Sunday, July 25, 2010

Doctor Who: Day 9

Day 09 – A Who-Related Photo That Makes You Angry/Sad:
This one I can't choose between the entire last 10 minutes of Doomsday, especially the wall scene and The Doctor's tears in the Tardis, or the 10th Doctor's final moments, "I don't want to go" indeed, we didn't want you to either!

Doomsday:


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"I don't want to go" (End of Time II):
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Day 01 - Your Favorite Quote: "I'm definitely a madman with a box"
Day 02 - Your Favorite Classic Who Episode: The Pirate Planet/City of Death
Day 03 – Your Favourite New Series Episode: Blink
Day 04 – Your Favourite Doctor: Ten
Day 05 – Your Favourite Companion: Donna
Day 06 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy: Funny scenes of Series 5
Day 07 – Your Favourite Piece of Music: This is Gallifrey: Our Childhood, Our Home
Day 08 – A Who-Related Photo That Makes You Happy: The Doctor running to Rose from The Stolen Earth
Day 09 – A Who-Related Photo That Makes You Angry/Sad: Doomsday/"I don't want to go"
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

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Doctor Who: Day 8

Day 08 – A Who-Related Photo That Makes You Happy:
This one was hard there are so many cute and/or happy pics that make me smile and I hesitated on my final choice because it ended so tragically but in the end I had to go with it because there was no other moment that quite so nearly brought me to joyful tears on first viewing as this one. The look on his face as he finally runs to Rose is just so (painfully when you know what happens next) joyful and relieved and as if several centuries had been lifted from his shoulders. So even though there are better pictures, and funnier pictures, and pictures from moments that weren't so bittersweet, I'm picking this as the single most joyful moment, ignoring any consequences after.






Day 01 - Your Favorite Quote: "I'm definitely a madman with a box"
Day 02 - Your Favorite Classic Who Episode: The Pirate Planet/City of Death
Day 03 – Your Favourite New Series Episode: Blink
Day 04 – Your Favourite Doctor: Ten
Day 05 – Your Favourite Companion: Donna
Day 06 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy: Funny scenes of Series 5
Day 07 – Your Favourite Piece of Music: This is Gallifrey: Our Childhood, Our Home
Day 08 – A Who-Related Photo That Makes You Happy: The Doctor running to Rose from The Stolen Earth
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

Friday, July 23, 2010

Doctor Who: Day 7

Day 07 – Your Favourite Piece of Music:
Surprisingly an easy one. Don't get me wrong, I adore Murray Gold's soundtracks, but while I would have trouble narrowing down my top 5 or 10, by #1 and #2 win by landslides. #2 is Doomsday; it makes me want to cry every time I hear it but it is just such a gorgeous piece of music, simultaneously old and weary and sad and melancholy yet youthful and hopeful and driven and determined, and romantic and just plain all around heartbreaking in the most beautiful way possible. (I also just adore the upright bass's central and unusually melodic roll; I do so adore the low strings) But as much as I can wax lyrical about Doomsday, it isn't my top choice. #1 is the beautiful, sweeping, This is Gallifrey: Our Childhood, Our Home. I has something in the neighborhood of 130 play on the iTunes on my dead laptop, I love it that much. It literally gives me chills every time I listen to it, it it that perfect and beautiful. It is perfect as the theme for Gallifrey, the lost home world of the Time Lords, "The oldest and most mighty race in the universe; looking down on the Galaxys below.", full of ancient gravitas and majestic soaring strings, but with a powerful and alien edge and just a touch of melancholy. It is just so incredibly atmospheric and transportive and is one of my favourite pieces of music of all time, not just from Doctor Who.

This is Gallifrey: Our Childhood, Our Home:



Also, here is Doomsday (Warning: Spoilers ahoy!):




Day 01 - Your Favorite Quote: "I'm definitely a madman with a box"
Day 02 - Your Favorite Classic Who Episode: The Pirate Planet/City of Death
Day 03 – Your Favourite New Series Episode: Blink
Day 04 – Your Favourite Doctor: Ten
Day 05 – Your Favourite Companion: Donna
Day 06 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy: Funny scenes of Series 5
Day 07 – Your Favourite Piece of Music: This is Gallifrey: Our Childhood, Our Home
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

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Doctor Who: Day 6

Day 06 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy:
I believe I have made it quite clear that I am a hopeless David Tennant fangirl and as such, Ten is and always will be my favorite. However, that doesn't mean I didn't enjoy this last season very much. I certainly had some complaints about it. I think the emotional connection with The Doctor has gone downhill, not sure if that is Matt or Moffat's fault, and there were several pretty weak episodes. But the one thing I loved, and I think may have even improved is the humor. Now that is entirely the writer's there, David is just as funny if not funnier than Matt. Now don't get me wrong, RTD is hilarious, it's just that his jokes tend to be more situational, or take a while to build; Moffat on the other hand is a master of the one liner. And I do adore one liners so. So for today here are some of the best funnies of season 5, there are some missing that I would have certainly included and a few that I went, "really?", over their inclusion but this is a pretty good representation. Enjoy!



