The 50th anniversary of the first episode of Doctor Who, <\/em>BBC\u2019s quirky Science Fiction series whose main character can regenerate with new actors, was celebrated with a special episode simulcast around the world, which came on here in the colonies at 2:50 ET.\u00a0 The episode was quite ingenious.\u00a0 See outtakes from reviews after the jump.<\/p>\n Surely there are lots of readers of this blog who are also Doctor who fans.\u00a0 What\u2019s your take on the special?\u00a0 the series after 50 years?\u00a0 Who is your favorite Doctor?\u00a0 (The definitive Doctor for me was Tom Baker, who had an important cameo at the end\u2013as the Curator\u2013but who, I suspect, was not even recognized by younger fans.\u00a0 Or are fans so fanatical that they know all of the doctors? If you are young, did you know who the Curator is?)<\/p>\n Digital Spy (Morgan Jeffery )<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe past, the present and the future \u2013 \u2018The Day of The Doctor\u2019 had it all. For any fan of the new series, Steven Moffat\u2019s 75-minute epic \u2013 which takes in old faces, multiple time zones, one flirty monarch, weapons of mass destruction on Earth and scenes of mass destruction on Gallifrey \u2013 is pretty much everything you could wish for.\u201d<\/p>\n HitFix (Liane Bonin Starr)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to watching this episode again from the beginning, as every time I looked down to scrawl a detail I missed something. Steven Moffat gave fans of the show a truly amazing gift by loading the episode full of \u2018remember that?\u2019 moments, and that was even before we got to the meat of the matter, a mind-bending, time-jumping extravaganza that had embedded in it a directive from the show\u2019s earliest episodes \u2013 real history.\u201d<\/p>\n The Daily Telegraph (Ben Lawrence )<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe main strength of the episode was the way in which the Time Lords had to navigate difficult moral issues \u2013 their contemplation of the possibility of genocide was heartrending and the idea that they could save Gallifrey by freezing it in time was breathlessly thrilling.<\/p>\n \u201cTantalisingly, we were also given a surprise debut from new Doctor Peter Capaldi, his eyes flashing before us, that hinted at trouble to come.\u201d<\/p>\n The Mirror (Jon Cooper)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThere were superb performances all round. Current incumbent Matt Smith did his much-loved wacky schtick, while perennial favorite David Tennant brought back all the quips and mannerisms that made us love his Doctor so much. Added into the mix is the legendary John Hurt, whose new take on one of the true stalwarts of television brings class, intelligence and a whole new A-List dimension to the world of Doctor Who \u2013 a world that surely feels a bit more blessed after today.\u201d<\/p>\n Den of Geek (Simon Brew)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201c\u2018The Day Of The Doctor\u2019 had a lot of fun with the past, and left quite a lot to explore for the future. And, as always, the show goes on: we\u2019ve got just over a month until Doctor Who delivers yet another massive episode. If it lives up to the quality of this one? We might just be in for another treat, because \u2018The Day Of The Doctor\u2019 really was, even with one or two really minor quibbles, terrific. Really great fun, its own Five Doctors in its own way, and pulsating with comedy, ambition, and top to bottom entertainment. Happy birthday, Doctor\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n