Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
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  • Music: The theme from "Doctor Who."

I went to UC Berkeley because I couldn't find an application for the University of Gallifrey.

I am utterly obsessed with a show called Doctor Who, and have been since I was somewhere in the neighborhood of three years old. (This is not an exaggeration. You can ask my mother.) I contributed an essay to Chicks Dig Time Lords [Amazon], a book of critical essays on being a fan of the show while also being a girl (not always easy).

So naturally, when Tor.com contacted me and asked if I wanted to be a contributor for their mad awesome "12 Doctors of Christmas" blog event, I said yes so fast it left a few heads spinning, including my own. Here, then, is the official announcement:

Tor.com's 12 Doctors of Christmas: A Holiday Extravaganza!

...okay, so many the extravaganza part was me, but seriously, how cool is this? They've got at least one person for each Doctor, and the lineup is gorgeous. To whit:

First Doctor (William Hartnell), George Mann. "Susan, history is a gift. Do not break it."
Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton), Nick Abadzis. "Be Scottish at it, Jamie. Perhaps it will go away."
Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee), Paul Cornell. "And don't wander off!"
Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker), Nicholas Whyte. "Care for a jelly baby?"
Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison), Pia Guerra. "Celery is good for you."
Sixth Doctor (Colin Baker), Josiah Rowe. "You wicked, wicked little thing."
Seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy), Seanan McGuire. "Come on, Ace. We've got work to do."
Eighth Doctor (Paul McGann), Steve Mollmann. "I didn't mean to."
Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston), Graham Sleight. "Brilliant!"
Tenth Doctor (David Tennant), Nasty Canasta. "The last. The very last."
Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith), Lynne Thomas and Tara O’Shea/Mark Waid. "Who's the man?...right, never saying that again."
Twelfth Doctor(s), Jason Henninger. "RESULT!"

That's going to be twelve days of pure, unadulterated awesome. None of which will make any sense at all if you don't have at least a little familiarity with the show, for which I apologize. But not too much.

I love Doctor Who. Squee!
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bercilakslady

December 23 2010, 19:07:36 UTC 6 years ago

I got the email from Tor, and was very excited to see you on the list. It should be a good 12 days. :)

seanan_mcguire

December 27 2010, 01:04:52 UTC 6 years ago

I surely hope so!

kadharonon

December 23 2010, 19:15:10 UTC 6 years ago

eeeeeeeeee you have my FAVORITE.

seanan_mcguire

December 27 2010, 01:05:00 UTC 6 years ago

Yay!

Mine, too.

semy_of_pearls

December 23 2010, 19:16:11 UTC 6 years ago

YAY!!!!!

Can you tell Sylvester and Ace are my all time favorite combo? :D

dornbeast

December 23 2010, 19:33:52 UTC 6 years ago

You're not the only one with that opinion.

"Ace! You said ten seconds!"
"Nobody's perfect, Professor."

semy_of_pearls

6 years ago

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seanan_mcguire

6 years ago

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hms42

December 23 2010, 19:23:31 UTC 6 years ago

I got the email a couple of days ago and they mentioned you in that by name and about your Campbell win. Congratulations about being chosen for this.

seanan_mcguire

December 27 2010, 01:20:47 UTC 6 years ago

Thanks!

kirylyn

December 23 2010, 20:31:38 UTC 6 years ago

hmm, haven't seen too much of the 7th doc so it will be interesting

site is bookmarked, waiting :D

seanan_mcguire

December 27 2010, 01:21:01 UTC 6 years ago

Hooray!

bunsen_h

December 23 2010, 20:48:01 UTC 6 years ago

Congratulations! I'm almost completely unfamiliar with #7; I should ask beable if she's got any DVDs or other recordings.

seanan_mcguire

December 27 2010, 01:21:12 UTC 6 years ago

You so should.

I'm wearing my kick-ass Bad Wolf shirt as I write this.

snowcoma

December 23 2010, 21:03:56 UTC 6 years ago

Wait...we already have a 12th Doctor lined up? I knew Matt Smith was signed on for another season. Does that mean that we're losing him after that? *checks* OH THANK GODS.

It broke my heart losing Nine, and I was catching up so fast that I never bonded with Ten. Having Eleven makes me feel like... I don't know how to describe it, but he feels more like my Doctor. Losing him is going to be a very harsh blow, no matter how awesome his replacement will be.

And whenever it happens, losing Amy is going to be just as hard as losing Rose.

All that said, I look forward to reading these! Doctor One through Eight are still a mystery to me, and I look forward to meeting them as soon as I can find a way to watch the original Who.

Re: I'm wearing my kick-ass Bad Wolf shirt as I write this.

seanan_mcguire

December 27 2010, 01:21:30 UTC 6 years ago

No, no, Matt's going to be with us for a while. Promise.

lejays17

December 23 2010, 21:06:48 UTC 6 years ago

Oh, I'm so excited about this - like you I've been a Dr Who fan for as long as I can remember (I can remember back to Kindergarten, so that makes me about 4).

Now I have to decide whether to read them each day, or save them all up for a birthday present to myself (the day after it ends). Decisions, decisions....

seanan_mcguire

December 27 2010, 03:16:42 UTC 6 years ago

Such a hard choice!

