Excited

A new Doctor Who begins tonight on BBC America played by Matt Smith. Well, technically, I think it’s already started in Britain several weeks ago but beggars can’t be choosers. 😉

Yeah, I’m now definitely hooked on this long running science fiction series. It all started around Christmas and New Years with the marathons they did as they were wrapping up the run of the last incarnation of the character played by David Tennant. I think I over indulged but I finally started to see the fascination so many have for this character and series.

I mean, what we have here, basically is a character who is:

• The last survivor of his species
• Basically invulnerable – because he can regenerate if he is killed, kind of a last resort thing
• Swoops in a saves the Earth, and just about anyone else in the universe, on a regular basis
• Generally likes to travel around with a female sidekick

Oh, and did I mention he mostly looks like a mild-mannered geek and sometimes wears glasses?

Nah, nothing at all to catch my attention there. 😀

I do have one question, though. What is with The Doctor and trying to destroy Christmas? Or the Earth at Christmas? Seriously. Although to be fair, he’s usually the one trying to save it but it’s another one of those instances where a case could be made that if it wasn’t for him… well, you know, the aliens probably wouldn’t be there at Christmas. At least some of the time.

Although, then again, that’s probably true of any other time of the year, too. Forget I asked. I think I just had a fan moment. o.O