#he just hates Peter Davison

[castrovulcant]

My dad absolutely hating The Fifth Doctor and me absolutely loving The Fifth Doctor has to be my favourite thing about us.

[youremyonlyhope]

Whether you like Chibnall’s era or not, no one can deny that he did what Moffat failed to do:

Bringing back and honoring the Old Who Doctors.

Chibnall: 1. Moffat: 0.

[neil-gaiman]

Hi Neil!

I don't want to sound like a killjoy, but I'm concerned about David Tennant's family being involved in the second season of Good Omens (or Michael Sheen's partner Anna Lundberg in a future season three). I absolutely have nothing against them, I loved Staged just like everyone else, but this is exactly the matter for me: casting them in the series would automatically make me think about Staged or something else while I'm watching GO, and it would distract me from the plot and the magic of it. It would feel somehow like a family reunion, no matter how talented they are as actors (not to mention that there would be nepotism accusations, above all against David. I hope this won't affect the popularity rating, since season three is still hypothetical). I'm not the only one who thinks this might be an issue, from what I read on blogs here on Tumblr (and on the Internet in general) but I feel like there's a sort of tension, like people are scared to say it out loud, because some fans get the wrong idea and accuse them of hating Georgia or Anna or Ty (and that's why I'm asking this anonymously, I don't want to start a fight). I hope you get what I'm saying, it only felt fair to me to let you know whatever concerns some fans might have, and maybe even give you a perspective you weren't considering? Of course you have the last word on this, and if you think this is not a big deal, I trust your judgement.

I wish you a fantastic day! (And sorry for my English, I'm not native, I tried my best!)

Yeah. So, I find that a little creepy, not very creepy, but definitely a bit.

I thought we were lucky to get Peter Davison in Good Omens 2. (He didn't audition. We offered him the part, as I've been a fan of his since 1978, and All Creatures Great and Small. He crushes it, and is heartbreaking, funny, and still somehow the moral compass of the episode he's in.) Ty Tennant auditioned, along with a number of other actors, and got the part because he did it best. (I didn't know who his family was when we cast him. I just liked the audition tape.)

If you're hunting down family connections, David's mother-in-law, Ty's grandmother, Sandra Dickinson, is in the Audible Sandman, too, as one of the Three Witches/Fates/Eumenides etc. And she was cast in it two years before David Tennant (although probably around the same time Michael Sheen was asked to be Lucifer). (I've been a fan of Sandra's since she was Trillian in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in 1981.)

Anyway, I'm sorry you're worried about Peter and Ty's performances, although I promise you have nothing to worry about, and I'm sorry that you worry that our possibly casting Georgia and Anna in a hypothetical and not-yet actually a real thing Season 3 might make people think of Staged and make them not able to enjoy Good Omens any longer. (Had I known people were this easily shaken I wouldn't have appeared in Staged either, in case my name at the front of Good Omens shattered the fragile illusion and revealed to people that the David Tennant and Michael Sheen who play Crowley and Aziraphale are actors.)

Starting in 2017 I was the recipient of mind-mangling quantities of Tumblr abuse for casting David Tennant and Michael Sheen as Aziraphale and Crowley, which was, many people made very clear to me, the worst casting in the whole entire utter history of casting, and something that Good Omens would never recover from, because for a start neither of them looked like the versions in people's heads, and I'd also miscast them badly because everyone knew that if you had to cast Sheen and Tennant, Michael had to play Crowley and David had to put on some weight and play Aziraphale. (It wasn't until May 2019 that people stopped grumbling.) So people worrying I'm going to cast Anna and Georgia in a season that hasn't even been commissioned in parts that haven't been written just makes me smile.

I hope this helps.

[idkhow-but-im-here]

OK OK OK OK OK

I finally finished Good Omens season 2 and I have so many fucking thoughts which I will list in no particular order:

The Doctor Who references are always golden. (somewhat related: that part when Crowley was bullshitting about war regulations in front of Shax & co in the bookshop? super reminiscent of Ten’s speedy sci-fi jargon)

The music, as always, fucking slaps, especially at the end of each episode when the theme is played in a related style I love it so much

Nina and Maggie!!! I do really like them as a ship (coffee shop + record shop? that’s a built-in au fic) but I also like how they’re not actually together at the end. I love how they’re so healthy in how they go about their potential relationship, both acknowledging how messed up it was for Aziraphale/Crowley to meddle with their lives and how dumb it would be to rush into something headfirst regardless of all the shit they had been through both togther and as individuals. Also Fuck Lindsay all my homies hate Lindsay, as much as I liked what they did with visualising her shitty messages (the blackboard and crumpled notepad sheets? because of coffee shop reasons and how Nina’s work and love life was suffocatingly forced together by the incessant behest of Lindsay)

<The dancing/ball/Jane Austen vibes3

Beezelbub and Gabriel!?!? When I first came across this ship on ao3 I thought this ship made somewhat sense but would stay in the realms of fanon yet here I am disproven and I can’t lie… they’re kinda cute together. I was caught off guard (like every other character) but fair dues to them. Their parallels with the ineffable husbands are just ughh *chef’s kiss*

^alpha centauri!!!^

Peter Davison and Ty Tennant??? Their appearances did make me giggle for meta’s sake. Perhaps a Georgia Tennant appearance in season 3? (if they make it please please please say they’ll make it)

WAS CROWLEY ACTUALLY RAPHAEL??? I thought it was just a headcanon/fan theory (which I did fall in love with after watching this beautiful animatic years ago) but Crowley having access to classified files and the Metatron mentioning that an archangel being cast out has happened before??? it’s becoming more and more plausible.

AND JUST PRE-FALL CROWLEY IN GENERAL HE LOOKS SO HAPPY all he ever did was ask valid questions goddamnit (literally). nebulae are very pretty I would also be indignant if they weren’t gonna stick around for long. AND THE PARALLEL TO THE FIRST EPISODE WITH THE WINGSSS

Crowley just being a good nice decent person all throughout time (the goats, children, helping out elspeth, ect) it makes me happy

ANDD Aziraphale’s reactions (both positive and negative) to aforementioned deeds create a great moral foil to Crowley and perfectly builds up to what we see at the end (I’ll probably write about s2 Aziraphale in a different post because man I have so many thoughts)

Crowley’s callbacks to the date lunch at the Ritz!! Him talking to Nina and Maggie about taking Aziraphale to the Ritz again to him pointing out the lack of a nightingale (idk if that was leaning into meta a little but it didn’t bother me) just HURT so damn much

“Emotional damage support angel” you’re damn right he is/was

The battery-powered candles lmfaooo and literally any reference to the fire, including the absurd number of fire extinguishers, had me giggling

Muriel is a goddamned (or not so in some sense) treasure, a little ray of sunshine with a heart of gold and dumb of ass. I adore her and found Aziraphale and Crowley humouring her hilarious.

