Doctor Who: Verity!

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118 - Washing Clothes in Adriclandia Sep 14, 2016

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It's another old-school first! This time, it's the first episode directed by Fiona Cumming (though not her first association with Doctor Who), as well as the first Fifth Doctor episode. There's A Lot of fun to be had. And yes, sometimes there's a quote so good you just have to give up on shoehorning the DW ep title into the podcast ep title.

What do you think about "Castrovalva"? Do you love the script and direction and acting and everything else all the time? Or did you get bored with the tromping through the forest? Let us know in the comments!

Also covered:

Lynne
- squees mightily over certain (possibly spoilerey) leaked set pics from series 10!
- has a Peggy Carter FunkoPop fig at her desk at work!
Erika
- has hockey fever and cheers for Team North America in the World Cup of Hockey!
- will be doing a Doctor Who panel at Edmonton Expo with Steven, Sam Maggs, and Mark Meer!
- will be attending the Now Hear This Podcast Festival in Anaheim in late October!
Deb
- cannot wait to get her hands on Paul Cornell and Christopher Jones's new Third Doctor comic!
- also has hockey fever and can't wait for a soon-to-begin podcast (by ladies!) called Shut Your Five Hole!

Bonus links: Verity! won a Parsec Award! (As did Uncanny Magazine Podcast and The Incomparable) The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy: A Handbook for Girl Geeks The astronaut mansplainer Companion Piece: Women Celebrate the Humans, Aliens and Tin Dogs of Doctor WhoToby Hadoke's Who's Round - interview with Fiona Cumming

Extra! - Would You Like A Doctor Who Quote? Sep 07, 2016

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Do you sometimes find yourself in a conversation that's entirely made up of quotations from your favorite show? If so, is that show Doctor Who? Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we delve into why people quote things, what significance that can have socially, what makes a good quote, and what a quote says about the character or the person doing the quoting. It's a fascinating conversation, liberally sprinkled with--you guessed it--Doctor Who quotations!

What are your favorite DW quotes? Any good quote-related stories? Let us know in the comments!

117 - Empty(?) Dancing Aug 31, 2016

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It's another series 1 two-parter! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we discuss Steven Moffat's first submission to the new era of Doctor Who. There's a lot of love for both the 9th Doctor and Captain Jack, who may or may not be the physical incarnation of the Doctor's libido. (Thanks, Lynne, for sharing that now-unseeable, though still unbelievable fan crack-theory!)

What are your thoughts on this two-parter? Do you like the Doctor as a "dancer"? Does that make you go all squicky? Do you like Captain Jack better here or later, in Torchwood? Let us know in the comments!

Also covered:

Erika
- has a new job!
- continues to adore the Handwavium podcast!
Kat
- has a warm fangirl heart due to a minor lyric change by Frank Turner (and the Sleeping Souls) at the Reading and Leeds Festival 2016!
- appreciates the work Frank Turner does to support Safe Gigs!
Lynne
- mega-appreciated meeting Verity! fans at WorldCon 2016!
- FINALLY has the Captain Jack Harkness Funko Pop fig on her desk at work!
- has a brand-spanking-new Doctor Who Colouring Book!
Deb
- recorded another delightful episode of The High Council podcast about "The Sea Devils"!
- enjoyed a visit from Erik, who's on two fantastic Doctor Who podcasts: The Doctor Who Book Club Podcast and Doctor Who: The Writers' Room!

Bonus links: Uncanny Magazine wins the Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine!

Extra! - Quel Dommaged Goods Aug 24, 2016

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It's another bookish Extra! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we look at another first. This time it's Russell T Davies' first published Doctor Who work, his New Adventures novel Damaged Goods. This is another very grown-up-themed tome, and the Verities react as such. Some really enjoy it, others not as much. But as always, it's a great discussion! (Though we do, necessarily, venture into some rather adult territory in the course of the discussion, so sensitive/young listeners may want to beware.)

Have you read this one? If so, what do you think of it? And can you see any RTD-isms poking up in this early work? Let us know in the comments!

116 - Spearheading a New Era Aug 17, 2016

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Once again we dip into Classic Who with an episode steeped in firsts. Join Deb, Erika, Kat and Tansy as they revisit "Spearhead From Space" and talk about the first Third Doctor story, the first Liz Shaw story, the first Doctor Who in color and more! Listen as Deb and Tansy squee, Erika (shockingly) discovers that she actually likes a Pertwee story and Kat being amused at the mayhem.

