Doctor Who
Summary
The historic 60th anniversary particular ofDoctor Whohas reliably depicted one of the most beloved story in the full franchise while bestow some significant additions to the story . The first full installment of the determine run particular serial publication has taken the significant undertaking of adapting the upshot of theDoctor Who and the Star Beastcomic for TV . sport the deceitful Beep the Meep as a shocking bend scoundrel , theDoctor Whocomic was drawn by Dave GibbonsofWatchmenfame , whose artistic creation was thoughtfully incorporate into the historic day of remembrance special .
Beyond simply adapting the touchstone MD Who story for the screen , the special was significant for the return of some familiar faces . David Tennant ’s return as the fourteenth doctorhas mark a groundbreaking ceremony first in the storied serial publication , being the first time an histrion has recapitulate the role in its entire 70 - year running play . Likewise , the retort of recur associate Donna had some startling logical implication for the lore of the program , sprinkling some heavy continuity over the base of a comparatively distinctive Dr. Who adventure . The death resultant role is a special that translates much of what made the originalDoctor Who and the Star Beastcomic so great while still adding in many fresh elements regarding the recurring cast .
7The Meep Lands In London Instead Of Blackcastle
Moving to a more urban environment upped the stakes
As far as science fiction account go , the actual inciting incident that kicks off the Doctor ’s encounter with the Meep is somewhat by - the - numbers game , the exotic savage crashing down to Earth from the whiz . In the original comic , the Meep set down in a steel mill in Blackcastle , a modest townsfolk in Yorkshire far from the hustle and hustle of London . However , the TV special nudges Beep ’s flight path to end in the capitol urban center , likely so the story could splice back into Donna easily , meet as how London was her home . Regardless , the invader still manages to find his agency to a steel mill for concoct his escape .
6Beep The Meep Is A Spiteful Villain
The comic’s adorable villain is every bit as evil on TV
Perhaps the individual most faithful way the TV extra paid court to its source material was with its iteration of the dastardly villain , Beep the Meep . Despite his cute , fuzzy show , Beep is actually a depraved war criminal , capable of unspeakable acts of evil . cracking to apply his cuddly looks to his advantage , the Meep tricks The Doctor and his companions into " help " him scarper the Wrath Warriors , who are really an intergalactic pacification - keep strength devote to protect the universe from the terror of the Meep slipstream , just like in the original comedian . Meep ’s sudden heel - play and reveal of his true color is uproarious , yet terrifying , shocking viewers who were n’t familiar with the beginning material .
5The Meep Brainwashes Soldiers To Do His Bidding
Every good villain needs henchmen
While not completely helpless , physically , the Meep is n’t much of a threat , rely on a laser pistol cover within his fur to send off foes in both interlingual rendition . But sometimes , a piddling bit of musculus mogul is necessitate , which Beep finds in brainwashing the miserable citizen of Earth . Using the same psychedelic Black Sun radiation therapy that drove his people insane , the Meep zombifies the piteous Blackcastle locals in the comic , directing them to carry out his plans . However , the T.V. particular ups the ante by handing the Meep control of UNIT soldier , members of an external project effect in the Doctor Who universe consecrated to protect Earth from alien menace .
4The Meep’s Ship Works In The Original Comic
Star-jumps beats a dagger drive at the starting line
In both interlingual rendition of the taradiddle , the Meep directs his subject to build him a ship , hoping to miss Earth to continue his criminal rampage elsewhere . The climax of the sixtieth anniversary TV special places the crux of the drama on the Meep activating his sticker driveway , which will destroy all of London as a fuel reservoir . Luckily , the combined feat of The Doctor and a mend - computer storage Donna are able to disenable this gadget before the Meep can activate it . Conversely , in the original comic , the Meep succeeds in getting off - planet , instead Star chute far into spaceand guide the denizens of Blackcastle with him .
3Fudge’s Role In The Comic Is Much Bigger
Rose’s friend was named after a staple character
Fudge Merchandani has a relatively minor function in the video variant of " The Star Beast " , act as more of a supporting character for Rose and not even meet The Doctor himself . However , Fudge ’s unequalled name is an court to his vis-a-vis , Fudge Higgins , a core phallus of The Doctor ’s roll of companions in the comic . In the originalDoctor Who and the Star Beaststory , Fudge Higgins is present the intact prison term , get wind The Meep alongside his friend , Sharon , as a child . Even though there was n’t room for Higgins to look on TV , Fudge Merchandani ’s name is a cagey nod to the source material the anniversary special take out divine guidance from .
2Donna Replaces Sharon In The TV Adaptation
The tenth Doctor’s longtime friend was too important to not return
In theDoctor Who and the Star Beastcomic , Sharon Davies make her first appearance as a repeat fellow . Though only a baby when she run into Meep and the Fourth Doctor for the first fourth dimension , Sharon would go on to have a drawn-out life history have in The Doctor ’s dangerous undertaking in the comics ' continuity , aging into an grownup over the row of her run as a fellow . Even though Sharon has n’t been adapted for boob tube , she is a substantial character to the bequest of the franchise , being the first womanhood of color to appear as a fellow traveller in all Doctor Who media .
Meanwhile , the 60th anniversary goggle box special opted to let in Donna Noble and her family as the primary human element of the plot line , having a memory - wipe Donna interbreeding paths with David Tenant ’s Doctor once again . The events ofDoctor Who and the Star Beastwere rolled into the couple ’s reunion , exploring the fallout of the Planetary Relocation Incident on Donna ’s thinker . In the end , Donna ’s daughter , Rose Noble , is revealed to have taken some of the burden of the mind of a Time Lord with her birthing , permit Donna to non - fatally find The Doctor ’s memories , even if only for a brief time .
1David Tennant Returns As The 14th Doctor
Tennant’s historic reprisal overshadows the 4th Doctor of the comics
What made the first part of the Doctor Who 60th anniversary special so significant was the counter of David Tennant as The Doctor . Though he ’s technically playing a new Doctor , representing the 14th iteration of the Time Lord rather than the tenth , there ’s no misunderstanding the rejoicing rejoinder of Tennant ’s performance . The gravity of a medico Who resurrection that actually repeats the same show is not lost on the sequence , with Tennant himself ruminate on what the intimate face could have in mind . The Meep ’s cryptic tauntingand Donna ’s own impact upon The Dr. ’s return all contribute to the recognizable resurrection take up much of the screen time , somewhat occult the original comic ’s story in importance .
In the firstDoctor Who and the Time Beaststory , it is alternatively the fourth Doctor who faces Beep the Meep , embroil up Sharon and Fudge into the bedlam as companions for the first metre . Tom Baker act the 4th Doctor in the Television serial , being one of the most iconic iteration of the character in the original run . WhileTennant ’s Doctor has often been compared to Baker ’s , there ’s no deny that Tennant ’s bearing in the " Star Beast " storyline is n’t only a major change , it ’s one of the most significant changes to be made in anyDoctor Whoadaptation .
