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The Unseen [Doctor Who 50th Anniversary - January]

What if the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who actually felt like the 50th anniversary? The Doctor and Steven Taylor land on a volcanic like planet where they find a research base under siege by a group of monsters who are invisible to the naked eye. The Doctor must find a way to stop these monsters before they kill everyone inside the base.

Creature

A woman is out jogging when she trips and falls and is inches close to a meteorite. She blacks out and as it turns out, a parasitic organism buries itself in her brain. She eventually goes back home, and she becomes more and more sick, turning into a strange organism. She is brought to the hospital where she's then brought into a chemically induced coma. Certain people in certain places learn of this and evacuate the hospital with the exception of the people that were in contact with her, and they are quarantined. Now, the group of people stuck in said hospital must fight for their lives when the organism wakes up... and is looking for fresh blood.

Batman: The Invasion (1978)

Bruce Wayne is now retired and living on a ranch in Mexico. He finally had cleaned up Gotham City from all of the evildoers during his superhero career. They all ended up in madhouses and penitentiaries. However, a new villain from beyond Earth, a being named Sun Yat Mars, springs all of Batman's old villains from their madhouses one stormy night and they become his minions. Beings called Marsies. He also starts kidnapping college kids and taking them to his Zombie Satellite to get their brains sucked out. Bruce must reunite with Dick Grayson (who is now a medical intern and expert guitarist) to become Batman and Robin once more and defeat Sun Yat Mars.

I Am Legend

Dr. Robert Neville is the last human on Earth in a world populated by vampires. He tries desperately to look for a cure while hunting and killing vampires in the night time. He learns all about the majority of the world while looking for a cure and they might just be different from what he originally realized...

Starman (Remake)

A widow is still grieving over the death of her husband when an alien observing the planet crashes near her home in Wisconsin. It takes the form of her dead husband and coaxes her to take him to Arizona in three days where other people from his planet will be there to take him home. Over the course of those three days, the begin to form a bond and relationship that neither thought would be capable of.

Dr. Who and the Dalek Pursuers (1967)

While working on Tardis, Dr. Who accidentally breaks his dematerialization circuit, which causes him and his granddaughter Susan to be teleported to various alien worlds for a limited time, with no way for Dr. Who to stop it or control it, while managing to get some stowaways along the way. While hopping from planet to planet, this catches the attention of The Daleks, who chase after Dr. Who to destroy him and his invention once and for all, with a space and time machine of their own.

What If Doctor Who Wasn't Axed? - The Elysium (2016)

This season continues the events of the previous season 8 months later. Julie has become a political activist, while many others of the main cast are still struggling with their current circumstances. They are almost at the brink of war with another species, and even themselves. The episodes this season are Hail to the Chief, The Soulless Night, Her Achilles Heel, The Karinna Festival, The Three, and Remembrance Day.

What If Doctor Who Wasn't Axed? - The Elysium (2015)

This new Doctor Who spin-off follows the ending of Panopticon with the Time Lord-Vex fleet finally reaching the planet they were heading to at the end of the show. This show follows an impoverished single mother, a stressed out civil servant, an egotistical history teacher, and a gifted scientist on the planet and how they live their daily lives with some extraordinary meetings and happenings along the way. The show is six 60 minute episodes. The stories featured this season are: The Promise, Unalii, Broken, Down, Knife's Edge, and Breaking Ground.

What If Doctor Who Wasn't Axed? - Cold Front (2013)

The second and final season of Cold Front. Since Doctor Who would be returning in November of 2013 for the 50th Anniversary film: Doctor Who: Genesis, the idea surrounding Cold Front would no longer be necessary. However, Behr stated that it could return in some form if Doctor Who wouldn't be available in the future. The stories featured this season would be: Daleks vs Mechons, Timeless, Consequences, Invasion, and Ascension. [Each episode synopsis will be in the comments.]

What If Doctor Who Wasn't Axed? - Cold Front (2012)

During the gap between Doctor Who: Endgame and Doctor Who: Genesis, Ira Steven Behr wanted to create a Doctor Who-esque series that would revolve around the idea of going to different places and seeing events unfold, but without the use of The Doctor and their TARDIS. So, the anthology series Cold Front was created to fill in the gap of no Doctor Who on television. It would consist of 5 episodes for each season. The episodes this season consists of Rivals, Occupation, Aftermath, Downfall, and Obey. [Each episode synopsis will be in the comments below.]

What If Doctor Who Wasn't Axed? - Panopticon (June - July 2013)

The final series of Panopticon. This series begins with Will on Earth trying to get back to Gallifrey (along with The Master), as well as The Rogue trying to get Will back to fulfill his destiny. It also follows events unfolding on Gallifrey and the Vex Sphere, with the Vex wanting to invade Earth to "ascend" them. The episode count goes from 10 to 8, with the final episode being 90 minutes instead of 60 minutes. The stories featured this season are Home, Unity, Earth, The Ultimatum, The Values of Freedom, Put Your Dreams Away, Survivors, and Doctor.

What If Doctor Who Wasn't Axed? - Panopticon (Jan. - Mar. 2013)

This series takes place 7 years after the events of the Series 5 finale and the adjoining Cold Front episode "Aftermath". It has Will in charge of The Seal, an underground resistance group with several members like Kendara, Frances, and Rodan. It also features many plots with Cordale and Zenla, as well as The Order of Rassilon. All of this is being told through flashback with Will somehow back on Earth...The stories featured this season are: Period of Readjustment, The Heaven of Invention, Winter of Discontent, The Seal of Rassilon, The Serpent's Tooth, Dagger of the Mind, Vexterminate!, If Not For Hope, United We Stand, and An Eye for An Eye.

