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Join us for discussions about Doctor Who!
This group veers into Wibbly-Wobbly-Timey-Wimey stuff as we discuss this 60+ year old fantastic show!
This group regenerated from our prior one of 5+ years. Meetings then were exclusively on Zoom - and online events will remain so, Pacific Time, mostly Monday evenings - but we added more in-person themed meetups in the Los Angeles/OC area such as at the Disneyland Resort, local Cons. We’ll talk about episodes/stories you'll view prior to the event, general discussion topics such as characters, plots, themes explored in Doctor Who. Or whatever you choose! This will be your group and is open to suggestions (we’ve a list from all members in the past 5 years with room for more). And with the show’s recent showing on Disney+, this group would like to be accessible to brand-new viewers too. Naturally, we mesh and crossover well with our sci-fi, gaming, cosplay, comics/novel, Disney peers.
All humans and extraterrestrials/surviving Time Lords may apply! But this is also a safe space (though we had to convince Cmdr. Strax that the word "Club" had multiple meanings). No harassing anyone nor repeat no-shows without canceling lest you get banished into the Void (not joking). Family-friendly though attendees under age 18 must have a guardian with them.
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Upcoming events
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Blood Harvest
·OnlineOnlineJoin us to talk about Blood Harvest, the New Adventures novel penned by legendary DW writer Terrance Dicks!
It's a sequel to his on-screen story State of Decay (not required viewing for the read, but if you'd like to see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvI9grcfxQU) and features the 7th Doctor and Ace... and Bernice and Romana. And the first appearance of a Terrance Dick's character we've talked about in a prior event!
Read Blood Harvest before the event, check with your local library or try:
https://archive.org/details/Doctor_Who_-New_Adventures_028-_Blood_Harvest---------------
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Link to the event room on the right or above on the app is visible only to those that RSVP. Enter a few minutes prior to the event, the host will admit you shortly thereafter.
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Steven Taylor
·OnlineOnlineWitness the greatest exploits of that wanderer of time and space – Steven Taylor, excellently portrayed by Peter Purves!
While not the most readily recalled character of 1960s Who - a victim of BBC videotape reuse back then - Steven was a brave companion to the First Doctor!
View these prior to our event and we'll talk about:
Galaxy 4 (animated re-creation)
- Witness Steven with Vicki and the Doctor land on a desert planet and learn that looks can be deceiving.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tQVHAJKbJEThe Massacre of St Bartholomew’s Eve (audio with telesnaps)
- Listen to Steven attempt to survive on his own in a dark period of French history.
Ep 1 https://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x6bnzb
Ep 2 https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3kri7c?playlist=x6bnzb
Ep 3 https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3kri79?playlist=x6bnzb
Ep 4 https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3kri7a?playlist=x6bnzbAs a bonus, witness his final adventure with the Doctor and Dodo in The Savages (available on Prime Video)
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Note this event is on an atypical Saturday night.
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Pride Month
·OnlineOnlineWe'll celebrate Pride Month by talking about stories with LGBTQ characters or actors!
View these episodes prior to the event:
Praxeus Season 10, Episode 6
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9139niDeep Breath S8, E1
https://vimeo.com/106258376
or Pt 1 https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x72ia1i
Pt 2 https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7222nrThe Star Beast On Disney+, Special 1
or https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x91bt76Doctor Who has featured significant LGBTQ+ representation, particularly in the modern era (2005–present), featuring gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, and trans characters. We'll reference other episodes with LGBTQ characters - from Classic Who to the present - so come up with your list to mention!
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Link to the event room on the right or above on the app is visible only to those that RSVP. Enter a few minutes prior to the event, the host will admit you shortly thereafter.
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Pond Wedding Anniversary - In-person Meet in Downtown Disney
Downtown Disney District, Anaheim, CA, USLet’s meet in-person to celebrate the Ponds’ Wedding Anniversary! And the day the universe ended… and was restored!
2026 is the Ponds' 16th anniversary... Wax and silver holloware.
And to honor them, we’ll chat during lunch about the Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang. Rewatch those prior (or via here: https://archive.org/details/doctor-who-2005-s5 )And we'll re-cap Gally1, chat about future DW!
Yes, events like this to mark DW milestones throughout the year are an excuse for Whovians to get out, meet in person, even if for a brief time. We plan to have lunch at a central spot there, $10-20 range, with more info, details to follow in comments/event chat/direct messages. Parking validation is offered at most of the Downtown Disney restaurants. Magic Key Holders or folks there for the whole day can initially meet inside the parks, step out to meet those who aren’t.
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