BBC Fandom

I get a lot of inspiration from pinterest. Not just projects that others have done however, but words or phrases or ideas that I want to design myself. These two posters were the inspiration of a Tumblr feed where someone stated that they wished there was a channel called BBC Fandom. 

I would so watch that channel. I love the BBC, and while the following poster pays homage to only four series, I will admit to also fangirling over period dramas, pretty much anything with Judi Dench, Vicar of Dibley, Keeping Up Appearances, Monarch of the Glen, and.... well, I am going to stop now because otherwise I might never stop. 

Oh, yes. The four are (in order of appearance): Doctor Who, Sherlock, Torchwood, and Merlin. 

LONG LIVE THE BBC. 

Next on The Unabridged Geek Girl: I think next week I am going to do a tribute to Studio Ghibli films. I'm really very excited.

For the Sake of an Angel

So this might be a personal preference, but I love how water color looks. It's probably all the color. So when I wrote the tribute to Doctor Who last week and used that quote (from "Girl in the Fireplace"), I knew it was only a matter of time before I decided to play with it. 

This might be another SuperWhoLock tribute. I love quote from Sherlock about being on the side of angels... and it would hard to leave out Supernatural that has characters that are actual angels. I guess we shall see what we shall see. 

Whatever. I really need to make some kind of schedule. It will happen. Je promis!

Next post: I have no idea. I thought this would make me accountable. It kind of just makes me look unfocused.

The Doctor Chose Me

Whovians.

I know you are out there: peering out from under your rather comfortable blanket, armed with custard and fish fingers, and all the available episodes of Doctor Who. I created this poster in your honor.

You know how I know you're there? You gave yourselves away. I typed in "cus" into Google, and THE FIRST THING it suggested was custard and fish fingers. Do you have any idea how many people have to search for that for it to become the NUMBER ONE default? Granted, off hand I cant think of many other things that people would be searching for that begins with "cus," but I have every intention of frolicking right past that point.

For those of you who are dedicated geeks (or not), but have yet to become one with the Whovians... let me just tell you, it is a happy, albeit strange, place. (My personal favorite realization is the following caption for this image.)

"Doctor Who must look so weird to the outside world. A guy in a fez holding a mop, talking to a Roman guy holding a dead girl" -pinner

Well, mostly. Actually, I lie. Moffat is the main writer. Anyone who has been on Tumblr or spent more than 30 seconds on the Geek page of Pinterest will have probably seen:

Let's just say Moffat gets his kicks from killing those we love. More proof? Try LINK.

Actually, as I write this, I feel like I should be warning you away. It's too late for me. Save yourself. But we all know that fandoms don't act like that. We want you to understand why we choose to suffer. And Doctor Who is absolutely magical. Poignant, hilarious. It is well worth trying. What's the worst that could.... oh, yes, well... it's worth it.

As stated so well by Madame de Pompadour in one of my favorite episodes, "The Girl in the Fireplace," "One may tolerate a world of demons for the sake of an angel." (I felt the wind from all the Supernatural fans letting out a deep sigh)

And that is Doctor Who. Not really. And I have every intention of talking about it again. And how much I want to be a companion. I just cross my fingers that I would be chosen... rather than the reject candidate. Pooor Mickey.

Next time: The next in our fandom series. Tune in for which group gets the nod next!