How does "Spearhead from Space" fare in your Classic Who rankings? Do you feel this is a good jumping off point for Classic Who or do you think this story is an outlier. Can you identify Mr. Seely's accent and WHAT is up with those tan lines?

Leave us a comment and let us know what you think!

Also covered:

Tansy discovers postcards from Tom Baker to her mother!
Kat discovers a Doctor Who location is near her ancestral home!
Erika
- joins Steven and Josh at The High Council Podcast to watch "Paradise Towers"!
- wishes Radio Free Skaro a happy Tenth Anniversary!
Deb
- enjoyed the #fav7Who party on Twitter!
- had fun participating in the Ravellenic Games on Ravelry (membership required)!

Extra! - Camille Appeal Aug 10, 2016

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We have another lovely convention interview for you this week! Join Deb and Erika ever-so-briefly as they reminisce about the fab time they had at the LI Who convention in 2015. While there, Deb did this onstage interview with Jackie Tyler herself, Camille Coduri!

Do you have fond Jackie/Camille memories? Let us know in the comments!

115 - Father's Day of the Dead Aug 03, 2016

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Our new-Who rewatch has reached Deb's personal tipping point into super-fandom. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we discuss feelings and poor choices and schmaltz and glorious 80s hair.

How do you like "Father's Day"? Did it reach into your heart, give you the feels, and make you a devout fangirl? Or did it confuse you to have all these strange emotions in your Doctor Who? If the latter, has that changed? Let us know in the comments!

Also covered:

Tansy
- has some Big Finish on vinyl!
- received a time-travelling postcard from Night Terrors season 2!
Erika had fun recording a special ep of Verity! for Uncanny Magazine's Kickstarter!
Liz
- is playing DOTA!
- can't wait to see (hear) Tom Baker in Star Wars Rebels!
Deb got to visit the Philadelphia Museum of Art with an expert (Kathleen Schowalter)!

Bonus link: Lazy Doctor Who covers "Father's Day"

Extra! - Build-Your-Own Who Jul 27, 2016

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It's a fantasy-casting Verity! Extra! Join Deb, Katrina, and Lynne as they let their imaginations run wild and try to pitch fantastical (or actually, historical) ideas for future Doctor Who episodes, complete with mismatched Doctors and companions, historical figures, guest cast members, and a healthy dose of wet Colin Firth.

This Extra! is lovingly dedicated to the Time Scoop Podcast, in which panelists compete in a fantasy draft choosing a Doctor, a companion, a monster or villain, a writer, and two wild card elements that best exemplify what they love about Who.

What would you like to see in a future DW ep? Let us know in the comments!

114 - Aztec Savvy Jul 20, 2016

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It's a sangria-fueled classic-Who-episode of Verity! Join Deb, Erika, and Katrina as we cover a pure historical, "The Aztecs". As usual, we don't all fall in line with received fan wisdom, but for a change, the majority of us do.

Are you a fan of "The Aztecs"? Or are you bored by the lack of sci-fi elements? Let us know in the comments!

Also covered:

Kat fangirls over The Fangirl Life: A Guide to All the Feels and Learning How to Deal by Kathleen Smith (as well as Kathleen's blog)!
Erika found Kate McKinnon's character in Ghostbusters as affecting as many female Doctor Who fans found Ace-in-a-tux!
Deb reminisces over the very first Verity!-related recording, an interview on ep 342 of Radio Free Skaro!

Bonus links: Lazy Doctor Who covers "The Aztecs" Doctor Who: The Writers' Room

(Not) Fake Fanbooking Jul 13, 2016

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It's a book Extra! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as they discuss the very first Virgin New Adventures novel, Timewyrm: Genesys. It was the first time through for half of us, the other half of the Verities were revisiting it. While it may not be everyone's cup of tea, and may have a seriously high "ick factor", we're all pleased with the existence of the whole novel range. And we spend a good amount of time chatting about that as well.

Are you a fan of the NAs? Have you revisited them and discovered issues you didn't see the first time through? Or did you never get into them in the first place? Let us know in the comments! We're intensely curious about this!

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