Ranking the best and worst crossover Doctor Who episodes. "Meeting yourself is a world-ending paradox!" "Don't you do it all the time?" "Uh" Link to Exhausted Supplies: • Exhausted Supplies: Pa...
I will defend this (in my opinion) brilliant line from Time Crash. "Back when I first started out, I was always trying to be old and grumpy and important--like you do when you're young."
Aloysius Whiteboat Yep. That one line of retroactive headcanon is brilliant. I’m reading Moffat’s Day of the Doctor novelisation and little explanatory throwaway lines like that are what he’s best at. He’s full of them :)
From bratty teen who likes pretending he's one of the grown-ups to old man who's having a severe midlife crisis... and then back again... and then female.
That ninth doctor impression from Exhausted Supplies was incredible. Can they employ that voice actor permanently as Nine, since Ecclestone doesn't want to come back.
I have a complete idea for a story to celebrate New Who. Though McGann will make a cameo to explain why, in-universe, the classic Doctors aren't appearing.
@HelixViper Yes, I have seen Night of the Doctor. I've also listened to all the Big Finish audios featuring the Eighth Doctor during the Time War. Despite his efforts to avoid the Time War, he keeps finding himself getting caught in it, or getting caught at a location suffering the consequences of it. In these situations, what does the Eighth Doctor do? He tries to help the innocents caught in the crossfire. And a scenario like this can be used to allow the two Doctors to meet. For example, the Eighth Doctor is trying to save innocent civilians caught in a battle between the Time Lords and the Daleks, while the War Doctor is trying to destroy the Daleks to end the battle.
@Benjamin Callinicos Sure, in the case of on TV or in a Big Finish audio, it can't happen with John Hurt dead. A novel or a comic, on the other hand, is always possible.
So nice to see Exhausted Supplies mentioned. I recall when I was first trying to get into Big Finish that I actually listened to Exhausted Supplies and the Ashildir witchunt one first. The quality of them made me realise audio dramas could work for Doctor Who and so off I went hunting.
I love Zagreus- I mean ZAGREUS! It’s just so fun. I’ve been meaning to read Prisoners of Time. I’m still waiting for Smith to hit Big Finish so I can go broke that way
I sort of want to see the 8th doctor as a main character in an episode of Doctor Who as a crossover, I also want to see other time lords/ladies return, I know the Doctor and Master are meant to be the last 2 (which has gone out the window with the post Day of the Doctor galifray stories) but they're called TIME Lords for a reason and a character from before the time war could easily appear
Oof. I just can't bring myself to dislike The Light at The End, it was my gateway into big finish and that lovely limited edition just looks so good on my shelf. To each their own I suppose.
me too, it was the first multi doctor story and while the effects were cringe worthy compared to today and the villain rather over the top, the story was first rate, the interaction between 2nd and 3rd hillarious the deadpan reactions of the brig spot on and it was the very last appearance of William Hartnell, some respect please. Definately better than comics and audio stories that dont even include the voices of the doctors!
@@IfIHadMyTimeAgain That was a genetically-crafted life-form made by humans. Same with all the weird androids and stuff. Everything in Red Dwarf is manmade because no aliens exist.
I actually listened to Exhausted Supplies before I watched this video and was getting ready to comment about it. I didn't think you'd list it since it isn't official. But I agree, it's amazing! Not just because the 9 impression is spot on, but because it's genuinely a really really good story. It feels like a top teir RTD era sorry. And 9 & 12's interactions are actually meaningful and engaging, not gimmicky. I am biased though. 9 & 12 are my favorites.
In defense of Time Crash, I think it was kinda a family affair. Because Peter Davison (5th Doctor) is the father in law of David Tennant (10th Doctor). So while it is a short for charity, it’s also kinda cool how the two actors are connected not only by the show, but in real life. So if you just focus on that context, it’s pretty sweet and awesome on how far Doctor Who has gone and the people who worked on the show is a big family in one way or another.
