The Who Quote meme

[panik]

Ah, why not...?

I assumed everyone would have this one, but haven't clocked it yet so for me, it's;

'There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, and the sea's asleep, and the rivers dream; people made of smoke and cities made of song. Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, somewhere else the tea's getting cold. Come on, Ace. We've got work to do.'
- the Seventh Doctor.

Comments

Re: Part two (hee!)

[gillyp.livejournal.com]

And I get that he seems to be a time-traveller, but I'll have to at least check those Wiki references -- thanks for that! Um, is that a telephone booth he gets around in??
Not just a time traveller but a Time Lord. One of a race of superior beings from the planet Gallifrey. He travels in the TARDIS ((Time and Relative Dimensions in Space) which has the appearance of a Police phone box, which was a common sight in the British streets back in 1963 when the show began. The TARDIS is supposed to have a chameleon circuit that enables it to blend in with its surroundings. When the BBC said they were going to change the TARDIS to fit with this idea, there was an outcry because the police box had become iconical - so it stayed. The chameleon circuit is stuck, which is par (the TARDIS is very old and lots of it doesn't really work well. The Doc often has to slap it to make it go).

There also seem to be a number of female companion-types involved? *Confusing*
The companions. Male and female - tho mostly female. The Doc likes human company - They're a vital part of the show. You need to know about the Doc's most feared and ancient enemies too (Daleks and Cybermen and the like)

The show I tuned into first was the one a week ago with Agatha Christie and the giant bee-thing. I mean, *Agatha Christie*! What's not to love there? And other than the fact that the one thing I fear more than anything else on the planet is bees, I found it a fun episode and was all happy to find another one following. But that Silence in the Library one was *unnerving*, and is that the end of Donna already?? I just met her!
You missed part 2? It was very revelatory. (o: I didn't care for it much, tbh; I found it full of wank but most people loved it. It might be on YouTube*, it'll certainly be up for download. Donna's fine, but it's fairly certain she won't last as a companion beyond the finale a week today because Catherine Tate said at the start that she'd only be doing one season.

And CRAP, tonight was Dr. Who night and I forgot (not being all tuned into it yet). Is it continuing this week, or is it one of those awful season-finale cliffhangers? And why does that space-suit woman seem familiar?
Well she looks a lot like the Stig (hee) - (but you probably don't watch Top Gear... *g*). She's played by Alex Kingston who used to be in ER. It wasn't the finale - there've been a couple of eps since that one, including the stunning 'Midnight' a couple of weeks ago. We have part 2 of a (so far) sock-rocking three-part finale tonight.

I suspect, if you're serious about getting into this show, that Wiki is going to be your friend because - 45 years of contradictory and multi-media canon... It's quite an undertaking and not to be taken lightly. *g* I think it's the best show ever; the central concept is so simple and yet so complex and fantastic, but mostly because the character - The Doctor (we don't know his name, he's never revealed it but 'it burns in the Medusa Cascade' *g*) is just so amazing and adorable and... ::sigh:: .wonderful. But then I grew up with it and have always loved it so I'm (very, very) biased.

*Silence in the Library
*Forest of the Dead

Re: Part two (hee!)

[shiredancer.livejournal.com]

THANKS!!! You are a veritable font of information, Gilly! I actually stayed up until almost 2 a.m. reading the Wikipedia entries, so I think I'm getting there.

I guess one of the tricks for getting along with this show is not to get too attached to the companions, and instead look forward to "who will be the next one??". And I guess that goes for the Doctor, too.

Hee, my husband is all intent on finding out how to see the earliest episodes! Netflix has a 3-disc "In the Beginning" type of set, so I guess we'll start there.

Thanks so much for spreading the Dr. Who love! ♥