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seanan_mcguire

December 27 2010, 03:17:35 UTC 6 years ago

Awesome!

yellowblackhaze

December 23 2010, 21:33:38 UTC 6 years ago

I'm so going to point my wife in the direction of this. She's a walking encyclopedia of all things Gallifreyan (well classic Who, she knows New Who well, but it more of a classic Whovian), loved Chicks Dig Timelords, so should have a ball with this. Thanks.

lejays17

December 24 2010, 10:43:27 UTC 6 years ago

Already seen it dear! See 2 posts above - the joys of having the day off today while you have to turn up to work for a half-day!

seanan_mcguire

6 years ago

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dinogrl

December 23 2010, 21:34:40 UTC 6 years ago

Congratulations!!!!!! Hope you can make it to our party and tell us all the juicy details!!!

seanan_mcguire

December 27 2010, 04:06:15 UTC 6 years ago

Party?

Yes, party.

dinogrl

6 years ago

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seanan_mcguire

6 years ago

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fluffworld

December 23 2010, 21:37:37 UTC 6 years ago

I loved Dr Who when I was a kid, and so wanted to be Ace. She was made of awesome.
Whee! Excited!

seanan_mcguire

December 27 2010, 04:06:24 UTC 6 years ago

Absolutely agreed.

sdelmonte

December 23 2010, 21:53:35 UTC 6 years ago

That's some pretty interesting company you are keeping. Or is it the other way round?

seanan_mcguire

December 27 2010, 04:06:35 UTC 6 years ago

The world may never know.

kitrinlu

December 23 2010, 22:02:24 UTC 6 years ago

Omgyay! Five is my Doctor, but Ace rocks! Can't wait!

seanan_mcguire

December 27 2010, 04:06:43 UTC 6 years ago

Yay!

incandescens

December 23 2010, 22:25:53 UTC 6 years ago

Utterly awesome!

(... will you be playing the spoons?)

(English here, and a lifelong fan.)

seanan_mcguire

December 27 2010, 04:06:54 UTC 6 years ago

(I may just!)

calapine

December 23 2010, 23:49:31 UTC 6 years ago

"Be Scottish at it, Jamie. Perhaps it will go away."

That's not a quote! There's no way that's a quote. I'd've noticed a line like that surely?

I look gleefully forward to reading em all, yes.

seanan_mcguire

December 27 2010, 04:07:12 UTC 6 years ago

That's not a quote, no. :) I was being quite silly.

inkgrrl

December 24 2010, 00:04:21 UTC 6 years ago

Gah - I accidentally deleted that email from Tor. Bad Kari! No donut! Thank you for posting this so blondage didn't prevail. Or will prevail. Something.

seanan_mcguire

December 27 2010, 04:07:23 UTC 6 years ago

No problem!

gwynnega

December 24 2010, 00:10:51 UTC 6 years ago

Awesome!!

seanan_mcguire

December 27 2010, 04:07:32 UTC 6 years ago

Yes!

kippurbird

December 24 2010, 00:58:03 UTC 6 years ago

Are you going to go to Gallifey One in Los Angeles during February? :D

seanan_mcguire

December 27 2010, 04:07:41 UTC 6 years ago

Probably not.

hoppytoad79

December 24 2010, 01:22:27 UTC 6 years ago

Most awesome! And Paul Cornell! *VBG* If I knew you were a Whovian before this, I'd forgotten, so I was most jazzed to read you adore the good Doctor. Now I need to get my hands on a copy of Chicks Dig Time Lords to read what you and Carole Barrowman have to say.

I didn't become a fan until 2006 (never heard of it until a year or so before that), and I've had trouble getting into Classic!Who. I have no idea why (except for One. The sexism in those shows makes my butt twitch), but there you are.

seanan_mcguire

December 27 2010, 04:08:01 UTC 6 years ago

It's a lovely book, really. I adore it.

dharawal

December 24 2010, 01:30:41 UTC 6 years ago

Nifty, though I'm really going to quibble about Paul McGann counting as a Dr, he had one very very average telemovie, and didn't set the world on fire in it.

He's a blip on the Dr Whoage.

You forgot Rowan Atkinson

urban_terrorist

December 24 2010, 17:59:26 UTC 6 years ago


He also played Doctor Who.

Curse of the Fatal Death Part 1

Curse of the Fatal Death Part 2

Don't drink and watch, unless you want to ruin your keyboard.

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spastasmagoria

December 24 2010, 15:22:26 UTC 6 years ago

I FOUND the application for U of G, but the deadline had passed. And they had a strict no-time-traveling rule on their applications, so that went straight out the window.

seanan_mcguire

December 27 2010, 04:09:19 UTC 6 years ago

Damn!

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tinachristopher

December 24 2010, 15:23:12 UTC 6 years ago

OMG, that is so AWESOME!!! I LOVE Dr. Who, too. and you have Sylvester and Ace, the duo I grew up watching. I cannot wait and look forward to reading the stories.

seanan_mcguire

December 27 2010, 04:09:28 UTC 6 years ago

Yay!

alexwearspants

December 24 2010, 16:02:52 UTC 6 years ago

Yes yes a million times yes! And you are doing one of my Doctors oh this is brilliant I am pleased forever! Can I say thankyou? I am saying thankyou! Thankyou!

seanan_mcguire

December 27 2010, 04:09:40 UTC 6 years ago

Very welcome!

Who's your Doctor?

urban_terrorist

December 24 2010, 17:25:15 UTC 6 years ago


Common question in England, and everyone understands that you aren't asking about a General Practitioner.

So Who's your Doctor? (Pun intended).

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seanan_mcguire

December 27 2010, 04:09:58 UTC 6 years ago

My Doctor's a bloke who travels space and time in a big blue box. Don't know about yours.

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