The Time of the Doctor - Meta/Review

Finally got around to seeing the Doctor Who Christmas special - being unable to see it over the holidays due to being with family.

Mixed feelings regarding the episode. I can see why a lot of RT Davies fans (including the former minister of my church who was whining about Moffat on Face Book) aren't Stephen Moffat fans - the two have quite different writing styles. ( Read more... )

In addition, you have the contrasting acting styles of Matt Smith (the Eleventh or is that Twelth Doctor - even the Doctor appears to be confused on this point) and David Tennant (10th Doctor). ( Read more... )

Time of the Doctor Review

Anywho...that said, I did like the episode. Particularly the ending...where The Doctor tells Clara in response to her plea not to change or in her view "die":

Times Change, so must I. We all change when you think about it. We're all different people all through our lives. And that's okay. That's good. You've got to keep moving so long as you remember all the people you used to be. I will not forget one line of this, I swear. I will always remember when the Doctor was me.

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As 2013 winds down...end of the year accountings..

1. Another shameless plug: The The January Talking Meme is up and running. Over half of the month is still available. (Although to be honest, I won't mind all that much if you don't fill it up.)
If there is anything that you are wildly curious or just mildly curious about - here's your chance. If you are like me and drawing a blank: Topics can range from world religions, mythology, various television series (Buffy, Doctor Who, OUAT, BSG, Lost, Vamp Diaries, Arrow, The Good Wife, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, Grey's Anatomy, Whedon vs. Shondra Rimes, comic books, etc), books, poetry, cats, siblings, fandom, music (the Who vs. the Rolling Stones vs. The Beatles), letters vs. the internet...to just about anything really. This is a clever little meme.

(Which reminds me, I need to go through my flist and pick topics for their memes. Coming up with a topic for someone else to discuss is not as easy as it looks. That's a challenge in of itself. Which makes this meme fascinating.)

2. 2013. This was a roller-coaster of a year for me.
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Happy New Year. Although I'm thinking I'll most likely be posting again tonight.

January Talking Meme

This is on lj, but in case you are only on DreadWidth...here's the January Talking Meme, and I'm willing to post it on both:

January Talking Meme
Couldn't do this in December, plus this sort of thing goes against my lj writing style - aka spontaneous (writing on demand not exactly my forte). But if you are so inclined, pick a date below and give me a topic. It can be anything from fandom, life (well really just on the Whedon fandom, with some forays into comic, Doctor Who, OUAT, and BSG fandoms), the universe, or everything. Obviously if you pick something I know about, I'm likely to talk longer. (Although I tend to be naturally verbose anyhow...)

Topics: you can get an idea from my tags. It can be anything - music, fandom, tv shows, movies, etc. More specific the better, obviously. And picking a topic can be almost as challenging as writing about it. Pick a date and topic no one else has chosen. I'll update both lists on both sites.

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