I haven't been as excited in a long time...

...about a TV show. I know I just talked about it not long back. 10 Days back, I believe. Thanks to friends I can see it online, cause I don't have cable or dish. Several friends have chastised me for still watching it after the "New Guy" started. They will come around, I'm sure. 

These kids today have no idea how lucky they are to be able to see what they can see nowadays. When I used to watch the show, it would have to be on a thing called a UHF Channel, it would have to be tuned in much like radio, it would require rotating an antenna on the roof, in stormy weather, so the signal could bounce off the ionosphere from a larger market that had a cool PBS station because the shithole town I lived in barely had CB Radio. Kids, CB Radio was much like Facebook, but without the pictures and privacy issues and you could only talk to friends about 10 miles away. There was however, Telephone, but believe it or not, my service as a kid was what they called a "Partyline" so we shared our phoneline with about 15 other families. You could pick up the receiver and listen to other people's conversations and when it was clear you could call someone, but then your talk could be overheard by others and it always was. Oh also, the phone was connected to the wall, was heavy and you couldn't text with it or take pictures! Seriously!

Those were the days.

Now, I can watch shows streamed from the UK, or if I missed a classic episode I might be able to catch it broken up into bite-size morsels on Youtube before they are removed because of copyright infringement. 

I love Doctor Who! Always have, but I really dig this new Doctor. I've liked all the Doctors, but Matt Smith is something special, he's got something. There's so many friends whose first Doctor was David Tennant and they didn't know there were others. I posted a really great documentary before about the history and here's another one! Warning: The last segment is, at this time missing, however it may return, but don't let that stop you from watching this awesome documentary of the history of Doctor Who and it's cultural significance.

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