Day 01 - Your Favorite Quote: "I'm definitely a madman with a box"
Day 02 - Your Favorite Classic Who Episode: The Pirate Planet/City of Death
Day 03 – Your Favourite New Series Episode: Blink
Day 04 – Your Favourite Doctor: Ten
Day 05 – Your Favourite Companion: Donna
Day 06 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy: Funny scenes of Series 5
Day 07 – Your Favourite 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

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Doctor Who: Day 5

Day 05 – Your Favourite Companion: Again soooo hard. I adore Rose, I am a hardcore Doctor/Rose shipper and a good 75% or more of the fanfic I read is Doctor/Rose stuff. And after Big Bang I am absolutely in love with Rory, he is quite possibly the sweetest guy ever (only excepting my darling husband). But I think in the end I have to say Donna. Donna is just so wonderfully funny and such a fantastic foil for Ten. She is just what he needed, someone who just wants to be a friend, no crushes, no complications; someone who won't take any of his crap and isn't too terribly impressed with him and his ego, someone who despite her brassy exterior is incredibly tender hearted and who truly cares about him and somehow manages to get him to open up a little and help him heal. And she is the funniest of all his companions and we all know that is the key to my heart.





Donna Nobel's best moments (major spoilers ahoy!):




Day 01 - Your Favorite Quote: "I'm definitely a madman with a box"
Day 02 - Your Favorite Classic Who Episode: The Pirate Planet/City of Death
Day 03 – Your Favourite New Series Episode: Blink
Day 04 – Your Favourite Doctor: Ten
Day 05 – Your Favourite Companion: Donna
Day 06 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 07 – Your Favourite 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

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Doctor Who: Day 4

Day 04 – Your Favourite Doctor:
This is probably the easiest question on here. Now don't get me wrong, I like all the Doctors (that I have seen). I love Tom Baker (4), Patrick Troughton (2), and Christopher Eccleston (9); and I absolutely adore Matt Smith (11, to my everlasting surprise!) But the Doctor that will forever be "My Doctor", my favourite and the one who captured my heart and imagination and made me fall in love with the show will always be 10, David Tennant. Sure he can get a bit mopey and emo at times, but he's rather entitled with what RTD put him through. David Tennant is a phenomenal actor and his skill is what made 10 so wonderful. The mercurial mood shifts, the bounce and life and energy, the manic grin, the depths of grief, his incredibly expressive face and eyes, the speed at which he can deliver rambling and complicated lines, even the costume choices. I mean, I enjoyed the first series but I don't think I was really truly hooked till the speech on the Sycorax ship "The great big threating button that must never ever ever be pressed under any circumstances." And I think I love ten even from "New teeth...that's weird." The fanfic authoress I ganked this off of summarized it well:
"...it was Ten--smirky and vulnerable and commanding all in one package--that sold me on the show. I was in love with him from almost his very first moment. Yes, we had our differences, he and I. I disagreed with many of his decisions, and I grew weary of his moping, and what he most needed was a good talking-to by SOMEONE (and I would have volunteered), but I almost feel like that just adds dimension to my affection for him. I find him bloody infuriating, and I know he'll grin in delight at some completely ridiculous thing and I'll forgive him. ~earlgreytea68 of Live Journal

That, right there, it absolutely it. Well... that and, how can any Whovian resist the Doctor who is played by the biggest geekiest fanboy of the lot of us.

Deep, beautifully acted melancholy, alien, and/or powerful Ten:


and some good old happy/funny Ten:


Day 01 - Your Favorite Quote: "I'm definitely a madman with a box"
Day 02 - Your Favorite Classic Who Episode: The Pirate Planet/City of Death
Day 03 – Your Favourite New Series Episode: Blink
Day 04 – Your Favourite Doctor: Ten
Day 05 – Your Favourite Companion
Day 06 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 07 – Your Favourite 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

Monday, July 19, 2010

Doctor Who: Day 3

Day 03 – Your Favourite New Series Episode:

Oh goodness.... umm.... I think I'd have to come down to Blink in the end. Just such a brilliant ep all around. Unicorn and the Wasp and The Lodger are definitely just barely #2 and 3 though. Ooh! And Human Nature/Family of Blood! And I actually love Doomsday too. I mean yeah it usually makes me cry but I still love it, it's just so beautifully done. And Big Bang was brilliant too!

Blink:


Unicorn and the Wasp:


The Lodger:


Human Nature/Family of Blood:


(I'm not going to put Doomsday or Big Bang clips up. All of my favourite bits are waaay to spoilery)


Day 01 - Your Favorite Quote: "I'm definitely a madman with a box"
Day 02 - Your Favorite Classic Who Episode: The Pirate Planet/City of Death
Day 03 – Your Favourite New Series Episode: Blink
Day 04 – Your Favourite Doctor
Day 05 – Your Favourite Companion
Day 06 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 07 – Your Favourite 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