"The Master tries to erase the Doctor from history by undoing each of his victories" isn't that the exact plot of The Name of the Doctor? But with The Great Intelligence rather than The Master?
I admit I didn't agree with you on quite a few points, but I friggin' SCREAMED of joy when you put "Exhausted supplies" in the number one spot!!!! :D Absolute favourite!!! :D
COLD FUSION If DW ever did a big blockbuster anniversary movie, it should be something like that script. Seeiously guys, get that audio or find the book
exhausted supplies was the first audio story I ever listened to. I hadn't really been interested in them before but 9 and 12 are my two favorite doctors and I loved it.
The Light at the End was actually my first BigFinish story. I thought it was pretty good and of course sucked me into the audio universe of Doctor Who. Now I can't stop myself; I've become a monster!
It IS a lot of fun and I can remember more than a handful of memorable scenes. (That ending!) But I do insist it is a silly Who pantomime...and for some i'm sure that's all they went in for!
14th singing to the 8th "Yes and someday soon, you will become the very model of a perfectly pratical and radical War Doctor! and there is no way in Galafray, I'm saying that three times fast."
This might be an unpopular opinion, but ranking the TV multi-Doctor full length and canonical stories I'd say: 1) Day of the Doctor - I would personally put this story in my top ten. My expectations for this story were very low, but I was blown away when this was aired, like I think it came out perfectly. Moreover, this is one of the stories that I've never made it through without crying. 2)Twice Upon a Time - Personally, I think this is my favourite Christmas special. I might be very biased though, because 12 is actually my favourite Doctor and seeing him go made this story very powerful. 3) The Two Doctors - This might be a tad controversial, but I think this story is outstanding. 4) The Three Doctors - I think this story is really good, just not as good as the above three. 5) Five Doctors - I loved this story when I was I way younger, but as I've got older my opinion of this has just gone into a nose dive and now it's the only one in this list that I don't really enjoy now. I personally think that this story is an absolute shambles.
I can respect your veiws and agree for the most part but I would swap 2 and 4, dont get me wrong, I absolutely loved TUAT (even with the sexist jokes and IT) that precious first regeneration and the Christmas Armistice and 12s farewell, but three doctors was the very first one, the interaction between 2nd and 3rd was hilarious and it was the last time we saw William Hartnell. And 12th is my favourite of the modern doctors but he will never touch Tom Baker!
Nice to see some love for zagreus as you can probably tell by my name on RU-vid I think it's great, I 100% agree with you on the Canon who cares what is or is not canon as I see it everything is Canon as it makes doctor who more fun to watch.
Trying to figure out canonicity in Doctor Who is such a mistake anyway, considering how laissez-faire the main character even is with continuity half the time.It's always a good idea to watch everything out of order and assume it's all as important as the rest.
There is a perfect multi-doctor story called "The Lost Dimension". It was published by Titan Comics and features all of the Doctors as well as Torchwood and a couple of references to the Sarah Jane Adventures. Trust me, it's worth a read.
It often bums me out that Big Finish never did a War Doctor/War Master meetup, while they had the opportunity. :( But, more on topic: Crossovers I'd like to see: A) The Three 12th Doctors: the Series 8, Series 9, and Series 10 Capaldis (each w/ their different piece of sonic tech) meet up, solve stuff, and furrow brows. B) Fugitive and Warrior: The War Doctor and the Fugitive/Jo Martin Doctor team up. No explanation as to where she fits in "canon"required at this time. C) The Two Missys: Evil Missy circa Series 8 has a chat w/ sort-of-reformed-or-at-least-tentatively-so Missy from Series 10 while she's in that Vault or during The Doctor Falls or something. Ultimately, it turns out to just be a dialogue in the latter's head. D) a Fourth Doctor Big Finish collection, with each adventure bumping 4 into one of his other selves, similar to the recent Out of Time, but for all of them. E) but ultimately.... 3 teaming up with 12 while 2 gets to team up with 11! Alright. That's too many. (Oh and they all have to fight Roger Delgado 😎)
Good call with Exhausted Supplies. I was happy to see other people have found it and loved it as much as I. Also, 10:55, what is it with Dr. Who/Moffat and creepy nursery rhymes?
