April 25, 2006
Who, did you say?
I've been recording the new Doctor Who series on my DVR. I haven't had a good deal of time to watch them until just recently, what with the show and all. But back in the day, I assure you, I was a massive Dr. Who fan. I've met a few of the actors over years and collected all sorts of...well, crap really. Including a ceramic coin bank of the T.A.R.D.I.S. that somehow has survived all the moves back and forth across country and sits on Mary's dresser in our room. I've had that since 1985 I believe.
Strange what survives of my formally huge collection of "stuff".
At any rate, I've quite enjoyed getting back into Doctor Who. It brings up that same sense of whimsy and fun that it did when I was younger. There have been 11 regenerations now. I'm currently watching the tenth Doctor who is going to regenerate in about six more episodes.
The special effects have gotten a good deal better, although it's still nice and cheesy when it wants to be. If you’re so inclined it’s worth watching. I saw an episode last night that seemed to be blatant parody (or is it a warning?) about Fox News or even the media in general. But definitely a shot at how ridiculous our country has become. It was called The Long Game. It’ll be repeated a few times before next Friday’s new episode on the Sci-Fi channel.
Great stuff, unless of course you're anybody in my house but me. The rest of 'em all hate it that I embrace my geekiness like an old sweater.
Posted by shawn at April 25, 2006 03:23 PM