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|image= TomBakerBeep.jpg | |number in range = 103 | ||
|image = TomBakerBeep.jpg | |||
|doctor= Eighth Doctor | |doctor = Eighth Doctor | ||
|companions= [[Izzy Sinclair]] | |companions = [[Izzy Sinclair|Izzy]] | ||
|enemy= [[Beep | |featuring = [[Tom Baker (TV Action!)|Tom]] | ||
|setting= [[BBC Television Centre]], [[London]], [[12 October]] [[1979]] | |enemy = [[Beep]] | ||
|writer= | |setting = [[BBC Television Centre]], [[London]], [[12 October]] [[1979]], [[Parallel universe (TV Action!)|parallel universe]] | ||
|editor= | |writer = Alan Barnes | ||
|artist= [[Roger Langridge]] | |editor = | ||
|colourist= | |artist = [[Roger Langridge]] | ||
|letterer= | |colourist = | ||
|publication= [[DWM | |letterer = | ||
|release date= | |publication = [[DWM 283]] | ||
|publisher= Marvel Comics | |release date = 23 September 1999 | ||
|format= Comic | |cover date = 20 October 1999 | ||
|prev= The Road to Hell (comic story) | |publisher = Marvel Comics | ||
|next= The Company of Thieves (comic story) | |format = Comic | ||
|series = [[DWM comic stories]] | |||
|prev = The Road to Hell (comic story) | |||
|next = The Company of Thieves (comic story) | |||
|reprint = The Glorious Dead (graphic novel) | |||
|epcount = 1 | |||
}} | }} | ||
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{{you may|TV Action|n1=the real world periodical of the same name}} | {{you may|TV Action|n1=the real world periodical of the same name}} | ||
'''''TV Action!''''' is a ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' | '''''TV Action!''''' is a ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic story featuring the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Izzy Sinclair]]. The story was created to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of ''Doctor Who Magazine''. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The Doctor and Izzy have a brief meeting with an old enemy of the Doctor's known as [[Beep the Meep]] in a parallel universe, one where the adventures of the Doctor are nothing more than televised programmes and science fiction. | The [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Izzy Sinclair|Izzy]] have a brief meeting with an old enemy of the Doctor's known as [[Beep]] the [[Meep]] in a [[parallel universe]], one where the adventures of the Doctor are nothing more than televised programmes and science fiction. | ||
== Plot == | |||
''to be added'' | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Izzy Sinclair]] | * [[Izzy Sinclair]] | ||
* [[Beep the Meep]] | * [[Beep the Meep]] | ||
* [[Tom Baker]] | * [[Tom Baker (in-universe)|Tom Baker]] | ||
* [[Krl Vrdrmn]] | |||
* [[Peter Gilmore]] | |||
* [[Howard Lang]] | |||
* [[Todd Carty]] | |||
* [[Larry Grayson]] | |||
* [[Noel Edmonds]] | |||
* [[Rod Hall]] | |||
* [[John Cleese (in-universe)|John Cleese]] | |||
* [[Prunella Scales]] | |||
* [[Andrew Sachs]] | |||
* [[Basil Brush]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Izzy jokes that being chased by [[zombie]]s is more preferable to a job at [[Woolworths]]. | |||
* Tom Baker was once mistaken for [[Shirley Williams]] and [[Gertrude Stein]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* | * ''TV Action!'' marked the twentieth anniversary of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. The story is set on the very day ''Doctor Who Weekly'' first saw print and ends with a confused Doctor looking at the first issue. | ||
* The strip's title is a nod to ''[[TV Action]]'', which published the ''Doctor Who'' comic strip prior to the launch of ''Doctor Who Magazine''. | * The strip's title is a nod to ''[[TV Action]]'', which published the ''Doctor Who'' comic strip prior to the launch of ''Doctor Who Magazine''. | ||
* Tom Baker | * The alien reporter [[Krl Vrdrmn]] is a reference to {{w|Carol Vorderman}}. | ||
* Many references are made to 1979 BBC shows, with cameo appearances by actors who refer to themselves by their | * Tom Baker's rambling lines are taken from actual interviews with Baker: | ||
