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.  :)

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/

The Comics Page

Posted by Allison Rose

Here's this month's Comics Page!  If you'd like to see your comic featured in next month's collection, please visit our Figment discussion page (yes, you'll need an account to post).

Created by Allison Rose and Tetra M.

Doctor Who Fanfic Submission: My Dad the Time Lord

Posted by Allison Rose

  I'm super-excited to share our first fanfic submission, My Dad the Time Lord, by Carleigh Campbell!  This awesome story is about Jenny, the Doctor's daughter, whom we met in Season Four's eponymous episode, and how she returns to her father after an encounter with death.  Thank you, Carleigh!

My Hopes for the 50th Anniversary

Posted by Ewan Cassidy

With the announcement of Peter Capaldi as the 12th Doctor, it leaves one less thing to worry about.... Now, what would be on most Whovians minds? THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL!  From what I know, David Tennent and Billie Piper will be the past Doctor and companion in the special, I haven't heard any word on anyone else, but who would I like back for the 50th anniversary?

  First of all, who wouldn't like to see John Simm return as The Master? In my opinion he was one of those Doctor Who villains who I would love to see come back. Although he was last seen dying in the Doctors arms, not regenerating, I would love it if the Time Lords of Gallifrey forced him to regenerate to spend the rest of his days in jail (space jail).

  Another actress I would love to see is the talented Catherine Tate, who played Donna Noble for one series in the David Tennant years, plus two Xmas specials ,and a New Years special. Donna was definately the funniest companion in recent years, and I know she is a comedian, but she was hilarious.  I'm actually a little surprised that she and David Tennant didn't do anything else funny together after they left.

  But what about actors who actually played the Doctor? The last time there was a Doctor Who combination was 'The Five Doctors" with the first five Doctors. That included: Richard Hundall as Will Hartnell, (sadly he passed away before this event,) Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, (although did not appear in much of it,) and Peter Davison. My gran got me the DVD of this episode and I watched it going back to Doctor Who past for the first time, and I loved seeing the Cybermen walk 80's style. Seeing an old Master played by Anthony Ainley, old Daleks.... But most importantly, old Doctors. It was great seeing these actors come together, and the storyline fitted very well. I hope to see Anthony Ainley and John Simm come together. That would be amazing.

  In my opinion, there is one companion who stood above all: Sarah-Jane Smith, played by the legendary Elisabeth Sladen. Sladen unfortunately passed away a couple of years ago. I remember hearing the news that she'd passed away and just couldn't help but feel sad. She had been in the middle of filming the hit Doctor Who spin-off, The Sarah-Jane Adventures when she died.  It's a shame she never got to finish what she'd started.

  But, that aside, I hope that the 50th Anniversary Special goes well. I can't wait for when it airs November 24th!

(Ewan Cassidy Reporting. Upload time 12:49 PM (UK))


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