David Bowie The Real Doctor

Here is a David Bowie piece I threw together with some photos from a Google search in Photoshop.



Whenever I watch Doctor Who I usually think to myself, Why hasn't David Bowie ever been on this show? Its been running for nearly 50 years and not once has the English music icon even appeared on the show. It honestly seems custom made for him as he is of course the Starman Ziggy Stardust. I like to think Doctor Who is influenced by his secret second life and that David Bowie would have his own Time Machine hidden away somewhere in house as he shoots around time and space on his days off, I honestly can't be the only one to think this...



On the Venture Bros television show David Bowie is used brilliantly as the head of the Guild of Calamitous Intent. Under the moniker of 'The Sovereign' he is a Shape shifter and takes the forms of whatever or whoever he pleases. This is a testament to his ability to adapt to new musical styles over his career and also as a nod to his Character as the Goblin King in the 1986 fantasy film Labyrinth.

I doubt he'd be up to pretend to be a eccentric space travelling wizard any more these days. He seems to be enjoying his twilight years out of the spotlight, reading up on him I found out he declined a Knighthood from the Queen stating "It's not what I spent my life working for". In Doctor lore there are 13 reincarnations of the Doctor and currently Matt Smith is number 11, while David Bowie is no spring chicken at 65 years old I would love to see the man play the Doctor, highly doubtful but hey the first Doctor played by William Hartnell started when he was 55 so it isn't an impossibility. (Okay I know its not going to happen)

But I would like to see David Bowie in the show, You know it would just validate the series that much more if they had him on it in some fashion or another.

But how would you write David Bowie into a modern version of Doctor Who?

Maybe as a cameo appearance on an episode I'd write him in as a fellow Time Lord renegade like the Doctor but on his 13th reincarnation cycle. He'd be well deserved dapper gentleman who uses a pocket watch to time travel. He's living out his final days helping out other travellers imparting treasures and wisdom from his adventures and just seeing the wonders of the Universe. With his age he's come to recognise the universal appeal and power of music and uses it to communicate with creatures from all over the universe and instils that message into the Doctor to help him on his way.

David could then make a joke about visiting a place on Earth called London where he once spent a life-cycle as an International musician that would sing songs about his travels.

I'd geek out pretty hard if they were to ever do something like that.