Xakara here, and today I bring you Gabriella Hewitt who joins us to share a few of her favorite characters and inspirations. Please welcome her aboard and be sure to catch details about her blog tour at the end!
Doctor Who?
My favorite character of all time is one who repeatedly changes, Doctor Who. The 4th and 10th Dr. fascinate me the most but there are many in-between and a new Doctor introduced recently.
My father hooked me on the British import television show in the early 80’s. Now mind you that Doctor Who had been floating around in outer space and time traveling since the 1960’s! Nothing was cooler to me than getting into a police box named TARDIS and being whisked off to another dimension in time or some other planet where robotic humanoids ruled.
It has been years since I sat down and enjoyed a good edition of the Doctor. But I came across a Doctor Who marathon being played on BBC America. I screamed with joy. I invited my two sons, both younglings to sit with me and watch. They were a bit confused as to why The Doctor kept changing. My little one could have cared less about a regenerating Time Lord, he was all about the giant robot attacking London. My eldest son wanted to figure out who really was Who. Eventually he declared that he didn’t get it but then we watched another episode and he liked it better. This was because of the flying stingray with outer shells and he was hollering for the Doctor to figure out how to get through the wormhole and close the hole before the aliens got through. Seriously, this was my conversation with my 7 year old. It was fun and fantastic. And I realized that it didn’t matter who the next Doctor was going to be as long as he continued to transfix me with brilliant ideas and irrational thought and creatures from other universes, other dimensions and portal and wormholes to other realms.
Yes, The Doctor is my favorite character, no matter who is playing him.The best part is I guess I put my childhood fondness for the wondrous worlds and enemies of The Doctor into my writings. You can see some of those dimensions, portals and other worldly beings found throughout my stories.
In OUT OF THE SHADOWS, there are evil creatures that come from the celestial heavens to destroy humanity much like the Cybermen on Doctor Who. The cybermen were once human but replaced their weak mortal flesh with plastic and metal and lost their emotions and controlled by a powerful computer. Which is similar to my evil creatures called the tzitzimime. They were once evil humans who were consumed by their own evilness and taken over by much more powerful beings to do their dirty work. Both creatures have one thing in common, they are bent on destroying humanity and reshaping the world into their own.
Alas, fear not there are good guys like Doctor Who and Shadow Warriors who are willing to risk it all and beat them before they can cause havoc.
OUT OF THE SHADOWS releases August 16th. You can pre-order it now at Samhain Publishing
In celebration of the 1st book in the SHADOW WARRIOR series, I am holding a contest. Follow me & the tzitzimime (celestial demon and nemesis of Shadow Warriors) on the blog tour and leave a comment to be entered to win a $25 gift certificate from Samhain Publishing. It’s that easy!
All entries must be in by August 24th. The winner will be declared on www.gabriellahewitt.com/blog/ August 26th. Contest starts June 5th and ends midnight August 24th (EST).One winner will be chosen at random.
About the author:
Gabriella Hewitt is the pen name of creative writing talents Sasha Tomaszycki and Patrizia M.J. Hayashi. Together they weave tales of romantic suspense and dangerously sensual paranormals. Check out the website www.GabriellaHewitt.com to find out about upcoming releases and events on her blog.
12 comments:
Oh, I love Dr. Who! I have a long scarf in my closet that has nothing to do with a 4th doctor. Um, okay, EVERYTHING to do with a 4th doctor.
You book sounds interesting. Will put on must read list. :)
While I never got the chance to see the Dr Who series, I like the comparisons adapted in your book.
Thanks for the contest.
I avoided commenting yesterday because I felt a little too enthusiastic. I think I can tone it down today though. :)
I grew up with Tom Baker as the 4th Doctor. I wanted the scarf and the jelly babies, I even liked the coat with a pocket for everything.
I got older and Peter Davison became the 5th Doctor and in turn, "My Doctor". The one I was old enough to personally indentify with and the one I wanted to run off in the TARDIS with for an adventure.
I never took to 6 and stopped watching the show altogether. I picked up the relaunch in it's 3rd season for it's first full-time Companion of Color. To my delight, I fell in love with David Tennant as the 10th Doctor. Ten was the love child of numbers 4 & 5. I went back and watched the new series from the pilot forward just so I could appreciate Tennant more. When he left...I wasn't sure I'd stay with the series.
Matt Smith as Eleven has been an adjustment. I watched season five and the beginning of season six solely for the companion Amy Pond. I remained wholly undecided on Matt Smith until the Neil Gaimen episode The Doctor's Wife.
I won't give anything away, but it was that episode that let me forgive Matt Smith for not being David Tennant. And for me there was finally, officially an 11th Doctor.
Wow, this still came out more a blog post all its own. Aw, well! *Grin*
~X
How I view the individual doctors depends on which ep I'm watching and how it strikes me that instant. (There are some tropes of British scriptwriting that hit all my unhappy buttons.) But I love the way the series has gained its own kind of immortality by changing with so many times. :-)
Strangely, I'm ambivalent about Dr Who. I can take it or leave it, though I do have this thing for David Tennant. DD is a dedicated Whovian, though, and gets together with her little geek friends for mini-marathons.
Hi Xakara! Thank you so much for having me onBeyond the Veil. It is always a pleasure to find another Whovian that loves the Doctor as much as I do. Tom Baker is still the Doctor to me too. I like the 10th doctor because he reintroduced me back to the series. Verdict is still out on the 11th. My reasons are way more shallow. Sorry but I can't quite figure out if I like his face or not. (Oh, so very shallow)LOL
Hi Cheryel,
I want a long scarf too! Unfortunately, I live in the South and it might label me eccentric to run around wearing one in this heat. HEHEHE
Nay Nay,
Love your picture. Yorkies are my fav. I have one named Coco. He is a hairless Yorkie. Yes, I said hairless. Sort of looks like a Chinese Creasted. LOL
Glad you like the comparisons:)
Hi Jean Marie,
I agree the show has stayed fresh and interesting because of all the different Doctors. My father is the most loyal watcher and he can name every single one. I think his dream would be to go to one of those ocnventions and get to meet a few of the Doctors.
Immortality is being able to live on in the minds, hearts and lips of people when you have passed on. I do believe Dr. Who has succeeded in that definition.
Hi Sela,
My little ones are so digging the DR. It is funny because I see the wonder in their eyes and think this is what I must have looked like when I used to sit next to my dad and watch SCi-fi with him. He also made me a Trekkie.
Live Long and Prosper. But I guess that is a topic for another day;)
I can remember seeing reruns of Dr Who when I was a kid, but I really didnt get into Who until the BBC revived the series several years ago. I think what makes him such a compelling character is that deep down he's written the same way for each incarnation. Sometimes he's overly sarcastic, silly, and serious, all within mere moments of each other. The writers seem to know the Dr and allow for the actors to take the character on without deviating too far from the core of who the character is. this seems to be a key component to the success of Dr Who.
Also let's not forget the Dr's Companion. These individuals, usually a human female, are just as important, they seem to be moral anchors for the Dr. A constant reminder of what it means to be finite and why he loves humanity so much.
I could go on and on, but maybe we will see more posts about Who in the future.
Hi Psy,
I agree. The writers do a great job of keeping the formula of Dr. Who on the straight and narrow. He always has me laughing. Snark at its best.
And yes, the lovely companions. Have to admit I love their style.
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