I've Regenerated

While I'm up a bit late, I just wanted to make a post and point out, that while I have not posted here in almost a year, I plan on putting some of my pictures up here soon. I took a whole bunch that I have yet posted as I finished off Series One and I'm planning on moving on to Series Two very shortly.

Dalek

From Episode 6, "Dalek," here is the Mutant Reveal Dalek. This one I tried to set up a certian mood, and while taken on the same day as the previous shots, as you can see, I was finding my way.  I knew I wanted a stone/brick background and I got this from my basement walls.  It wasn't till after the fact that when a friend pointed it out, it does in fact look like the stairwell scene from the episode, as much as I would like to say that I planned it, it was in fact a happy accident.

Aliens of London/World War III

From Episodes 4 and 5, "Aliens of London/World War III", Pig Alien and Jocrassa Fel-Fotch Pasameer-Day Slitheen. What does this background have to do with the episode? Not sure, I was still finding my way on this one as this was shot on November 22, 2010 along with the previous shots. I knew I wanted the backgrounds to start getting different, though not year realizing the lengths that I would soon be going to get the right shot and the right background.

The Unquiet Dead

From Episode 3, "The Unquiet Dead" The Gelth Zombie.  While it's still has the same background as the previous two pictures, this is the first time that the background fit the episode that the figure comes from. This is really where the germ of the idea started to take place about getting more themed backgrounds going.  The picture was taken on November 22, 2010.

The First Classic Companion

For the first time every, Character Options, the company that releases all Doctor Who action figures have announced their release of the first "Classic" Companion from the original series.  While I haven't posted much about the original series (because this blog is new and I haven't posted that much at all), I am a fan and have been dilligently making my way through the entire series (right now I'm on halfway through the 3rd Doctor's episodes).  While CO has released every version of the Doctor and most of the different TARDIS', they have been, for some reason, reluctant to release any companions to go with those doctors. Until Now.  Coming this month is Peri Brown and the villian Sil from the 6th Doctor adventure, "The Vengeance of Varos."

Peri is not the most obvious choice for a classic companion, that would be Sarah Jane Smith, Romana, Leela, or Jo Grant. However, Peri is a fan favorite to some, including myself. Played by Nicola Bryant from 1984 to 1986 and was a companion in the TARDIS from the very end of Peter Davison's run as the Doctor through most of Colin Baker's run. Sil is the villian of that 2 part episode (Story 138) and was portrayed by Nabil Shaban. "The Vengeance of Varos" is available now on DVD and the 2 pack figure set is to be released this month.

The End of the World

From Episode 2, "The End of theWorld", The Moxx of Ballhoon, The Face of Boe, Robot Spider, and The Lady Cassandra. This is really the last of the pictures where I was just trying to take some portraits of the collection.  After this I decided that I would have some sort of themed background and shoot the figures in a related area.  I will probably try another hand at this episode, but I'm probably going to wait until I get the Jabe figure.

A Christmas Carol

The first Doctor Who Christmas Special with 11th Doctor, Matt Smith, will air on Christmas Day on both BBC One in the UK and BBC America here in the states. This is the first time ever that a Doctor Who episode is aired in both continents on the same day.

Here is the official synopsis from www.bbc.co.uk:

'Amy and Rory are trapped on a crashing space liner, and the only way The Doctor can rescue them is to save the soul of a lonely old miser, in a festive edition of the time-travelling adventure, written by Steven Moffat. But is Kazran Sardick, the richest man in Sardicktown, beyond redemption? And what is lurking in the fogs of Christmas Eve?'

Joining Matt Smith (The Doctor), Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) and Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams), Michael Gambon plays Kazran Sardick and Katherine Jenkins plays Abigail.

While I'm very excited to be able to get the Christmas Special the same day, I am a little apprehensive. The Christmas Carol story by Charles Dickens as this seems to be gleamed from, is not a favorite of mine, mostly because I feel it's been done to death. I also have some doubts about Rory and Amy being aboard a doomed space liner as this happened in "Voyage of the Damned" Just 2 years ago. However, if this last series of episodes as shown us anything, it's to have faith in Steven Moffat, he hasn't let us down yet.  

Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol will air on Christmas Day at 9:00 pm on BBC America.