SNOMG

You may have heard we got some snow in the northeast this weekend.

If that doesn’t give the full glory, here is my head for comparison:

(I get happy in the snow. I made snow angels!)

So yeah,  quite a bit of snow. A lot of Boston shut down. Apparently Logan airport got 17 inches; I’m not sure if they’re back in business yet. I spent the blizzard watching Babylon 5 and the Last Airbender (ZOMG) and nomming on some pizza. It was pretty great, haveta say.

ALSO.

THANK YOU BBC FOR THE BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT EVER.

Doctor Who on Christmas. Finally, the US is a civilized place.

 

 

woooeeeewoooo

Do my friends know me, or do they know me? Today the lovely Cat directed me to this treasure trove of… Lego Doctor Who going on Lego adventures in his Lego TARDIS. I know right?

Some of my faves are the zombies, the windmill, the steampunk blimp, the dinosaurs,  “the doctor’s tower,” and “the other time traveler.” ;)

Enjoy!

can life get any better?

I may have actually died and gone to heaven.

Law and Order: UK. Coming soon to a tv near you. (well, if you’re in the UK. or have internet, but don’t tell anyone I said that.)

This combines two of my favorites things ever: Law and Order and British tv. Seriously, I am dead of joy.

And it has a former Doctor-companion, Freema Agyeman (Martha), and my favorite Horatio Hornblower buddy, Jamie Bamber. (on the far right. he was also in Battlestar Galactica, or something.) And other people I vaguely recognize.

Overall, I’m pretty excited.

the eleventh doctor: Matt Who?

And here we have the ultimate, 100% most important reason why Gracetopia needs internet.

Under normal circumstances, I would have known about the pick for 11th Doctor Who approximately 3 seconds after it was announced.

Instead, I find out days later when my father emails me. (thanks daddy!)

I have to say, aside from the fact that he is not Alan Davies, the new Doctor looks pretty fantastic.

And I’m not just judging by his hair. If you click on the BBC link above, he really seems quite charming and wonderful. Granted, I haven’t actually seen him act, but the producers chose the last two Doctors quite well, I’m sure this boy’s good too. A lot of people hate him already because, well, he’s not David Tennant, but frankly few people are and the boy is trying to fill some big shoes so cut him some slack.

I’m jumping on the Matt Smith bandwagon (sorry, Alan, I’m fickle) and all you haters can go chill on Skaro with the daleks.

cast your vote!

OKAY PEOPLE THIS CANNOT HAPPEN WITHOUT YOU

As I posted earlier, David Tennant is retiring as Doctor Who. The speculation about his replacement is quite intense. Many very talented men are mentioned, but the man I want to see is rarely among them. Which is a shame.

Because really, is there anyone on this planet more qualified to take over as the good Doctor than Alan Davies?

Now hear me out.

He’s funny. He’s fashionable (after a… fashion). He can hold his own against Stephen Fry, who is at least as intimidating as a dalek, but he has a disarming innocence that will trick the enemy into underestimating him. Perhaps most importantly, he has great hair. And he seems like a really good guy. I’d like to just hang out in an Alan Davies TARDIS, sit around watching trashy television and eating popcorn and cracking jokes. (well, watch him crack jokes.) I feel like it’d be chill, friendly, and side-splittingly hilarious.

And he’d bring a certain laid-back je ne sais what the hell? to the Doctor’s adventures, appearing in random places and times because he pushed a button accidentally with his foot. But he’d always save humanity, and with such a charming grin.

Really, there’s no way Alan Davies is a bad pick.

BUT

His name is so rarely mentioned in these Doctor talks. So I am asking, dear reader, nay, BEGGING, that you go to this petition and sign your name. ALAN DAVIES FOR THE NEXT DOCTOR WHO! Two minutes of your time, and we will all get the Doctor we deserve.

If we can put Obama in the White House, we can put Alan Davies in the TARDIS. LET’S DO IT!!

time for number eleven

There have been rumblings and rumors (rumours?) but now it’s official: David Tennant is set to step down as Doctor Who after this next (short) season.

I cry. I cry big tears of sadness.

<–That is David Tennant as the Doctor over there, in case you were wondering. The smexy one with the sonic screwdriver. [edit: over thataway now that I've remodeled the place -->]

David Tennant has been a spectacular Doctor. Christopher Eccleston was damn good too, as the ninth doctor, but DT has been spectacular. I’ve loved him ever since first I saw him:

when he played a parson or vicar or something named Gibson in the BBC adaptation of He Knew He Was Right by everyone’s favorite Victorian novelist, Anthony Trollope. Total scene-stealer, and already the women were fighting over him. I was thrilled when he was cast as the Doctor, and I am saddened that he is retiring, and I will continue to follow his career. I think he’s still gallivanting around London as Hamlet, but I’m not sure.

And with Russell T. Davies, the writer and producer who pretty much kick-started the Doctor’s return (in 2005), also stepping aside, I wonder where the series is going to go. I look forward to the Doctor’s future with hesitant excitement. It’s been so good, I am afraid of what might happen now.

But before that happens, time for the fun part of all this… let the speculation on #11 begin! I’m going to go ahead and cast my vote now:

ALAN DAVIES AS THE ELEVENTH DOCTOR!!! You know it needs to happen.