tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post2895677114963789995..comments2024-03-28T15:36:02.733-04:00Comments on EPBOT: Happy 50th, Doctor Who!Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-68876512755897222832013-12-03T03:00:30.624-05:002013-12-03T03:00:30.624-05:00We were at the circus this summer and I spotted a ...We were at the circus this summer and I spotted a young girl wearing a t-shirt dress in Tardis blue that said "Bow Ties are Cool". I went up to her & said "Yes, bow ties are very cool, especially when paired with a fez." She just beamed and her grandma exclaimed "You watch our show! Nobody watches our show!" We then had a wonderful chat about "our" wonderful show and which stores had the best selection of Whovian collectibles and T-shirts. (She had searched for ages to find that t-shirt dress for her granddaughter!)Michelle N Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05388516415081597591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-3856367942961293572013-12-02T09:34:10.151-05:002013-12-02T09:34:10.151-05:00I just started watching the reboot 4 days ago. Doc...I just started watching the reboot 4 days ago. Doctor Who isn't exactly new to me, having read articles in UK entertainment magazines and caught episodes flipping through channels over the years. Yet I was interested in other things at the time. Then I bought a MINI Cooper this spring and joined a local club. As I started making friends, I noticed they were referencing Doctor Who a lot. A popular one is MINIs being more spacious on the inside than they look get compared to the TARDIS a lot. LOL So I began thinking I should finally check it out and I'm glad that I did. No matter how silly the plot gets, the characters and their relationships are what keep me enthralled. Better yet I have another interest that I can share with my friends. A blue & white MINI that bears a slight resemblance to a certain sentient time traveling police box doesn't hurt either. :D Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-82260861452011858322013-11-27T16:08:15.512-05:002013-11-27T16:08:15.512-05:00I don't know if you've seen the Five(ish) ...I don't know if you've seen the <a href="http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/watch-the-fiveish-doctors-reboot-56047.htm" rel="nofollow">Five(ish) Doctors Reboot</a> yet, but it's an absolutely adorable Classic Doctors reunion where they try to sneak in and infiltrate the filming of the 50th anniversary special. I'm not as familiar with the classic Doctors as I wish I was, but I still couldn't stop smiling when I watched it!Joannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-35997446150595483122013-11-27T02:01:41.440-05:002013-11-27T02:01:41.440-05:00I'm showing my age here, but I grew up with Jo...I'm showing my age here, but I grew up with Jon Pertwee as my Doctor and the episode with the Sea Monsters coming out of a weirdly foamy sea onto a bleak beach gave me the screaming ab-dabs and still does. Now my daughter who has Down's is a mega Who fan, so we watch every episode over and over again, and I can't complain. I took her to the Doctor Who Experience in London for her birthday a couple of years ago and saw all the costumes (Kylie Minogue must be so tiny!) and various props, including the interior of the original tardis. She also got to 'fly' the tardis and walk through a cave full of Weeping Angels. But her best memory is going to a tiny Who event in Portsmouth early this year where there was an incredible Matt Smith lookalike who posed for a photo with her, so to her, she HAS met the Doctor!Caroline Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16458832101616631036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-51750437956224419412013-11-27T01:30:58.546-05:002013-11-27T01:30:58.546-05:00I was introduced to Doctor Who because it followed...I was introduced to Doctor Who because it followed my beloved Red Dwarf when i was a teen. I stayed up into the wee hours of the night watching Tom Baker saving the galaxy. About two years ago, my husband and I discovered that the reboot is on Netflix instant streaming. I watched about 2 seasons then had to quit. It gave me nightmares. Not much gives me nightmares. So, just a small warning. Maybe watch it weekly, not daily. Go slow, maybe that would have helped me not get so worked up about cybermen and angels and whatnot chasing after me. Not daleks, though. I never understood how daleks were so frightening. The don't even have articulated limbs! Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02751451232114342292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-21862597521919198872013-11-27T00:55:34.507-05:002013-11-27T00:55:34.507-05:00I started with the reboot. While I adore 9, 10 is ...I started with the reboot. While I adore 9, 10 is my Doctor as 11 is my boys. They love his antics and cannot wait from one episode to the next. My favorite memories of Doctor Who are with them. I adore watching them light up at little things or when a plot set up clicks. I was heartbroken when we were not going to be able to go see the 50th in theaters, more for them than for me. They have dressed up as both 10 and 11 and gone to a local convention (where this year they had a Tardis that we took pictures with.) They got to watch the 50th just tonight and went to bed abuzz with excitement. Now to make sure they are ready for the regeneration at Christmas. Ekio Locatiarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355763033998133832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-2074241436745823512013-11-26T15:38:17.432-05:002013-11-26T15:38:17.432-05:00My former neighbor introduced me to Doctor Who, an...My former neighbor introduced me to Doctor Who, and I went back to get caught up on the reboot. (I'm a 10th Doctor fan.) My husband and I were in the U.K. over the weekend, and we got to see the Special in a sold-out theatre in Edinburgh. It was so much fun, and there were two kids there in costume - one was the cutest Dalek I've ever seen. The next day, in London, we actually spotted a Police Call Box! I went totally fangirl over it. Beth Dolgnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03189299464058568759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-49797877784385616612013-11-26T13:56:50.405-05:002013-11-26T13:56:50.405-05:00I was at Wizard World in Austin this weekend and w...I was at Wizard World in Austin this weekend and watched the 50th Anniversary Special live in a gigantic ballroom with hundreds, if not thousands, of other Doctor Who fans. I haven't seen any of the pre-reboot episodes, so I feel like a lot of the Special went over my head, but I still enjoyed it greatly. And it was so much fun to watch it with so many other people who were cheering throughout it! I also had my picture taken with a TARDIS in my first ever steampunk cosplay outfit. Too fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-39127376609390899252013-11-26T10:11:11.703-05:002013-11-26T10:11:11.703-05:00Good afternoon from England. We had tickets to the...Good afternoon from England. We had tickets to the 50th Anniversary celebrations in London at the weekend, which was uber cool. Panels with Davison, McCoy and Colin Baker...then a panel with Moffat, Smith, Jenna Coleman, and the director of the 50th Anniversary episode...followed by a show by the special effects team. Had a photo taken in the tardis, and with Peter Davison when we got his autograph. Also got an autograph from Dan Starkey, who plays Strax.<br /> It was an awesome day, but it is a toss up between that and my Doctor Who wedding. :). Tardis, converse, screwdriver et all. illiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12186584987558443245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-20914384681199459352013-11-25T18:49:39.286-05:002013-11-25T18:49:39.286-05:00About to head out to see the Day of the Doctor in ...About to head out to see the Day of the Doctor in the theater, very excited. Being part of an online community is such an amazing thing, I often wish it were my real life community. When I got my tickets two weeks ago (which were not at my first choice theater, everywhere was already sold out!) I was so excited I posted of FB. I have a wide range of FB friends - people from high school and college, people from different jobs I've worked, some girls from a local mom group, family, etc. I didn't get one single comment or like, and it hit me. Nobody I know likes the same stuff as me. I'm so excited to go out and meet (watch shyly from the corner) a bunch of other people that share the same interests as me :) Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933491966313263818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-75263317953660192072013-11-25T12:10:17.965-05:002013-11-25T12:10:17.965-05:00Doctor Who was a real outlet and escape for me gro...Doctor Who was a real outlet and escape for me growing up. I had a tough childhood in a lot of ways, and part of me deep down was always on alert for the sound of the TARDIS, in case the Doctor showed up and I could leave with him. I actually waited a year or two after New Who started to watch it because I was afraid that it was going to spoil something that had meant so much to me. (HA!) I've been so delighted with the reboot overall, and this evening my husband and I are going with friends to see "The Day of the Doctor" in 3D at a movie theater.MIBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09573931442905994264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-36410819242887979262013-11-25T12:08:00.923-05:002013-11-25T12:08:00.923-05:00I was only 3 when Who ended in '89, and/so I l...I was only 3 when Who ended in '89, and/so I loved the Peter Cushing ones too, though my crush on Ray Brooks may have had something to do with that... They were atmospheric though and look great for the time. I don't understand the dislike either.Jannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-5782270530393067732013-11-25T12:03:16.944-05:002013-11-25T12:03:16.944-05:00I remember the 25th Dr. Who anniversary (and hones...I remember the 25th Dr. Who anniversary (and honestly, I haven't really watched it much since Peter Davison was The Doctor). However, I did embroider the Dr. Who logo onto a pillow case. So there's that: http://averagejane.blogs.com/average_jane/2008/05/just-how-nerdy.htmlAverage Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04415336045074131698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-52513600534780906842013-11-25T10:36:04.343-05:002013-11-25T10:36:04.343-05:00Tom Baker is my Doctor. As gangly 10 yr old wander...Tom Baker is my Doctor. As gangly 10 yr old wandering around Madame Tussauds in London I had a fan girl moment. The memory of the room is vague, but I remember seeing the wax Tom Baker. Then the lights flickered and I hear Exterminate Exterminate