Sunday, September 29, 2013

Emily's Lists: Four Reactions To Peter Capaldi Being The Next Doctor


Posted by Emily Sizemore

So by now, we all know the next doctor is Peter Capaldi. Even if you didn't watch the live reveal, the
Internet practically exploded and if you ask someone to name all the actors that have played the Doctor Peter Capaldi is now on the list. Everyone reacted differently to the news though. And so I bring you....

Four Reactions To Peter Capaldi Being The Next Doctor

1. The Classic Whovian
A classic whovian is essentially a whovian who has been watching Doctor Who since, well forever. Most of these whovians rejoiced over the fact that the Doctor wasn't changing genders and that he had an air of Jon Pertwee about him. Anything Jon Pertwee is good. Anything.

2. The New Whovian
The new whovian has only been watching since the show was rebooted in 2005. Reactions were more cautious, since Peter Capaldi is older than all the Doctors in the restarted show. But they all decided he would be a good change of pace and would weed out those in our next category.

3. The Annoying Fangirl
You know them. The teenage girls only watching because of David Tennant, pay no attention to the storyline, and think Matt Smith is the third Doctor. These girls pretty much freaked out that Peter Capaldi isn't David Tennant, packed their bags, and left the fandom.

4. The Non-Whovian
The title is pretty much self-explanatory. Someone who doesn't watch Doctor Who. They pretty much sat there and wondered why the Internet crashed and burned and who the heck was Peter Capaldi. Poor lost souls...
So there y'all go. If you had any other reactions, or a funny reaction story, tell me in the comments.

Story Submission: A Dream within a Dream

Posted by Allison Rose

My friend Lily and I co-wrote this fanfiction early on in our Whovianism.  We finally got the finished draft out this afternoon, and she suggested that we feature it here.  And so we are!



Doctor Who Dolls!

Posted by ABBAFan456

 I know this has nothing to do with art, but I felt like sharing this because it is Doctor Who-related.  :)






These are my homemade Doctor Who dolls.  From left to right: Donna, The 10th Doctor, and Rose.  The Doctor and Rose don't belong to me but to my friends who helped.  Donna belongs to me, though.  I also sewed all their clothes.


Making the Doctor's clothes was very tricky to make because first off, I have never sewed anything with pockets before this and I had never done anything with a collar, either.  So that was a bit of a challenge for me. :P

 


Rose's clothes was fairly simple to do.  I had based it off the clothes she wore in "Tooth and Claw" (which is actually one of my favorite episodes).   I had a lot of fun making her jumper as well as debating with a friend whether to put a flower on the pocket or not.  As you can see, we decided that it looked better with the flower.





Donna was extremely easy to do because I didn't have to make her any new clothes!  :D  The dress actually belongs to one of my other dolls.  I plan on making her a wedding dress.  I'm thinking that I should give her pockets so that she doesn't have anything to complain about...  :P

These are the only Doctor Who dolls I  have, but I am working on a bunch more. I currently have Amy, the 11th Doctor, the 9th Doctor (who is my favorite of all of the docs), Jackie, and Captain Jack as doll heads waiting to get bodies.

So just stay tuned and I'll probably have more to come soon.  :)

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Craft: Fourth Doctor Scarf

Posted by Allison Rose and Nina Avalon

In his seven year long tenure from 1974 to 1981, the Fourth Doctor, played by the marvelous Tom Baker, was famous for wearing his extremely long, multi-coloredscarf.  Nowadays, it is possible to buy replicas from all over the web, but wouldn't it be so much cooler to say that you made it yourself?


For this craft, you'll need the following supplies:

 - Yarn skeins in seven colors:
  1. Purple
  2. Red
  3. Beige
  4. Brown
  5. Yellow
  6. Dark green
  7. Gray
 - Nifty Knitter loom and hook
 - Crochet hook
 -  Scissors
 - Ruler
 - DVD case (optional - the authors recommend using a Doctor Who DVD case for optimal enjoyment of project, as they're fun to watch while looming)

Courtesy of Amazon
 Yarn looming is a much easier and quicker way to knit than using traditional needles.  This three-part tutorial will explain how to use the loom, as well as how to add on other colored stripes of yarn.  The tutorial uses the smallest loom, which has 24 pegs.  This loom will make a narrower scarf than the original, so if you're particular about this, you can use one of the larger looms.

