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A Merry Whovian Christmas to You All
I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas this year. The Mills family had another exceptional Christmas Blast. We tend to go big on Christmas, at least in terms of getting the whole family together, exchanging gifts for everybody and having a frollicking good time. I have to work today, so I didn’t get to stay home with my folks Christmas night, instead driving back to my apartment to sleep. But that was cool too, because I watched the annual Doctor Who Christmas special with my girlfriend!
I know I’ve got some Whovians reading my blog. What did everybody think of ‘The Snowmen’? I thought it was quite awesome. Seeing the Doctor all depressed and mopey was fun, especially the gradual coming out of his shell. I also loved his Victorian Era costume. New companion Clara seems to be quite fun and very quirky, which always makes for a good companion. Though she does seem to have some mystery about her. The villains weren’t all that troublesome or memorable (although one review I read mentioned that the Great Intelligence was a Doctor Who villain decades ago, and that they might be reviving them for the 50th anniversary. That would be neat!) I really loved the guest appearances by Vastra, Jenny and Strax. They would be awesome as reoccurring characters.
So yeah, Christmas fun all around! The List of Six is going to be a little late this week. But don’t worry, I’ll get around to it. And otherwise, I just wanted to share with everyone this preview of the second half of Doctor Who Season 7.
Don’t watch if you haven’t yet watched the Christmas Special!
Looks like fun!
Who Needs Sherlock When You’ve Got Vastra?
Outer space? Sentient reptiles? Lesbians? That’s a lot for any inspector to have to handle. But I know us Whovians can handle this delightful mini-prequel starring Lady Vastra in preparation for the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas special.
Clearly the Doctor Who folk have got a lot of time on their hands waiting for this Christmas special to come out. Not that I’m complaining! They should make as many of these as possible. Quite delightful.
Evil-ution by Moffat – But They Forgot Cable Service Providers
Stephen Moffat is a Doctor Who genius.
Lovely Doctor Who art by Travis the Geek.
So jeez, you guys, this was a crummy weekend. So I’m on vacation, right, but on the very first night of my vacation, my Internet craps out. Just up and dies on me. Twice I get on the phone with my cable provider’s technical support, and twice they ‘fix’ it, only for it to go out again! They said there were no outages in my area. But that meant I lost my Friday night of hanging out and being my usual Internet-friendly self.
Saturday comes along, and it’s working fine in the morning. I got my Hench-sized reviews up, and all is hunky dory – though mostly I think it’s this way because I went out and bought a fancy new router, thinking that was the problem. But no sooner does my girlfriend sign online Saturday afternoon then the Internet craps out again! And stays out all Saturday night, with spurts of connectivity. My girlfriend, being the trooper she is, stays online on her end, only to get a few minutes of windows to chat with me. Anyway, I know it’s not the router, so I think it’s the modem…but it was late on a Saturday night, and the local cable office isn’t going to open until Monday morning to give me a new modem.
So I rush out the door, intent on buying a new modem at the store for $100. I’m marching to my car when I just happen to pass my downstairs neighbor coming home. I quickly mention my problem, and he says he has the exact same problem!
Two smart blokes like us quickly realize that the problem is on the end of the cable provider. Even though all of my modem’s green lights are working fine, it’s clearly their fault – and this thankfully saves me $100. But that didn’t fix my Internet.
Seriously, no sooner does my vacation start than my Internet crumbles. Fortunately, it came back Sunday morning and has been back ever since. But come on! How is that timing not a little suspect?
Some More Doctor Whoing! Christmas Special Prologue!
So in all my excitement to post the new Doctor Who Christmas Special trailer yesterday, I missed this minisode prologue!
And it features the return of Lady Vastra and Jenny! Two awesome characters from my all-time favorite episode of Doctor Who. The minisode is a little dark, but I love the imagery. And I definitely love the Doctor’s Victorian era outfit. Cheers!
New Doctor Who Trailer Features Snow!
Fortunately, the snow hasn’t fallen here yet in Upstate New York. But it seems to be a big deal in the new Doctor Who trailer!
I think that’s a pretty good look at this year’s upcoming Christmas Special. I especially like the Doctor’s hat and outfit. Truly smashing ensemble. I’m also eager to see more of his new companion Clara. Is she really the Dalek girl from the first episode of Season 7? I guess we’ll have to wait to find out.
While we’re on the topic of Doctor Who Season 7, what did you all think of it? I was rather disappointed, actually. I suppose the episodes were entertaining enough, though some were downright not good. I was overall let down. The reliance on standalone stories really robbed the show of Moffat’s usual magic. He does a much better job with the serialized, ongoing stories. So I’m hoping the latter half of Season 7 really kicks it up a notch.
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