** "Would you like me to be someone else? I was mistaken for Shirley Williams once-- --or was it Gertrude Stein?" (paraphrased from ''Who on Earth is Tom Baker?'') | |||
** "Here's a thing. I counted four hundred and thirty varicose veins on the way here today, four hundred and thirty, can you believe that? It says a lot about life, doesn't it, when you're reduced to counting varicose veins..." ([[DWM 179]]) | |||
** "So you're the monster, are you? I adored the Krynoid -- the giant walking vegetable and I also liked the Wirrrn [''sic'']. They were both fun. Then there was the giant rat -- I thought that looked rather good..." ([[DWM 92]]) | |||
** "...as you know naturalism's not my strong point -- I can't even come through a door convincingly! -- But perhaps one can come through a door interestingly, dare I say amusingl--" ([[DWM 179]]) | |||
* Many references are made to 1979 BBC shows, with cameo appearances by actors who refer to themselves by their characters' names: the TARDIS lands in the ''[[Blue Peter]]'' garden, near the memorial statue to Petra the dog, the first people met are extras in ''[[Blake's 7]]'' Federation soldier costumes, brainwashed servants of Meep include actors from ''The Onedin Line'' (1971-1980), ''Grange Hill'' (1978-2008), ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' (1972, 1973-79, 1981-85) and ''Fawlty Towers'' (1975, 1979), as well as the puppet character [[Basil Brush]], and BBC [[Outside Broadcast]] vans are used to transmit black star energy. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[ | * The Doctor notes that he has bested Beep twice before. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Star Beast (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Star Beast]]'', ''[[Star Beast II (comic story)|Star Beast II]]'') | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:13, 13 March 2024
- You may be looking for the real world periodical of the same name.
TV Action! is a Doctor Who Magazine comic story featuring the Eighth Doctor and Izzy Sinclair. The story was created to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of Doctor Who Magazine.
Summary[[edit]]
The Eighth Doctor and Izzy have a brief meeting with an old enemy of the Doctor's known as Beep the Meep in a parallel universe, one where the adventures of the Doctor are nothing more than televised programmes and science fiction.
Plot[[edit]]
to be added
Characters[[edit]]
- Eighth Doctor
- Izzy Sinclair
- Beep the Meep
- Tom Baker
- Krl Vrdrmn
- Peter Gilmore
- Howard Lang
- Todd Carty
- Larry Grayson
- Noel Edmonds
- Rod Hall
- John Cleese
- Prunella Scales
- Andrew Sachs
- Basil Brush
Worldbuilding[[edit]]
- Izzy jokes that being chased by zombies is more preferable to a job at Woolworths.
- Tom Baker was once mistaken for Shirley Williams and Gertrude Stein.
Notes[[edit]]
- TV Action! marked the twentieth anniversary of Doctor Who Magazine. The story is set on the very day Doctor Who Weekly first saw print and ends with a confused Doctor looking at the first issue.
- The strip's title is a nod to TV Action, which published the Doctor Who comic strip prior to the launch of Doctor Who Magazine.
- The alien reporter Krl Vrdrmn is a reference to Carol Vorderman.
- Tom Baker's rambling lines are taken from actual interviews with Baker:
- "Would you like me to be someone else? I was mistaken for Shirley Williams once-- --or was it Gertrude Stein?" (paraphrased from Who on Earth is Tom Baker?)
- "Here's a thing. I counted four hundred and thirty varicose veins on the way here today, four hundred and thirty, can you believe that? It says a lot about life, doesn't it, when you're reduced to counting varicose veins..." (DWM 179)
- "So you're the monster, are you? I adored the Krynoid -- the giant walking vegetable and I also liked the Wirrrn [sic]. They were both fun. Then there was the giant rat -- I thought that looked rather good..." (DWM 92)
- "...as you know naturalism's not my strong point -- I can't even come through a door convincingly! -- But perhaps one can come through a door interestingly, dare I say amusingl--" (DWM 179)
- Many references are made to 1979 BBC shows, with cameo appearances by actors who refer to themselves by their characters' names: the TARDIS lands in the Blue Peter garden, near the memorial statue to Petra the dog, the first people met are extras in Blake's 7 Federation soldier costumes, brainwashed servants of Meep include actors from The Onedin Line (1971-1980), Grange Hill (1978-2008), Are You Being Served? (1972, 1973-79, 1981-85) and Fawlty Towers (1975, 1979), as well as the puppet character Basil Brush, and BBC Outside Broadcast vans are used to transmit black star energy.
Continuity[[edit]]
- The Doctor notes that he has bested Beep twice before. (COMIC: Doctor Who and the Star Beast, Star Beast II)
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