I can just imagine if BBC had a episode with all the doctors at once everyone of them would be running around acting like kids then you have 1 sitting there with a look of "why the f@#k am I the only mature one here when I'm the youngest"
My ideal multi-Doctor story would involve the return of the Celestial Toymaker and have him split up each of the Doctor's incarnations to play their own deadly game.
For what it is worth, I consider Exausted Supplies Cannon. It doesn't contradict anything. And I love the idea that at the end of Rose, Exausted Supplies happened between him leaving and coming back
No one: Leela, Sarah, Mickey, Jo, Martha, Nyssa, Turlough, Adric, Ian, Barbra, Jack, Amy, Clara, and Jamie in one comic page: *Whatever the hell they’re doing*
The Five Doctors is still a nostalgic favorite of mine. I still want to see more of Paul McGann. Before it's too late! They could easily do some 'prequel' episodes, maybe even a whole prequel season.
I like the way the doctor keeps meeting his old faces, but not his current at the early stages, or two sets of the same face, one older than the other!
Thanks for this I hadn’t heard of the RU-vid fan audios but I agree with much you say, Although I actually like dimensions in time Think there’s some PDAs where they meet although I never read them to get into them There’s was also a give away story also called the 4 doctors by big finish I’ve never heard
The thing you said about star trek possibly being in the same universe despite being referenced in the show could also be applied to eastenders as it was in the army of ghosts.
i know this video is super old, but big finish just released a short trips audio called regeneration impossible that's an 11 and 12 crossover. it's just one actor playing the both of them, rather than smith and capaldi, but he absolutely nails it and the story's a nice mystery! highly recommend for any multi-doctor fans!
Come on dimensions in time is worse than light at the end. I actually detest the day of the Doctor. It’s just about the time war. And Moffat vailidifying his versions of the Doctor by using a sort of classicish Doctor. Twice upon a time just destroyed the first doctor in an effort for Moffat to be PC.
Oh my god, I would be over the moon if we got a crossover featuring Paul McGann. The man deserves so much more recognition in the mainstream fandom. And of course, any chance---any, ANY chance that we could get Eccleston to shoot the war Doctor's regeneration scene would be welcomed. So, so welcomed.
the first law of time says you must NOT cross your own time lines, The tv multi doctors they did not do it, they were brought together by others. The time lords brought the three doctors together, the 5 doctors Barusa brought them together, the 2 doctors 6th was pulled into 2's time, Day of the doctor the Moment pulled them together, and time crash was an accident. I dont accept fan service , and big finish is semi canon
They could do an episode where the companions of Whittaker meet Tennant or someone, do an adventure with him and then go back to Whittaker, without her meating Tennant.
A great crossover from last year is legacy of time, several great standalone stories (the 8th and 3rd doctors stories being the standout in a boxset of great stories and the 5th doctor meets jenny, which is great), leading to all eight cassic doctors, the 10th doctor and romana having to pilot the first tardis to save the timeline.
2:29, I honestly thought that it was 7 who got the short end of the stick in that story. I mean every other doctor besides him got to make a unique contribution, and 5 was the one who discovered and resolved the whole Bob Dovie plotline that caused the whole story in the first place. 7 was just kinda hanging around in the TARDIS while 6 did some plot important conversing with Straxus
Prisoners of Time is the type of garbage that NuWho fans would come up with as the finale of the entire show, usually ending with the Doctor sacrificing themselves with absolutely no self-awareness.
wheres the best place to try the dr who audio stuff? is it just a case of buying each story through big finish or are they on somewhere with a monthly sub?
Spotify might have a massive collection of them, just try typing in doctor who. Failing that, Big Finishes website has constant themed sales, where you can buy individual stories, a subscription or bundles :)
