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* The strip 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 date is also said to be when Izzy was born. | * The strip 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 date is also said to be when Izzy was born. | ||
* 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 appears as himself in the story. He became the first of | * Tom Baker appears as himself in the story. He became the first of three real life Doctor actors to appear as himself in a ''Doctor Who'' storyline, the others being [[William Hartnell]] given his cameo as "[[Billy (Pier Pressure)|Billy]]" in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Pier Pressure (audio story)|Pier Pressure]]'' (His lines are taken from actual interviews with Baker), and Matt Smith and his appearance in [[COMIC: The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who]] as he helped assist his [[Eleventh Doctor|televised-self]] in an adventure. | ||
* Many references are made to 1979 BBC shows, with cameo appearances by actors who refer to themselves by their character's names: the TARDIS lands in the [[Blue Peter]] garden, near the memorial to 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'', ''[[Grange Hill]]'', and ''Fawlty Towers'' and the puppet [[Basil Brush]]; and BBC Outside Broadcast vans are used to transmit black star energy. | * Many references are made to 1979 BBC shows, with cameo appearances by actors who refer to themselves by their character's names: the TARDIS lands in the [[Blue Peter]] garden, near the memorial to 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'', ''[[Grange Hill]]'', and ''Fawlty Towers'' and the puppet [[Basil Brush]]; and BBC Outside Broadcast vans are used to transmit black star energy. | ||
Revision as of 03:07, 13 April 2014
- 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.
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.
Characters
References
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Notes
- The strip 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 date is also said to be when Izzy was born.
- 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 appears as himself in the story. He became the first of three real life Doctor actors to appear as himself in a Doctor Who storyline, the others being William Hartnell given his cameo as "Billy" in AUDIO: Pier Pressure (His lines are taken from actual interviews with Baker), and Matt Smith and his appearance in COMIC: The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who as he helped assist his televised-self in an adventure.
- Many references are made to 1979 BBC shows, with cameo appearances by actors who refer to themselves by their character's names: the TARDIS lands in the Blue Peter garden, near the memorial to 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, Grange Hill, and Fawlty Towers and the puppet Basil Brush; and BBC Outside Broadcast vans are used to transmit black star energy.
Continuity
- COMIC: 2013 Doctor Who Special also features the TARDIS sent to the 'real world' where Doctor Who is a TV show. Set in 2013 it featured the Eleventh Doctor but is remarkably similar to this story.
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