and a Dalek is rolling towards me. I think I wet myself that day, just like I did Saturday night 30 yrs later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-85458956274454499112013-11-25T10:12:34.602-05:002013-11-25T10:12:34.602-05:00That movie was horrible, but the audio adventures ...That movie was horrible, but the audio adventures with Paul McGann are excellent. He never got the screen time of the other Doctors, but he's proven his quality in the audios. Try them out if you get a chance! Colin Baker is another one to listen to. If you find he's a bit abrasive in the TV show and you don't like him that much (a common complaint), try the audios that he's in. He was the victim of a lot of executive meddling during the TV years, and the audios have given him a chance to be the Doctor he always should have been.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-70431367199991262562013-11-24T20:40:01.190-05:002013-11-24T20:40:01.190-05:00My eight year old son is obsessed with Scratch! We...My eight year old son is obsessed with Scratch! We will have to look for the video. It has been such a Doctor Who weekend. I love it.Saralukieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105210194576370991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-41571669719355590872013-11-24T20:26:06.135-05:002013-11-24T20:26:06.135-05:00Tom Baker was my first doctor, I remember the conf...Tom Baker was my first doctor, I remember the confusion of trying to figure out what was going on when he regenerated and suddenly he was gone and there was this other guy, and he didn't have the scarf or the jelly babies. I kind of felt cheated, and I didn't watch as closely anymore (I was a 10 year old kid... forgive me)<br />When the re-boot happend I was kind of excited but skeptical, Somewhere around The Doctor Dances episode I got hooked again. When Eccelston regenerated I was NOT happy, but then Tennent won me over. I was in full Doctor love once more. When he left I cried, I never really got into Matt Smith, but I still watched faithfully. <br />The 50th special was really good, I was sad that more of the past doctors were not used... but when the curator showed up I knew that all was good in the Whoniverse. I look forward to the new doctor, he looks like he will have the edge that I miss in Matt's doctor, fingers crossed that I fall once more. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-81869715020716737622013-11-24T16:49:01.957-05:002013-11-24T16:49:01.957-05:00I started watching dr. who on pbs when I was a kid...I started watching dr. who on pbs when I was a kid. Technically I wasn't supposed to watch it because my mom didn't want me to have nightmares, so I'd sneak out of bed after she was asleep and watch it in the dark with the volume turned low. The worst part about those old episodes is that most of them had 3 or 4 parts and I often didn't get to see the last episode because I'd be caught being out of bed. I've loved the reboot and all of the new doctors (and companions) but Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen will always be my first and favorite!Lisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-64585151930961365712013-11-24T14:46:49.854-05:002013-11-24T14:46:49.854-05:00I just began watching New Who last year, and was i...I just began watching New Who last year, and was immediately hooked! Eccleston will forever be "my" Doctor, my son loves Matt and my husband is partial to Tennant. My son happened to catch an episode while I was watching sometime last year, and asked what it was. I let him watch it, filling in the little details of what the TARDIS is, who the Doctor is, etc...and that was it, he was hooked! My husband and I watched the first three episodes of New Who and then my son caught up with us, and we just watched "The Name of the Doctor" on Friday night. We have tickets to see "The Day of the Doctor" in 3D on Monday and we each have toy sonic screwdrivers to bring. Plus....I've put together a River Song outfit (from "The Impossible Astronaut") which I will proudly wear as my very first ever Cosplay outfit!! I'm quite the nerd at heart, and love knowing I'm now a part of something so big, yet still somewhat unknown. When I come across Who fans it's like immediate kindred spirits!Bethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-53236504333789786122013-11-24T13:22:13.587-05:002013-11-24T13:22:13.587-05:00I've been obsessed with Doctor Who since the m...I've been obsessed with Doctor Who since the mid 1980's. In the early 1990's I attended a local sci-fi/fact/fantasy convention that Sylvester McCoy was a guest at.<br />Fast forward 20 years to earlier this month, there was a local Doctor Who convention. Sylvester McCoy was a guest there, so I brought along the photo of the 2 of us to show him. And we took a photo of us holding/reenacting the earlier photo. (Upon seeing the photo he said "I think I still have that shirt!") Even though he was suffering from the flu he was still very gracious and funny, and I'll forever adore him. Maybe in another 20 years I can show him the photo inception and get a third photo! ;)<br />http://purpleallison.tumblr.com/image/67973814657PurpleAllisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14137467116915841918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-87506281361375271632013-11-24T13:05:21.664-05:002013-11-24T13:05:21.664-05:00I would like to share my "Day of the Doctor&q...I would like to share my "Day of the Doctor" festivities from yesterday:<br /><br />On my way to a friend's apartment for a viewing party, I was passing by a boy, maybe 9 or 10 years old, dressed as the 11th Doctor, complete with sonic screwdriver. I said, "Hi, nice outfit!" He stopped walking for a second and proudly said, "I'm dressed as the Doctor in honor of the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary!" then kept walking. I said, "I'm dressed as the TARDIS under this coat," and winked, and kept walking. I overheard his mother say, "You just met the TARDIS!"