Jesus = Doctor Who: The Amazing List of Reasons

I'm surprised I have not seen more articles describing the connection, but one is a time lord who helps people and the other is a time Lord who helps people.

My Tardis has many rooms.  I am preparing a place for you!

Let's start with the obvious:


1. The Title

The Doctor calls himself The Doctor because he fixes things*

Jesus' ministry was primarily healing others and fixing the lives of others

Mark 2:17 On hearing this, Jesus said to them, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.

Also consider that both live up to the name "Wonderful Counselor" as prophesied in Isaiah 9:6

* Nerd Rebuttal:  Some alien colonies consider the word doctor to mean warrior, but for the most part it's generally referred to as a guy who helps people

Now the next obvious:


2. The Company They Keep

Jesus and His bride

Ephesians 5:25   " Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her."

Rev 19:7 "Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready."

The Doctor also has his bride:

The story is that The Doctor always finds a female compatriot to tag along on his adventures.  Although, sometimes reluctant to add a young female on board, the doctor bonds with them almost immediately.  The result is a promise of adventure, miracle, fellowship and protection.

Jesus explains in John 10:10 that his life is an adventure that he is willing to take any one who listens to him.  The presence of Jesus generally attracted fishermen, tax collectors, women and Roman guards because they knew that the life of Jesus was incredibly different than the mundane life.

The only separation between The Doctor's "brides" and Jesus' brides is that the doctor's women usually separate from the adventure due to some tragedy or unforeseen circumstance.  Jesus has a more stable program that means eternity.

Interesting Tid-bit:  Does anyone else get a messianic chill in the episode "The Time Of Angels" when The Doctor tells Amy to trust him.  Amy says that the Doctor doesn't always tell the truth and he replies, "If I always told the truth you wouldn't need to trust me." 

Just for the record, Jesus does not lie, but he doesn't always reveal what is going to happen to his followers.  It's for the same reason The Doctor does--a way of letting his followers trust in times of uncertainty.

Fish fingers and custard as far as the eyes can see

3. Both Have a TARDIS

The Doctor owns a large blue police box that controls time, space and life.  In the season finale "The Parting of Ways", Rose consumes the power of the Tardis and uses it to bring Jack back to life. Whenever there is a problem the Tardis is usually the answer.

Jesus' Tardis

He doesn't call it a Tardis and it doesn't have time changing capabilities, but, the Holy Spirit has some similarities.  The Tardis and the Holy Spirit are both credited for helping travellers speak foreign languages and understand them (See the Book of Acts).  The Holy Spirit brings spiritual life and rebirth to the soul.  Romans 8:11 refers to the literal resurrection of Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit.

In the episode "The Doctor and His Wife," The Tardis takes on human form and gets into a very romantic relationship with the Doctor.  They considered each other equals.  This echoes back to the trinity where Jesus and the Holy Spirit are equal partners. 

Also the Holy Spirit has no form or body so it can travel anywhere in the universe.  It's a personal living force that has cosmic powers.  The Holy Spirit has been known to teleport people (Acts 8:39).

4.  Stopping Enemies With Words

You never see any gun battles or sword fights with The Doctor, but he is still considered a great warrior.  Why?  He is known for instilling fear in the hearts of his enemies with just words.  In the episode, "Forest of the Dead," The Doctor is getting trailed by the Vashta Nerada, he is able to tell them to back off because of his powerful name.  In the episode, "The Pandorica Opens," The Doctor scares away every alien threat with just a promise that he will do whatever it takes to protect the Pandorica.

Jesus has the same powers.  Just using his name and his authority alone, he is able to command demons to stop, winds to die down and sickness to disappear (Matthew 8).  I have to give the advantage to Jesus in this one because he uses less words and effects way more elements of nature.

Europe, I had no idea you had people this beautiful!

5.  Regeneration is a Cinch for Both

The branding of Doctor Who always has The Doctor dying and coming back as a new person.  It keeps things fresh and chronologically progressive.  It's the power of the Tardis and the position of Time Lord that helps the change occur.

Jesus is no stranger to death, rebirth and transformation:

Romans 8:11, "But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who indwells you."

Luke 9 talks about Jesus unzipping his humanity and showing what he looks like in full glory.

When the mortal Jesus dies in the Gospels, he gets revealed as the holy and cosmic Jesus.  None of his friends recognize him (as if he was a new Time Lord) and he won't allow one of his mourners, Mary Magdalene, to touch him.

