Monday, August 5, 2013

Screw It - Let's Talk About the Doctor

Ok, so I know that this blog started out with great intentions of not being a typical "blog" where I talk about myself and feelings and sh**. But after taking a hiatus that seemed never ending, after life got in the way, I decided to pick this back up and write with a new-found purpose.

Where have I been you ask? In a nutshell - working. I'm always working on something. Except for those lovely Saturdays where I don't care about what anyone thinks (myself included), and I will watch a whole BBC TV Series in one sitting. Such were the events of this past Saturday, and you should all get on Netflix ASAP and watch Ripper Street. Brilliant.

Right now I'm excited. Giddy. This is better than Christmas, and I cannot WAIT until Christmas because the identity of the 12th Doctor is Peter Capaldi.

If you have no idea who Peter Capaldi is, check link this out, then pop back here:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ailbhemalone/reasons-to-love-peter-capaldi

You're back? Great. Now, folks, if you have never heard of the Doctor or Doctor Who, you simply must acquaint yourself with such terms. First, Doctor Who is the longest running TV Series on the BBC. It's a kids show, which means it's family friendly! And it's all about time travel, history, the future, aliens, saving the world, being clever over being brute, and it has some lovely drama and fun stuff for the parents too! Essentially, it's fun for everyone, and may I say, very well done. In fact, it should not be called a "kids show" because it plays like an action adventure movie! How can you beat that?

But back to the Mr. Capaldi, who seems to be getting some heat over being chosen as the next doctor. First of all, he's 55 years old, which is considerably older than the other actors playing the Doctor. This causes a dilemma for the teen fan girls who are still in love with David Tennant and Matt Smith (young-ish actors to play the role). But really, the first actor to play the Doctor was 55, and many of the previous Doctors were no spring chickens. So ladies - keep it together and just swoon over Benedict Cumberbatch for now.

But really, did anyone watch the announcement on BBC America? Capaldi was great! He embodies the Doctor, and as the writer Steven Moffat has explained - the Doctor is the same character who simply takes over different forms. So no matter what, Capaldi will not play "Capaldi's version of the Doctor" but rather, will be a new face, have new adventures as the Doctor. These are very different things, I assure you.

But Whovians everywhere are setting their clocks for the 50th Anniversary Special on Christmas Day. We can't wait for Rose and 10 to unite with 11 and meet 12. It will be magical. It will probably be better than Christmas. So mum, please understand that I will probably be home for Christmas, but if we don't have BBC America on the cable - I'm renting a hotel for the day. :)

So that's it for today - happy reading everybody!

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