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In response to "Doctor Who has been around a lot longer than this notion of epically long character arcs in TV -- nm" by con_carne

But the short tenures of the actors only started in 1984.

Posted by the wrong element, bad guy (aka JFields) Jun 2 '13, 10:36

Tom Baker did 172 episodes. That was when they had multiple episode stories. He did almost as many stories as Tennant or Smith did episodes, and they've done very few multi-episode stories. And most (all?) of those were two-parters.

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Yeah, but it seems to me Will is referring to a practice that more or less began with Sopranos and then Lost -- nm - con_carne Jun 2, 10:51 4
- No, it's a practice that's pretty much how TV is here. You have a primary character and they stay on the show for years. - Will Hunting Jun 2, 11:19 3
  - Dr. Who isn't a cable show in the UK -- nm - con_carne Jun 2, 12:04
  - The primary *character* has been on the show for 50 years. One of the character conceits is that he can regenerate to beat death. - TWuG Jun 2, 11:36 1
    - Dr. Who isn't a cable show in the UK -- nm - con_carne Jun 2, 12:04

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But the short tenures of the actors only started in 1984.

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