The major difference is that the flesh Christ and the transformed Christ are one in the same.  Jesus still bears the marks of his crucifixion and he never had to earn his cosmic title (it was always with him).

6.  The Cosmic Screw Driver = Jesus' Finger

The Doctor can melt aliens, fix people, analyze schematics, open doors, control electronics and do whatever the writers want him to do with his cosmic screwdriver.

Jesus is able to heal leprosy, death, headaches, paralysis, internal bleeding and any tragedy with just his touch.

And he said unto her, "This time travel will not end in death"

 
7.   Same Purpose

No one ever gets a good grasp of why The Doctor does what he does.  He just appears in one time or another and automatically assumes the role of helper.  It doesn't take a genius to discern that he is led to danger for the sole purpose of fixing it.  Furthermore, The Doctor loves very hard tasks and does not believe in the word impossible.  In the episode, "The Curse of the Black Spot," the Doctor is adamant that they don't use the word curse because it implies helplessness.

Jesus is lead by the Spirit in his ministry to visit certain towns.  There is no such thing as a coincidence in his ministry.  Jesus is more verbal in his purpose when he states, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent me and to finish his work" (John 4:34).  Jesus had a beginning, a middle and an end to his ministry, which led him to the cross where he would take the place of sinners for the salvation of all mankind.

The Tardis would sometimes take control and take Tthe Doctor to a place of its choosing.  Only near the end of the episode would he understand that it was for a good reason.

He doesn't really need it, but it makes healing look cooler!

8.   Warrior

The Doctor is not a person you want to be against.  He is considered a weapon to all aliens and he uses some brilliant military strategy to stop wars.  He also had the misfortune of destroying all the Time Lords on his planet to stop the Daleks.  Even though he comes off as peace seeking and pacifistic, he has a very dangerous war history.

Jesus is quite the war bringer for this life as well.  In Revelations 19 he comes riding a white horse (a symbol for war), wears a crown, made of blazing fire and has a sword.  His primary purpose is to kill off The Beast and The False Prophet that are controlling the world.  He has his own army.  A little spoiler here: Jesus wins!

I believe that the episode, "A Good Man Goes To War" is a reflection of Revelations 19:11-21.

Come on, Britain.  You pretend to be a country filled with Atheists and non-believers, but your number 1 TV show has a Messiah in it.  It's also a miracle that Doctor Who is the only syndicated TV show to last many seasons and have a super high budget for a BBC show.  I'm curious to know if God has his name written on the show's contract.

Which brings me to the next point.  We love Doctor Who?  Why?  Maybe because we love characters who are quirky, loveable and highly invincible.  The show created a good guy who is so good at his job that you are mesmerized to follow his every move.

Jesus is that model.  He is the good guy who attracts and amazes the crowd.  The problem is that people don't know the historical Jesus and his amazing responsibility in history.  Not only that, but this Jesus is alive and still doing things worthy of a hero.  Ponder this, if Jesus could bring you on the same life changing adventure that The Doctor could, would you consider it?

But maybe this is just all a coincidence.

Wait a minute, The Doctor has a name that no one knows (except River Song).

Revelations 19:12 "His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself."

I'm an allegory?

I need to leave the room.

What if Real Life Was Like Teenager Fiction?

Here's a glimpse at what real life would look like if we were authored by a teenage fiction writer.




(Sitting in his oval office, Obama reads over his reports.  His assistant watches over nervously)

Obama:  Jenkins, get over here.

Jenkins:  What is it, sir?

Obama:  These debt numbers are atrocious.  We will die if this continues.

Jenkins:  All your best money counters have been working on this.  There is nothing we can do.

Obama:  Looks like we are doomed....unless.

Jenkins:  Unless what?

Obama:  We need kids!  Kids can save us!

Jenkins:  Kids, sir?

 Obama:  About five of them between the ages of 11 and 18.  All of them must have secret math powers that they are just discovering.

Jenkins:  What can kids do?

Obama:  Make the group co-ed, Jenkins.  I want at least one pair to fall in love.  Make sure it's the outcast kid and the quirky girl.

Jenkins: (starts writing down notes)

Obama: I want a rich kid, a black kid and a kid that gets into fights.  Also, lots of emotional girls that make horribly rash decisions.

Jenkins:  Really?  

