dancing robots

Another television post. I've never really let on how into television I am, it's a side of my personality that I keep hidden from most people. Sure, you might know about Thursdays and that I purposely don't schedule myself to work because I refuse to miss an episode of The Office but I mean, everyone has their guilty pleasures.

I currently watch three shows obsessively:

1. Friday Night Lights
2. The Office
3. Doctor Who

The first two you might have heard about, seeing as how I can't stop talking about them. Doctor Who, however, is my true guilty pleasure.

A British sci-fi show that began in 1963 (I think), Doctor Who is the story of a time-traveling alien, The Doctor, and his different companions. There's been 10 different doctors and multiple companions from different eras and galaxies. Sound dorky enough? Well get this: it's on syndication on the Sci-Fi Chanel.

Sometimes I'm astounded that I watch it because I've never, ever been into Sci-Fi. It's not me, it's not my personality.

Then again, most Sci-Fi isn't written by Russel T. Davies, the writer of the British Queer as Folk. Davies is excellent, superb even, at writing stories; compelling stories with emotion and dialogue and when combined with the right actors, it's the perfect equation for success.

And maybe there's that appeal of escapism...the idea of traveling wherever, whenever and getting into all sorts of mischief. That sense of adventure that most people will never get to act on. Seeing beautiful, dangerous things with a fun, clever and brilliant person who can appreciate what's going on. The companionship of traveling is a theme that runs throughout the show, a feeling most people stuck in their monotonous 8-5 jobs might yearn for.

And maybe it's the escapism that gets me. Don't get me wrong, I'm loving this stage in life, but I can't wait to explore. I don't think I could stand to be in one place too long. There's too much to see, too much to do and too much to explore. In a way, I'm getting into the perfect career for that. If I want to, really truly want to, I can do something. Something exciting and grand and glorious, and the road there may be rough, but I'm sure looking back it'll be worth it.

Anyways, Doctor Who. David Tennant plays the 10th Doctor and he'll always be my doctor. You see, the doctor (being an alien) "regenerates" every now and then. The 10th incarnation of the doctor is witty and sarcastic and stubborn and a jovial fellow. Plus, David Tennant is one heck of an actor.

For more info on the show, check out it's IMDB page.

Wow, I feel incredibly nerdy now. But it's all good. I'm about to get my indie-rock/scene kid on at the radio station. I'll win back a few of those cool points I just lost.