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tonystarklordofwinterfell:

So, I was at lunch with a friend and his sister after seeing ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, catching up on stuff and talk turned to the new series of Doctor Who – our expectations, Peter Capaldi, Jenna possibly leaving, the Matt Smith era – and his sister suddenly raises an interesting point.

“Isn’t the Matt Smith era kind of similar to Twilight?”

This caused both my friend and I to pause, and look at each other with a similar expression of puzzlement.

“Yeah – I mean the storyline is very similar,” she continued “The main female character has to choose between two men from different races, makes her choice and has baby. Baby grows up abnormally fast, and ends up marrying the other man.”

Despite how this theory glosses over some of the plot, it still kind of stunned me as I realisation slowly dawned on me.

I had watched a sci-fi variant of Twilight.

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classicwhocatchup:

Doctor in Distress

Back in 1985 this song was released to protest against the fact that Doctor Who was going on hiatus. Some Doctor Who alumni (Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, Nicholas Courtney and Anthony Ainley) sing the history of the show alongside some actual pop stars who were (sort of) popular at the time. These include Bobby G (Bucks Fizz), Justin Hayward and John Lodge (The Moody Blues), Rick Buckler (The Jam) and Warren Cann (Ultravox). 

I think virtually anyone with intact ears would agree this is an awful song. As a piece of music, it is dreadful. However, it is quite pleasing from a Doctor Who fan’s perspective- it makes you feel warm inside. And embarrassed.

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)