The Doctor Who Fan's Phrasebook

[elgrey]

This made me absolutely howl. Although it's written about Doctor Who fandom, much of it applies just as well to so many others:

The Doctor Who Fan's Phrasebook

I have definitely been some of those fans and used some of those annoying phrases!

Oh, and as far as Doctor Who goes, I would count as:

“I've been a Doctor Who fan since the 1960s.”
I am 43 and can just about remember Patrick Troughton.

Well, 41, but close enough. I really only remember Tomb of the Cybermen - which absolutely terrified my brother and me, although I've watched all the Patrick Troughton eps still available since on VHS, but Jon Pertwee was 'my' doctor when I was growing up. (I had a big crush on Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart, which is just sad.) I pitched a big hissy fit about Tom Baker taking over and so didn't get to see some of the amazing episodes from that era until years later on video. When my father died, my mother and I realized that 'Doctor Who' was the ultimate comfort television and we bought every episode available on VHS and pigged out on it. It was the best possible therapy and I recommend it to anyone.

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[elgrey.livejournal.com]

I don't know if it's so comforting because it's a part of our past/childhoods or if there is just something inherently comforting about it because the Doctor is always ethical and decent and always does the Right Thing. Or even if it's just because they are so absorbing and inventive (for the most part) that an episode of Doctor Who is pretty much a guarantee of being taken out of oneself until the end credits roll.

[lyr]

I think very probably it's all of those things put together. Doctor Who has been such a dependable constant in my life ever since I can remember.