Hello everybody! Very excited to be here! I’ve been a Doctor Who fan since I was 2 years old, when I watched Nightmare Of Eden with my dad on Colorado Public Broadcasting, early 80s. I got hooked on it, one of my earliest memories is the regeneration in Logopolis a year or so later (the very fact that that COULD happen on this show blew my child mind. He’s the same but he’s a different guy now?! Whaaaat). I still have my membership card from the Doctor Who Appreciation Society that my dad signed me up for when I was four, with my child signature on it. I got to watch the tail end of the classic series as it came to the US, and I had caught up on all available previous Doctors on reruns or VHS by the time they axed the show (S25 and 26 are a little bit peak for me). But really, I am a Wilderness Years kid, the VNAs rock, the 8DAs rock, Big Finish rocks.
My fav Doctors would be 2, 5, 7, 11, 13, and I will take literally any 8th Doctor content you have. I’ve been known to say that McGann is my all-time fave because of how great his audio adventures have been (Charley era, Lucie era, Dark Eyes, Doom Coalition, and Stranded are all pretty stellar)! And I have been known to say that 13 is my favorite new series Doc, Jodie’s energy and intelligence and her joy and naff jokes and grumpiness and scientific brilliance are just exactly the kind of traits I love most in the character (I like 11 so much for similar reasons), and I honestly love her stories as well, I think The Timeless Child is a really cool idea that you won’t catch me disparaging! Orphan 55 is better than Space Babies haha! (Good, good, making friends already)
But I truly love every incarnation, I fully believe they have never cast the part incorrectly, every actor has been exceptional whether or not their particular era served them well (poor Old Sixie, but again BF stepped in and fixed that problem). I do love the 2005 revival era, although I have my issues with the over reliance on arcs because the potential is so high to spoil a season if the mystery you’ve hinged it all on isn’t resolved satisfactorily (topical!). Mostly I have never gotten over the thrill of not knowing what will happen next when the TARDIS doors creak open somewhere new. The show has limitless potential, and I may sometimes get grumpy at it when it won’t take itself seriously, but I will never ever not take the ride. There’s nothing else like it!
Fav companions: Ace. What if I just left it at that haha? She is, but my favorite kind of companions are typically people like Zoe, Romana, Nyssa, Clara, I really like a proactive & even a sciencey clever person who could nearly resolve the plot themselves if they had to. Also I have the biggest soft spot in the world for some of the lads, especially Jamie and Rory, and The Brig of course who essentially counts. When I was 13 I named my cat Adric, this is who you’re dealing with lol.
Personal deets: I work in audio production, I also make records and write things, I have a little black cat named Kaiju who is my best pal, a lovely girlfriend who likes the new show but is watching the classics with me for the first time (she really liked the 4/Romana/K-9 era) and I live in Los Angeles, CA. I’m a big cinephile (particularly love film noir, martial arts flicks, and Agnès Varda), my favorite show that isn’t DW is probably Twin Peaks or Columbo or Better Call Saul (and its more action-oriented sequel, I forget the name /j ). Been playing guitar, bass, keys, writing songs since I was a teenager, have toured in lots of bands, lived in five very different states, and now make comedy podcasts. It’s been a weird life lol, but never dull! Happy to be here, this seems like a good crew and a good vibe.
