J.K. Woodward Interview

We were lucky enough to sit down with comic book artist, J.K. Woodward at Awesome Con 2015. Mr Woodward was on the artist on Assimilation 2, which saw the worlds of Dr Who and Star Trek collide. Big thanks for J.K. for doing the interview. You can follow him on Twitter or check out his website.

Awesome Con 2015 Review

Awesome Con 2015 was held on May 29-31 at the Walter E Washington Convention Center in Washington DC. This was the first time I have covered the same convention two years in a row and it's nice to compare the differences from year to year. As always, I like to look at guests, programing, vendors and overall  feel of the Con. Now Awesome Con covers everything pop culture, so it's not just about Dr Who. This is not a Dr Who Con, so you have to take that in consideration, when discussing Awesome Con. For this review, I am just looking at the Dr Who component of the Con.

Guests:

It seems like every year Awesome Con makes a splash with a big time Dr Who actor and this year was no exception. Alex Kingston, who played River Song, and Arthur Darvill, who played Rory Williams, headlined the Dr Who section of Awesome Con. Now originally, they were to be joined by Karen Gillan, who played Amy Pond, was to join them but had to back out at the last minute. This was unfortunate, but it happens with actors. Projects come up and they sometimes have to make a choice. Alex Kingston & Arthur Darvill were still big enough stars, that even with out Karen Gillan there, it felt well, "Awesome". I don't think I heard anyone upset that Karen could not make it. All I heard was excitement about meeting Alex & Arthur. I never realized how huge the following that both actors had in the Dr Who universe. Both Alex & Arthur were delights to meet and were very personable with all the fans. 

Last Random Interviews from (Re)Generation Who.

We were able to participate in some press conference style interviews with some of the guests at (Re)Generation Who back in March. Here they are:

Nicola Bryant, who played Peri Brown, compares fans of Doctor Who from different parts of the world.

Terry Molloy, played Davros, talks about working with the 5th, 6th and 7th Doctors.

Terry Molloy discusses watching previous actors who played Davros before creating his rendition.

Andrew Cartmel, script editor for the 7th Doctor, discusses working on the Lost Stories project with Big Finish Audio.

Matthew Dow Smith Interview

We got to sit down and talk to Matthew Dow Smith, a couple weeks ago at (Re)Generation Who. Matt has wrote and drawn Dr Who comics for IDW publishing. He currently works on the X-Files monthly comic and his own comic, "October Girl".  Check out his site at, http://matthewdowsmith.blogspot.com/

Sophie Aldred Interview

We were lucky enough to get a couple short minutes to talk to Sophie Aldred, who played Ace on Dr Who. Ace was the companion of the 7th Doctor, Sylvester McCoy. Special Thanks to (Re)Generation Who to set this up for us.

(Re)Generation Who 2015 Review

This past weekend I was able to attend the first ever (Re)Generation Who Convention just outside Baltimore, Maryland at the Hunt Valley Inn.  This 3 day Dr Who Con, featured a wide range of guests, performers, vendors and programming. Now realize that when I review a Con, I can only judge it from my perspective and everyone’s perspective is different at a show.  I like to give my fans a little taste of what I witnessed and experience at the Con. I like to break my review down into Guests, Performers, Programing, Vendors and overall feel. One should remember that this was a first year Con and I will take that in consideration for my overall grade.

Guests:

(Re)Generation Who had  a strong and diverse guest list for their first year. Colin Baker (6^th Doctor) & Sylvester McCoy  (7^th Doctor) were joined by their companions, Nicola Bryant (Peri Brown) and Sophie Aldred (Ace).  It’s a luxury for a first year Con to have not 1 but 2 Doctors roaming the halls. I was even lucky enough to have my hotel room right beside Colin Baker’s suite. Hopefully I did not keep him up with my snoring. These 4 actors are regulars on the Dr Who Convention circuit. One of the reasons that they are regulars is because that they are very energetic and very entertaining.  Their appeared to be ample time to get an autograph and picture of your favorite guest. My only recommendation is that it would be nice if the times the guests were signing were posted. They would make announcements after panels in the main hall, but if you weren’t in those panels, then it was a crap shoot to figure out when your favorite actor would be signing autographs.  

Connection Conjecture by Brice Baker

It's been a little while since I've had time to write--working 2 full time jobs will do that. I also wanted to take the time to make this article special. So I finally found the time and sat down with Netflix and a note book to watch "Silence in the Library" and "Forest of the Dead".

First I'd like to point out that I picked this for the connections it made with future episode--some seasons later, truly amazing writing. It occurs in the 51st century, Captain Jack's home time, so immediately we have a link with the past. The introductory scene continues with a discussion about biographies, and the fact that there is always a death at the end...a nice piece of foreshadowing. Surprisingly, the Doctor uses the term "Spoilers" before River does!! I had no idea until this re-watch.

After another reminder of the past, that the sonic screwdriver doesn't work on wood, we finally meet River Song for the first time. Her first appearance is in a space suit with a gun in her hip. Jump ahead a few seasons and we again have her in a space suit with a gun emerging from Lake Silencia to kill the Doctor. I will admit to a moment of wow when this hit me.