Speaking of stripes, each stripe on the Doctor's scarf has a specific length.  For this craft, we recommend heading over to DoctorWhoScarf.com for some excellent scarf patterns.  This pattern, for example, is for the original scarf, as in subsequent seasons, new ones were made.

Now, let's get started!

Scarf

Using the looming method shown in the tutorial, you can add on as many colored stripes as you want until the scarf is at the length you would like.  Use your ruler to measure the stripes.  (Unfortunately, this looming method won't give exact stripe lengths, but they'll be pretty close.)

Allison's scarf got to be about eight feet before she was satisfied with the length.  At that point, she decided to finish off the scarf with the last three stripes, 2 inches of brown, 6.5 inches of beige, and 1 inch of purple.

Decorating with Tassels


The third part of the aforementioned tutorial shows how to decorate the scarf with tassels.  The scarf that Tom Baker wore originally had twelve tassels on it, each tassel using a strand of each yarn color.  Because our scarf is narrower, you might want to use half the amount of tassels.

The video tutorial recommends wrapping the yarn around a plastic DVD case to get the right length.  That'll give you approximately 14 inch strands.  (Now that you know that, though, you don't really need the DVD case anymore, unless, of course, you're going to watch the Doctor Who episodes inside. :P)

When you're done, this is what your scarf will look like:

W is for Who
Scarf made by Allison Rose



Sunday, September 22, 2013

Recipe: Dalek Oreo Cake Bites!

Posted by Ari Bari


Well, howdy there! I'm the newbie on staff, and I can't wait to get started, sharing the joy and whimsical wisdom that is Doctor Who!  Today, I'd like to introduce to everyone the deliciousness that are Dalek-table Cake Bites. Now, I presume most of us have had cake bites before, but this brings it up to a new level. CChubs, on Flickr, was kind enough to post a recipe and instructions for the benefit of our collective stomachs.
   
What You Need:
1 510g box cake mix
1 450g (16 oz.) can white frosting
~5 cups (32 oz.) colored candy wafers (I used red and purple)
~1-2 cups chocolate candy wafers
~20 pretzel sticks, cut in half to make 40 shorter sticks
~40 eyeball decorations, or something similar
~1/2 cup slivered almonds, with angled tips cut off at one end
~40 oreo cookies

I know it’s lame to use pre-packaged cake mix and frosting, but there are a few good reasons for it. First, the proportions and textures are just right for making cake balls, whereas those of homemade mixes will vary or be inconsistent throughout. Second, making these things takes a good three to four hours, so cutting out extra time by using packaged cake and frosting is extremely helpful. Don’t worry, they still taste wonderful.

1) Bake your cake according to the directions on the box for one 13X9” cake. Let it cool completely then drop it into a LARGE bowl and crumble with your hands until it is fine and fluffy, with no chunks. Using the back of a large spoon, mix three quarters of the can of frosting in until even and thoroughly moist, so that you could roll some into a ball and have it hold its shape.

2) Roll the mixture, one piece at a time, into balls about 2" in diameter and place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. You should be able to roll about 40 of these from one cake.

3) If you would like to finish the treats on the same day, chill in the freezer for 10-15 minutes, until they firm up (but don’t let them freeze). If you would like to leave the rest for the next day, you can cool them in the refrigerator for a number of hours and come back to them later.

4) While they are cooling, melt the chocolate wafers in the microwave 30 seconds at a time, stirring thoroughly between. For 2 cups of wafers, this should only take 1:00-1:30. DO NOT OVERHEAT OR LET ANY WATER TOUCH THE WAFERS: either of these ruins the consistency of the wafers and makes them useless to you. Try to microwave them in a deep bowl or cup, as you need the melted chocolate to be deep enough to dip.

