I am the king of all nerds. There can be no other.
What else is a guy supposed to do after a big snowfall and while waiting for "Waters of Mars" to air here in the States? And of course TLA helped, sawing the snowballs in half and shaping the body.
And hmmmm. Dalek and dork both start and end with the same letters. Coincidence?
[More pictures are in my Flickr Snow Dalek set.]
The BBC has announced that the new Doctor Who special, Waters of Mars, will air on BBC One on Sunday, November 15!
Squeeeee!
You can get more info on the BBC’s DW site. I’ve been without my dose of the Doctor for far too long, so this is welcome news. Of course, I did get a little bit of a David Tennant booster shot recently, so that helped…
Do you think you’re a Doctor Who fan? Hey, I thought I was one… that is, until I read about this guy, who took two years to built a Dalek out of matchsticks.
Wow. But I can’t help wondering: 480,000 matchsticks plus 3 coats of varnish? I don’t remember Daleks being particularly flammable, but if an open flame gets near that one it’ll make the Purge of Skaro look like a walk down the Grand Park on Raxacoricofallapatorius.
Tip o’ the sonic screwdriver to IVAN3MAN.
BABloggee James H.G. Redekop sent me a link to a webcomic called Retail, which did a brief Doctor Who series for Halloween. It’s not a knee-slapper, but it’s cute. Still, I think the protagonist screwed up. As much as I loved Tom Baker’s Who, it’s been 20 years. David Tennant would’ve been the way to go.
When you check it out, make sure you look at all five, up through Halloween itself.
MAJOR DOCTOR WHO SPOILERS BELOW.
I AM WAY WAY SERIOUS.
DO NOT READ THIS IS YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE A GINORMOUS SPOILER.
IN FACT, EVERYONE LEAVE NOW.
[Looks around. Anyone left? OK.]
AAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Well, crap.
It’s official. David Tennant is leaving the role of Doctor Who.
Series 5 (what we call "season 5" in the US) will have the usual Christmas Special, then four more special episodes, and then a new actor will take over the role. Speculation is rampant about Who it will be (haha) but nothing has been confirmed yet.
I have something of a man crush on David Tennant, and I will be truly sorry to see him go. He has brought a depth and emotion to the role that beautifully ties in the pathos of the character that I need as an adult, with the swashbuckling nonsense I loved so much as an adolescent.
Adjusting to a new actor will be very difficult, but that’s the price of love for the show. I wonder if they’ll establish a new companion before this happens?
Sigh. OK, I can deal with this. And who knows; I like Christopher Eccleston a lot, but wound up liking Tennant more. Maybe the next person will be even better.
But still. Sigh.
Tip o’ the sonic screwdriver to Jason Hanford-Smith.
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