IT'S CALLED ENTERTAINMENT: Great Plaid Musings

IT'S CALLED ENTERTAINMENT: Great Plaid Musings

Monday, January 1, 2024

Whofest 2023 - 60th Anniversary

 December 30th 2023

The Tenth Planet (Episode 4 Animated)

The Power of the Daleks (B & W)

The Three Doctors

Shada 6 (Animated Episodic Version)

The Five Doctors (Special Edition)

The Two Doctors

A Fix with Sontarans

Silver Nemesis


December 31st 2023

Doctor Who (TV Movie)

The Night of the Doctor

The Last Day

The Day of the Doctor

The Parting of the Ways

Born Again

The Christmas Invasion

Time Crash

The Pandorica Opens

Twice Upon a Time

Fugitive of the Judoon

The Power of the Doctor


January 1st, 2024

The Giggle

The Church on Ruby Road

Dimensions in Time

The Curse of Fatal Death


Monday, December 25, 2023

Doctor Who - The Church on Ruby Road

 It's time again to post the debut stories of each Doctor in order of how much I enjoyed them.


1. Doctor Who (TV Movie) by Matthew Jacobs
2. The Eleventh Hour by Steven Moffat
3. Spearhead From Space by Robert Holmes
4. The Power of the Daleks by David Whitaker
5. Deep Breath by Steven Moffat
6. Castrovalva by Christopher H. Bidmead
7. The Christmas Invasion by Russell T. Davies
8. Rose by Russell T. Davies
9. The Woman Who Fell to Earth by Chris Chibnall
10. The Church on Ruby Road by Russell T. Davies
11. Time and the Rani by Pip Baker and Jane Baker
12. Robot by Terrance Dick
13. An Unearthly Child by Anthony Coburn
14. The Twin Dilemma by Anthony Steven



Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Whofest 2022

We decided to hold Whofest virtually using Kast again. The theme was doppelgangers.

 November 19th-20th, 2022

1st) Galaxy 4 (Animated Eps. 1, 2, & 4 B & W)

2nd) The Faceless Ones (Animated Eps. 2 & 4-6 B & W)

3rd) Inferno

4th) The Androids of Tara

5th) Black Orchid

6th) The Twin Dilemma

7th) Time and the Rani (New CGI)

8th) Shada Part Five (animated)

9th) Boom Town

10th) The Doctor's Daughter

11th) The Rebel Flesh (with The Almost People)

12th) The Zygon Invasion (with The Zygon Inversion)

13th) It Takes You Away

Whofest 2021

Due to the pandemic and rise in COVID numbers we decided to hold Whofest virtually using Kast. The theme was stories inspired by horror movies.

October 30th-31st, 2021

1st) The Chase (Edited)

2nd) The Macra Terror (B & W animated version)

3rd) The Daemons

4th) The Brain of Morbius

5th) The Caves of Androzani (Extended edition)

6th) Timelash

7th) The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

8th) The Night of the Doctor

9th) The Unquiet Dead

10th) Tooth and the Claw

11th) The Vampires of Venice

12th) Mummy on the Orient Express

13th) The Haunting of Villa Diodati

Monday, November 28, 2022

Whofest 2013

 At Derek's house for both as usual for the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who!


Event One: May 11-12, 2013

Mission to the Unknown
The Daleks' Master Plan (Eps. 1-6)
The Sea Devils
Terminus
Time and the Rani
Rose
The Angels Take Manhattan
Nightmare in Silver (Bonus broadcast Episode)
Downtime
Torchwood: Cyberwoman
Sarah Jane Adventures: The Gift

Event Two: November 30-December 1, 2013

The Daleks' Master Plan (Eps. 7-12)
The Ice Warriors (Eps. 2 & 3 animated)
The Two Doctors
A Fix with Sontarans minisode
Dimensions in Time
Doctor Who: TV Movie
Time Crash
Turn Left (Bonus Doctor-Lite Episode)
Journey's End (includes The Stolen Earth)



Sunday, November 27, 2022

Whofest 1997-2012

WHOFEST


What it is: Every year, a bunch of us get together as close to November 23rd as our schedules will allow and hold a Doctor Who marathon. We watch one story from each Doctor, all while indulging in too much pizza, Twinkies, Cherry Pepsi and Jelly Babies.

How we pick 'em: This year, we went with Doctor Who Magazine's rating system of all (at the time) 200 Doctor Who stories. Skipping any stories we've previously watched in Whofest, we went with the highest ranking stories for each Doctor. For the 11th Doctor, we voted amongst ourselves.

This year WhoFest will be on December 15, 2012.
The theme for this year is different locations, and is dedicated to Caroline John and Mary Tamm. The picks for 2012 are:

1st Doctor - The Myth Makers (reconstruction) (pure historical Earth)
2nd Doctor - The Seeds of Death (The Moon and future Earth)
3rd Doctor - The Ambassadors of Death (modern-day Earth)
4th Doctor - The Pirate Planet (alien planets)
5th Doctor - The Visitation (psuedo-historical Earth)
6th Doctor - The Ultimate Foe (The Matrix)
7th Doctor - Paradise Towers (future resort)
8th Doctor - Doctor Who: The TV Movie, Episode 4* (Hey, it's all he's got.)
9th Doctor - The End of the World (space station)
10th Doctor - Rise of the Cybermen (includes The Age of Steel) (parallel Earth)
11th Doctor - Amy's Choice (The TARDIS and the dream realm)
Bonus - P.R.O.B.E.: The Devil of Winterborne for Caroline John.

