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The lengths of science fiction film and television series can be determined in many ways. These include time between first and last original broadcast or theatrical release, number of seasons broadcast (for television series), number of seasons broadcast consecutively, number of episodes and total running time.
Additionally, some television series may be calculated individually or totalled together as part of a media franchise.
In listing the total running lengths, canon and non-canon are separated where applicable. Original canon is also separated from remakes and "re-imaginings".[1] Note that this list contains only the officially released motion picture media (films and TV series) contained within the various science-fiction series. Additional unique motion-picture content from other media is included under the supplemental category. Some series may contain other media (books, comics, video games, etc.) which are not listed here. Series which are currently airing or filming are shaded. Most timings are approximate.
| Franchise | Series | Broadcast or release | Seasons | Installments (episodes and films) |
Total time days:hours:minutes |
Breakdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor Who | Doctor Who, original run[1] | 23 November 1963– 6 December 1989 |
26 | 695 eps. | 12:7:40 | 679 eps. (x25 min.) 15 eps. (x45 min.) 1 special (x90 min.) |
| Doctor Who TV movie[2] | 12 May 1996 | n/a | 1 TV movie | 89 min. | ||
| Doctor Who, current run[3] (through "Gridlock") |
26 March 2005– present |
3 | 41 eps. | 1:07:15 | 39 eps. (x45 min.), 2 Christmas specials (x60 min.) |
|
| total Doctor Who | 43 years, 7 months, 7 days | 29 | 737 eps. | 14:5:04 | ||
| K-9 and Company[4] | 28 December 1981 | pilot only | 1 ep. | 0:0:50 | 1 pilot (x50 min.) | |
| Torchwood[5] (through "End of Days") |
22 October 2006– 1 January 2007 second series to air in 2008 |
1 | 13 eps. | 0:10:50 | 13 eps. (x50 min.) | |
| The Sarah Jane Adventures[6] (through "Invasion of the Bane") |
1 January 2007 first series to air in 2007 |
pilot only | 1 ep. | 0:1:00 | 1 pilot (x60 min.) | |
| total Doctor Who + television spin-offs |
43 years, 7 months, 7 days | 30 | 812 installments | 14:17:44 | ||
| Children in Need special[7] | 18 November 2005 | 1 ep. | 0:0:07 | 1 mini-episode (x7 min.) | ||
| TARDISODEs[8] | 1 April 2006– 1 July 2006 |
1 | 13 eps. | 0:0:13 | 13 mini-episodes (x1 min.) | |
| "The Infinite Quest" | 2 April 2007– 30 June 2007 |
13 eps., rebroadcast as single story |
0:0:45 | 13 mini-episodes (x3.5 min.) rebroadcast as one 45-minute story |
||
| total supplemental Doctor Who | 27 or 15 | 0:1:05 | ||||
| Dalek films 1[9], 2[10] | 25 June 1965, 22 July 1966 |
2 | 0:2:43 | 2 films (82, 81 min.) | ||
| grand total Doctor Who franchise | 43 years, 4 months, 22 days | 30 | 841 or 827 | 14:21:32 |
[edit] Notes
- a b c The term "re-imagining" is used by producers of some new versions of films or television series to distinguish them from more faithful remakes. The producers of the 2001 version of Planet of the Apes[11] and the 2003 version of Battlestar Galactica[12] chose to describe those projects as "re-imaginings" of the source material rather than as remakes.
[edit] References
- ^ Doctor Who (1963–1989) at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Doctor Who (1996) at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Doctor Who (2005–) at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ K-9 and Company at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Torchwood at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ The Sarah Jane Adventures at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ "Children In Need (Special Mini Adventure)" at TV.com
- ^ Tardisodes at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Dr. Who and the Daleks at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ French, Philip. "Planet of the Apes", The Guardian, 2001-10-19. Retrieved on 2007-03-01.
- ^ Cullen, Ian M.. Ron Moore Shares Some Insights. Retrieved on 2007-02-02.
