Meetup #40: Who for What Ails You

NOTE: Meetup is SUNDAY this month!

Happy New Year! Hopefully everyone had a fun and restful holiday - and you didn't get sick. Because, yea, it's that time of year where we all get a sniffle or two and sure do wish for a miracle cure. So, for this month, let's choose from some episodes that put the "Doctor" in Doctor Who....

The Moonbase - The Second Doctor, Ben, Polly, and Jamie arrive on the moon to discover a crew of international stereotypes beset by a mysterious space plague. The Doctor experiments and Polly makes coffee while on the other side of the moon mysterious silver giants lurk.... [This story has 2 live action episodes and 2 animated episodes.]

The Invisible Enemy - The 4th Doctor and Leela pick up a nasty virus in space, and they are going to need an extra large dose of Theraflu because this virus grows into a giant shrimp and attacks them at the hospital. Fortunately, K-9 is there to help in his first ever appearance.

The Caves of Androzani - The 5th Doctor and Peri arrive on a planet and immediately step in it - where "it" is a bat's nest that infects them with a deadly disease. The Doctor must race against time and a whole bunch of not-so-nice people to find the cure.

Curse of the Black Spot/Praxeus - The 11th Doctor, Amy, and Rory arrive on a pirate ship where even the slightest sign of illness or injury leads to apparent death... or does it? Then, the 13th Doctor and Fam investigate a mysterious global infection and get tangled up with a whole lotta birds.

When you RSVP, please rank the four options above in the comments in the order of preference (1 being "Yes! I am dying to see it!" and 4 being "Meh."), and we will abide by the choice of the attendees.

For the Meetup itself, we ask everyone to bring something to drink and something to eat (snacks/munchies - you don't need to bring a whole ham or something!) to share with the group. We'll have food and drink as well and maybe a themed cocktail if the inspiration strikes...

We are a couple blocks from the Columbia Heights Metro (15th and Harvard NW). We'll provide the full address ahead of the event. Note also that we are a walk-up - two flights of stairs.

Looking forward to seeing everyone!