credit has developed since 1963.
I just love how awesome the theme is no matter what incarnation of the Doctor it's on.
As a newbie to Doctor Who, I have to say that the theme is absolutely epic. Especially considering that the basic theme hasn't changed for the last 47 years.....
Eccleston and Tennant themes are always going to be my favorites. Forever.
This is so trippy. When I was around 11 I watched all of my parent's tapes of Dr. Who going from the first to the current one at the time, Sylvester McCoy. I'd have people in their middle ages like "You watched War Games?!".
Midnight was amazing. It created a monster that was entirely conceptual that put more fear into the watcher than any prosthetic of CGI could.
The visuals from the earlier openings actually look pretty cool for their time.
My favorite is still the Fourth Doctor's intro and music. I was actually only about ten or twelve when I first started watching Doctor Who, but I actually started watching it before New Who came out... so I started with good old Tom Baker, on old VHS tapes that a coworker of my father's had recorded. And no matter how many doctors come after, Tom Baker will always be the one true doctor.
After all, you never forget your first Doctor.
The fact that most of this was drawn onto film
Fair enough. I grew up in the "dark times" without who, so Eccleston was my first Doctor. But my favourite is Matt Smith, especially now that he's gotten deeper into the role.
Watching a teenage doc hyperactively push random buttons(likely wearing something like the Ninth) and laugh would make my day.
Wow, if I was born in Britain 50 years ago I would for sure been super excited about this show. Such a ground breaker for it's time. The beginning is so unique and futuristic when it first aired yet it still has aged better than most T.V show intros.
You can watch it here :). But it is about a months worth of 24-7 watching. The originial was 703 episodes!
7 minutes of somthing that will be stuck in my head all day
Loved seeing these again.
For a fun take on the theme music, look up the video for "Craig Ferguson - The lost "Dr. Who" cold open"
the last ones my favourite :). mainly because of the way the lightning bolt strikes in time with music gives it a little bit of edge :)
No no, you can like which ever Doctor you wish. I think your first Doctor really influences who your favourites will be. As McCoy was my first, I've always gone for more Alien, darker Doctors.
It's fun to watch it get progressively more and more 80's.
Yeh but if you notice, they seem to be making the new intro kinda like the older ones where you see the Doctors face in the intro and then it fades out to clouds or whatever.
I kinda like that, it's a true homage to the previous Doctors.
6:26 my absolute favorite version in terms of music! SO IN YOUR FACE AND AWESOME!
just putting this out there rose Tyler is got to be one of the best companions ever
i cried wen she left
No matter if you started in the very beginning or if the 9th Doctor was your first doctor, Every Doctor Who intro is special to you.
The sixth doctor's second opening is really earrapy. Glad i wasn't alive for that XD
The theme and graphics beginning at the 5"20" mark: Best. Ever.
The 2013 intro is my favorite. Like all the best parts of the past intros rolled into one.
The episodes with Tom Baker in it are my personal favorite :)
I agree. The "Matrix-style" rotate around the Tardis is my favorite part. I think the openings where they show the doctor's face are silly, but 11 at least does it with subtlety.
I always found the first Doctor's theme very calming, I fell asleep to it once.
My favourite Doctors (in no specific order):
- William Hartnell
- Patrick Troughton
- Jon Pertwee
- Tom Baker
- Peter Davidson
- Colin Baker
- Sylvester McCoy
- Paul McGann
- Christoper Eccleston
- David Tennant
- Matt Smith
Also, I think the way they show the face of the current Doctor in the early years was pretty awesome. Would be nice if they brought that little effect back....unless they did somewhere between Series 3 and now.....
Just started watching Doctor Who on the new series two weeks ago, starting season five now. It's addicting.
Happy 50th Anniversary Year Doctor Who. 1963 - 2013.
Doctor Who is one of the greatest TV series in the world!