5) Dip a pretzel into the chocolate coating as far as you can, leaving a little bit to hold on to at the end. Let some excess drip back into the bowl, holding it coated-side-down. Turn the stick coated-side-up and carefully place an eyeball decoration on the coated tip. Try to let it dry and set before placing it down on parchment paper, otherwise you might lose some of the coating to the parchment paper (I speed this up by holding the stick in the freezer for 30 seconds or so). Repeat until you have as many eye stalks as you do cake balls.

6) Remove the cake balls from the freezer or refrigerator. The bottom side of each ball should have flattened a bit, which is perfect for this recipe.

7) Melt candy wafers in the microwave 30 seconds at a time (I usually do 2 cups at a time), stirring thoroughly between. For 2 cups of wafers, this should only take 1:00-1:30. DO NOT OVERHEAT OR LET ANY WATER TOUCH THE WAFERS: either of these ruins the consistency of the wafers and makes them useless to you. Try to microwave them in a deep bowl or a measuring cup, as you need the melted candy to be deep enough to dip.

8) Hold a cake ball with the flattened side down and dip just that flat bit into the melted wafers. Place it flat onto an oreo cookie and press down lightly, letting the coating spread out and adhere the ball to the cookie. I recommend doing this for all ~40 cake balls before moving on, to ensure that this bond has set completely before you do the coating.

9) Holding the very top edge of the oreo cookie, with the cake ball upside down, submerge the cake ball into the melted coating until the coating just hits the bottom edge of the cookie. Try to be quick, or else the cake-cookie bond can melt and you can lose your cake ball (speaking from experience). Remove from the coating and hold right-side-up, letting the coating drip down and complete the seal to the cookie. If there is a lot of excess coating, you can hold the cookie at a slight angle and use a toothpick to skim some excess back into the bowl.

10) Before the coating sets, insert a slivered almond (cut-side-up) diagonally into each side of the Dalek head, and push the eye stalk into the front of its head until the colored coating meets the chocolate coating on the pretzel. Place down onto parchment paper to set completely.

11) Repeat about 40 times! These treats keep in the refrigerator for a week or more.

12) EXTERMINATE!


Note:

Sometimes if the cake balls are too cold when you do the coating, the cake expands as it warms up and cracks the coating. To prevent this, do not do the coating while the cake balls are too cold. Wait for them to warm up a bit after being in the freezer/refrigerator. However, if it does happen, you can use a toothpick covered in melted coating to seal up those cracks so that they don’t leak condensation or grease from the cake inside.

The Final Product: 

 

Again, thanks to CChubs on Flickr! Happy Baking!

Friday, September 13, 2013

Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Title Revealed!



Posted by Ewan Cassidy

The BBC revealed the episode name of the 50th anniversary special, "The Day Of The Doctor!"

The poster revealed shows David Tennant, Matt Smith and Jon Hurt on the poster, although not much more was revealed.

In an article by the BBC, a picture of the Daleks was shown, announcing that they will be in the special. (Kinda obvious, but yay!)  The BBC also revealed that Billie Piper, however, will make a guest appearance.

The name of the actor playing William Hartnell will be David Bradley, and BBC4 will soon be playing William's first adventure (no date announced).

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Recipe of the Month: Dalek Cake!

I'm pretty sure we all had our fair share of fish fingers and custard during YouTube's Geek Week and Fish Fingers and Custard Day, but this recipe's awesome outawesomes all that.  In fact, it's absolutely supreme!

I'm proud to share with you, a Dalek cake from YouTube's Ann Reardon of How To Cook That!


Sunday, September 1, 2013

Familiar Faces, Double Identities


Posted by Allison Rose

Peter Capaldi isn't the first actor (or Doctor, for that matter,) who has had previous roles in Doctor Who:

1) Karen Gillan
Like Peter Capaldi, Karen Gillan played one of the eery, red-robed soothsayers in Series Four's episode, "The Fires of Pompeii."  Whovians know her better as Amy Pond from Series Five to Seven.

