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Nov. 23rd, 2013 02:37 pmWell, I'm stupidly excited, waiting for the 50th anniversary episode for Doctor Who. It's not even because it's the 50th anniversary because I don't have any real interest from before the new reincarnations of the Doctor in 2005 but have become a fast fan. It's the storyline that I'm excited to see, with both the current (and soon outgoing Doctor, Matt Smith) and the previous one, David Tennant and the epic John Hurt who will apparently be playing the Doctor that fought the Time War, which they've told us was the one just before the rejuvenation of the series with Christopher Eccleston as that Doctor. We know that the Doctor was the one that ended the time war between the Time Lords and the Daleks and both sets were eliminated along with his home planet of Galifrey and he's been haunted by it. Now it seems, in a mini episode, we see Paul McGann's doctor actually rejuvenate into John Hurt for the Time Warrior. Oh I can hardly wait but i've got just over an hour or so to wait. I really really really hope it doesn't suck but all the clips i've seen so far, which don't give a lot away, seem to indicate that it might be pretty good.
I was watching Graham Norton's show from last night. He had Matt Smith and David Tennant on and had some people in his "red chair" (which flips backwards if G. doesn't like their story, this is known by the people that sit in the chair, that they may be flipped backwards) asking the Doctors/actors questions. So one woman is dressed like a Dalek, sits down and immediately gets flipped over before she even gets to ask her question. Next guy sits down and he's got tattoos all over his arms. Has had autographs from some of the ex doctors on his arms and had them turned into tattoos and wants to the autograph of all the actors that are still alive. True story, Matt Smith remembered signing his arm at a convention! So the guy wants David Tennant to sign his arm, too. The comedian on the sofa asked the guy what he thought it would be like to touch a real woman (i.e. geeks like that don't ever have real girlfriends/boyfriends) and the guy says "Oh, I'm married to the Dalek" Reply... "of course you are"
BBC America has had a couple of good specials too, one being Tales from the Tardis which had some good clips and interviews. I saw the one BBC did, the Ultimate Guide and that was good as well. The special this afternoon is being show live in many countries around the world, simultaneously as well as in theatres in 3D but I didn't bother with that. Also, a bonus, no commercial ad breaks which is unusual but as it's picking up the BBC feed, there can't be. Space (the tv channel carrying it in Canada) is having a live "party" before and after the broadcast too.
I was watching Graham Norton's show from last night. He had Matt Smith and David Tennant on and had some people in his "red chair" (which flips backwards if G. doesn't like their story, this is known by the people that sit in the chair, that they may be flipped backwards) asking the Doctors/actors questions. So one woman is dressed like a Dalek, sits down and immediately gets flipped over before she even gets to ask her question. Next guy sits down and he's got tattoos all over his arms. Has had autographs from some of the ex doctors on his arms and had them turned into tattoos and wants to the autograph of all the actors that are still alive. True story, Matt Smith remembered signing his arm at a convention! So the guy wants David Tennant to sign his arm, too. The comedian on the sofa asked the guy what he thought it would be like to touch a real woman (i.e. geeks like that don't ever have real girlfriends/boyfriends) and the guy says "Oh, I'm married to the Dalek" Reply... "of course you are"
BBC America has had a couple of good specials too, one being Tales from the Tardis which had some good clips and interviews. I saw the one BBC did, the Ultimate Guide and that was good as well. The special this afternoon is being show live in many countries around the world, simultaneously as well as in theatres in 3D but I didn't bother with that. Also, a bonus, no commercial ad breaks which is unusual but as it's picking up the BBC feed, there can't be. Space (the tv channel carrying it in Canada) is having a live "party" before and after the broadcast too.
