Rory Williams, the Flawless Motherfucker Who Waited (LIKE A BOSS) because he couldn’t give a shit about the universe when his wife was in danger → Look at these fucking companions
“Go to your room!
I mean it. I am very angry with you. I’m very, very cross. Stop… looting… and… go… To… your… room”
There.. They’ve been told. Well, that worked in the “The Doctor Dances” episode when The Ninth Doctor, Rose Tyler and Captain Jack were surrendered by the Mask Creatures, didnt it?
More Details and Info at LoupDargent.com
A Companion To The Doctor’s Companions: Ace
There’s a powerful argument to be made that Ace, companion to the Seventh Doctor and posh girl pretending to be street-scruff (her real name is Dorothy, y’know), is the Scrappy Doo of the Whoniverse: she’s a terrier, likes a fight, has a big mouth and a lot of what I believe you Americans like to call “addy-chewd.”
She’s also pretending to be something she isn’t (tough, in Scrappy’s case, streetwise in Ace’s) and possibly only exists because the producers of the TV show were worried about losing the younger viewers.
There again, she got rid of the over-sibilant panto bickerfest that existed between the Doctor and Mel, and that’s no small thing. Plus she walks around with a bunch of explosives on her back, and you can’t imagine Nyssa ever doing that.
read the rest (complete with clips) at Anglophenia
Russell T Davies talks about why many Doctor Who episodes are not set on alien planets and his involvement in the casting of Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant as the ninth and tenth Doctors….
Plans for Dr. Who-shaped bollards outside a primary school are rejected by parents who described them as ‘scary’.
The makers of the bollards said they remained “proud” of them. MD Mike Reepygran told us, “Plymouth City Council came to us saying they wanted a set of bollards outside the Primary School to dissuade kids from running into the road. What better than Dr. Who-style bollards?”
Mr. Reepygran, from Drop-a-Bollard Ltd explained the process. “We invited all of the Dr. Who actors still living to be plaster-cast, and simply increased their size to approximately three feet. This was apart from legend Chris Eccleston who didn’t even need the bollards to be artificially enlarged. Gee, that guy!”
![Wired.com Contest: Name Your Favorite Doctor Who Episode for Chance to Win
The first half of Doctor Who’s sixth series has had some seriously memorable moments so far. But do recent highlights top the best stories from the sci-fi show’s extensive history?
Hell yes. The time-warped episodes featuring new villainous telepaths The Silence were riveting and frightening in equal measure, even though the audience had to suffer the lunacy of a sane Richard Nixon.
The empathic two-parter revolving around the replicant Gangers was also awesome. Especially when — spoiler alert! — viewers found out that not only was Amy Pond one, but so was her celestial baby. And Neil Gaiman’s sublime episode “The Doctor’s Wife” may have been the best Doctor Who ever aired.
Were there other standouts? Let us know your favorite Doctor Who episodes in the comments section [on their blog post.] On the line is a free box set of Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series (right) and Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol. The Time Lord disciple that makes the most convincing case for Series 6’s place in the space-time continuum wins the prize package.
It’s all part of Wired.com’s continuing tag-team with BBC America, which carries on next week with exclusive clips and an interview with Matt Smith, the Eleventh Time Lord himself. Entries must be received by 12:01 a.m. Pacific on June 30, 2011. Winners must live in the United States. To the TARDIS!
Just a reminder you must enter by visiting the blog post at Wired.com](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ln6kfnUzFR1qijoeyo1_500.jpg)
Wired.com Contest: Name Your Favorite Doctor Who Episode for Chance to Win
The first half of Doctor Who’s sixth series has had some seriously memorable moments so far. But do recent highlights top the best stories from the sci-fi show’s extensive history?
Hell yes. The time-warped episodes featuring new villainous telepaths The Silence were riveting and frightening in equal measure, even though the audience had to suffer the lunacy of a sane Richard Nixon.
The empathic two-parter revolving around the replicant Gangers was also awesome. Especially when — spoiler alert! — viewers found out that not only was Amy Pond one, but so was her celestial baby. And Neil Gaiman’s sublime episode “The Doctor’s Wife” may have been the best Doctor Who ever aired.
Were there other standouts? Let us know your favorite Doctor Who episodes in the comments section [on their blog post.] On the line is a free box set of Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series (right) and Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol. The Time Lord disciple that makes the most convincing case for Series 6’s place in the space-time continuum wins the prize package.
It’s all part of Wired.com’s continuing tag-team with BBC America, which carries on next week with exclusive clips and an interview with Matt Smith, the Eleventh Time Lord himself. Entries must be received by 12:01 a.m. Pacific on June 30, 2011. Winners must live in the United States. To the TARDIS!
Just a reminder you must enter by visiting the blog post at Wired.com