THE SECOND COMING??? I’m sorry wHAT WE ALREADY HAD THE ANTICHRIST NOW WE’RE DEALING WITH CHRIST CHRIST? YOU CAN’T LEAVE US WITH JUST THAT MR. GAIMAN

and of course the bloody

K I S S

THAT WHOLE SEQUENCE OF CROWLEY FINALLY FINALLY OPENING UP AND JUST BEING WHOLEHEARTEDLY HONEST (going against his predisposition and entire NATURE to lie/omit or walk around the truth)

CONFESSING HIS TRUE FEELING AFTER COUNTLESS MILLENNIA OF PINING EVEN AFTER AZIRAPHALE DROPPED THAT BOMBSHELL

AND HALF STORMING OFF BEFORE GOING BACK TO KISS THE SHIT OUT OF HIM AND THEN FULLY STORMING OFF

with aziraphale clearly unsure of how to react BUT STILL TOUCHES HIS LIPS IN SHOCK AS HE WATCHES CROWLEY LEAVE

That shit had me fully standing up on the sofa, arms in brace position, gasping, screaming, close to tears, indignantly repeating “NEIL GAIMAN!” every couple of seconds

Truly a brilliant scene and a brilliant season overall.

As always the cast, the writers, the set designers, the effects artists, the costumers, the camera crew, everyone who had a part in creating go2 was fucking fantastic.

[nightguide]

methods of inspiration when enhancing your being to become: Doctor's edition

(it's a mode of being when you want to quintessentially, beat the living shit out of the actor who did you wrong because 'who you look up to' is actually the opposite)

William Hartnell (1st Doctor): you really do want to say that he walks like a gentleman who knew how to drive a Nissan Micra and make it look sexy as hell, like he glamourized your nan and he made you look good. so take the piss out of him by you outsmarting the viewer by teleporting them into a condescending Jesus storyline and make it your fault, cuz that is how the show started out.

Patrick Troughton (2nd Doctor): you will never make sense of things so easily, so why not act like your own best friend, heck he can even talk to you like you were not there, so why are you typing this and making fun.. oh... you're quite the actor that made a heart look too damn good that you can actually persuade the view.. no... you make fun of you... no... you make.. no.. you.. no. you.. basically you don't have to do anything but to make love by making love become love.. everybody's hell is putting something on screens for the viewer that shouldn't even be there except that you were not there for yourself, the lonely doctor was apparently once the most demonised heart in the planet. he was never even moral,,, he was a Judas so smarter than never, it's best to severely hate humanity but for the sake of your own time, become a villain. become that guy. be the asshole to take back what you.. just do it because you actually have a shit to give and you would just be with your wife dogging her for the rest of your life. camera is just a fuckery of all the people you hate.

Jon Pertwee (3rd Doctor): he doesn't come to life. he a miracle but you're the miracle to meet no one. just make fun of him in every single way by watching his episodes backwards and spot any mistakes that he made, chances are that he may fix them but he physically can't cuz time of the 3rd Doctor went physically past and you're telling a dead man to get back up from the grave and do something he can't do, like think of what dead people can't do and do that. he's not even there to 'fix it' for you or what else can he do

Tom Baker (4th Doctor): he hates actually fucking up the timeline. like he's alive and historically accurate to doing but he appreciates the living shit out of everything, make his ego go by telling him what his generation doesn't have and imply physical laws of existence to the world become, he knows the time in his hands is short and he also knows that regards to wifi and the future will not be there for him in the next 10 years, take it back and make it so that he will not live to see you because the man knows how so make him look too damn inferior for him to make sense of 'nothing'. reduce the man to atoms and make it your life

Peter Davison (5th Doctor): you can't take it back. he needs to be rectified. the actor (i feel deathly sorry for him) cannot go back to the world he really wanted, so take back Gallifrey by looking up the companions lives and destroying theirs cuz they are more heartbroken but heartbreakers to you than they are, the show went to the companions lives than it did for the Doctor cuz he is the guide, no. he made the companions, he was a role model. he did not just do, he made to break, that's why he wore celery and patiently played his part like a cricketer. make his companions lives hell cuz they aint better than u.

Colin Baker (6th Doctor): this guy has vengeance but it's like a wakeup call cuz uncannily, the man doesn't see. so it's best to give him a tour of your own living room like he was going to enter a new world because he's a lot like Ariel from the little mermaid discovering what her life is like on land before meeting Prince Eric.

Sylvester McCoy (7th Doctor): he doesn't want you to open the page of the book you're holding in your hand cuz the man hates to think when he's more doing but laughs at you for not doing it because that's where you get your ideas from, like who the fck does he think he is, like even scarily similar to your life, make new stories cuz in every way, he is the ?question mark? that solves itself, he likes to fondle with these things but hates it when new problems surface because he will question the show itself to the fault as the Doctor, he will never quit the role so give him too much problems for the man itself to retire in a grave. he likes to leave it too sharply to know he'll be happy if a man did it very much less for a woman to type all this up to make bad men realise they have a heart. he a mans man but a womans nobody.

Paul McGann (8th Doctor): you won't show up. you won't actually give in. he is the pinnacle of show but hated himself for it, he'd expect a big fat movie and walk.. no. no. no. the man hasn't got a question to dignify except that time is laid out for a man physically so you're not reviving him... and so where his legacy went... after years... he lies in the written language. he doesn't lie in oxygen nor thin air,,, he makes a man question his sexuality much more than a woman can say 'inshaa Allah'. i'm a Muslim woman writing this as a layout for wannabe actors to gain courage to be in a TV show that never expired out of time but kept to date all because he wanted to have sex. sex. what is sex like to you because sex is creation so is writing... outsmart him by forgiving him for the political shit show and go for where it hurts, write like the last time because writing is being, fuck your own heart like you do with all those written messages to a lover you'll never have, what will she/he think of you

Christopher Eccleston (9th Doctor): you have to forget who you are, cuz anger is actually terrifying but the rebirth of it comes with a solid vengeance against God with a truthful reason and that's sincerity, you have had a powerful reason to act because in some way, you were belittled too far and it actually wounded you because of why you act, you don't need a qualification in being when society needs you to actually give into some academic qualification that resulted you in actually being pissed off so you don't need to BBC to justify your reasons to live because who the fuck do they think they are, they got no business in interfering in your life like that of which you want and take it away from you and giving you expectations in working a fucking camera and you have deep family problems that are preventing you from actually buying a camera or having a lack of confidence in directing because the education system does not benefit people that do need it, like the ones who are being bullied.. no. you're being bullied by the higher class twats not actually doing anything to sustain the worldly affairs given to the lower class because the entire world needs to break out of the pyramid scheme because it doesn't fucking exist, outsmart Eccleston by actually fucking your life up for the right people and that is one per every heart there is, he may have had his chance to see it but the story is never over. he may come back but he is not even alone, not in his society, not in yours because he fought for your rights to live by conveniently being the guy everyone wants around because a job can never do you justice except a heart that needed you most.

