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puppetmakerYes, 45 years ago one of my all time favorite shows was first aired on the Beeb. When conceived, it was suppose to be a show to teach children history but we can thank Terry Nation and the Daleks for taking us to the show we know and love now.
My first Doctor really was Tom Baker which was true for a lot of Americans. I was in my mid-teens and there was an article about Doctor Who in Starlog, which I use to read religiously. There was a side-bar about some books that were being published in the US. I found them at a drug store and bought them. I read them and so wanted to see the show. My first encounter with the show was an audio tape that was sent to us from an English family we had met the same summer I found out about Doctor Who. It was the episode "Geneses of the Daleks." I almost wore out the tape listening to it. Later that year I went to a convention where someone (Bill Ritch) was showing Doctor Who in his hotel room. The first episode I saw was "Sunmakers" and I was hooked.
Doctor Who has been one of my touch-stones over the years. I have made many friends because of it. It has gotten me through some rough times in my life. My first published story was in a Doctor Who anthology. I have made Doctor Who puppets and given a number of them to the actors who played the Doctor over the years. My daughter loves the series. My husband is a big fan too (he ever wrote the TARDIS at Pooh Corner which was a Winnie the Pooh/Doctor Who crossover) Doctor Who has been very good to me.
Ariel's Doctor is David Tennant. She was watching the series with us with a jaded teen eye until David became the Doctor and then she became a fan. She has watched various other actors play the role. She has giggled over the bubble wrap monsters and wobbly sets. She has become a fan.
So today we are going to watch some old school Who and new Who.
(Health update for those who are interested: It's bronchitis that was crossing the boarder to being pneumonia. I am on all kinds of fun things to help me sort this out. I am using a Neti pot for the first time and finding that it works very well for clearing out the sinuses. I have only strangled myself once. I find that the temperature of the water is very important to my nose.)
I am so grateful that the BBC produced something as wacky as Doctor Who.
My first Doctor really was Tom Baker which was true for a lot of Americans. I was in my mid-teens and there was an article about Doctor Who in Starlog, which I use to read religiously. There was a side-bar about some books that were being published in the US. I found them at a drug store and bought them. I read them and so wanted to see the show. My first encounter with the show was an audio tape that was sent to us from an English family we had met the same summer I found out about Doctor Who. It was the episode "Geneses of the Daleks." I almost wore out the tape listening to it. Later that year I went to a convention where someone (Bill Ritch) was showing Doctor Who in his hotel room. The first episode I saw was "Sunmakers" and I was hooked.
Doctor Who has been one of my touch-stones over the years. I have made many friends because of it. It has gotten me through some rough times in my life. My first published story was in a Doctor Who anthology. I have made Doctor Who puppets and given a number of them to the actors who played the Doctor over the years. My daughter loves the series. My husband is a big fan too (he ever wrote the TARDIS at Pooh Corner which was a Winnie the Pooh/Doctor Who crossover) Doctor Who has been very good to me.
Ariel's Doctor is David Tennant. She was watching the series with us with a jaded teen eye until David became the Doctor and then she became a fan. She has watched various other actors play the role. She has giggled over the bubble wrap monsters and wobbly sets. She has become a fan.
So today we are going to watch some old school Who and new Who.
(Health update for those who are interested: It's bronchitis that was crossing the boarder to being pneumonia. I am on all kinds of fun things to help me sort this out. I am using a Neti pot for the first time and finding that it works very well for clearing out the sinuses. I have only strangled myself once. I find that the temperature of the water is very important to my nose.)
I am so grateful that the BBC produced something as wacky as Doctor Who.
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Date: 2008-11-23 03:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-11-23 05:14 pm (UTC)Actually a drug store, or was it Horton's?
Neti pots: too cold is better than too hot (found that out the hard way), but whatever you do, DON'T leave out the salt. Ouch!
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Date: 2008-11-23 05:38 pm (UTC)Bleh to the illness. Hope it clears up soon.