Doctor Who 50th Anniversary #1 - Why I Love Doctor Who!

Seeing as it's November and it's the month where the 50th special is happening I seen it as a perfect opportunity to get back into blogging and to blog about something that I enjoy very much - Doctor Who. In this blog post I'm going to be talking about why I love Doctor Who.

I started my love for Doctor Who when I was around the age of 10-12 I believe, somewhere around that age anyway. I can't remember precisely what the first episode I watched was but I'm sure it was either 'The Christmas Invasion', 'New Earth' or the very first episode of it's rerun which was 'Rose'. It was between those three but I fell in love with the show. The TARDIS, the gorgeous music, the aliens, the monsters, everything was just so amazing to me at such a young age and I was just bewildered by it all. One of the many reasons I love Doctor Who is because it's a way of escapism for me, I feel I can watch an episode of Doctor Who and to be in another reality where Daleks and Cybermen do exist. Growing up and watching Doctor Who was the perfect way to make use of my imagination. With my sonic screwdriver and my hair spiked up thinking I'm David Tennant, I run around the house blasting the sonic screwdriver to members of my family thinking they are the aliens and monsters. Doctor Who made my childhood an enjoyable, magical experience for me and it's something that I love seeing children do, dress up and pretend to be The Doctor or a companion.

My favourite Doctor is the delightful Matt Smith. Matt is my favourite because of his range as an actor and I am amazed at how he captured the old angered man but with an essence of a schoolboy and it's amazing to see how quick he transitions it one another. With Matt's Doctor I feel that it's back to the traditional Doctor; the outfit, the TARDIS, etc. I just feel that we have a much more classic Doctor than previous Doctors in the rerun. Everyone has their own favourite Doctor and that's great to see and it's great to see people bonding over their favourite Doctor.

Something that I love about Doctor Who is Tumblr. I joined Tumblr to blog about Doctor Who and to have my own blog full of Doctor Who related images, animation, etc. Tumblr is a great community where people use their creative talents and create beautiful, outstanding graphics, GIFs, edits, the whole lot... it's truly magical and exciting. There are hundreds and thousands of Doctor Who related Tumblr accounts and I just love seeing their passion for the show and their passion for the actors and actresses and amazingly, the crew. Tumblr is also a great source to find out new information about the show where there are interviews, spoilers, new filming photographs and when there is new information expressed on Tumblr I just love to scroll through the dashboard and see people's reactions to the news and there's a great sense of loyalty and passion for the show. 

I love Doctor Who for multiple reasons, it's such a fantastic British TV show and I'm proud to say that I'm a Doctor Who fan. This is a short blog post to introduce my blog posts this month related to Doctor Who and to express some reasons why I love Doctor Who. There are going to be many more blog posts about Doctor Who and some of the ideas that I have are:

• A review on my favourite episode
• A blog post about the Doctor Who Experience
• My favourite Doctor Who Merchandise
• Style tips to achieve a Doctor Who related bedroom or another room around the house
• A blog post about my favourite companion
• A blog post about the history of the show
• My Doctor Who Autograph Collection
• A review of 'An Adventures In Time and Space' 
• A review of 'The Day of The Doctor'

So, there are some ideas that I have, if you have any ideas please let me know in the comments!

There are thousands, maybe millions of Whovians all over the world and on the 23rd November we will unite and we will watch the 50th special - The Day of the Doctor. I'm going to be watching the special in the cinema in 3D but what are you planning for the 50th? Are you throwing a Whovian party? Are you going to the cinema? Are you going to watch it at the comfort of your own home? Let me know in the comments.

I hope you follow and enjoy this Doctor Who blog pots related month and enjoy the 50th special.

Thank you for reading.

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Doctor Who: WHO'S next?

With Matt Smith leaving, I thought I'd write a little quick blog post about my views and opinions of him leaving and mainly, who I'd like to be the next Doctor.

In 2010 Matt Smith was announced as the eleventh Doctor replacing a fan favourite, David Tennant. At first, I was sadden by the news of David leaving as he brought something completely new to the role of The Doctor, but with Matt's arrival, he brought another whole level and a whole new take on the famous role. And with being sadden by David's departure, now, Matt is now my favourite Doctor. I can also imagine and know that he is also a firm favourite of other fan's of the show. Matt's an incredible, versatile actor and I'm positive, absolutely POSITIVE that he's going to go far and far.

Down below is Matt's thank you message to the fans and to the cast/crew:

It's incredibly sad to see such a great actor and such a great man leave the show, but...it's incredibly exciting to see who's going to take on the role and to step on board in the TARDIS. Here are some people who I feel could fit the bill and would play a fantastic Doctor.

Damien Molony:

Damien, the Being Human actor is my main choice to play The Doctor. After him playing Hal Damien has shown his versatile range as an actor. He can play the scary, desperate, frantic, quirky, the comical, emotional. With the character of vampire Hal, Damien has really shown how capable of an actor he really is and I'm more than sure that he would bring such an essence of The Doctor. 

Here are some other people who I would love to play the classic role of The Doctor.

Tom Hiddleston:

Being said, I'm not a massive fan of Tom and his work. I've only seen him in The Avengers and I feel that his performance was very stale, very pantomime style of performing. However, after a couple of re-watches, I've seen something 'Doctor' in Tom, I feel that he has the look of a Doctor. I'm sure with his experience, he'll also be capable of portraying the character of The Doctor.

Emmett J. Scanlan:

The ex Hollyoaks Irish actor is a very talented actor and he's a very great actor in the emotive sense too. I think that a Hollyoaks actor wouldn't be the typical candidate for the role as being part of a soap opera. But, I feel that Emmett's talent is much more wider than that. His performance in Hollyoaks playing bad boy Brendan Brady has been taken by fans and has won several awards in such a heartbreaking story. I feel that Emmett has that aura and essence of The Doctor and I feel that if they were to take The Doctor down a much more darker route than the fun and quirky personality, I feel that Emmett would be a perfect choice.

Steve John Shepard

Another soap actor, Steve John Shepard would be another favourite candidate of mine. I feel that his performance of Michael Moon in Eastenders, he would bring his unique performance of Michael to the role of The Doctor. He's very good at the confrontational side, the emotion, the aggressive, the dramatic...he's a very versatile actor. I'm sure that he would be a great witty Doctor.


There are many other actors that could fill the bill to play The Doctor, but these are my four candidates to play the role. Out of all of them, I would choose Damien Molony just because I feel that he can bring so much more to the role and to the show.

There's also been a lot of talk about there being a female Doctor. For many years when the Doctor is about to regenerate and everyone quizzes about who's going to play the new Doctor, the thought of a female Doctor has always propped up quite often. Names from Miranda Hart, Olivia Colman, Sheridan Smith have all been linked to the prospect of there actually being a female Doctor. I, personally and others may agree with me, that I feel that there shouldn't be a female Doctor. I just feel that the role being played with a female wouldn't be...right. It wouldn't feel like Doctor Who anymore. A friend of mine also said that she would turn of the show if there would be a female Doctor. I don't think it's being sexist at all when people say they don't want to see a female Doctor it's just saying their opinion...but, is it because we are used to seeing a male actor playing the role that we are wary of the thought of there being a female Doctor?

So, that's my thoughts about Matt Smith leaving, who I would like to play The Doctor next and the thought about a female Doctor. What do you think about Matt leaving? What do you think about the prospect of a female Doctor? Who do you want to play the Doctor next?