David Tennant (10th Doctor): he doesn't actually see you or else he would have saved you straight away, he doesn't like you and he doesn't want anything to do with you because you're not his heart, he lives in fiction sincerely and he doesn't like the way you think because it is you who thought of all the aliens he was constantly fighting because he actually wanted to have sex. that's his downfall. he's a pretty bastard trapped in his own petty cycle cuz he is the only Doctor not aware that he's being watched by millions every Saturday night. trap him by setting him up on a downfall he will never escape. reality. he hates not actually receiving attention in real life because in every single way, he is not him. show him up by using your social influence on doing what he could have done in every single way, David is a twat.

(i will continue this on the next post)

[ingravinoveritas]

Hey, it’s me again.. I took a little time off to elaborate all of this, I went through various stages of disappointment, sadness and anger, but now I’m feeling better (even though it left a bitter taste in my mouth).

I did read all of the comments and reblogs to your posts, they made me cry (in a good way!) and I started to feel less alone indeed, a heartfelt thanks goes to them, definitely ❤️ this is what a fandom should be, whether it is Good Omens’ fandom or Neil Gaiman’s fandom (well I hardly see myself becoming part of his fandom now, even though I like some of his works, i.e. The Sandman).

The fact that he’s a writer is the reason why I weighed his words so much, otherwise I would have thought “okay maybe it was a poor choice of words and didn’t mean that”.. He knows exactly what he did instead, he used his skill with words against someone who barely speaks his language. This was unfair and unnecessary on so many levels imo.

About my ask, in my mind this was a point of view that maybe could’ve been useful for him to consider. I asked that in his interest, I mean, at the end of the day it’s his series, not mine. He didn’t even try to understand, instead. The point he’s missing with Staged is that Staged is not any series, it’s a series where the main characters (the two couples, but there’s also Ty in the third season) are supposed to be the actors’ real personalities and relationships (“supposed to”: I know they’re still fictional), so seeing all of them together in a scene of any series (not only Good Omens) would feel like breaking the fourth wall to me. I know it’s not something that everybody would experience, but definitely some people would. The nepotism thing is kind of connected to this, but mostly I’m really concerned about David Tennant being accused of that (the first “joke” was already there at Basingstoke). I mean, if Georgia had accepted the role and Olive had passed the audition, there would have been four members of his family involved (I know Peter Davison is an accomplished actor, but he’s also part of the Tennants family portrait, especially talking about Doctor Who), they’re just two for now, but the fact that Neil said that in a hypothetical season three, he would like to offer Georgia and Anna a part… The risk was there again. Maybe he thought that it would please the fans who always idolise them no matter what; this part of fans is really loud, but that doesn’t mean that they’re the actual majority. Also, this doesn’t mean that I hate them either, I would never do something like this out of hate, I’m not so miserable.

In summary, I just wanted him to read and consider that, I wasn’t really interested in an answer, tbh. It’s not like I was expecting something like “yeah, this is nepotism on my part! Thanks for asking xx” (though… That would’ve been a funnier response). As I said previously, this might have been an impulsive decision, and even a naïve one.

(1/2)

Hello, Anon. I'm back from my work trip and finally not entirely exhausted, so now I can answer your Ask and all of the other Anons still waiting in my inbox.

I'm glad to hear from you again, and that you are feeling better. I very much relate to what you said about having a tendency to blame yourself for everything, because I do the exact same thing. But there is a difference between blame and responsibility, and while you are responsible for choosing to ask Neil that question, you are not to blame for how he chose to respond to it.

You mentioned not being sure what to do now, and thinking about sending him Crowley's line about asking questions (which is also something that I thought of when this whole thing happened). My personal suggestion would be not to message him at all, as there really isn't anything else that can be said and I think it would probably just give you more anxiety worrying about if/how he'd respond again.

The thing to keep in mind is that Neil is who he is. Being a writer does not automatically make someone better or smarter than anyone else--Ernest Hemingway was an abuser and a drunk; Hunter S. Thompson was, well..."LSD-soaked madman" is putting it generously; F. Scott Fitzgerald's relationship with Zelda made Kanye and Kim K. look Amish, and the list goes on--but what I think has happened with Neil is that there is such a hype around who fans perceive him to be...the "image" of Neil Gaiman as opposed to the actual human Neil Gaiman. What we have now had a glimpse of is the actual human, and that for as calm and cool as Neil always seems to come across, there are clearly things that can still ruffle his metaphorical feathers.

I don't know if you've visited Neil's blog again, by the way, but just a few days ago, he responded to this Ask which I and everyone else who read it would most definitely categorize as "creepy"...and yet he answered it and did not call that person out the way he did with you. What that tells me is that what happened with you was not because of anything you did, but because Neil read it the way he did. And there could be so many other factors at play as well--the fact that he is in the middle of a divorce, the effects of the Writers' Strike and what that will potentially mean for GO 2--that ultimately contributed to his mindset while answering.

The other thing I will say is that I've already seen part of your concerns come to life, as following the release of the GO 2 opening credits, some fans were insisting that the order of David and Michael's names in the sequence and David's name supposedly appearing first (as opposed to Michael's in the S1 credits) was a reference to Staged:

In actuality, both David and Michael's names appear at the same time (but Michael's is less visible due to being in the sky). Neil even seemed to confirm this when someone recently asked about it. Not only that, he did not mention anything about Staged at all, which in all likelihood means it was probably not a specific reference. But seeing fans rush to this conclusion seemingly validates what we've been saying all along, and when I saw it, I immediately felt annoyed. For me, Good Omens and Staged are two very different things, as well as entirely separate things, and I categorically do not like the feeling of looking at anything related to GO and thinking of Staged. Only my opinion, of course, but there it is.

Finally, regarding the nepotism situation, one thing I've also noticed is people saying that this is somehow brand new, or that no one cared before GO 2. As I've mentioned previously, I became a fan of Michael's and "got into" him before I did David, so I will fully admit to being less knowledgeable around the nepotism issues there (Ty in ATWI80D, Georgia getting a part in DW because of Peter, then producing YM&H). But I can say with absolute certainty that concerns of nepotism with Anna were being voiced years ago, as far back as the first season of Staged and then right through to her being in Last Train to Christmas in 2021. So this is not remotely anything new, nor related only to GO, but to every role AL has had (Staged, LTTC, and Sandman), all of which she has gotten because of Michael.