Obama:  Absolutely, this will be the only way that these kids can show the power of trust, unite and beat the  dark country of china, which has a debt team owned by the evil Lord Snicklesnap.

Jenkins:  That is a bit of a stretch...

Obama:  Pay attention!  Make sure all these kids either hate their parents, are orphans or have parents that never question their independence.  These kids will be out late with absolutely no accountability.

Jenkins:  Sir, will this be an educational book or a goth book?

Obama:  Educational, of course!  As these kids raise the debt ceiling, I want them to learn that warm fuzzy love and loyalty to friends beats out all other morals and priorities.  Also, make sure the leader of the team is condescending and self debasing throughout the entire process of leadership.  No confidence in himself is a must!

Jenkins:  And you really believe that this will solve our debt problem?

Obama:  It will take about three to four books to solve it, but we can expand the last book into three parts for the movie.  That way we can make more money.

Jenkins:  I already have Chris Hemmsworth and Kristen Stewart on the phone!

Obama:  Excellent.  I am also resigning, effective immediately.  I will be replaced by the loner kid that no one really believed in, but has great potential.

Jenkins:  Aim higher, sir.  The Republicans just got a sexy vampire that doesn't talk to anyone to run against you.

Obama:  Darn you Romney!
    

Video Game Genres that Game Companies are too Afraid to Make

 All these genres mentioned once had great fame in their time, but now that we are infatuated with military shooters, 2D brawlers, casual puzzles and RPG clones you don't see these games any more.  I'm waiting for the day that these games rise from their ashes and dominate the systems again.

3D Fictional Fighters

Examples:  Tekken, Virtua Fighter, DOA
Description:  Two combatants fight within a 3D realm, battling each other with tons of combos that are difficult to master.
Afraid Because:  The resurgence of Street Fighter has made a boom in the 2D button basher industry.  Even Tekken has forsaken its 3D roots.  Also fighting games are abandoning their realism with fighting styles and moves and replacing them with explosions and missiles.  3D fighters focus on high resolution battle arenas and complex fighting styles, which is harder to make than Anime based sprites with outlandish attacks.  We are more likely to see a Blazblue than a Bloody Roar.

Skateboarding Games

Examples:  Tony Hawk, EA Skate, Shaun White Skateboarding, Skateboarding Evolution
Description:  Pick or create a pro skateboarder and net together tricks in a skate park.
Afraid Because:  Before the Kinect changed all sports games, skateboard games were all about button bashing, high scores and balance.  With the creation of Kinect and different peripherals, gamers wanted more realism and hands-on approaches to skateboarding.  That plan failed miserably due to paper thin gameplay and high peripheral cost.  No one dares go back to the Tony Hawk and Skate days.

High Quality Android Exclusive Games

Examples:  Monster Shooter
Description:  High spec addicting games for the Android
Afraid Because:  Google's OS is not much competition for Apples iOS and one of the main reasons is because of bad third party support in games.  The iPhone gets perfect compatibility with Modern Combat, Mortal Kombat, Battlefield 2, Super Street Fighter Volt, Soul Calibur, Simpsons Arcade and Star Wars Arcade.  The Android only gets 10% of those games and not all phones and tablets can handle the high end specs.  The Android is like the neighborhood OS and any piece of hardware can use it (imperfectly) thus making it almost impossible to make games exclusive to it.  Now add to the fact that gamers are more likely to use the free ad-supported games and you have little reason for high end developers to put much focus on the Android.

A Quality Non-WWE Wrestling Game

Examples:  WCW Vs. NWO Revenge, TNA Impact, Ultimate Muscle, AAA Heroes Del Ring
Description:  A high quality and addicting wrestling game that is actually competitive to WWE games
Afraid Because:  WWE owns the pro wrestling game genre and everyone else believes that fact.  WCW rarely got a playable game and other tributes to pro wrestling were either Japanese or very unplayable.  This is another example of a genre that needs to be beautiful, complex, easy to execute and have loads of detail in order to be successful.  On the flipside, everyone is taking a stab at the MMA franchise, but little is given to pro wrestling.  Any company worth its salt could easily dethrone WWE if they just put in a little time and effort. 

