The Doctor Who/Wings Experience

Holly and Kelly: I've come to realize that this has been a very slow month for blogging. Probably one of the lowest and slowest in a while. A lot has been going on; nothing bad by any means, but still quite busy. One of the things that has gone on is something we are talking about today. A couple of weeks ago, on the 16th and 17th to be exact, our local movie theater put on this special event that featured the screening of two Doctor Who episodes one night, followed by a documentary the second night. They screened Rise of the Cybermen/Age of Steel, and we aren't really sure why they picked those two, but anyway. It was just fun and awesome to see Doctor Who on the big screen, since we kinda missed out on Day of the Doctor because we were lame and stupid and weren't fans yet. Sorry, got some coffee in me. On the second night, they aired a documentary about birds. No seriously.

It wasn't just any documentary about birds though; it was in 3D. It was narrated by none other than David Tennant!!!!!!!!! Let me tell you, watching 3D birds and listening to a Scottish accent for 90 minutes was pretty remarkable. But the documentary was REALLY well done. But that wasn't even the highlight of the evening, no. What was was something that we touched a bit on while we were doing our 30 day Doctor Who challenge. The first night we were at the theater there were other Whovians there as well...trust us, they're pretty hard to miss. The credits were rolling at the end of Cybermen/Steel and this older guy sitting a few seats down from us turns to face the rest of the theater and says "These are my kind of people."  Later, Kelly ran into a girl who was maybe 11 or 12, and she was wearing a bow tie and a fez.  Kelly said "Bow ties are cool" and the girl smiled.  It's a community, a family of sorts, and we really haven't seen that in any other big movie or TV franchise.  And that's a really incredible thing.  Yeah, when you boil it down it is just a TV show, but for all of us, it's so much more than that.  Also a really incredible thing.  It's an experience and a TV show for some people, but for others, it's much more. It's a bit excessive and obsessive for some (eek) but as for us, we just enjoy it. We enjoy the show, the characters, and the community it brings.

30 Days of Doctor Who: The Wrap Up

Holly and Kelly: So we're FINALLY finishing this thing, even though it hasn't been 30 days. Needless to say, the 30 day challenge proved to be too much for us. With our mom coming to visit, working, hanging out, kicking butt and now I'm (Kelly) waiting for a staff meeting to start, we just decided to wrap this thing up and do our best to continue to blog about other topics we've come up with at hand. We LOVE Doctor Who, without a doubt, but we decided we're tired of being prompted. Needless to say we're straying from 30 day challenges for a while; they were easier to do when we weren't working regularly! Anyway, we thought it would be appropriate to wrap this challenge up, saying why we love Doctor Who so much: 

1. It draws us closer to God and makes us more like Jesus
Seriously. Not so much be like The Doctor per se, because he himself isn't real. But God is real in our lives, and the show makes us want to be more like Christ. Not that we use it as an example of how to be like Christ, but in the sense that The Doctor is actually a good role model. If you look and think deeper into the show, it does have a lot of Christian elements in it...in our opinions. We appreciate the fact that the show values people, for the most part. The main characters have very strong moral compasses, which is a plus. Not to mention we're also delving into a bit of the Classic eps, and they are no different, with the exception of a few years.

2. It's welcoming. 
The Doctor isn't a stranger to anybody. He finds people from different walks of life, the wash outs, the nobodys, the "just a temp" kind of people, and changes them. He makes them better. That for us allows us to try and do the same; we love because Christ first loved us. It's the way God finds and loves us! No matter what they have been through, he accepts them, and he teaches them to accept others...and themselves. This somewhat ties into our last point. Bear in mind, you have to respect the fact that this show has been around for over 50 years!

3. Good escape
Sometimes, days just really suck. Work is stressful, stuff is going on at home, friends are hurting, whatever. We turn to God, each other, phone calls to home and to The Doctor to help us cope. And then we find ourselves a little bit better.

4. The music. 
Need we say more? Refer to our post from earlier regarding our favorite music.

5. It's relatable. 
Well yeah. You've got this extraordinary, 900+ year old time traveler who has seen...well, gee, EVERYTHING. He can go anywhere, has seen everything, and yet, he's like us in a sense. He's lonely, which is something we've all struggled with. He seeks companions that are every day people; looking and longing for something more, that one "missing piece." All of their lives change because of The Doctor, both in good and unfortunately some in bad ways. One way or another, we influence who we as every day people come in contact with, and it's a good reminder for us to take that small extra step to go a bit further with someone, because while you may be changing them, they may be also changing you. Just ask Kelly. :)

6. The community. 
It never fails every time we go to Hasting's to purchase something Doctor Who related, the cashier always ends up engaging one or both of us in friendly Who conversation. And they always ask if we've seen The Day of the Doctor (which we have!) And most recently, last night. There's a 2 night event going on this week and last night was the first night (the last night is tonight sadly), and it was a showing of Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel. It wasn't a packed house by any means, but there was a pretty good crowd. Anyway, we were at the theater and we saw a girl with a bowtie and fez on. I (Kelly) smiled and said "fezzes are cool." She smiled. Then at the end of the viewing and the credits were rolling, this guy just looked around and said "these are my kind of people." With any big movie and TV franchise this happens; it happened when we saw The Hobbit too. No matter who they are or what walk of life they come from, everyone is so nice! We have yet to meet a cross Whovian or Ringer!