<br /><br />From there I went to my friend's and watched the special live with a bunch of people, which was awesome! I had made adipose marshmallows (picture can be found on my instagram/twitter, lifeisbroadway) for the occasion. We laughed, we cried, we reveled in the geekery. <br /><br />After the episode one of the other attendees and I were going to head over to another friend's house for an evening viewing, but we still had some time to kill and decided to hang out in our friend's neighborhood. When we got out of the subway, I stopped and said, "Wait. We're really close to The Way Station! WE NEED TO GO THERE!" (For anyone who doesn't know, The Way Station is a bar in Brooklyn whose bathroom is a TARDIS) When we got there, we found some other friends who had Dalek and Cyberman cupcakes, and a band was getting ready to play with a guiTARDIS (A guitar in the shape of the TARDIS).<br /><br />Alas, we couldn't stay for the music and walked to our second viewing party. This friend had made her bedroom doors into TARDIS doors, and had a lifesize cardboard cutout of David Tennant! She also made TARDIS poundcakes and TARDIS and Dalek chocolates. Seeing the episode a second with was still fantastic!<br /><br />BEST. WHOVIAN. DAY. EVER. The best part was being able to share it with so many friends!<br /><br />-Kate M. (The one who sent you a picture of a brick dressed up in a tie and bowler from work about 5 or 6 months ago.)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-13305098752668450722013-11-24T12:48:03.424-05:002013-11-24T12:48:03.424-05:00I remember catching episodes on PBS when I was a t...I remember catching episodes on PBS when I was a tyke, but I didn't get to watch regularly. Sylvester McCoy and Tom Baker were my favorites before the reboot. I've been addicted to the reboot since the end of Chris Eccleston's Dr. (my favorite of the new Dr.s , although, I'm just in love with the Doctor, whatever face he's wearing.) Right now I'm watching the 50th anniversary again with my daughter, who I'm hoping to bring up as a right proper little Whovian. :)Leigh Annnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-72644300011451925842013-11-24T09:17:04.578-05:002013-11-24T09:17:04.578-05:00I usually suggest starting with the Tom Baker year...I usually suggest starting with the Tom Baker years (4th Doctor), since he's one of the most beloved Doctors of all time, and I consider him the first of the "modern" Doctors. Then moving onwards with the rest (you can give the movie with Paul McGann a miss, though. He's super dreamy, and I don't doubt he'd be a good Doctor, but that movie was terrible) The earlier 3 are a bit harder to swallow for our generation, though if you really wanted to go classic, Patrick Troughton (2nd Doctor) is the one Matt Smith modeled his character after.Kim @ Treats and Trinketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15834413831297148254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-60262399212513677072013-11-24T08:49:50.369-05:002013-11-24T08:49:50.369-05:00Yes! As a brony, it is my pleasure to tell you abo...Yes! As a brony, it is my pleasure to tell you about Doctor Hooves! He is/was a background pony that was just randomly assigned a butt symbol ("Cutie Mark") of an hourglass. He also had a brown coat and spiky brown hair. The Doctor Who bronies instantly thought he looked like David Tennant and thus, Doctor Hooves was born! There are a few other ponies that have the same Cutie Mark (Colgate for instance) who some folks have taken to also be time lords (There's one that folks call the Master). Once fans claimed Doctor Hooves as their own, the animators started slipping in little references. There is a scene where he is the official time keeper for an event and what not. However, due to copyright, Hasbro/DHX were unable to give him the name of Doctor Hooves. According to his trading card he is called 'Time Turner' and is "responsible for keeping all of Ponyville's clocks in sync, setting the hourglass for Cider competitions and pretty much all times timey-wimey." He also was featured on the cover of one of the Comics - complete with a pocket watch, the 4th Doctors SCARF, a Weeping Angel, AND hidden TARDIS. http://static2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121205044311/mlp/images/1/1e/Comic_issue_2_Midtown_Comics_cover.jpgAshleasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-14910158277931097012013-11-24T08:07:31.284-05:002013-11-24T08:07:31.284-05:00Oh, by the way, any Classic Doctors fans might lik...Oh, by the way, any Classic Doctors fans might like to keep a lookout for the 30-minute-ish film "The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot", made by Peter Davison and featuring some familiar faces, it's very funny! I've seen none of Davison's episodes, but I adore his commitment to the show and its fans.Jannoreply@blogger.com