Adventure/ Survival FPS

  














Example:  Half-Life, Geist, and Call of Cthulu, Singularity
Description:  A first person perspective game that focuses on collecting items, solving puzzles and survival.
Afraid Because:  Due to today's audience, games are more like 90's action movies than slower paced and dramatic shooters.  The Battlefield and Call of Duty band wagon has ensured that easy money comes from huge explosions, wacky plots and multiplayer.  A game that makes players explore and survive is rare because of our need for instant gratification. 
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Popular Star Wars Quotes (W/ TMI)

Brevity is the soul of wit, but what would happen if we took Star Wars movie quotes and made them long winded and too personal.

"Luke, I am your male DNA donor who participated in producing you in the womb."  Darth Vader

"May the global network of telekinetic powers and psychic manipulation support you figuratively."  Obi Wan Kenobi

"I inquire as to why your height requirement is not the proper height for a Stormtrooper which averages between 5 feet 9 inches." Princess Leia

" Assist me Obi Wan Kenobi in recruiting the son of Darth Vader, training him up in the force, losing your life to a lightsaber duel, using your dead etheral spirit to command him and letting Yoda finish the training, you're my only hope." Princess Leia

"Perform the action or do not perform the action, there is no blind attempt with probability of failure."  Yoda

 "It's a well devised, pre-planned, contraption intended for capturing by use of illusion." Admiral Ackbar 

"Aggressive gurgle!  Aggressive gurgle!"  Chewbacca

Movies Based on Board Games

With Battleship coming out, I have been pondering what other board games would make great movies.  And since Clue was a smash success, I think my movies wouldn't do so bad either.

Monopoly:  In 1920's New York City, a eccentric billionaire invites a group of millionaire business men to a dangerous game.  The men must buy up as mush of New York City property as possible.  The game gets out of hand when the millionaires take it too seriously and trick each other's families into staying at tourist trap hotels.  Who will survive the vicious game of buying and selling?  Starring Michael Douglas, Alec Baldwin, and Ryan Gosling as Thimble, Race Car and Yorkshire and Martin Sheen as Montgomery Moneybags.




Pass The Pigs:  A community of farmers in Soviet Russia learn to coexist in economic hard times by renting out (or passing) livestock to each other.  A warm heartfelt comedy about being a true neighbor and looking out for one another.  Guest cameo from Martin Sheen as Wilbert the talking pig.  Subtitles in English.

Apples to Apples:  Hilary Swank plays an OCD English teacher that tells her students to be brutally honest when confronted with different nouns.  Eventually all her students start yelling out "ugly," "creepy," and "Delicious" when confronted with family, girlfriends and Helen Keller.  Things go topside when the protagonist played by Shia Lebouf reveals that he thinks his girlfriend is "smelly," "rich," "disgusting," "beautiful," and "dazzling."




Connect Four:  Four government spies find out that one of them is a mole.  Now they have to connect how their fellow spy is entangled in this dangerous game of betrayal and sabotage.  How do they connect?  Will they connect before the whole government topples from its grid?




Don't Wake Daddy:  A psycho drama about an alcoholic father who is in charge of an estranged daughter.  Though he is very abusive to her, she dreams of a perfect life with him.  In a heart wrenching ending, the father gets into a coma and has the same dream as his daughter.  Billy Bob Thorton steals the show as Gordy, the retired Nascar driver, and Dakota Fanning is the daughter pining for a better life.

 Sorry:  Two Alaskan fishers get stuck on an iceberg.  Tensions flare as global warming melts the ice berg and they soon learn that they cannot coexist on the same space.  Who will survive and who will be sorry?  Harrison Ford and Topher Grace star as the Alaskan farmers.  Natalie Portman plays the mysterious voice from Aurora.






Parcheesi: A gold hearted musical about, Teddy, an old man who finds that his house is blocked off by a wall.  The only way he can get home is by going around the world and getting home from the other side.  Along the way he meets Neil Patrick Harris, Felicia Day and Jackie Chan.  A feel good movie about coming of age.




Operation:  Ryan Reynolds wakes up on an operating bed in Afghanistan to find that he has 8 bombs sewn into his torso.  It's a race against time as Kirsten Dunst, a retired doctor, must remove all bombs without moving them drastically.  Johnny Depp plays the sadistic terrorist doctor, Doctor Rednose.  From the director of Phone Booth comes this horrifying nightmare.

Jenga:  Michael Bay's finest science fiction piece to date.  Two demolition experts, Andy Sanberg and Jonah Hill, accidentally blow up a building created by an ancient race of aliens.  Now the aliens exact revenge by destroying popular buildings around the world.  Featuring unused CGI from Transformers.