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I was reading an article and I believe it was an actor (can't recall who) who stated that to find out background about his character, he spent a lot of time reading "the Doctor Who wiki". Are there other ones besides this one?

If individuals involved with the production of DW did consult this wiki as a resource (a Doctor Who Bible, as it were), I can see why there is such a singular focus here on accuracy of past storylines, characters, etc. within the Doctor Who Universe and the deemphasis on conversation, discussion, etc.

Is it known whether this wiki is regularly consulted to fill in details for writers, production crew and the like? I don't know whether they would register or lurk, anonymously. I was just curious if this subject has come up. Badwolff ☎ 20:13, June 2, 2013 (UTC)

For some time now I've thought Moffat reads this site, specifically the Howling, to see what we think is going to happen, then mucks it up in ways we not only didn't expect, but don't know how to integrate into the wiki. Shambala108 ☎ 21:10, June 2, 2013 (UTC)

We know someone at Big Finish Productions reads the wiki, since they mocked a misspelling on the Big Finish Podcast page. -<Azes13 ☎ 21:22, June 2, 2013 (UTC)

Shambala108, "I've thought Moffat reads this site ... then mucks it up in ways we not only didn't expect, but don't know how to integrate into the wiki": I wouldn't put it past him! The man's as twisted as a 12-dimensional corkscrew & it shows in his plots. --89.241.77.88^{talk to me} 21:40, June 2, 2013 (UTC)

This is kind of what I was expecting. Of course though, I doubt they'd take the time to register and edit. It would purely for research ("which episode did X happen in?"). So, unless it's mentioned in an interview, like I came across, we'd have no way of knowing. I guess I was wondering if there was another DW wiki.

@89, honestly, this is what I love about Moffat. He's unpredictable but usually provides enough information through exposition so it doesn't seem like a plot development just comes out of thin air. Personally, I like not knowing what he is going to come up with as a story arc for Series 8 instead of just having more and more encounters with Daleks and the like. Monster of the week episodes can be entertaining but what causes me to watch and rewatch episodes is trying to figure out how the puzzle pieces fit together, especially looking for clues in early episodes for events that happen later. I don't really need to see The Doctor beat the Daleks in yet another match-up. That's like comfort food and familiar....but it's not enough to sustain a season-long arc. Badwolff ☎ 21:50, June 2, 2013 (UTC)

When I said Moffat's "as twisted as a 12-dimensional corkscrew", it wasn't a complaint, just an observation. Not a difficult one, either. --89.241.77.88^{talk to me} 22:04, June 2, 2013 (UTC)

I was going to say that "monster of the week" episodes can be good & so can "puzzle of the week" episodes. And they can be combined, which sometimes leads to the best & most memorable stories. For some reason -- perhaps my own twisted mind -- it then occurred to me to wonder what Ghost Light would have been like, if done by Moffat. It's notoriously one of the most obscure of the classic series stories, although I don't think it was as baffling as it's often said to be. But what if Moffat had got his hands on it? --89.241.77.88^{talk to me} 22:18, June 2, 2013 (UTC)

@89, I've seen a lot of references to that particular storyline, can't remember the context but I'll read over the episode entry on this wiki. To be honest, the only Classic episodes I've seen have been incorporated with The Doctors Revisted series on BBCAmerica. They just weren't aired where I lived growing up. Maybe BBCA will choose this story to present in September when they cover the Seventh Doctor. Badwolff ☎ 20:55, June 3, 2013 (UTC)

Badwolff: I suspect Ghost Light is unlikely, simply because it's obscure. I think the obscurity is often overstated but the story is difficult to follow. One of the reasons for that is that Ace, by then, is clued-up enough not to need to ask "baffled companion" questions and she knows this is a test set for her by the Doctor, so she's not going to admit she can't figure things out for herself. In one of the extras on the UK DVD, one of the production team says that they ought to have had another character asking the questions, with both Ace & the Doctor giving the explanations. That was done in Remembrance of the Daleks & worked well -- especially as Ace's explanations tended to be far more comprehensible than the Doctor's. (In Remembrance..., she's really only translating what the Doctor has told her from his usual gabble into something mere humans can grasp. But she did have to understand the gabble before she could do that.)

Remembrance... is much more likely to be presented by BBCA. It was the opening story of the 25th Anniversary season, was set in the same places as the first episode (An Unearthly Child), has many references back to that first episode, has Davros and two sets of Daleks & is by far the most popular of the stories in the 25th Anniversary season. It's also the story in which 16-year-old Ace beats up a Dalek with her baseball bat. Of course, the fact that Remembrance... is the most sensible choice doesn't necessarily mean BBCA will actually choose it! :) --89.240.250.172^{talk to me} 23:14, June 3, 2013 (UTC)

On the subject of Remembrance..., can anyone tell me where I might find it on the internet (to watch, not buying a physical or digital copy), because I've looked and can only find Ep 1 of 4 in full. —BioniclesaurKing4t2 - "Hello, I'm the Doctor. Basically, . . . run." 21:20, June 14, 2013 (UTC)

Actually, it's against wiki policy for anyone to recommend any non-BBC licensed website for watching the show. Shambala108 ☎ 23:50, June 14, 2013 (UTC)

Guess I'll just keep searching on my own, then. —BioniclesaurKing4t2 - "Hello, I'm the Doctor. Basically, . . . run." 01:44, June 15, 2013 (UTC)

Since I don't know where you could find Remembrance... online, I can't recommend anywhere, licenced or not. However, if you can find a part of it, you could try looking at the list of uploads and/or playlists by the same user (not all sites have these, though). Also, bear in mind that upload limits are liable to mean that the episodes will have been chopped up into smaller portions. --89.241.79.31^{talk to me} 02:46, June 15, 2013 (UTC)

I'll just say that Resurrection..., Revelation..., and Remembrance of the Daleks are the only classic stories I haven't found in full somewhere or other. Strange that it's only Dalek stories; you'd think they'd be easiest to find of all. —BioniclesaurKing4t2 - "Hello, I'm the Doctor. Basically, . . . run." 04:16, June 15, 2013 (UTC)

I see there's a lot of stuff there you take to be "understood".DCT ☎ 15:06, June 15, 2013 (UTC)

BioniclesaurKing4t2- Try checking your local public Library. Mine has nearly all of the "BBC licensed" Doctor Who DVDs, and I know they have "Remembrance..." because I watched within the last month. You may even be able to check online.Phil Stone ☎ 04:34, June 16, 2013 (UTC)

Well, I did find Inferno and The Curse of Fenric there, so I might try that. Thanks. —BioniclesaurKing4t2 - "Hello, I'm the Doctor. Basically, . . . run." 15:18, June 16, 2013 (UTC)

What a great library! Mine doesn't have anything Who-related or any of the other BBC projects that Tenant has worked on, which I had hoped to view one day. And yet, it has thousands of kids DVDs featuring the same characters over and over again. 19:44, June 16, 2013 (UTC)