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All posts for the month November, 2013
Heather Maloney
Staff Writer
We here at PopWrapped have been celebrating all things Who in the November with our celebration coming to an end this weekend. For our last big hurrah, we asked each of our staffers to dive into their Whovians feels and tell us if they could tell us how they came to love Who, why they became a Whovian, or what their favorite episodes are.
Here’s round two of our Whovian feels as we lead up to the biggest day in Whovian history. As the Doctor would say:
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There are some authors that seem destined to write Doctor Who. They understand the magic and intricate storylines that are required to weave a story in The Doctor’s universe. Neil Gaiman is a visionary that paints a masterpiece with his prose while maintaining the mystery and fairy tale atmosphere required for Matt Smith’s Doctor. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of “Doctor Who”, Penguin Books UK and Puffin Books are releasing e books each month in 2013 featuring one of the eleven Doctors and written by a famous children’s or young adult’s fiction author. For November, Puffin will be releasing “Nothing O’Clock” byNeil Gaiman. This instalment is a suspenseful and magical adventure highlighting Matt Smith’s Eleventh Doctor. (Continue reading on Examiner.com)
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Heather Maloney
Staff Writer
Since we are almost a week out from the historic Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special The Day of The Doctor, updates are being released everywhere. Thursday, however, was an amazing day for Whovians. Not only was the prequel The Night of The Doctor released, but also many new stills from the upcoming special continued to find there way out to the Internet. The stills, released by the BBC, show many of the previously known facts, and give us breathtaking visuals to match our expectations against. Whovians are not disappointed. (continue reading on PopWrapped)
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Heather Maloney
Staff Writer
The long awaited and higly anticipated Doctor Who biopic An Adventure in Space and Time is set toair on BBC America at 9pm Eastern Time on Friday, November 22, 2013. At the writing helm is Doctor Who and Sherlock great Mark Gatiss and his film chronicals the turbulent tenure of the First Doctor, William Hartnell. The amazing cast and sets are highlighted in stills released by BBC America. Not only are they delving into the actors behind our favorite time traveling team, they are also revisiting some of the iconic scenes from Doctor Who including The Dalek Invasion of Earth andThe Web Planet. (Continue reading on PopWrapped)
Doctor Who, the First Doctor (William Hartnell), the Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton), the Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee), the Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker), the Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison), the Sixth Doctor (Colin Baker), the Seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy), the Eighth Doctor (Paul McGann), the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston), the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant) and the Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) @BBC
BBC America announced on Friday that in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of “Doctor Who”, the iconic show will be showcased heavily the week leading up to “The Day of The Doctor”. Rumors have been flying about this anniversary episode, which is about two weeks away. Starring Matt Smith, Jenna Coleman, David Tennant, Billie Piper and John Hurt, “The Day of The Doctor” will be simulcast around the world at 2:50pm Eastern Time on November 23, 2013. (Continue Reading on Examiner.com)