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{{you may|Zog (The Ultimate Adventure)|n1=the companion|Zog (Famous Daleks No 2)|n2=the Dalek}}'''Zog''',  ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Overture (comic story)|Overture]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Red Bicycle (short story)|The Red Bicycle]]'') also spelt '''Zogg''', ([[WC]]: {{cs|Full-Length Trailer: Time Fracture (webcast)}}) was a [[planet]].
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}}'''Zog''' was a [[planet]] which had a city named Zaggit Zagoo. Within the city was [[Zaggit Zagoo bar|a bar]] where [[Jack Harkness]] visited. [[The Doctor]], before his tenth [[regeneration]], came to the bar as well to introduce Jack to [[Alonso Frame]]. The two men chatted as the Doctor left. ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
==Behind the scenes==
*Though the words "planet Zog" were spoken on screen in [[The Unicorn and the Wasp]], it is likely that [[Donna Noble]] was just inventing what was to her a fictional planet.


*The planet on which the bar Jack visited was located was never named on-screen. The Zog of The End of Time was named [http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:NyXG4v1ZDcwJ:www.thewriterstale.co.uk/pdfs/End%2520of%2520Time%2520Part%2520Two/Doctor%2520Who%25204%2520Ep.18.GOLD.pdf in the script] of that episode, and in the commentary which accompanied its broadcast.
[[Captain]] [[Jack Harkness]] once visited a [[bar]] on the planet on [[31 December|New Year's Eve]] [[2066]]. There, an [[Unnamed alien (Overture)|individual]] gave him instructions for either the earlier or later version of him. This version, upon opening a [[rift-safe thought safe|box]] on [[7 August]] [[1941]], relived these experiences. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Overture (comic story)|Overture]]'')
 
The [[Ninth Doctor]] left [[Rose Tyler]] talking to some [[Habrian]]s in the [[Zaggit Zagoo bar]] on Zog. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Red Bicycle (short story)|The Red Bicycle]]'') Jack later met [[Alonso Frame]] in the Zaggit Zagoo bar. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
 
In [[2206]], the [[ZZ1]], which contained the [[Zaggit Zagoo bar]], was in [[International Space]] near Zogg. ([[WC]]: {{cs|Full-Length Trailer: Time Fracture (webcast)}})
 
== References ==
"Zog" was also a colloquialism [[Donna Noble]] once employed to indicate to the [[Tenth Doctor]] that she was referring to a hypothetical planet. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'')
== Behind the scenes ==
* According to the reproduction of [[Russell T Davies|Russell T. Davies]]' 2005 pitch for the revival of ''Doctor Who'' printed in [[DWMSE 11]], said pitch included the phrase “If the Zogs on planet Zog are having trouble with the Zog-monster [...] who gives a toss?”, as a way to encapsulate Davies's philosophy that ''Doctor Who'' stories must include earthly, familiar elements so as not to lose the viewers' investment.
 
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*"Zog" is casual shorthand for "some arbitrary alien planet". Russell T Davies used that phrase a lot,for example when describing a scene in Doctor Who as "the planet Zog... again, Cardiff."
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Zog, (COMIC: Overture, PROSE: The Red Bicycle) also spelt Zogg, (WC: Full-Length Trailer: Time Fracture [+]Loading...["Full-Length Trailer: Time Fracture (webcast)"]) was a planet.

Captain Jack Harkness once visited a bar on the planet on New Year's Eve 2066. There, an individual gave him instructions for either the earlier or later version of him. This version, upon opening a box on 7 August 1941, relived these experiences. (COMIC: Overture)

The Ninth Doctor left Rose Tyler talking to some Habrians in the Zaggit Zagoo bar on Zog. (PROSE: The Red Bicycle) Jack later met Alonso Frame in the Zaggit Zagoo bar. (TV: The End of Time)

In 2206, the ZZ1, which contained the Zaggit Zagoo bar, was in International Space near Zogg. (WC: Full-Length Trailer: Time Fracture [+]Loading...["Full-Length Trailer: Time Fracture (webcast)"])

References[[edit] | [edit source]]

"Zog" was also a colloquialism Donna Noble once employed to indicate to the Tenth Doctor that she was referring to a hypothetical planet. (TV: The Unicorn and the Wasp)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • According to the reproduction of Russell T. Davies' 2005 pitch for the revival of Doctor Who printed in DWMSE 11, said pitch included the phrase “If the Zogs on planet Zog are having trouble with the Zog-monster [...] who gives a toss?”, as a way to encapsulate Davies's philosophy that Doctor Who stories must include earthly, familiar elements so as not to lose the viewers' investment.
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