Doctor Who FanFic

This could be about FanFic in it's entirety as a genre. I don't get why people put so much time into these other than for fun. So many, I find, are poorly written but with good ideas. I don't really care much for fan fiction. I would rather just watch the story. There are very few cases in which I want to know what happens AFTER and the possibilities are endless. I guess maybe I wouldn't mind them so much if they were better written and not laden with gratuitous sex. Yes, I know not all fanfic has that in it, but the majority of it does and boy does the whole Doctor Who world get it's fair share! I almost like not knowing what happens after something.

I just seem to find so much Doctor Who Fanfic that is incredibly raunchy in subject matter. Plus the endless relationship crossings....it drives me bonkers. And this is with Buffy too. I guess it's cool that you have the right to tell any story that you want, but at least wait until the run of the show is over or write within the confines of what's been presented!

EDIT: Just FYI I don't mean to down anyone who writes FanFic. I just think I've seen it poorly done too much. I'm all for well written stuff :)

Earlier Who

I really need to start buying the DVDs of some of the older Who episodes. Until getting caught back up in watching Nine and Ten, I don't really remember some of the older episodes with a lot of clarity. It was a long time ago! But I was very happy to see that when I went to an FYE with my best friend on Wednesday, before his hockey class, there was a whole section of older Who dvds! Found an old one I had seen and was very excited! Funny, with a lot of the DVDs I see out right now, you don't see a whole lot of Tom Baker dvds. Mostly Peter Davison and Pertwee. I'm hoping that changes as it goes.

Needless to say, it's time to start buying up the dvds :)

A favorite scene from "The Shakespeare Code"

I happened to catch this on BBC America this weekend, and it's one of my favourite episodes. I'm a huge fan of Shakespeare in the first place, so of course I was going to dig this.

There's always been a LOT of speculation in academic circles about Shakespeare's sexuality. Many people are of the belief that he was VERY bisexual. And there's naught wrong with that, but it's just always funny to talk about it. Here's a YouTube link to the clip of the episode. It starts at about 4:15 and ends right around 4:30.

YouTube Warning. The Shakespeare Code - Clip 3

If you can't see it, I'll tell you the punchline here. So the Doctor, Martha Jones, and Shakespeare are at the Globe theatre and suddenly the Doctor realizes why the Globe has 14 sides. So they realize that they have to go talk to the Architect who is in Bedlam (old school mental institution..meaning unsanitary prision essentially). So anyway, they take off and Shakespeare is flirting hard with Martha and she confronts him about his wife in the country..and then the Doctor runs up and says:

"We can all have a good flirt later" - Doctor
"Is that a promise, Doctor?" - Shakespeare (with a very flirty look on his face)
"Ooooooh. 57 academics just punched the air!" - the Doctor

I seriously have to stop myself from falling over laughing. Doctor Who is FULL of great lines like that, but this one just always sticks with me. do yourself a favor, go watch that part! You'll laugh, I promise!

For now, it's back to the TARDIS, Allons-y!

Doctor Who News - Series 4 DVD Boxset Info

Just a bit of news about the Series 4 DVD Box set release.

It will be released in the US November 18, 2008.

Included in the DVD Box Set:

All 13 Episodes
2007 Christmas Special: Voyage of the Damned
14 Episodes of Doctor Who Confidential (Edited)
14 Commentaries
14 Audio Descriptions
David Tennant's Video Diaries
Kylie Minogue's Video Diary
Children in Need Special: Time Crash
Out-Takes & Deleted Scenes

I'm so glad to see that Time Crash made it on there. The whole Children In Need Specials are always so much fun. Especially Time Crash. I won't spoil it for those who haven't seen it, but it's great fun!

I'm very happy to see that they are keeping up with David Tennant's diaries. I have to admit that the Series 2 diaries were so much better. I think because they weren't so produced. I mean it was David with a camcorder sitting on a table, in his bathrobe, laying down in his bed. Just him and a camera. That was great. The ones in Series 3 were way more polished and lacked that personal touch, ya know? Besides, the fan girl in me screams that I just want to see him laying in his bed or in his dressing gown again! :)

Anyway, back to the TARDIS for now! Allons-y!