I would also encourage people to read this post from last year on @invisibleicewands' blog for some very insightful tea about nepotism. One commenter is a former actor and shared some extremely interesting information in the notes in particular, of which I'd like to share a few:

I'm very willing to bet that all of the above--especially the part about casting directors and casting practices--are things Neil already knows, and are at least part of what caused his disproportionate response to your question. Because if this is something well-known and common to the industry, you are very likely not at all the first person who has brought this up to him, as well as the fact that four members of the same family (David, Ty, Peter, Georgia) nearly ended up in the same season of one show (GO season 2).

Could Neil have had enough and just snapped? Sure. We all have our limits, our quota of what we can handle at any given time, in any given day. And he would have absolutely been well within his rights to ignore your question entirely. That he read it as being "not in good faith" tells me this is a subject that's come up before, and has led to him being on the defensive. Which, again...also understandable. But the fact that Neil--who is a writer, who has spent an untold amount of his life writing about all sorts of things in painstakingly detail-- couldn't parse a fan asking a genuine question or distinguish it from an attack is not okay, and neither was his choice to respond so condescendingly and set you up as a target for the larger fandom.

But you already know all this, Anon, so let me stop before I repeat myself too much. I am just glad that you decided to write to me again, and that you took such comfort from both my words and the folks who commented on my post. I am sorry that the whole thing has left such a bitter taste in your mouth (though understandably so), but with all the wonderful new things we've gotten in the last few days (opening credits, the new poster), that thankfully gives us happy things to focus on instead.

Sending you lots of love again and the hope that you will continue to feel better and not let this take away your excitement for GO 2 entirely. Thanks for writing in! x

[redrobin-detective]

What is the weirdest thing in Doctor Who? (This is a hard question, There are too many options)

We are introduced to our lovable kindly looking old man protagonist, The First Doctor, by him kidnapping school teachers and trying to murder a caveman with a rock.

Jamie, an 18th century highlander and the second Doctor's BFF at the time, got his face taken away and the doctor had to rearrange it and fucked up so badly Jamie had a different actor the rest of the episode.

The stranded on Earth Third Doctor was in a threeway btw his TARDIS and Bessie, the neon yellow car. Also first multidoctor story, he calls his second self a "clown" and they bicker most of the time.

The Fourth Doctor doing whatever this is

The production staff found an abandoned robot in the trash made it into a companion but they were pretty sure the robot, named Kamellion, was haunted. Thing never worked right and Peter Davison, the Fifth Doctor said he had to work at being sad when the robot died. (Five lost a lot of companions, first long term companion death was a boy named Adric who loved maths)

Sixth Doctor got bullied by his companion, Mel, to exercise and drink carrot juice. Also bickered with the Second Doctor

The Seventh Doctor got shot in a gang war and ended up regenerating in the morgue with no memory.

Eight had one (1) TV movie in the 90s wearing a bad wig but has had so many adventures in the Big Finish audios. He has appeared on TV twice since then and fans lose their minds every time.

The Doctor who fought in the time war hated himself so much he didn't consider himself a 'Doctor' and thus isn't given an official number so he's just called War or War Doctor.

The Ninth Doctor decided the great first trip for his 19 year old new companion was the end of the earth. Toxic by Brittney Spears is played as a ceremonial song while the Earth burns.

Ten lost a hand in his first episode, it grew back but he carried the disembodied hand for ages until he siphoned off regeneration energy and it grew into a new Doctor who made out with Rose

Eleven married his married companions' kidnapped, brainwashed adult child atop a pyramid in a disintegrating timeline inside a large robot version of himself.

Twelve discovered that the moon is an egg.

Thirteen watched the Master as Rasputin dance to Rasputin by Boney M surrounded by Dalek and TimeLord/Cybermen with strobe lights and effects before he takes over her body.

[theemeraldforestscrapbook]

I just hope Chris Chibnall or people around him don't wander into forums or comment sections tonight. So many people calling him useless and talentless and using his name as a shorthand to mean terrible (all in comparison to Russell T Davies). I think RTD is brilliant, but there's also a lot of stuff I like about Chibnall's era too. He doesn't deserve the levels of hate I'm seeing, not in the slightest. I love Doctor Who because there are so many flavours of it, under that one umbrella title. Depending on mood, I can dive into 60s black and white 'B movie' style of Doctor Who or I can hang out in the English countryside with UNIT. I can also get my folk horror fix with the Third and Fourth Doctors). I can get lost in the JRPG-like soundtracks of the early 80s, or have an absolutely ace time enjoying that crisp and unique late 80s/early 90s video feel, scored by deliciously heavy and bass-y synth music. Then there's 1000s of audio plays to choose from that recreate various eras, which can also shine a spotlight on the tiniest, often forgotten corners of the show's universe. My favourite of the post 2005 era is in fact series 10 - Steven Moffat's last series as show runner. But I love and rewatch episodes from the entire 60-year run. No doubt I'll fancy a Jodie Whittaker episode one day, or maybe a Peter Davison the next. They all have their unique qualities and appeals. I just can't get behind this side taking, mud slinging, vitriol spewing hatred of anything that doesn't align with any given person's idea of what is or isn't good Doctor Who. So many things can and have been done with the concept, and that will forever be a positive thing for me.

[bunnywand]

ok, thoughts on the new doctor who episode now i’ve had time 2 let it sink in a bit!! 🥳

first of all, that was fucking brilliant!! definitely the most i’ve enjoyed a new doctor who episode in a while, and i’m so glad jodie got to have a good send off, apart from some wonky writing i’ve rly enjoyed her portrayal of the doctor, and it’s what she deserves 🥹

but it’s hard to say that without also saying that it’s frustrating in a way, cos it goes to show that chris chibnall rly Can write good doctor who.. so it’s a shame i haven’t enjoyed all the rest of his era that much, like it could have been So good if it was all on that level!! like, i haven’t Hated this era, but it’s just disappointing how it didn’t all fully live up to it’s potential 😔

but onto the good stuff: first off, dan’s departure was done v well, it felt v realistic for him to leave after that, and i suppose it was never gonna be the biggest thing in the world cos he hadn’t been a companion for long 😅

altho one more negative, again, dan’s departure after just a few episodes did So much more for me than when ryan and graham left, and they’d been companions for 2 whole series?? like their departure was just.. so flat to me, and even after 2 series i still didn’t feel emotionally connected to them all that much 😬 but yeah, ugh, that’s not rly got much 2 do w/ this episode 😭

ace and tegan’s return was handled rly well, and it was great to see them back!! i was a bit worried like, with So many characters in this episode that it’d feel too bloated and messy (like some of the other episodes this era w/ too many characters in 😅) but no, it worked well, and was all i could ask for!!