What If Doctor Who Wasn't Axed? - Panopticon (2012)

Due to the large vocal minority against the controversial subplot of last series, this series goes for a bit lighter in tone, but still remains darker than the first three series. It focuses on the war between the Time Lords and the Vex, as well as Lord President Gregori turning Gallifrey into a police state. Zenla (one of the Thirteenth Doctor's companions) becomes part of the main cast as the Chief of Staff. It also has Gregori having nightmares of guilt over what he did to Cordale last series. As well as Will Adams and Kendara joining the war effort. The stories featured this series are: The Condemned, The Eternal Unseen, Useful Occupations and Deceptions, Resurrections, This We'll Defend, Folly and Shame, Vengeance is Mine, The Hal, The Stale Alliance, and The Eye of the Storm.

What If Doctor Who Wasn't Axed? - Panopticon (2011)

The behind the scenes of the show was completely overhauled with new Co-Executive Producers and a new Staff Writer (instead of Script Editor) with Ronald D. Moore, with Marc Platt quitting as well. Moore completely overhauls the show, as he features The Rogue and Gregori as more so equals and ride the line of hero and anti-hero. Will Adams is now a Junior Time Lord, and a more relatable character. Then, Kendara becomes the "new" Leela (as Leela was killed last season) and her character gets bumped up majorly. The Rani was written out of the show and Francis is only now a recurring character. The show becomes much darker in tone, and is about Gregori's presidency, as well as the Time Lords versus the Vex, which was introduced last season. The story count goes from 8 to 10 episodes. The stories this series are: Rapture, Despite the Fear, The Reasons and the Rhymes, Out of Sight Out of Mind, The Rogue Factor, Vexed, The Rules of the Game, Election Day, All Tied Up, and C'est La Vie.

What If Doctor Who Wasn't Axed? - Panopticon (2010)

This series shakes up the formula with the ex-Lord President Gregori demanding he be put back as Lord President when his spaceship is found floating in space after many years. The series uses an edited down version of the film, Doctor Who: Vengeance, as a two parter to start the series bumping up the episode count from 6 to 8. The rest of the series is about Gregori being acting Lord President and The Rogue dealing with his stripped power. The stories this series are as follows: Vengeance (Parts I and II), Colour of Your Life, Slipping Through My Fingers, Torn, When All is Said and Done, Maybe it's Imaginary, and Only Teardrops.

What If Doctor Who Wasn't Axed? - Panopticon (2009)

The second series of Panoption continues the events of The Rogue as Lord President of Gallifrey, in addition to the unrest within the Bannermen ranks regarding the Time Lords and the Chimeron. As well as what caused it so long ago. It also focuses on Leela's daughter Kendara. The stories this series include: The Birth of War, Operation: Regeneration, The Dice Has Been Cast, In the Name of the Cause, How Little Does Wisdom Rule the Universe?, and Adams and the Bannermen.

What If Doctor Who Wasn't Axed? - Panopticon (2008)

In 2008, after the Eleventh Doctor's tenure, the producers released a show that was of a similar vein. The show follows the events of The Rogue as Lord President of Gallifrey, and is more along the lines of a political drama. The main threat this series are between the Bannermen and the Chimerons, with the Time Lords being caught in the middle, as well as a strange prophecy involving an Earthling named Will Adams. The show is six 60 minute episodes. The stories this series include: Period of Adjustment, War is Only as Good as Your Leader, Nature's Gift, Gallifreyan Equity, The Eternal Flame, and The Death of Peace.

What If Doctor Who Wasn't Axed? - Rebel Zero (2006)

Set during the 2 year period where the Doctor was sedated in the Matrix, Rebel Zero centers around the resistance force against the Gallifreyan Union. It follows former Doctor Who companion, Ace McShane, and two members of the current cast of it's parent show, Francs and Fen Do'nel. Episodes include: For the Good, The Darkest Reservation, Desperate Times Desperate Measures, and On the Eve of War, Here I Am.

What If Doctor Who Wasn't Axed? - Leftover: End of Days (2010)

On the same day across the Earth, the concept of death is suddenly nullified when it is found that people who have suffered mortal wounds or fatal diseases are unable to die. This is initially seen as a religious miracle, but the absence of deaths begins to strain medical resources and spread diseases around the globe; the world's governments estimate that unless something is done, the world will be unable to sustain the population growth within four months. Katie and the Leftover team must do all they can to resolve the situation, however, someone wants them out of the way and for good...

What If Doctor Who Wasn't Axed? - Leftover (2005)

In the final season of Leftover, they have come back to the present, but an earlier incarnation of the Doctor has told them that it's not safe to be in England anymore. So, they head over to Los Angeles to start anew, when there are just as many threats in the US then there are in their home country. The episode count goes from 8 to 13. The change in location was brought about after the deal between the BBC and Paramount. As well as another former companion, Mel Bush, is added to the cast. Episodes this season include: Voyage to the New World, A Murder in Hollywood, Earth's Savoir, Time's Fabric, A House of Cards, World War Three, Mirror Signal Manourevre, The Future's Truth, The Eternity Tower, Goodbye, One Small Step, and Mastermind (Parts I and II).