Thirty Days of Doctor Who meme: Day 2 ........ and David in Hamlet
Day 02 - Your Favourite Classic Series Episode
I'm sorry guys, I fail at this. I have never seen a Classic Who episode yet. *runs*
That non-answer would make for a short post, so I'm going to ramble about Series 6 and Christmas Special and some David, yes??? A post about David is NEVER BAD.
Christmas Special roundup at starwhales leaves me bouncing with laughter, guys. DUMBLEDORRRRRRRREEEE. And, more Rory in series 6 (not very spoilery, right?)! I love me lots of Rory. Really.
I FINALLY watched David doing Hamlet (managed to locate the entire thing on Youtube, finally!) ... AND MAAAAAAAAAN IT WAS GOOD. I was completely engrossed by it from the start ... but I admit, I got a little tired and bored nearing the end (i.e. where Hamlet was off in England and basically that meant no David for a couple of long scenes). I'll be honest okay, I like the occassional Shakespeare text, but I'm not a lofty intellectual who reads classic literature all the time. Hurts my brain a little. I love reading, but classic lit stumps me sometimes. For example, I had to slog through Jane Austen's Persuasion for a freshman lit module and I just couldn't stand the long sentences after a while. I now also dislike reading J.M.Coetzee. I confess, if it weren't for the fact that David was in this production of Hamlet, I might never have watched this. But isn't that good though, that a whole new group of audiences are exposed to really good literature this way? (I'm consoling myself here, yeah.)
Anyway, back to Hamlet. I had a copy of the text with me as I watch, so I was half-reading as I went along. OH IT WAS FANTASTIC. I didn't know the ending (hurrah) so I was like "LOL WHUT EVERYBODY DIES EXCEPT HORATIO? OH POOR HAMLET YEAH OOOH LOOK FENCING AND CRAZY SINGING LADIES". I think I sat for almost three hours at my desk watching it ... I don't even know exactly how long it is now. Shakespeare is a bit of a genius yeah, just as we saw in The Shakespeare Code although that was a bit funny and camp and whatnot. xD I liked reading Macbeth in freshman year, so yeah. Now I can say I like Hamlet too. David was AMAZING as Hamlet. Grief and anger and crazy and bonkers and all the mimicking of other people -- he just does everything SO WELL. Hamlet's soliloquy was done with such understatement and sadness, so brilliant. (Greatest Stage Actor of Our Generation FTW!) And I love the fact that it was a modern-dress version. That orange skeleton shirt tickles me to no end.
GUYS I LOVE THIS PRODUCTION OF HAMLET. SOMEONE GET ME THE DVD!
Day 1 - Your Favourite Quote
Day 03 - Your Favourite New Series Episode
Day 04 - Your Favourite Doctor
Day 05 - Your Favorite Companion
Day 06 - Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 07 - Your Favorite Piece of Music
Day 08 - A Who-Related Photo That Makes You Happy
Day 09 - A Who-Related Photo That Makes You Angry/Sad
Day 10 - A Who-Related Photo That You Took
Day 11 - Your Favourite Season (Classic or New)
Day 12 - Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 13 - Your Favourite Villain
Day 14 - The Villain Who Scared You the Most
Day 15 - Favourite Who-Related Tumblr
Day 16 - Your Favourite Who-Related FanFic
Day 17 - A Piece of Who-Related FanArt
Day 18 - Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 20 - The Character Who Is Most Like You
Day 21 - Your Doctor Who OTP
Day 22 - A Who-Related Fan-Site
Day 23 - A Who-Related YouTube Video
Day 24 - Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 25 - Favourite Who Actor
Day 26 - Favourite Who Actress
Day 27 - An Episode You Wish Hadn’t Been Made
Day 28 - An Episode Idea You Created Yourself
Day 29 - Who You Think Should Be the Next Doctor
Day 30 - Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
I'm sorry guys, I fail at this. I have never seen a Classic Who episode yet. *runs*
That non-answer would make for a short post, so I'm going to ramble about Series 6 and Christmas Special and some David, yes??? A post about David is NEVER BAD.
Christmas Special roundup at starwhales leaves me bouncing with laughter, guys. DUMBLEDORRRRRRRREEEE. And, more Rory in series 6 (not very spoilery, right?)! I love me lots of Rory. Really.
I FINALLY watched David doing Hamlet (managed to locate the entire thing on Youtube, finally!) ... AND MAAAAAAAAAN IT WAS GOOD. I was completely engrossed by it from the start ... but I admit, I got a little tired and bored nearing the end (i.e. where Hamlet was off in England and basically that meant no David for a couple of long scenes). I'll be honest okay, I like the occassional Shakespeare text, but I'm not a lofty intellectual who reads classic literature all the time. Hurts my brain a little. I love reading, but classic lit stumps me sometimes. For example, I had to slog through Jane Austen's Persuasion for a freshman lit module and I just couldn't stand the long sentences after a while. I now also dislike reading J.M.Coetzee. I confess, if it weren't for the fact that David was in this production of Hamlet, I might never have watched this. But isn't that good though, that a whole new group of audiences are exposed to really good literature this way? (I'm consoling myself here, yeah.)
Anyway, back to Hamlet. I had a copy of the text with me as I watch, so I was half-reading as I went along. OH IT WAS FANTASTIC. I didn't know the ending (hurrah) so I was like "LOL WHUT EVERYBODY DIES EXCEPT HORATIO? OH POOR HAMLET YEAH OOOH LOOK FENCING AND CRAZY SINGING LADIES". I think I sat for almost three hours at my desk watching it ... I don't even know exactly how long it is now. Shakespeare is a bit of a genius yeah, just as we saw in The Shakespeare Code although that was a bit funny and camp and whatnot. xD I liked reading Macbeth in freshman year, so yeah. Now I can say I like Hamlet too. David was AMAZING as Hamlet. Grief and anger and crazy and bonkers and all the mimicking of other people -- he just does everything SO WELL. Hamlet's soliloquy was done with such understatement and sadness, so brilliant. (Greatest Stage Actor of Our Generation FTW!) And I love the fact that it was a modern-dress version. That orange skeleton shirt tickles me to no end.
GUYS I LOVE THIS PRODUCTION OF HAMLET. SOMEONE GET ME THE DVD!
Day 1 - Your Favourite Quote
Day 03 - Your Favourite New Series Episode
Day 04 - Your Favourite Doctor
Day 05 - Your Favorite Companion
Day 06 - Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 07 - Your Favorite Piece of Music
Day 08 - A Who-Related Photo That Makes You Happy
Day 09 - A Who-Related Photo That Makes You Angry/Sad
Day 10 - A Who-Related Photo That You Took
Day 11 - Your Favourite Season (Classic or New)
Day 12 - Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 13 - Your Favourite Villain
Day 14 - The Villain Who Scared You the Most
Day 15 - Favourite Who-Related Tumblr
Day 16 - Your Favourite Who-Related FanFic
Day 17 - A Piece of Who-Related FanArt
Day 18 - Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 20 - The Character Who Is Most Like You
Day 21 - Your Doctor Who OTP
Day 22 - A Who-Related Fan-Site
Day 23 - A Who-Related YouTube Video
Day 24 - Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 25 - Favourite Who Actor
Day 26 - Favourite Who Actress
Day 27 - An Episode You Wish Hadn’t Been Made
Day 28 - An Episode Idea You Created Yourself
Day 29 - Who You Think Should Be the Next Doctor
Day 30 - Whatever Tickles Your Fancy