The Snowflake Challenge; Day 7
Jan. 7th, 2016 04:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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Day 7
In your own space, share a favorite piece of original canon (a TV episode, a song, a favorite interview, a book, a scene from a movie, etc) and explain why you love it so much. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
I have always liked more than one fandom but of course I love some more than other. Like Doctor Who. I started watching the Classics some 13 years ago and have loved the show since then, but it’s only since late 2014 I actually went actively fannish. I love both Classic and New Who, but when it comes to reading and writing fanfiction, I mostly go for the Classics. I’m not sure why, perhaps because backgrounds and character developments sometimes leaves something (or a lot) to wish for, holes that fanfics can fill.
And why do I love it? Well, for several reasons. As a child I remember a documentary about time and a scientist who said that we don’t really understand what time is and if we did, then we would have to throw away our clocks and start anew in how we measure time. I found that fascinating. So a series about an alien who really gets time and knows how to bend it and use it, that concept really speaks to me.
I also love how this show have rejuvenation built into it. Which is probably why the show have remained popular for so long. even the best show can feel tired and actor’s may be visible bored with their roles. In Who the main character are supposed to change and with it the show. I have always liked hero’s who are a bit ambiguous. The Doctor always try to do his best, but sometimes his best intention make bad things happen. And sometimes he fails. And this is something that happens to other character’s as well, even if they want to do the best, the result may very wrong. And the bad guys aren’t always EVIL. They may be, of course, but they may also have so different interpretation of what the best action is, that they are perceived as evil. And then we have the Master/Missy who is very much the Doctor’s mirror, or shadow and their relationship. regardless if you see it as romantic, or not, is still an interesting relation built on a mutual dependence despite the differences. The Master is a chaotic character, but s/he is still not the exact opposite against the Doctor, who isn’t averse to a little chaos in his life. If anyone stands for order, then it’s the Time Lords, who largely have disregarded feelings, care and imagination for order. The Doctor is more of a cascade, setting events in motion throughout the Universe and brings change that way.
And I love the show because it can be set in any time period and because it incorporates so many different genres. You can get a period drama, or a space opera, a romance, a comedy and a tragedy. You never really know. There is a large element of uncertainty in Doctor Who, you never know where or when, and, for that matter, who. It all makes my imagination soar.
And here is a trailer from the Third Doctor’ first season, season 7 in 1970. I liked the show from the beginning, but it was Three who made me fall in love with it.
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Date: 2016-01-15 03:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-01-15 05:20 pm (UTC)Saw the movie (8th), didn't have the same problem with it as other people did (at the time, there was a Thing). But then I knew the regeneration episodes well.
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Date: 2016-01-16 11:25 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-01-16 02:08 pm (UTC)Yeah, Seven was nice.