I’ve been fighting a cold the last few weeks (on and off). I stayed home on Christmas, all by myself, and did very little, other than watching Doctor Who. I’ve really been on a Doctor Who kick lately.
I’ve watched all of the Doctor Who: The Key to Time DVD set that I bought a couple of years ago. That was a lot of fun. The episodes themselves are great, and so are the commentaries. The episodes are from 1978-79. The commentaries were recorded around 2002, I think. So both are capturing a moment in time that’s long gone. It was cool listening to the actors, writers, directors, and other creators reminisce. Especially Tom Baker. He’s a hoot.
I’ve now started watching The Complete David Tennant Collection Blu-ray set, which I bought in 2019. This is a little more recent, but still feels like a relic from a distant past, in some ways. Again, I’m watching the episodes and listening to the commentaries, and having a lot of fun. I’ve probably seen most of these episodes multiple times, but I haven’t seen them in a while.
And of course I watched this year’s Christmas special, Joy to the World, on Disney+. I have mixed feelings about Ncuti Gatwa’s first season, but I really liked this special.
Seeing Doctor Who stories from all three of these different eras all in the last few weeks is interesting. There’s a lot of common threads going through this stuff, but also a lot of change and evolution.
Honestly, this is shaping up to be kind of a rough holiday season. I really haven’t been able to spend time with anyone else, for various reasons. And I haven’t been able to do some of the oddball things I used to do during the holidays, pre-pandemic. So I’m just spending all my downtime watching TV, alone in my apartment.