storywise, it was Incredibly fun, which is what i want most from doctor who, and also well paced imo, much better than some of the frenetic flux episodes, and the trainwreck of “legend of the sea devils” 😭

the master was fantastic, as he has been in all his episodes, sacha dhawan was Genius casting and i hope we get to see his master again someday

peter davison, colin baker and sylvester mccoy returned was leaked months ago, so i wasn’t surprised by their return, but it was still a joy to see them back, especially w/ 5’s interaction with tegan, and 7’s with ace 🥺

david bradley returning as the 1st doctor was a surprise tho, and so was fucking PAUL MCGANN??! 🤯 i will Never not want more of 8 🥹

the only one minor criticism i do have is the doctor’s death wasn’t.. anything especially special?? 😅 i’m not even fully sure what happened, the master had a remote control that.. turned the laser to blast at her i guess?? but still, not that much of a biggie 🤔

yaz’s final scene with the doctor rly hit the mark too 🥺 i wasn’t sure exactly how they were gonna get her to leave satisfactorily?? but nope, that did it!! and it’s always open for her to return one day, which is nice 😌

it was also nice seeing graham again, even if i didn’t enjoy his departure before that much!! and his scene w/ ace and the psychic paper in the volcano was gr8, they had a surprisingly good dynamic in that little scene 😭

i wonder where ryan was tho?? i thought he was rumoured to be in it too, but nope, not in it at all?? 😧 i wonder if tosin cole was just unavailable or s/t??

and that support group scene!!!! mel!! jo grant!! ian chesterton!!!!! fantastic they finally managed to get william russell back, considering he’s 97 now 🥹 obviously a little fanservicey cameo fest there, but it’s still always so nice to see classic who companions back again 🤧

so finally.. the regeneration into tennant?! 🤯 i called it about 7 months ago, when it was first rumoured david tennant was returning that it was gonna end with “what?? what?! WHAT??!” 😅 but what’s interesting to note is that after the episode aired, the bbc posted an article saying he’s actually gonna be The 14th doctor, and ncuti gatwa will be the 15th?? 😧 so that’s a surprising development, i’d assumed ncuti was gonna be the 14th, and david was just gonna be like, an unnumbered doctor, just around for the specials?? but then it looks like ncuti is gonna be in the specials too so..?? lots to think abt there 😳 just a shame they’re so fucking long away, i was hoping there’d still be a christmas/new year special, and the other 2 specials would then be spaced out over 2023 😔

and.. that’s abt all i think, or at least all i can think of rn?? might add more if i think of anything else, but all in all, rly enjoyable and a gr8 final episode for 13, which i’m rly happy abt!! 🥰

[weedle-testaburger]

And now, events from Doctor Who’s production history that really sound like shitposts but aren't

the original creator actively fought for them to not make the first dalek story because he thought they were ‘bug-eyed monsters’

william hartnell came up with ideas of what every button on the tardis console did and would rant at directors if they told him to press the wrong one

two of the 60s dalek episodes only exist because they were found in the basement of a mormon church in london (i didn’t know that was a thing either)

they filmed an episode set in the tibetan mountains in north wales

they almost greenlit a story where the doctor ‘spanks the feminism out of his companion’

the eyepatch story, if you know you know

jon pertwee hated the daleks because he felt like they upstaged him, but he had more dalek stories than any doctor until david tennant

to make giant radioactive maggots for one story they inflated condoms

originally the sontarans' name was going to be pronounced 'SON-tar-an' rather than 'son-TAR-an' but the actor playing the first one said 'I'm from the fucking place, I know how to say it'

when he got the role of the doctor, tom baker was working on a building site

the 'morbius doctors' everyone lost their shit about after the ruth doctor was revealed were just eight of the behind the scenes crew dressing up as an easter egg

while they were waiting for the k9 prop to be finished, in rehearsals his voice actor used to go round on all fours in rehearsals

speaking of dogs, tom baker once pissed off another actor's dog so badly it made it take a big bite out of his lip and they had to shoot him from the other side for almost a whole story

when they brought back davros the first time, they couldn't get the same actor or make a new mask, so they just took the old mask out of storage and stuck it on the new actor

when they hired a superfan as the continuity advisor, he bottomed for the producer

they put question marks on the doctor's shirt collars on the assumption they could sell shirts like that to fans

they tried to get adric's actor to dance once, but he just couldn't so they sat him at a table eating cake (goals honestly)

colin baker got cast in a peter davison era story and they told him he was overacting a bit and that 'the show's called doctor who not the bloke who's the guard in the background', but he made everyone laugh at a wedding party and that convinced the producer to make him the doctor

there's a sequence where a dalek was supposed to catch the doctor at the end of a corridor and since someone went down the wrong one, the va just went 'EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE! ...BUGGER, I'VE LOST EM!'

when the bbc tried to cancel the show they put out a protest record that was like do they know it's christmas but complaining about doctor who getting cancelled

they tried to cast david bowie as one of the villains in peter davison's last story

they actually did cast brian blessed in one of colin baker's last stories, and when he forgot his last line during an elaborate action sequence he instead said 'RIGHT, LET'S FIND THE FUCKERONS!'

the last script editor got the job by saying he wanted to use the show to bring down thatcher

since they fired colin baker and then had to do a regeneration scene, they stuck sylvester mccoy in a blonde wig and put a bad cg effect over his face

when they were doing special effects explosions for the last dalek story they caused such a big explosion the police and fire engines arrived thinking it was a terrorist attack, and then 3 daleks came out of the smoke towards them

one of the last stories was almost cancelled and they had to do filming for it inside a tent in the car park of the studio where they film eastenders

originally instead of doctor who: the movie, some of the ideas pitched for a revival of the series included the doctor and the master being brothers looking for their father 'ulysses' and the doctor having a bulldog called winston as a companion

[terastalungrad]

I really like Doctor Who's Timeless Child retcon.

Lots of people hate it. I've heard a lot of reasons. The only criticism I'm willing to accept is, "I didn't enjoy the episode in which it was revealed".

But otherwise - come on! It's great!

Did we love the idea that the Doctor's always a white man? No we did not. Well, guess what - she wasn't. White men were the exception rather than the norm.

Did we love the idea that the Doctor was a Time Lord? She's still a Time Lord. Did we love that she was Gallifreyan? She was raised on Gallifrey, so she's still Gallifreyan in that sense.

