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Doctor Who  

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  1. 1. Were you familiar with The Doctor before the set?

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    • No.
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    • Who?
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10 hours ago, Loghamel said:

Based on?

The BBC have a bit of history with the merchandising on Doctor Who products. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who_merchandise

And right now. http://www.bbcshop.com/doctor-who/icat/drwho

Doctor Who Tardis Earrings anyone, perhaps a Doctor Who: The Colouring Book, or maybe you fancy the Doctor Who: Teapot Dalek Orange

Incidentally, Doctor Who BBC Worldwide's biggest-selling TV show internationally. http://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/jul/12/doctor-who-bbc-worldwide
 

Hardly conclusive, I know.  But just to give you an indication of the scale of Doctor Who Fans out there.

Doctor Who launched in the UK in 1963 ran until 1989 and was re-launched in 2005.  Viewing peaked in the late 70s at around 10 million (UK population being 56million at the time).  When it came back in 2005 viewing figures initially averaged around 8 million.  Original fans existed without the show on air for 15 years. 

I’m not a fan, but growing up with it in the 70’s/80’s I watch the show out of nostalgia. We pretty much have 3 generations of fans of the show now.
 

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12 hours ago, feed said:

The BBC have a bit of history with the merchandising on Doctor Who products. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who_merchandise

And right now. http://www.bbcshop.com/doctor-who/icat/drwho

Doctor Who Tardis Earrings anyone, perhaps a Doctor Who: The Colouring Book, or maybe you fancy the Doctor Who: Teapot Dalek Orange

Incidentally, Doctor Who BBC Worldwide's biggest-selling TV show internationally. http://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/jul/12/doctor-who-bbc-worldwide
 

Hardly conclusive, I know.  But just to give you an indication of the scale of Doctor Who Fans out there.

Doctor Who launched in the UK in 1963 ran until 1989 and was re-launched in 2005.  Viewing peaked in the late 70s at around 10 million (UK population being 56million at the time).  When it came back in 2005 viewing figures initially averaged around 8 million.  Original fans existed without the show on air for 15 years. 

I’m not a fan, but growing up with it in the 70’s/80’s I watch the show out of nostalgia. We pretty much have 3 generations of fans of the show now.

Yup, DW and Top Gear are the BBC's two biggest exports.

Try typing Doctor Who into the podcasts section of ITunes and see how many results you get. :)

 

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6 minutes ago, 10230 said:

If you do that you can get the price of any set to $0. But these $0 depend on earlier $.

So? Who cares if it depends on earlier money. If I don't count it against my previous purchase it counts for what I spend it on. If I get a discount on a set it counts. Is this just another assumption that I counted the read points against the item I earned them on?

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31 minutes ago, jay4e said:

Ill just say comparing Doctor Who and Big Bang is like comparing Star Trek and Full House....

For the record, I didn't make the comparison from a show perspective, just from a set perspective.  Niche audiences that may or may not sell so well.  I haven't watched either.

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11 minutes ago, stephen_rockefeller said:

Full house > Star Trek

That there be fightin talk Mr Rockefellor

 

Though I confess I have watched all four. Didn't Full House finish over 20 years ago?

I really like the Big Bang Theory and I have bought the set to build. But in season 1 it was new and quirky and the characters were much nerdy.
Now it's become more like a generic US sitcom. A good one, but still generic.

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8 seasons > 3 seasons

I know its a tough pill for trekkies to swallow but its just wasn't that good of a show. Hence why the largest toy company in the world doesnt care to have the license.

I know you're just being difficult but Full House - 1 show... Star Trek - 4 shows, how many movies, and how many spin offs?

I know Star Trek never had the Olsen twins, but it did have Captain Picard and he has many more great meme moments!

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