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Doctor Who

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Credits listing first (1963) and reboot (2005). Created by: Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber, Donald Wilson Written by: Anthony Coburn, Russel T Davies, and many  others Directed by: Waris Hussein, Keith Boak, and many  others Produced by: Verity Lambert, Phil Collinson, and many  others Starring: 1963's William Hartnell (The First Doctor), Carole Ann Ford (Susan Foreman), Barbara Wright (Jaqueline Hill), and Ian Chesterton (William Russel),  through 2005's Christopher Eccleson (9th Doctor), Billie Piper (Rose Tyler), Noel Clarke (Mickey Smith), Camille Coduri (Jackie Smith), and John Barrowman (Captain Jack Harkness) Note: This posting covers seasons 1-10 of the 2005 reboot. Doctor Who wasn't a hard one for me to begin or to enjoy immediately. It's exactly my style of story: epic adventure, anything can happen. When I started it back around 2012, the reboot had already become popular, was a few seasons in, and I believe Matt Smith was the th...

Harry Potter (Movies 1-4)

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Created by: JK Rowling Starring: Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy), Richard Harris (Albus Dumbledore), Richard Harris & Michael Gambon (Albus Dumbledore), Maggie Smith (Minerva McGonagall), Alan Rickman (Severus Snape), Robbie Coltrane (Rubeus Hagrid)  Note: Post fully revised 7/22/2020 and  covers movies 1-4. I'm not a heavy reader.  I'm also not a fast reader. Don't get me wrong -- I really enjoy reading -- but I wouldn't say it's my first passion, and I'm generally not enthusiastic to add a lot of books to my reading list, especially if they're part of a long series. I was also raised in a Christian family who discouraged these books (and I love my parents and remain active in my Christian faith). All these factors led me to be very late on the Harry Potter train. I was in university, probably my Sophomore or even Junior year (as in the second or th...