BY NOWAL MASSARIWhovians across the world have been waiting to celebrate the 50th anniversary of "Doctor Who" with the 76 minute special, "The Day of the Doctor." With a week dedicated to the longest running sci-fi series on television, the special was aired in a global simulcast, so that fans everywhere could share the experience together. It will be the longest episode since its return eight years ago and was aired exactly 50 years to the day of the very first episode, "An Unearthly Child."
Popularity of the show began to rise when it came back in 2005, after a hiatus, but the show really took off in the United States when David Tennant stepped into the role. It became an even larger phenomenon once Matt Smith took over as the eleventh Doctor. With celebrations world wide, even a limited 3D theatrical release, "The Day of the Doctor" has promised to be a game-changing episode. And what an episode it was. If you've yet to watch the special, hide you eyes. Spoilers.