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Is the New Tardis not the Old Tardis?
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I always thought the Doctor periodically tinkered with the TARDIS over the years and upgraded this or upgraded that. As a result, the TARDIS probably is very different from the one the First Doctor originally "borrowed" when he left Gallifrey.
But then I also believe the TARDIS is temperamental as hell and some special capabilities may come and go, forcing the Doctor to improvise at times.
Even the chameleon circuit may still be working (to a certain degree), but it's stuck in "blue police box" mode and periodically transforms into different versions of the same thing...
But then I also believe the TARDIS is temperamental as hell and some special capabilities may come and go, forcing the Doctor to improvise at times.
Even the chameleon circuit may still be working (to a certain degree), but it's stuck in "blue police box" mode and periodically transforms into different versions of the same thing...
well honestly, I was more a fan of the original Doors.. the ones that had the bulky doors close to protect the interior from the exterior.. it seemed more appropriate to me that there was an airlock between the outer matter-construct, and the Interior Dimensional Ship..
the fact that they removed those doors, and just went with the inside of the police box door seems rather silly to me.. but then again, I was under the impression that RTD mentioned something about the ship having to be regrown..
which I could accept, I suppose.. but the Tardis seemed more conventional and ancient with those big roundel doors..
the air corridor, and air pocket around the outside of the Tardis does make it seem like the ship is quite magical and higher tech then what we saw previously.. but I guess the scientist aspect of the ship is out, in favor of rambling science mumbo jumbo and sleek and shinny..
While I like the new series, there is just something lost from the "Hartnell-Tardis era".. the extra scientific machines, the food dispenser, and the strap in couches of the original Tardis made you feel as if the ship was indeed built and made as an exploratory machine, and seemed more possible..
now they have gone off on some crazy science and made the ship so much more fantasy, then conventional science.. with self repairing, the coral grown bits, the rooms that just appear and disappear, and so on..
the old Hartnell Tardis made you feel as if the Technology were somehow possible.. this new ship seems like Willy Wonka's Ship in space..
only there's no chocolate..
the fact that they removed those doors, and just went with the inside of the police box door seems rather silly to me.. but then again, I was under the impression that RTD mentioned something about the ship having to be regrown..
which I could accept, I suppose.. but the Tardis seemed more conventional and ancient with those big roundel doors..
the air corridor, and air pocket around the outside of the Tardis does make it seem like the ship is quite magical and higher tech then what we saw previously.. but I guess the scientist aspect of the ship is out, in favor of rambling science mumbo jumbo and sleek and shinny..
While I like the new series, there is just something lost from the "Hartnell-Tardis era".. the extra scientific machines, the food dispenser, and the strap in couches of the original Tardis made you feel as if the ship was indeed built and made as an exploratory machine, and seemed more possible..
now they have gone off on some crazy science and made the ship so much more fantasy, then conventional science.. with self repairing, the coral grown bits, the rooms that just appear and disappear, and so on..
the old Hartnell Tardis made you feel as if the Technology were somehow possible.. this new ship seems like Willy Wonka's Ship in space..
only there's no chocolate..
Something that fascinated me was the Fifth Doc's comment about desktop themes in "Time Crash". As if the inside of the TARDIS is literally that - something that can be configured on a whim and changed easily, like putting on a new shirt or changing your Windows or OSX wallpaper. (AFAIK, one of the novels suggests that the TARDIS' native or "real" appearance is incomprehensible by all life forms other than Timelords.)
Then again, if that still works, why doesn't the chameleon circuit?
But that's neither here nor there, I suppose.
Then again, if that still works, why doesn't the chameleon circuit?
But that's neither here nor there, I suppose.
The interior might not be something that can just flick on and off like the capsule with the Chameleon Circuit. The only time we've seen the process of the interior changing, it was pretty much analogous to the Doctor regenerating. I doubt it'd be something you'd do at the drop of a hat if changing the desktop theme means setting off a bomb in your control room.
^I wonder how many times that link will be posted in discussions like these? 
It's always the same, though. Pointless. Agree with his take, or not, Cornell's just a random writer that's done a couple of stories for the show. He is of very little authority to speak on such matters.
Yet, what a nice, witty, and quite brilliant guy, eh? Loved his interviews on YouTube.
It's always the same, though. Pointless. Agree with his take, or not, Cornell's just a random writer that's done a couple of stories for the show. He is of very little authority to speak on such matters.
Yet, what a nice, witty, and quite brilliant guy, eh? Loved his interviews on YouTube.
The attitude DW has towards continuity is such that one could see, openly and blatantly, the TARDIS blown into a billion pieces, and in the very next episode it would be back together again, and no one would notice or care.
Just the way it should be.
I wish more fandoms had such a relaxed attitude towards their continuity.
well honestly, I was more a fan of the original Doors.. the ones that had the bulky doors close to protect the interior from the exterior.. it seemed more appropriate to me that there was an airlock between the outer matter-construct, and the Interior Dimensional Ship..
the fact that they removed those doors, and just went with the inside of the police box door seems rather silly to me.. but then again, I was under the impression that RTD mentioned something about the ship having to be regrown..
which I could accept, I suppose.. but the Tardis seemed more conventional and ancient with those big roundel doors..
the air corridor, and air pocket around the outside of the Tardis does make it seem like the ship is quite magical and higher tech then what we saw previously.. but I guess the scientist aspect of the ship is out, in favor of rambling science mumbo jumbo and sleek and shinny..
While I like the new series, there is just something lost from the "Hartnell-Tardis era".. the extra scientific machines, the food dispenser, and the strap in couches of the original Tardis made you feel as if the ship was indeed built and made as an exploratory machine, and seemed more possible..
now they have gone off on some crazy science and made the ship so much more fantasy, then conventional science.. with self repairing, the coral grown bits, the rooms that just appear and disappear, and so on..
the old Hartnell Tardis made you feel as if the Technology were somehow possible.. this new ship seems like Willy Wonka's Ship in space..
only there's no chocolate..
Couldn't agree more!
