Dear Whovians,
Never in the the history of fandom has anyone ever suffered through so much to learn the answer to the question of "What do Doctor Who fans call themselves?"
I was foolish enough to ask my English friend Bridgit (whom I now call the Evil One as she chuckles maniacally at my misfortune) after making me sit down and watch an episode called "Bad Wolf" last Friday. She told me that DW fans were called "Who-ers." My reply was "Wow, that's an unfortunate choice, because it sounds an awful lot like another word." Upon hearing that I believed her silly lie, Bridgit decided to seize the opportunity to add another.
"Not only that," she replied in a measured tone to convey sincerety, "but it's spelled the same way as the other word, too."
"What?" I quietly exclaimed with incredulity.
"It's true!" she assured. "In the U.K., the 'e' and the 'r' are reverse from the U.S. way, you know that." If only she hadn't turned away I might have seen the evil glint in her eye.
And I surely was aware of that difference in the way Americans and Brits spell words. Using words such as "theatre" and "centre" as evidence of the veracity of her claim, though still somewhat skeptical, I thought I would take the opportunity to ask the DW fans (whom I now know are Whovians) on GateWorld, whether or not this was true.
Big. Mistake.
Apparently my inquiry was taken in entirely the wrong light, and I am very, very, sorry. I thought I had sufficiently explained myself in the opening post, but apparently not. It was not my intention to offend anyone, and I apologize if that was the result.
To make up for it, here is a list of ten things I like about Doctor Who (please keep in mind I've only seen two episodes, "Bad Wolf" and the one where the Daleks kill a bunch of Americans in Utah):
1.) Captain Jack is cool.
2.) The Daleks are actually a lot more deep as an enemy than they might appear on the surface.
3.) I'm beginning to understand a lot more of the U.K. cultural references I've heard.
4.) The theme song is cool.
5.) I like the way the Daleks say "EXTERMINATE!"
6.) The Doctor is funny, but he's not a clown. A good balance of serious and humourous.
7.) The "No" speech at the end of "Bad Wolf" was very moving.
8.) Captain Jack's reaction to Rose's apparent disintegration was also moving.
9.) Rose's humane spirit in face of the Daleks, especially the one who thought he was the last of his kind and wanted to die because he was part-human, was very well-portrayed by Ms. Piper.
10.) Though I haven't seen series two (28?), I like David Tennant.
Next time I have a question about Doctor Who, I'll just Google it.
Never in the the history of fandom has anyone ever suffered through so much to learn the answer to the question of "What do Doctor Who fans call themselves?"
I was foolish enough to ask my English friend Bridgit (whom I now call the Evil One as she chuckles maniacally at my misfortune) after making me sit down and watch an episode called "Bad Wolf" last Friday. She told me that DW fans were called "Who-ers." My reply was "Wow, that's an unfortunate choice, because it sounds an awful lot like another word." Upon hearing that I believed her silly lie, Bridgit decided to seize the opportunity to add another.
"Not only that," she replied in a measured tone to convey sincerety, "but it's spelled the same way as the other word, too."
"What?" I quietly exclaimed with incredulity.
"It's true!" she assured. "In the U.K., the 'e' and the 'r' are reverse from the U.S. way, you know that." If only she hadn't turned away I might have seen the evil glint in her eye.
And I surely was aware of that difference in the way Americans and Brits spell words. Using words such as "theatre" and "centre" as evidence of the veracity of her claim, though still somewhat skeptical, I thought I would take the opportunity to ask the DW fans (whom I now know are Whovians) on GateWorld, whether or not this was true.
Big. Mistake.
Apparently my inquiry was taken in entirely the wrong light, and I am very, very, sorry. I thought I had sufficiently explained myself in the opening post, but apparently not. It was not my intention to offend anyone, and I apologize if that was the result.
To make up for it, here is a list of ten things I like about Doctor Who (please keep in mind I've only seen two episodes, "Bad Wolf" and the one where the Daleks kill a bunch of Americans in Utah):
1.) Captain Jack is cool.
2.) The Daleks are actually a lot more deep as an enemy than they might appear on the surface.
3.) I'm beginning to understand a lot more of the U.K. cultural references I've heard.
4.) The theme song is cool.
5.) I like the way the Daleks say "EXTERMINATE!"
6.) The Doctor is funny, but he's not a clown. A good balance of serious and humourous.
7.) The "No" speech at the end of "Bad Wolf" was very moving.
8.) Captain Jack's reaction to Rose's apparent disintegration was also moving.
9.) Rose's humane spirit in face of the Daleks, especially the one who thought he was the last of his kind and wanted to die because he was part-human, was very well-portrayed by Ms. Piper.
10.) Though I haven't seen series two (28?), I like David Tennant.
Next time I have a question about Doctor Who, I'll just Google it.
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