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:In the 1990s, the name "The Doctor" took on an unusual distinction in science fiction history as it came to be used not only in ''Doctor Who'' but also in the ''Star Trek'' franchise,when a character known only as "The Doctor" was introduced in the 1995-2001 spin-off series ''Star Trek: Voyager''. Although both franchises have made one-off references to each other, this remains the only occasion in which ongoing major characters in both have shared the same name. Due to copyrights and trademarks, this likely became possible only because the ''Voyager'' character was originally to have carried the name "Dr. Zimmerman", and the series reiterated on several occasions that the character was "the doctor" for the ''Voyager'' starship, but otherwise had no permanent name other than "Emergency Medical Hologram" (as opposed to the lead character of ''Doctor Who'' who explicitly uses "The Doctor" as his name, even if only as an alias). | :In the 1990s, the name "The Doctor" took on an unusual distinction in science fiction history as it came to be used not only in ''Doctor Who'' but also in the ''Star Trek'' franchise,when a character known only as "The Doctor" was introduced in the 1995-2001 spin-off series ''Star Trek: Voyager''. Although both franchises have made one-off references to each other, this remains the only occasion in which ongoing major characters in both have shared the same name. Due to copyrights and trademarks, this likely became possible only because the ''Voyager'' character was originally to have carried the name "Dr. Zimmerman", and the series reiterated on several occasions that the character was "the doctor" for the ''Voyager'' starship, but otherwise had no permanent name other than "Emergency Medical Hologram" (as opposed to the lead character of ''Doctor Who'' who explicitly uses "The Doctor" as his name, even if only as an alias). | ||
I removed it here because I'm not seeing the point of it. Seems like quite a stretch to me. But I leave it behind for further consideration by others. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}} | I removed it here because I'm not seeing the point of it. Seems like quite a stretch to me. But I leave it behind for further consideration by others. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}}{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}}17:59: Thu 06 Oct 2011 </span> | ||
: If you think Star Trek is a non-notable science fiction franchise, you're welcome to your opinion. [[Special:Contributions/68.146.80.110|68.146.80.110]] 19:58, November 3, 2011 (UTC) | : If you think Star Trek is a non-notable science fiction franchise, you're welcome to your opinion. [[Special:Contributions/68.146.80.110|68.146.80.110]] 19:58, November 3, 2011 (UTC) | ||
::I'm not saying that it's a problem to reference ST. There are cases where it's clearly warranted. The question here is whether the assertion is a) true or b) particularly noteworthy. I don't think it's actually true to say that the name of the STU character was "the Doctor". That was his qualification, his professional title, but it wasn't his name. He was unnamed — that is, he deliberately chose to remain unnamed — which is narratively different to the situation with the Doctor. The DWU Doctor has a name, and "the Doctor" isn't his title. And that bit about copyrights and trademarks is total speculation. So this should definitely stay removed. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}} | ::I'm not saying that it's a problem to reference ST. There are cases where it's clearly warranted. The question here is whether the assertion is a) true or b) particularly noteworthy. I don't think it's actually true to say that the name of the STU character was "the Doctor". That was his qualification, his professional title, but it wasn't his name. He was unnamed — that is, he deliberately chose to remain unnamed — which is narratively different to the situation with the Doctor. The DWU Doctor has a name, and "the Doctor" isn't his title. And that bit about copyrights and trademarks is total speculation. So this should definitely stay removed. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}}{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}}19:45: Sat 05 Nov 2011 </span> | ||
==Tom Baker's age== | ==Tom Baker's age== | ||
This wiki and all other sources say Tom Baker was born in January 1934, which makes him 77, not 79 as in the Casting section. Someone must have been working with a time machine. [[Special:Contributions/68.146.80.110|68.146.80.110]] 19:58, November 3, 2011 (UTC) | This wiki and all other sources say Tom Baker was born in January 1934, which makes him 77, not 79 as in the Casting section. Someone must have been working with a time machine. [[Special:Contributions/68.146.80.110|68.146.80.110]] 19:58, November 3, 2011 (UTC) | ||