"I don't like that it makes the Doctor special!" Well, she IS special. That ship had already sailed. She's the Oncoming Storm, the madman in a box. She makes whole armies turn and run, and swaggers back to her Tardis and opens the doors with a snap of her fingers.

What this really does is make the Time Lords less special. And that's great! They're colonialists. I love the idea that regeneration - their greatest trick, on which their civilisation is built - was stolen from an innocent.

Here's a criticism I've heard - "What's the point in a retcon like this? It's not like we're going to get any good stories out of it." Which seems strange to me, because it's already led to Fugitive of the Judoon, one of the best-received episodes of Jodie Whittaker's era.

But also ... since when has Doctor Who limited itself to lore that exists solely to set up good stories? Doctor Who's full of wild, imaginative details that are there for the audience to build their headcanons.

It also fits so well with everything we've seen. It allows the pre-Hartnell Doctors from The Brain of Morbius to co-exist with the Peter Davison Doctor's belief that he's only the fifth Doctor.

People point to Time of the Doctor as a story that's inconsistent now, but that's easy to fix. The Matt Smith Doctor genuinely believes he's run out of regenerations. He believes he's only able to regenerated because the Time Lords grant him a new cycle. But there's no evidence he's correct on either count.

People point to Name of the Doctor as a story that's inconsistent now, because surely Clara would have seen earlier Doctors. Which also seems fine to me. She only sees the John Hurt Doctor at the very end, so clearly it's possible to hide much of the Doctor's timeline from her. And Jo Martin isn't just being hidden by the Doctor - she's been hidden FROM the Doctor!

So, I love it. The Doctor is far older than she ever knew. Even she doesn't know where she's from. Nobody does. The Time Lords lied to her, exploited her ... and she rebelled. She stole a Tardis and ran away. Probably more than once. Her memories were wiped time and again. Her past is wildly inconsistent.

But she's still the Doctor. And ultimately, that's all that matters.

[thealmightyemprex]

THoughts on each Doctor

(Only counting numbered Doctors ,so no Peter Cushing or John Hurt )

William Hartnell :WEirdly the classic doctor I have seen the most of (I am one of those idiots who tried to watch the show in order ) .Not my favorite,bit of a grump but has his lovable moments

PAtrick Troughton: Love him as an actor and totally see why he is the second most iconic classic doctor .I find him enjoyable

Jon Pertwee :FAvorite classic Doctor despite not seeing all his stories ,he's the action man doctor and I ADORE his outfits

Tom Baker:CLASSIC ICONIC THIRD FAVORITE CLASSIC DOCTOR

Peter Davison: He's nice ...Just Nice

Colin Baker.....heheheh SOOOOOOOOO I havent actually seen or listened to any Colin Baker stories .Plan on listening to his audio dramas .Will say I both love and hate his outfit

Sylvester Mccoy : I havent seen a LOT of him,but enough to know I AODRE this chessmaster posing as a silly clown

Paul Mcgann : Wish he had more then the movie,really want to check out his audio dramas

Christopher Eccleston :FAVORITE DOCTOR

David Tennent :Favorite when I was younger,still have a soft spot for him

Matt Smith :He's fine .Dont love him but he's good

Peter Capaldi:Seen a few episodes and I am not sure how I feel about him

Jodie Whitticker :No oppinion havent seen any of her stories ,but been thinking about checking out an episode of hers

@metropolitan-mutant-of-ark @amalthea9 @ariel-seagull-wings

[neil-gaiman]

Hello, Mr. Gaiman,

First off, I am a huge fan of Good Omens and I am utterly thrilled that we are getting a second series - it's something to look forward to in this mad world we live in right now! I've watched series 1 multiple times and it's brought me a lot of joy, so thank you for bringing it to fruition!

Secondly, I just wanted to say thank you to you for two things:

1) Thank you for standing up for David Tennant when Amazon didn't want to cast him as Crowley in GO. He is perfect casting and inhabits that character beautifully. I'll never understand why he's seemingly overlooked so frequently by casting directors when he's such an immense talent, so thank you for going to bat for him! And I'm really sorry to hear that you got inundated with hateful messages after casting him and Michael. Thank you for sticking around on this site regardless.

2) And thank you for speaking up and defending DT and his family. It would make me immeasurably sad if David and his family members ever felt like they *couldn't* work together for fear of being accused of nepotism or who knows what. The idea that, apparently, none of David's family - including Peter Davison! - are able to get parts on their own (considerable) acting merits is ludicrous and a sad reflection on today's society, in my opinion. They are all fantastically talented, and I hope they continue to get cast in things together (what could be better than spending every day at work with your loved ones?!) and are judged on their talents rather than who they are related to. I've got everything crossed for a series 3, and I would love to see Georgia and Anna amongst the cast!

You are so welcome.

[leverage-ot3]

notable moments from The Mile High Job

leverage 1.08

Nate: We need a key card.

Eliot: And I hate to say it, but you know who we could really use --

Nate: Don't even say his name. I don't want it spoken aloud

eliot begrudgingly admitting they could use hardison because although they may bicker all the time, he knows to appreciate him

- - - - - 

[Leverage Headquarters]

(Hardison is watching a microwave, which dings)

Hardison: Yeah, buddy!

(he tries to pick up the pizza pocket but it is too hot and he drops it)

Hardison: Damn it!

(he blows on it and picks it up to eat it, then takes a watering can and heads out of the kitchen)

why do we (and parker and eliot) love this fucking idiot so damn much ???

- - - - - 

(Hardison walks through the offices watering plants)

he’s such a nester + he’s probably watering parker’s plant too which is adorable

- - - - - 

Eliot: All right.

(open the door to the hall to find Parker waiting)

Parker: So, what are we waiting for?

Eliot: How does she do this?

Nate: I don't even ask anymore.

Hardison: Don't bother with the stairs. I got you a ride down.

(elevator dings and they enter)

we love to see parker defying all laws of physics and logic and the team being baffled by it e v e r y time

- - - - - 

(Nate, Parker and Eliot run into the lobby, headed for the door)

Nate: No, it’s right behind us, it’s right behind us!

(guards put their hands on their guns)

Parker: It’s furry, it’s big, it’s chasing us, get down now!

(they grab Sophie on the way out the door, leaving the guards confused)

Nate: Come on, we need to get to the airport, now!

that’s actually a really clever way to escape a situation ??? it was very effective to distract the guards ???

- - - - - 

Hardison: What I.D.s have you got on you?

[LAX Airport]

Nate: Let's see...

(team begins looking through their pockets)

Nate: We got, Peter Davison, Sylvester McCoy, and I have a Tom Baker. Yeah.

Sophie: Ooh, yeah, I have a Baker. Sarah Jane.

