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Dr. Who

Nov 30, 2010 02:08

I have somehow managed [mumbles] years of geek-dom and know absolutely nothing about "the doctor," except that it's an old fandom and its fans are passionate. Emma saw an episode at school and both my kids are watching it now ( Read more... )

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gabri_jade November 30 2010, 08:30:55 UTC

I've only seen a couple episodes (with David Tennant), but a few of my friends are diehards and I've been curious about it for ages. I just put Season 5 (Matt Smith's Doctor) in my Netflix queue. Knight_Aragorn is going to be my Dr. Who mentor. :D

jeditrace November 30 2010, 08:41:37 UTC

Sweet! We'll be doing pretty much the same thing at the same time. :D

Emma (and a friend who is a mega Who fan) both love David Tennant, but Rachel likes Matt Smith. We're doing the Netflix streaming through the Wii trial and can stream any of them, so it's been a jumble on the TV as my kids vie to watch "their favorite" Doctor. And I think I've seen the epi that makes the change from the 10th Doctor to the 11th one about five times now. They love teh!angsty dramah of it, LOL.

And it (that epi) really is very powerful with this great music at the end...

gabri_jade December 2 2010, 08:30:22 UTC

Do you happen to know if that episode the first of the Matt Smith season, or the last of Tennant's last season?

I liked Tennant in the few episodes I saw, but I've only seen a few clips of one of Smith's episodes and I just loved him. I couldn't even tell you why. He just seems really compelling.

jeditrace December 2 2010, 11:11:20 UTC

The Tennant/Matt Smith switch over happened in a two-parter called "The End of Time": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_End_of_Time, but I don't know if it was considered to be a regular season episode or an independent special. I get the impression that it was a special.

archaeologist_d November 30 2010, 13:15:05 UTC

I've been watching it for decades. I like Matt's Smith's interpretation.

jeditrace December 6 2010, 03:19:20 UTC

I like what I've seen so far. And I really like that it's something we can get into as a family. :)

chickadilly November 30 2010, 19:36:24 UTC

Heheh, Nicki told me she was 'tutoring' Emma. LOL

I can't get into it - I've tried a few times but I fall asleep. LOL

jeditrace December 6 2010, 03:20:47 UTC

LOL - that sounds like me and most of the shows my hubby likes.

Nicki's 'tutoring' for both of us has been awesome!

treenahasthaal November 30 2010, 19:39:37 UTC

I LOVE Dr Who!!! : ) I grew up with him and was delighted when they brought him back in 2005! : )

I need a Dr Who icon!!

jeditrace December 6 2010, 03:22:08 UTC

It's a great show! I've been reading up on Wiki in my spare time so I won't be TOO lost, lol.

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jeditrace December 6 2010, 03:24:40 UTC

I think I remember that! And I think I thought back then that I 'really should check out that show some day,' LOL.