2) Colin Baker
The actor who so colorfully (pun intended) portrayed the Sixth Doctor in classic Who first appeared as another Time Lord, Commander Maxil, in a Fifth Doctor story arc, "The Arc of Infinity," which, ironically, did not contain an infinite amount of episodes, although fans of the Fifth Doctor would have most likely enjoyed that quite thoroughly.

3) Freema Ageyman
We know her as the Tenth Doctor's companion, Martha Jones, but before that, she played a character who is revealed to be Martha's cousin, Adeola.  Adeola worked for Torchwood, an organization which Martha later worked for as well in its eponymous spin-off series.

4) Chipo Chung
Chan-- Chung played Chantho in two episodes of the finale arc of Series Two, "Utopia" and "The Sound of Drums," a blue-skinned insect-like alien who worked with Professor Y.A.N.A. (you can figure out what that stands for).  The actress returned in Series Four to play the fortune teller who forces Donna to explore a disastrous alternate timeline.

5) Eve Myles
She's Gwen in Torchwood, but she also played a character named Gwendolyn back in Series One of the rebooted series, in the episode "The Unquiet Dead."  There's plenty of speculation as to why Gwen and Gwendolyn look the same, such as Gwen traveling back in time under an assumed name....

6) Bernard Cribbins
Remember Donna's sweet old grandfather, Wilf?  He had the honor of being the Doctor's companion in The End of Time, when David Tennant (sniff) regenerated into Matt Smith, but this is not the first time the actor has played a Doctor's companion.


Check out this trailer for the 1960s movie, Dr. Who and the Daleks.



"It's a flying saucer!"  Oh, Donna would be so jealous!

Source: http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2012/01/doctor-who-and-the-reusable-actors-parts-1-10/

Bow Ties are ... Yummy?

Posted by Nina Avalon

 

Remembering Elisabeth Sladen

Posted by Ewan Cassidy


ACTORS TRIBUTE

Elizabeth Sladen (Sarah-Jane Smith)

  To many Whovians, Sarah-Jane Smith will remain in their hearts forever.


 Since 1973, Elisabeth Sladen has played the role of a life time right to her death in 2011.  Her character, Sarah-Jane, has done almost everything in Doctor Who. Since joining Jon Pertwee, the Third Doctor, Sarah-Jane has battled Daleks, fought The Loch Ness Monster, met a robot dog called K-9, and adopted an alien son named Luke.



How to Dress like River from "Time of the Angels"

Posted by Hannah B.
Made with Polyvore -- click here to see the original and interact with the pictures


Shoes: Christian Louboutin Bianca
Dress: Aftershock Womens Black Lace Long Sleeved Low Back Dress
Purse: Vivienne Westwood Women's Divina Small Jasmine Red Leather Bag

The shoes are exact, and the dress and purse are similars.

Note from the Editor:  Unfortunately, after this issue, we'll be saying good bye to Hannah and her fashion advice.  Her position is now open.  To submit a staff application, please visit our Figment group page.

It's September!

Posted by Allison Rose, Editor-in-Chief

Hello Readers, and welcome to our second issue of TARDIS Magazine!

"I'm bored!"
  So much happened last month, with the announcement of the 12th Doctor, Peter Capaldi, and what I learned was a Whovian holiday, Daaaaalek Appreciation Day.  This month might seem a bit boring by comparison.

  But fear not, through rain, sleet, hail, and school (hopefully,) we'll keep you guys un-bored!

  (If you'd like to help us help you stay un-bored, though, feel free to stop by our group and apply for a job.  Our fashion columnist position has opened back up - if you're interested in continuing it, please contact us!)

  Oh dear, that sounded so gloomy.  I suppose having a picture of Sherlock up there didn't help matters much....  Well, look to the bright side - only two months to go now until our favorite BBC shows return!

Sincerely,
Allison