[Leverage Headquarters]

Hardison: Perfect. I now pronounce you man and wife. (typing on keyboard) Now go on and kiss that bride.

[LAX Airport]

(Sophie hands Nate a ring that he places on her finger)

hardison bases their ids on doctor who characters, what a fucking nerd

also, we gonna talk about how sophie carries a bunch of different wedding rings with her at all times or ???

- - - - - 

Sophie: How did you both know there'd be an extra uniform in the bag?

Nate: Everyone knows flight attendants are required to carry extra uniforms in case they get called to work unexpectedly.

Eliot: Or if something happens to the one that they're already wearing.

Sophie: How does "everyone" know that?

Nate: Worked airport security.

Eliot: Slept with a flight attendant

sophie being exhausted + eliot never mentioned the gender of the flight attendant so let my bi heart dream okay

- - - - - 

(security guard opens Nate’s luggage to find many BSDM items inside. Nate gives Sophie a look)

Sophie: What? We needed luggage. Lost and found.

Nate: You didn't check the bag first?

Sophie: We were in a bit of a hurry. (to guard) Yeah. Cuffs are his. Whip's mine. (slaps Nate’s butt) Second honeymoon.

Eliot (picking up his bag): Idiots.

me watching this scene: part horrified part secondhand embarrassed 

- - - - - 

Hardison (on computer): Let's see what we can learn about Nathan Ford today. Online poker? Online chess? Sudoku. Crossword. What... Damn. Somebody needs to get laid.

y i k e s

- - - - - 

[Coach]

(Parker on P.A. while another stewardess demonstrates)

Parker: Place the mask over your mouth and nose and breathe normally. In the event of a water landing, your seat cushion can be used as a flotation device. But let's face it, if this thing goes down in the water, more than likely the impact will kill you. 

(Eliot grabs the bridge of his nose while the other passengers get alarmed)

Parker: Please take a moment to locate the nearest emergency exits, because if this plane's on fire, you're gonna want to get out quick. Jet fuel burns at over 1,000 degrees. That's hot, folks.

Eliot: All right, Nate. We're here. Now what?

eliot looks exhausted like 300 different times during this episode

+ bless the other flight attendant that just carried on with the crazy white chick being crazy over the speaker 

- - - - - 

poor eliot with the guy sleeping on him, he’s so exhausted already lmao

- - - - - 

Steve: Nothing. It’s just... I could've sworn I saw a maintenance guy get in that elevator.

Hardison: A- A maintenance guy? Wow. Real nice. I bet you think we all look alike.

Steve: That's not what I meant.

Hardison: You know what -- If I have to go to one more of those damn sensitivity seminars, I know who I’m blaming.

Steve: No, no, no.

Hardison: I know who I’m blaming.

Steve: It's not what I meant.

Hardison: I blame you! You! (walks away)

hardison using societal tendencies of racism is iconic every (every) time

- - - - - 

(Eliot gets up and begins going through luggage in the overhead racks. One of the passengers watches him suspiciously)

Eliot (to passenger): Can I help you with something? Watch the movie.

what would you even do in this situation ???

- - - - - 

Marissa: I know. It's just -- It's like a placebo effect. It's not really working, but it makes you feel better anyway.

Parker: Yeah? So, when's that supposed to kick in? (she moves forward) Look. Flying isn't really all that scary when you think about it. I mean, there are a lot more likely ways to die than on a plane. Car crash, house fire, electrocution, drowning, autoerotic asphyxiation. I mean, the fact is, death haunts us every day. No matter where we are.

(Parker smiles and moves away)

Y I K E S

- - - - - 

Hardison: You kidding? Did you get the new expansion pack? Woman, I was up all night. Now, look, I mean “Burning Crusade" was great, but this new one is mind-blowing.

Nate: Hardison…

[First Class]

Nate: …you bailed on the job because you were up all night playing a game?

[Genogrow Break Room]

(Hardison turns aside and opens a cabinet door to hide his face)

Hardison: First off, "game" is hardly adequate, okay

hardison is DONE with them not taking his “games” seriously ,,, also LMFAO that’s why he was late 

- - - - - 

Hardison (opens door): The meeting's starting, sir. (closes door)

Haldeman: What meeting? (sighs and puts on his jacket)

that is such an effective tactic tho ???

- - - - - 

Parker: Hatbox full of Euros, pouch of uncut diamonds, and a stolen Stradivarius. Now, I’ve never lifted one of those.

Nate: Parker..

let! her! steal! it!

- - - - - 

Eliot: Ms. Devins, those payments were not made in error. They were bribes. He was trying to pay off the researchers so they would not testify.

Marissa: What are you talking about? What the hell is going on here?

(Parker sits down next to Marissa)

Parker: The guy in 1D wants to kill you. Ginger ale?

Eliot: Just – sh-she--

that poor lady is NOT having a good time

also eliot looks sO DONE WITH PARKER LMFAO

- - - - - 

Eliot: Erlick's a pro. He had a ceramic knife. If anything was going down, he'd sniff 'em out when he saw them coming.

Nate: How would they do it?

Eliot: Easiest way? Take 'em out in transit.

Sophie: You mean bring down the plane they're on?

(everyone looks at her pointedly)

Sophie: You mean bring down the plane we're on?

Nate: Yeah

that’s interesting meta to know but we hate to see it

- - - - - 

Nate: Okay, Parker, I -- Parker, I need you – (to Eliot) All right, we got to talk to Erlick now.

[Plane Bathroom]

(Dan is still unconscious on the toilet as Eliot and Nate come in)

Nate: Geez!

Eliot (patting Dan on the face): Hey!

(Dan does not stir, Eliot sighs)

Eliot: When I knock people out, they tend to stay knocked out.

Nate: Hey!

(Nate taps the guy on the face)

Nate: Luggage tags.

(they search Dan’s clothes and take his luggage tags. Eliot grabs the ceramic knife before they leave the bathroom)

eliot doesn’t fuck around lmao

also he did the flippy thing with the knife

- - - - - 

Hardison: Parker, the device you found -- is it anywhere near an orange box?

Parker: Yeah.

[Haldeman’s Office]

Hardison: Oh, god. They tapped into the black box.

[Cargo Hold]

Parker: No, no, it's not black. It's orange.

[Haldeman’s Office]

Hardison: Yeah, the black boxes, they're orange.

[Cargo Hold]

Hardison: Makes them easier to find in the debris.

Parker: Oh. Oh…

[Haldeman’s Office]

Hardison: They've hacked into the flight's computer, which means they have access to the system, which means they can spoof the black-Box data all at the same time.

[Cargo Hold]

Parker: Crash the plane without anyone knowing it was sabotaged.

