Talk:Companion

The main photo
Pursuant to a couple of things said above, I've now changed the photo over into something which is much simpler and doesn't at all give the (very false) impression of being exhaustive. It's just, "Here are four companions to show you, the reader, what kind of characters we're talking about." The companions chosen do not represent my particular biases, but rather illustrate the concept in terms of four companions who are important for different reasons. It's first companion, longest-serving comics companion, first companion of new series/post-time war, longest-serving male companion. That's a perfectly adequate representation of the concept; we don't need more than that to illustrate what a companion is.

I'm not sure the image needs Izzy Sinclair, the comics aren't always seen as being canon by some fans. Personally, I would suggest K9 (a non human companion) or Sarah Jane Smith (being one of the most popular companions and having her own spin off) Just a suggestion though.211.31.195.107 05:56, February 28, 2011 (UTC)

Historically "famous" humans
Occasionally, the Doctor had adventures with people considered to be "famous" historical figures on Earth. Examples included H. G. Wells (DW: Timelash), Charles Dickens (DW: The Unquiet Dead), William Shakespeare (DW: The Shakespeare Code), and Vincent Van Gogh (DW: Vincent and the Doctor). Agatha Christie assisted two separate incarnations of the Doctor. Once, the Tenth Doctor and she encountered a Vespiform in rural England. (DW: The Unicorn and the Wasp) At another time, she travelled in the TARDIS, probably with the Eighth Doctor, (BFA: Terror Firma) though little was known of these adventures.

The Tenth Doctor invited Madame de Pompadour of France to travel with him, but she died before she could take him up on his offer. (DW: The Girl in the Fireplace)

The Eighth and Tenth Doctors shared adventures with Mary Shelley. As with Christie, Shelley had an Earth-bound adventure with the later Doctor but actually travelled for an unknown length of time with the earlier. (BFA: Mary's Story, DWBIT: The Creative Spark).

The Tenth Doctor claimed to have taken Isaac Newton to an alien planet, as well. (IDW: Final Sacrifice)


 * This was removed by Bold Clone, and should remain here till we decide whether to reinsert it into the article or re add bits of it. Also, it may be used in the forums with the latest 'Who counts as a companion debate' Mini-mitch\talk 14:51, May 2, 2011 (UTC)
 * Huh. Weird.  I never noticed this was put here.  Why was it put here?  This is the one part of the old article that's more or less intact in the new one.  I didn't actually see a reason to change the facts, although I did add a few things here and there, as well as the picture. Not sure what the complaint is.  It's very clear in several narratives that the Doctor did make travelling companions out of historically famous humans.  This is doubly the case now that Mary Shelley is an unambiguous BF companion of the Eighth Doctor.  And is there any doubt that Ten would have taken Mme de Pomp had not her death intervened?  She's the Astrid of celebrity historical companions.   23:37:11 Thu 25 Aug 2011
 * One-time adventurers like Van Gogh and Agatha Christie do not a companion make. To be a companion, you have to travel with the Doctor regularly. If a historical character regularly traveled with the Doctor, then go ahead and place them on the page. But don't go and say "Every famous person the Doctor ever had an encounter with is a companion." That's just stupid. Again, being invited to become a companion does not make you a companion. It's like getting elected president and then dying before you took the oath of office and actually became president. Madame de Pompadour and Astrid accepted the Doctor's offer of companionship, but died before they could actually become companions. -- Bold  Clone  15:17, August 26, 2011 (UTC)

Opening Quote?
I'm not sure what the TARDIS INDEX FILE's policy is on pages having and/or needing an opening quote, but I noticed this page didn't have one and wondered if the following would be fitting:

"... the last time I was dying I looked back on all of you, every single one -- and I was so proud." - Eleventh Doctor

It's from his episode on the Sarah Jane Adventures. Not sure if I punctuated it correctly, though.

Anyway, maybe there are better quotes... but I really liked that one.

95.150.81.32 18:04, May 10, 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the suggestion. It is a great quote, but alas it is against policy.Skittles the hog-- Talk 18:10, May 10, 2011 (UTC)

Reference
Just for reference: the archive page of Companion.

TARDIS as companion
I've started a subsection on this topic. Since Moffat and Gaiman have both indicated in DWM and Confidential that the TARDIS is a companion, that makes it pretty official, and add to that media coverage and reviews referring to her as such in the wake of Doctor's Wife. Chapter and verse citations from DWM would be helpful. All mine are packed away in boxes right now. 68.146.71.145 13:38, July 28, 2011 (UTC)