So there you have it. The secret is out! This challenge has come to an end. We will be back to posting regular topics soon. Thanks for hanging with us. Allons-y!!!

30 Days of Doctor Who: Favorite Doctor Gadget and Favorite Interview

Holly: I love the TARDIS.  Seriously, I do.

I don't even know where to begin.  What I wouldn't give for a magical blue box of my own?  I love all the sounds and quirks it has (I have to agree with Eleven, that "sound" is glorious...and if I have to explain, then you'll just never know).  I LOVED "The Doctor's Wife"; the TARDIS personified- basically nothing short of brilliant (and a wee bit...ok a lot bit...sad too!).  Bigger on the inside, that impeccable blue color, I love it all!  We watched "An Adventure in Space and Time" last night (side note, if you have not watched that yet and claim to be a Who fan, SHAME ON YOU.  WATCH IT ASAP.  It is brilliant and beautiful and will make you do all kinds of feely happy warm fuzzy things at the end.  Ok, I'm done.  Shew, that Coke Zero is kicking in BIG. TIME, y'all)....anyway, we watched that last night and we got to see the very first TARDIS, in color!  I freaked out big time.  Someone get me a TARDIS, please?

My favorite interview....it's just over a year old (2013) and it's David Tennant and some other I'm guessing British celebs.  There's a sketch bit in the beginning, and I will warn you, the beginning is a bit on the inappropriate side.  But the rest of the interview is absolutely charming and delightful....much like our favorite Doctor :)

DT interview (non-inappropriate stuff starts at 1:40)

Kelly: Something I wish I could have should I need it; psychic paper. What it is is that when The Doctor has it, it's just blank. But when he shows it to someone its whatever he wants the viewer to see. For example, in one episode someone asked who he was and he flashed it and said he was an undercover cop from Scotland Yard (I think that was from The Unicorn and the Wasp). However, sometimes the paper doesn't do what its supposed to and it gets caught in its bluff. One kid just saw a bunch of squiggly lines...now I really can't remember what episode that was from. Something, like I said, that would be very useful to have.

My favorite interview is HILARIOUS. Freema Agyeman, aka Martha from Season 3 and a tiny bit of 4, is on the radio doing an interview on the radio where listeners call in and ask questions. She gets a call from "Derek" who ends up being a bit of a creeper. It is later revealed who "Derek" is and is quite hilarious (actually the title of the YouTube clip gives it away but you probably could have figured it out.) And it's just audio but you'll get the jist of it pretty quickly. "Derek" comes in around 3 minutes into the video.

Freema radio interview

30 Days of Doctor Who: Favorite quote and favorite Doctor catchphrase

Kelly: So you have now realized that yes this is 30 days, but not 30 consecutive days. Haha. Anyway, with this we each picked our favorite "serious" so called quote and then our favorite funny one. So enjoy.

"We're all stories in the end. Just make it a good one."

Though it's from my least favorite season of the show, this was one of my favorites. In the scene where he speaks this, The Doctor is talking to a sleeping young Amy, putting her to bed and telling her of her new life, all the while knowing that she'll forget him, as time has been rewritten. It makes me think about where my story is heading, and if I'm doing my best to be the person that God wants me to be. I sometimes wonder how my story will end; with God or elsewhere? Only He knows that. And I am trying my hardest to make my story a good one, as he would say. Challenge accepted for some of you readers I presume. And now for the funny bit.

"Do you know why? Because you're so thick! You're Mister Thick Thick Thickety Thick Face from Thicktown, Thickania. And so is your dad."

Oy. Had to pull up the transcript to make sure I got it right. This silly blunder is from one of my favorite episodes, The Girl in the Fireplace, and to me it shows 10's silliness along with his "charm," if you want to call it that. But ahhh, we love him so. He has so many funny one liners.

Holly: Guys, this show has some KICK. BUTT. writing.  I mean, woah.  I have waaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy too many favorite quotes.  But I'll be good and do my two-part.

"We all change, when you think about it.  We're all different people, all through our lives, and that's ok, that's good!  You've got to keep moving, so long as you remember all the people you used to be." 

So....yeah, I love this quote.  We hear this from Eleven literally as he's about to regenerate.  Talk about irony, huh?  SAD and wonderful irony.  I am so thankful that I am not the person I used to be, but oftentimes I think of where I was and who I used to be...what a difference!  A good one, though.  Sometimes we just want to blaze through life and forget about all the stupid stuff we did, the bad choices we made, the things we didn't say, what have you.  I think, in order for us as people to move forward, we have to humble ourselves and remember that we weren't always where we are now, and usually, at least in my experience, it's for the best.

"Excuse me, do you mind not farting while I'm trying to save the world?"

Let's face it, Nine doesn't get much love.  Which is a shame, in my opinion.  This line is gold.  Solid gold.  Every time I watch that ep I always have to go back and rewind that part.

And I think our favorite catchphrase is a phrase that should be used in everyday common speech.

Allons-y!!!