Tenth Anniversary of New Who!
Mar. 26th, 2015 01:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rusty_armourI only just realized (thanks to an email from the BBC Doctor Who Official Shop) that today is the tenth anniversary of New Doctor Who, which debuted on March 26, 2005. I can't believe it's been ten years! I still remember tuning in to watch that first episode, excited but trepidatious after the previous attempt to resurrect the franchise (that awful 1996 TV movie). Happily, I didn't have to get too far into the episode before I realized that New Who was good. Really, really, really good.
I tried to think of some way to pay tribute to this milestone and ended up on YouTube. Not surprisingly, the BBC put together a tenth anniversary trailer. I could have done with less Amy and Missy (who I hate with a fiery passion), but I think the vid is cool and brings back some great memories:
I'll probably watch "Rose" tonight to celebrate, but I don't think I'll have time for anything else. I hope other Doctor Who fans find fun ways to mark this special occasion.
While I'm on the subject of anniversaries, I'm deeply ashamed to admit that I didn't celebrate the 30th anniversary of the PBS debut of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (the Granada series) on March 14th. Sorry, Jeremy! :-( I turn once again to YouTube to save the day:
