A Sarah Jane Tribute
Here is a very beautiful tribute to a wonderful companion, actress, and woman.
RIP, Elisabeth Sladen
Babelcolour Tribute: Tears for Sarah Jane
Misc
Spoiler Free Spoiler Warning
Just wanted to issue a warning to all our listeners. In our latest episode (which is our longest one to date. We had a lot to cover, but be forewarned), once we get to “The Impossible Astronaut” spoilers abound. While this, in and of it self would not be unusual, the conversation did take a speculative turn about the nature of River Song, and… well… I think Glenn figured it out.
On air.
I hope he’s wrong, but the more I think about it, the more sense it makes.
So if you DONT want to have that tidbit floating in your mind, you may want to think twice before delving into the review. There. Now you’ve been warned.
Happy Doctor Who Day
The day we have been waiting for since Boxing Day has arrived. Today is the premiere of Series 6 of Doctor Who. Please let us know what you think of the first episode. Just leave your reviews, thoughts, and opinions here in the comments on this post, or send them to feedback@travelingthevortex.com. We will try to read as many responses out on this week’s podcast. We can’t wait to hear what you thought.
FRIDAY NIGHT WHO – 4/22/11
For tonight’s edition of FRIDAY NIGHT WHO, we take a stab at the William Hartnell classic, “The Aztecs”. Please join us on Twitter, following your hosts @glenn_bartlett, @vortexshaun and @travelingthevortex (once again, Keith is excused since this is homework for this week) for a live tweet-a-long with the episode. Look for the #FridayNightWho hashtag. See you at midnight, central standard time, (or about 6 AM if you’re across the pond!)
The 12 Days of WHO – Day Twelve
On the twelfth day of waiting, that didn’t go so fast…
Twelve regenerations… (if you subscribe to the line that Tom Baker gave in “The Deadly Assassin” and has been considered gospel ever since, including the Time Lords offer of a new cycle of regeneration to The Master in “The Five Doctors” and Paul McGann’s opening narration in “Doctor Who: The Movie” where he says, “A time lord has thirteen lives” (which would equate to twelve regenerations) but NOT if you believe Russel T Davies and the scripted line delivered by Matt Smith in The Sarah Jane Adventures episode “Death Of The Doctor” which indicates an almost indefinite number of regenerations are possible, (this would be supported by Romana’s multiple regenerations in the open of “Destiny Of The Daleks” where she tries on bodies as casually as she would outfits.) but of course none of this fits in the song!)
eleven Lords of Time
ten exterminating Daleks!
ninth Doctor dances,
eighth Doctor’s movie,
Seven Gamma Seven,
six spoiler warnings,
FRIDAY NIGHT WHO! (ba dump bomp, bomp)
fourth Doctor’s scarf,
three companion photos,
two Amy Ponds,
and a new website for our podcast!
The 12 Days Of WHO – Day Eleven
On the eleventh day of waiting, that didn’t go so fast…
Eleven Lords of Time
ten exterminating Daleks!
ninth Doctor dances,
eighth Doctor’s movie,
Seven Gamma Seven,
six spoiler warnings,
FRIDAY NIGHT WHO!
fourth Doctor’s scarf,
three companion photos,
two Amy Ponds,
and a new website for our podcast!
Life Magazine’s “Sexiest Women Of Science Ficiton”
Life Magazine’s Sexiest Women Of Science Fiction doesn’t rate or compare the ladies, just lists them. “Doctor Who” landed three companions on the list, all from Tom Baker’s Era.
Sarah Jane Smith – Elisabeth Sladen
Leela – Louise Jameson
Romana – Mary Tamm
The 12 Days Of WHO – Day Ten
On the tenth day of waiting, that didn’t go so fast…
Ten exterminating Daleks!
ninth Doctor dances,
eighth Doctor’s movie,
Ood Seven Gamma Seven,
six spoiler warnings,
FRIDAY NIGHT WHO!
fourth Doctor’s scarf,
three companion photos,
two Amy Ponds,
and a new website for our podcast!
The 12 Days Of WHO – Day Nine
On the ninth day of waiting, that didn’t go so fast…
Ninth Doctor Dances!
eighth Doctor’s movie,
Ood Seven Gamma Seven,
six spoiler warnings,
FRIDAY NIGHT WHO!
fourth Doctor’s scarf,
three companion photos,
two Amy Ponds,
and a new website for our podcast!
Friday Night Who Schedule
Good afternoon class! Thought I’d take a moment to post the line up for the next several Friday Night Who’s that we have coming up. Obviously the big news this week is the premier (finally!) of Series Six. We’ll obviously be reviewing those episodes, but we wanted to keep Friday Night Who going simultaneously as well, so we it upon this nugget of genius:
There are Seven (7) episodes of the new series in the first half. There are seven (7) Doctors of old we can do stories from. Hows that for a bit of Glenn’s favorite unpronouncable word;serendipity? So each week we’ll split our podcast into reviewing the new Matt Smith episode for that week, along with an old classic. We’re going to look primarily at stories that are “one offs” or would not in other ways be showcased in an upcoming companion or adversary archive.
So here’s what’s on tap:
This week: 4/22/11- William Hartnell, “The Aztecs”
4/29/11 – Patrick Troughton, “The Dominators”
5/6/11 – Jon Pertwee, “Carnival Of Monsters”
5/13/11 – Tom Baker, “The Deadly Assassin” – (and now that I realize this is a Friday the 13th, we may need to find a suitably “scary” episode instead!)
5/20/11 – Peter Davison, “Black Orchid”
5/27/11 – Colin Baker, TBD
6/3/11 – Sylvester McCoy, TBD
Our Colin and Sylv episodes are still being debated! Feel free to weigh in on our facebook page, or through feedback here!
The 12 Days Of WHO – Day Eight
On the eighth day of waiting, that didn’t go so fast…
Eighth Doctor movie,
Ood Seven Gamma Seven,
Six spoiler warnings,
FRIDAY NIGHT WHO!
fourth Doctor’s scarf,
three companion photos,
two Amy Ponds,
and a new website for our podcast!
The 12 Days Of WHO – Day Seven
On the seventh day of waiting, that didn’t go so fast…
Ood Seven Gamma Seven,
Six spoiler warnings,
FRIDAY NIGHT WHO!
fourth Doctor’s scarf,
three companion photos,
two Amy Ponds,
and a new website for our podcast!
The 12 Days Of WHO – Day Six
On the sixth day of waiting, that didn’t go so fast…
Six spoiler warnings,
FRIDAY NIGHT WHO!
fourth Doctor’s scarf,
three companion photos,
two Amy Ponds,
and a new website for our podcast!
Doctor Who Countdown Meme
As we here at Traveling the Vortex count the days until the Series Six premiere, The Impossible Astronaut, other countdowns and celebrations are taking place all across the internet.
One in particular that I have been following is one of our regular listener’s blog, Chrissy, who is posting 30 Days of New Who.
Each day in the month of April, Chrissy chooses a topic, i.e. ‘Favorite Incarnation of the Doctor’, ‘Least Favorite Episode’, ‘Scene/Moment that makes you giggle’, etc., and comments about it on her blog.
Right now she is half way through, having posted today’s question, ‘Favorite Rose Moment’.
It’s an endeavor she admits has been done before as a Live Journal meme, but her insights are fun and quite interesting if not entertaining.
Be sure to check it out!