* In an effort to keep the marathon running time down to a mere 17 hours, we've edited the 8th Doctor's only story (on film, at least) into four episodes, and then we watch it in installments over several years. This also helps keep us from getting burnt out on his only story.

Why we do it: We're crazed fans. We even make our own t-shirts for the event every year. Check 'em out below.


Additional Whofest Photos, including us in our shirts, can be found by clicking on this link!

Photos Albums are hosted on our MySpace Page



WHOFEST 1997
An Unearthly Child
The Tomb of the Cybermen
Spearhead from Space
Robot
Castrovalva
The Twin Dilemma
Time and the Rani
Doctor Who The Movie

WHOFEST 1998
The Ark
The Krotons
Inferno
The Leisure Hive
Planet of Fire
Trial of a Time Lord: The Ultimate Foe
Paradise Towers
Doctor Who The Movie


WHOFEST 1999
The Tenth Planet (Ep. 4 recon)
The Mind Robber
The Curse of Peladon
The City of Death
Resurrection of the Daleks
Mark of the Rani
Silver Nemesis
Doctor Who The Movie
The Curse of Fatal Death

WHOFEST 2000
The Space Museum
The Ice Warriors (Eps. 2 & 3 recons)
Planet of the Spiders
Horror of Fang Rock
Warriors of the Deep
Timelash
Survival
Doctor Who The Movie
The Curse of Fatal Death

WHOFEST 2001
The Edge of Destruction
The War Games
The Green Death
The Sontaran Experiment
Black Orchid
Revelation of the Daleks
The Happiness Patrol
Doctor Who The Movie (w/Production Notes)
The Curse of Fatal Death

WHOFEST 2002
"The Worst of Doctor Who"
The Gunfighters
The Dominators
Carnival of Monsters
Planet of Evil
Four to Doomsday
Trial of a Time Lord: Terror of the Vervoids
Delta and the Bannermen
Doctor Who The Movie (BBC edited version)
The Curse of Fatal Death

WHOFEST 2003
Day 1:
The Daleks
Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
The Three Doctors
K9 and Company
The Two Doctors
PROBE: The Zero Imperitive
Doctor Who The Movie
Mindgame / Mindgame Trilogy

Day 2:
Dr. Who and the Daleks
The Wheel in Space
Wartime
The Invasion of Time
The Five Doctors
Remembrance of the Daleks
Dimensions in Time
The Curse of Fatal Death


WHOFEST 2004
Planet of Giants
The Invasion (Eps. 1 & 4 recons)
Terror of the Autons
Full Circle
The King's Demons
Vengeance on Varos
Battlefield
Doctor Who The Movie
The Curse of Fatal Death


WHOFEST 2005
The Crusade 
The Seeds of Death
The Mind of Evil
The Keeper of Traken
Earthshock
Trial of a Time Lord: The Mysterious Planet
The Curse of Fenric
Doctor Who The Movie Episode 1
The Empty Child (includes The Doctor Dances)
(Last-minute bonus: Children in Need 2005 Special)

WHOFEST 2006
The Time Meddler
The Moonbase (Eps. 1 & 3 Recons)
Frontier in Space
The Invisible Enemy
Enlightenment
Attack of the Cybermen
Dragonfire
Doctor Who The Movie Episode 2
Dalek
The Satan Pit (includes The Impossible Planet)

WHOFEST 2007
The Romans
The Tomb of the Cybermen
Planet of the Daleks
The Horns of Nimon
Mawdryn Undead
Trial of a Time Lord: Mindwarp
The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Doctor Who The Movie Episodes 3 & 4
The Long Game
Gridlock

WHOFEST 2008
Day 1:
The Dalek Invasion of Earth
Scream of the Shalka
The Curse of Fatal Death
Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150

Day 2:
The War Games
Doctor Who and the Silurians
Genesis of the Daleks
Arc of Infinity

Day 3:
The Twin Dilemma
Ghostlight
Shada
Parting of the Ways  (includes Bad Wolf)
The Last of the Time Lords (includes
Utopia and The Sound of Drums)

WHOFEST 2009
The War Machines
The Mind Robber
The Daemons
The Talons of Weng-Chiang
The Caves of Androzani
Attack of the Cybermen
Remembrance of the Daleks
Doctor Who TV Movie: An Edit Within*
The Unquiet Dead
Midnight
Last minute bonus:
 The Waters of Mars

WHOFEST 2010
The Aztecs
The Evil of the Daleks (Eps 1, 3-7 Recons)
The Time Warrior
Pyramids of Mars
Kinda
Revelation of the Daleks
The Curse of Fenric
Doctor Who: The Movie, Episodes 1-2
Father's Day
Human Nature (includes The Family of Blood)
The Eleventh Hour
Bonus: Sarah Jane Adventures: Death of the Doctor

WHOFEST 2011
The Sensorites
The Web of Fear (Eps. 2-6 recons)
Invasion of the Dinosaurs
The Hand of Fear
Snakedance
The Trial of a Time Lord: Mindwarp
Silver Nemesis
Doctor Who: The Movie, Episode 3
Boom Town
School Reunion
The Doctor's Wife
Bonus: Sarah Jane Adventures: Enemy of the Bane



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Sunday, October 30, 2022

Doctor Who - The Power of the Doctor



Here's my updated list of favorite 24th stories:

1) The Power of the Doctor by Chris Chibnall
2) Planet of the Spiders by Robert Sloman and Barry Letts
3) Asylum of the Daleks by Steven Moffat
4) Thin Ice by Sarah Dollard
5) The Fires of Pompeii by James Moran
6) The Ribos Operation by Robert Holmes
7) The Celestial Toymaker by Brian Hayles and Donald Tosh