[Haldeman’s Office]

Hardison: Exactly

that’s terrifying

- - - - - 

Nate: Listen to me!

[Haldeman’s Office]

Nate: You can do this! I trust you!

(Hardison looking very unsure of himself)

[Cockpit]

Nate: No matter how many times you goof off or screw up, you always come through in the clutch.

[Haldeman’s Office]

Nate: You're the only guy I can count on in a situation like this.

Hardison (cracks his neck): You know what? I-I-you... You're right. 

You're right. I got this.

[Cockpit]

Nate: Yes! Yes! Yes, you can!

Hardison: You're right. You're -- I'm the man.

[Cargo Hold]

Hardison: I'm the man. I got this. I'm gonna do this.

hardison is amazing and they need to appreciate him more

- - - - - 

[First Class]

(Nate and Eliot stumble into seats and belt up)

Nate: Sophie?

[Coach]

Sophie: Yes?

[First Class]

Nate: You okay?

[Coach]

Sophie: Yeah. You?

[First Class]

Nate: Ask me again in 10 minutes.

[Coach]

Sophie: You're gonna remember this one, aren't you?

[First Class]

Nate: Oh yeah.

everyone else on the comms: ,,, y’all have to flirt right this second ???

- - - - - 

[Haldeman’s Office]

(Hardison watching footage on the Internet of the plane landing)

Announcer (on monitor): …emergency landing on the seven mile bridge…

Hardison: Whoa! (gets up and dances) Baby! Unh! Age of the geek! Smooth! Too smooth! Lord, I was so scared, I wanted to cry, call my mama. Y'all cool? Y’all cool?

Nate: Yes, cool.

Hardison: Family. All right.

hardison is baby + HE CALLED THEM HIS FAMILY !!!

[natequarter]

💎💔💢 DOCTOR WHO FOR THE ASK GAME

💎: are there any fun facts or trivia that you would like to share?

so in the 80s there was this fucking cursed robot. the only guy who knew how to operate it died. peter davison was actually glad when kamelion died because he hated the prop so much

💔: tell us about one of your LEAST favorite characters and why you dislike them.

CHRIS CWEJ he's so fucking irritating. he's literally just some guy. would love to see him in the pits of despair

(he didn't do anything wrong i just find him really, really annoying)

💢: what do you NOT like about your hyperfixation? is there something you would want to change about it?

would be nice if it weren't so racist at times

(link)

[amalthea9]

30 DAY MOVIE CHALLENGE

Tagged by @cinefantastiquemitho

Day 01 - Your favorite movie

I don't have just one haha but I can name ones that mean a ton to me:

The Last Unicorn, Treasure Planet, Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Lord of the Rings, The Princess Bride

Day 02 - The last movie you watched

Peter Hall's 1968 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream 

Day 03 - Your favorite action/adventure movie

Van Helsing? It's got fight scenes lol

Day 04 - Your favorite horror movie

Hellraiser and Hellraiser III

Day 05 - Your favorite drama movie

Never been into drama films cuz i have enough sad in my life.

If the 1991 Hamlet counts I would say that one.

Day 06 - Your favorite comedy movie

Galaxy Quest

Day 07 - A movie that makes you happy

Besides the ones I listed in favorites, I'll say Disney's Moana

Day 08 - A movie that makes you sad

I Am Legend because he has to kill his dog.

Day 09 - A movie that you know practically the whole script of

The Princess Bride

Day 10 - Your favorite director

Kenneth Branagh

Day 11 - Your favorite movie from your childhood

The Swan Princess

Day 12 - Your favorite animated movie

The Last Unicorn, Treasure Planet, Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame

Day 13 - A movie that you used to love but now hate

Can't think of one.

Day 14 - Your favorite quote from any movie

"There are no happy endings. Because nothing ends." -Schmemdrick the magician

Day 15 - The first movie you saw in theaters

Possibly Disney's Aladdin? Or Lion King, not sure

Day 16 - The last movie you saw in theaters

Joker

Day 17 - The best movie you saw during the last year

Bill and Ted Face the Music. Seriously, it was so wholesome, we needed it this year.

Day 18 - A movie that disappointed you the most

As much as I love the trilogy, The Two Towers will forever make me  

Day 19 - Your favorite actor:

I don't have a favorite actor, as those who know me well know well lol!

But I can list a few that have impacted/blessed my life and who I adore and crush on always:

Sir Ian Holm(I miss you so much)

Patrick Troughton(I miss you too)

Colin Baker

David Warner

Tom Hiddleston 

Peter Davison

Peter Capaldi

David Tennant

Doug Bradley

Day 20 - Your favorite actress:

Again can't pick just one, so here's a few that come to mind that I adore:

Emma Thompson

Salma Hayek

Cate Blanchette

Evangeline Lily (my biggest female crush)

Lucy Lawless(first female crush ever)

Gwendoline Christie

Day 21 - The most overrated movie:

Dunno about most overrated but the Twilight movies...absolute garbage in my opinion.

Day 22 - The most underrated movie:

As a Disney fan, both Treasure Planet and Atlantis are SEVERELY underrated.

Day 23 - Your favorite character from any movie:

I'm incapable of just one. If I try to make a list, more will come to mind. But those who come to mind right now are:

Schmendrick the Magician

Inigo Montoya

Pinhead

Treasure Planet's Long John Silver

Disney's Quasimodo

Day 24 - Favorite documentary:

Any documentary that covers any English monarch from Henry Plantagenant to Richard III is a favorite.

Day 25 - A movie that no one would expect you to love:

 That's tough because everyone who knows me knows my spectrum of films goes from Barbie movies to horror. So I can't think of one.

Day 26 - A movie that is a guilty pleasure

I guess The Swan Princess sequels two and three. Because they are shit but goddammit I grew up with them and seeing them makes me remember a simpler and happier time.

Day 27 - Favorite classic movie:

Errol Flynn's The Adventures of Robin Hood

Day 28 - Movie with the best soundtrack:

Kenneth Branagh's Henry V

The Lord of the Rings (all of them)

Day 29 - A movie that changed your opinion about something:

WAY back in 2005 to 2009, I worked at Blockbuster. I remember renting Transamerica(2005). Back then, I was still a Christian and had been raised to think less of the LGBTQ community.. but that film, being about a transgender woman and her journey, helped open my eyes to how wrong it was to see 'them as anything other than the same as me.

Day 30 - Your least favorite movie:

I've got a lot but I will say that one's I'll never watch again are the Twilight saga(Never saw the last installment because by then I was sick of it), and any film that has male entitlement or misogyny glorified. I can’t really enjoy Dogma anymore because it’s got male entitlement in it.