The Religious Implications of ‘Doctor Who’

Rick Marshall

Rick Marshall was Online Managing Editor for ComicMix before joining MTV's SplashPage. Previously, he was Online Content Manager for Wizard Entertainment. He has written for several daily newspapers, alternative weekly newspapers, trade magazines and online media, and was named "Writer of the Year" by the New York Press Association in 2005.

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5 Responses

  1. Vinnie Bartilucci says:

    Ridiculous.Their guy only came back from the dead once, and it took him three days to do it.

  2. Richard Pachter says:

    It's all science fiction anyway.

  3. mike weber says:

    If you check the IMDB page for the current series (at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0436992/), you will find the following series of user-supplied keywords:Doctor WhoMan With No NameChrist AllegoryConflictAction Heroine

  4. Mike Gold says:

    The TARDIS is a church? Wha?Books have been written about the religious implications of Peanuts, Superman, The Simpsons… probably damn near every enduring cultural phenomenon. Allegory is in the mind of the beholder.As Bob Dylan said: "Don't follow leaders, watch the parking meters." These are the words I live by.

  5. Russ Rogers says:

    Is Ras' al Ghul a Christ Allegory? He's come back from the dead! Wait, so did Electra, Phoenix, Superman, Supergirl, Green Lantern, the Flash … DC, DC, why have you forsaken Ch'p!