If you think life puts you through changes sometimes...
...just be thankful that you're not Doctor Who!
Time Lords (humanoid aliens from the planet Gallifrey, who have mastered the art of time travel through devices called TARDISes (Time And Relative Dimensions In Space) are capable of regenerating when they are old or sustain life-threatening injuries. They transform into healthy individuals whose personalities and physical appearances differ from the original, though they remain the same person. In addition to helping Time Lords cheat death, this ability also enables those with British accents who are the protaganists of television series which have run for close to fifty years to be portrayed by new actors every time the old one decides to leave the show. There is no regeneration from the Eighth to the Ninth Doctor shown above because the Ninth Doctor was the first of the new series which began production after a seven-year hiatus (briefly interrupted by a TV movie, the only adventure starring the Eighth Doctor- actor Paul McGann- into whom the Seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy, had regenerated in the last episode of the old series. Got that?). I am really, really going to miss the Tenth Doctor, David Tennant, who in my opinion was the best of them all. The Second Doctor, Patrick Troughton, as well as the Third, John Pertwee, and McCoy's Seventh Doctor also are favorites of mine. An ominous note, btw: canonically, Time Lords only get twelve regenerations. The Doctor only has two left. But of course, since The Master (who, along with the Daleks, is the Doctor's nemesis) managed to break the rules when he ran out of regenerations, and I'm sure the Doctor will find a way to do the same when the moment comes. The Eleventh and current Doctor is portrayed by the youngest of the actors to portray the role: Matt Smith, who was only 27 when he took over from Tennant.
Time Lords (humanoid aliens from the planet Gallifrey, who have mastered the art of time travel through devices called TARDISes (Time And Relative Dimensions In Space) are capable of regenerating when they are old or sustain life-threatening injuries. They transform into healthy individuals whose personalities and physical appearances differ from the original, though they remain the same person. In addition to helping Time Lords cheat death, this ability also enables those with British accents who are the protaganists of television series which have run for close to fifty years to be portrayed by new actors every time the old one decides to leave the show. There is no regeneration from the Eighth to the Ninth Doctor shown above because the Ninth Doctor was the first of the new series which began production after a seven-year hiatus (briefly interrupted by a TV movie, the only adventure starring the Eighth Doctor- actor Paul McGann- into whom the Seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy, had regenerated in the last episode of the old series. Got that?). I am really, really going to miss the Tenth Doctor, David Tennant, who in my opinion was the best of them all. The Second Doctor, Patrick Troughton, as well as the Third, John Pertwee, and McCoy's Seventh Doctor also are favorites of mine. An ominous note, btw: canonically, Time Lords only get twelve regenerations. The Doctor only has two left. But of course, since The Master (who, along with the Daleks, is the Doctor's nemesis) managed to break the rules when he ran out of regenerations, and I'm sure the Doctor will find a way to do the same when the moment comes. The Eleventh and current Doctor is portrayed by the youngest of the actors to portray the role: Matt Smith, who was only 27 when he took over from Tennant.
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