This fantastic Doctor Who meets Winnie the Pooh cake comes from Nerdache Cakes. They say they don’t just make geek cakes and prices start from $200. I think that’s great value. Via Lauren Davis at Io9.
The 12 Masks of Halloween: #1 Dalek Sec Hybrid
The 12 Masks of Halloween is a Geek Native tradition. It’s our countdown to Halloween. Starting the 12 mask run for 2012 is Dalek Sec. In fact, it’s Dalek Sec Hybrid and the result of some bio-engineering. This mask is a voice changer so you can even disguise how you sound. [Buy it] What did […]
Doctor Who cosplay: bathrobe style
Cosplay always strikes me as a lot of effort. In fact, sometimes it can be a bit of a chore coming up with a Halloween costume. Last year these Doctor Who ‘Halloween costumes’, okay – t-shirts! – were popular so perhaps similar will work for this year. Something warmer than a t-shirt, though. Something like […]
Doctor Who: Is the Doctor becoming a Dalek?
This is the first, but not only, theory that follows the question “Are the lights going out?“. The post is speculation, and the author has no special insight, nor does Brian Bloodaxe who champions this theory for Geek Native. That said, if you’re lagging behind your Doctor Who viewing then this post may contain spoilers. […]
Moffat does not use the Daleks as a prejudice weapon against the disabled
This post is a response and rebuttal to Alyson Macdonald’s heartfelt and well-intended Daleks and Disableism: Steven Moffat on Mental Illness. The episode being discussed is Asylum of the Daleks, which was the first episode in the new season 7. My summary; the Daleks are not a metaphor that suggests disabled people are evil or […]
One for Doctor Who fans: Dalek beanies
Behold the wonder of Nerdy Needles Knitting. This Etsy store has a collection of simply wonderful Dalek and Doctor Who themed hats. Nicely, Calvin Jarchow, who runs the store, has a thank you note for the attention blogs and websites have brought to his knitting. It’s not often you see that. Via Fashionably Geek.
Can the Doctor save Oswin Oswald? The Who paradox [spoilers]
This post discusses the big surprise in Asylum of the Daleks, which is the first episode in the new season (7) of Doctor Who. If you’ve not seen the episode yet and are allergic to spoilers then this post of a Predator hunting Na’vi on Pandora should distract you away from this post, click on the link and flee.
Doctor Who: Daleks have evolved and they have a plan [spoilers]
This post contains spoilers for the first episode of season 7 of the new Doctor Who. If you’ve not seen Asylum of the Daleks then you may wish to look at these Carcassonne cupcakes instead. The spoilers impact the first few minutes of the show.
Asylum of the Daleks trailer for Doctor Who s7
The BBC have just released a new trailer and insight into the first episode of season 7.
Mild spoilers ahead.
The full length Doctor Who trailer for the new 2012 series
It’s well worth a watch. There’s always the fine line between spoilers and teasers and I think they have it right in this one. We know people get beat up – but that happens often. We know which baddies the Doctor and companions will be up against – but there are a lot of familiar faces.
