Please, PLEASE, tell me that is not what Green Lantern fans call themselves.
Alex Stritar
It is. At least it’s better than brony. XD
Aizat
Why the hate on bronies, man?
Jackson
It’s a pretty awful word.
VideoGameTaco
I’m a brony myself, and I can say it is a pretty awful word.
Viredae
Well, Brony is bad, but it’s not as egregious as Pegasister…
Ivan
>> Pegasister
I’m liking that one already! Ooooh! The things I could tell you, if Cindy Crawford had been by Pegasister!!
Resne
What about eunuchorn?
Farmer_10
I think the hate is directed more towards the name than the fandom itself. Probably because the word Bro has been co-opted by the Douchebag Hordes. Personally I’m allright with the name, because I think it’s the first step to taking it back. Someday it will be ours again.
Yotomoe
SlowBro is the best Bro.
StClair
and also, a dismaying number of people who call themselves bronies behave with a truly shocking degree of insensitivity and entitlement.
Eric
yeah, dat privilege.
Darwin2500
Well, yeah, that’s true of pretty much any group of random people.
Viredae
That’s… That’s true of people IN GENERAL.
Yarrr
Yeah you could replace ‘bronies’ in that sentence with just about any group name and it remains relevant, for example:
‘ a dismaying number of people who call themselves christians/envirnmentalists/athiests behave with a truly shocking degree of insensitivity and entitlement.’
ender1200
‘dismaying number of people who call themselves humans behave with a truly shocking degree of insensitivity and entitlement.’
The sad part that the statement is still true.
eddy_h
Nah, it’s towards the more … extreme fans. Those who feel it necessary to let everyone in the world know that they’re a fan of a particular cartoon, have it permeate every aspect of their life, then try to have it permeate every aspect of the life of everyone around them. Like really overbearing, very specific furries.
That’s where the hate’s directed.
Well, in my case anyway. And I probably wouldn’t say hate… just… hmm… what would be a more accurate word… intense distaste? I’m not about to go beat on a brony. But I do actively avoid a lot of things to do with the whole thing. It’s actually put me off the show by way of proxy embarrassment.
You watch the show, you like the show, you’re even a fan of it? Sure, go right ahead… just… please… be aware that no-one else actually cares.
It’s like me 10 years ago when I was just getting into anime and Studio Ghibli films in general. It was like OMG BEST THING EVER GUYS YOU MUST WATCH THIS WITH ME. Soon learned that lesson. These things are limited market, and after about the third attempt people start to avoid you and think of you as That Creepy Guy With The Foreign Cartoon DVDs. These days those who didn’t run a mile have at least dropped the “Creepy” bit, and if there’s something major happening I might mention it in passing and I’ll answer an odd question someone may have, but I still haven’t got them to watch any discs or join me at any showings. Because no-one cares about your strange hobby, especially when you’re shouting about it in a public forum.
BTW, I give Dave and other cartoonists a free pass for going on about Transformers, MLP or whatever even so – because this is their private space, and we’re guests within it. They can say what they like.
(And I know I’m probably angling for a ban with this post, but I figured it might be useful to offer an actual “outsider’s perspective” in contrast to guesswork by someone within that group in question. There were a few astonishingly hardline and overeager otaku in the university anime & manga club who I wish I could have given that hint to. I had to leave it in the end because it was just too cringeworthy when both they and members of the public were around. At some point you cross the line from “hey, I found this thing, it’s surprisingly great, wanna come give it a look” to seeming like a bizarre cult.)
BTW, the name is pretty dumb, but there’s no shortage of special interest groups that give themselves inadvisable monikers, and amongst them it doesn’t really stand out. I’m sure there’s a hundred worse choices it could have been.
Oberon
Holy character count, Batman!
Alex Stritar
Just the name. Look down a bit and you’ll know I am one. XD
Li
Because the very word “brony” is a gender-divisive piece of nonsense that is waaaay too excited and defensively proud of itself for liking a show aimed at girls.
That bronies think it’s so amazing that they can actually like a show featuring ladies that was aimed at ladies is insulting. The number of them who then go on to insist that, because it’s good, it CAN’T be aimed at little girls and MUST in fact be secretly for adult male fans like them… are truly gross.
It has nothing to do with brony sounding stupid or for it being a rhyming version of “pony”; if it were, then truly fantern and all the other terms out there that are similar would be equally stupid. The gender and the attitude implied by the gender are what’s stupid.
DarkVeghetta
You’re missing the point. Apparently so are the ones who sed “because it’s good, it CAN’T be aimed at little girls”. MLP:FiM was quite firmly aimed at little girls when it started (also their family to a lesser extent) – that does not in any way detract from it being awesome. THAT is the point.
It’s sadly a rare gem considering most other, especially earlier children’s programs didn’t have such depth. The show has evolved and you’d be misinformed if you didn’t think it’s target audience has not shifted a bit due to bronies being a thing, even if the writing didn’t substantially change (note: point of debate).
Again, what’s so wonderful here is a show made for children that can ALSO appeal to adult men and women. It’s a pretty revolutionary concept since the number of small girl’s shows that aren’t shallow is shockingly low. Most anime has a similar texture, but is usually targeted at somewhat older demographics. It also marks a turning point – one where it isn’t quite as acceptable to talk down to children in their programming as it used to be.
Need I mention the strong self-worth messages, emphasis on kind social bonding/empathy or what it means to face adversity and diversity outside your comfort zone.
Let me put it this way – had Joyce seen MLP:FiM she wouldn’t be having even half of her freakouts or faux pas since these are themes that get somewhat explored in the show. Also, awesome references by the bucket-load… most of which a child won’t register, but her older brother or parents will very likely notice – therefor facilitating bonding experiences between sed family members.
Due to this it also happened to appeal to 20-something males and females (note: statistically we get more males, but there’s enough pegasisters around to where it’s not a sausagefest, not by a long shot).
“The gender and the attitude implied by the gender are what’s stupid.”
Allow me to clarify: the term ‘brony’ and female-only variant ‘pegasister’ have been interchangeable since inception. I even remember the thread that created the female-counterpart shortly after we decided on a standardized name for our fanbase.
That sed, ‘brony’ turned out to be gender-neutral enough that most girls in the community used it to self-identify, hence why the distinction isn’t made all too often – since the women themselves pretty much voted to be called brony as well.
If you’d rather use pegasister/pegasis, there’s nopony that won’t switch to it if asked nicely. I’d say that’s quite inclusive as far as fanbase names go. We really do try to make everyone feel welcome.
Love & Peace (because Vash was a brony before his time)
Aras Pabedinskas
I fail to see how Fantern is better than Bronie. There has got to be something more clever than Fantern.
Aizat
Yeah, I mean, Fantern is somewhat close to fantard.
Regalli
At least for the animated series, Giancarlo Volpe put it to a vote, and he approved of the name, so there you go. No arguments over whether it’s a gender-specific fandom term and if we need a separate one or not, either. (Technically the full name is the Fantern Corps.)
Cause brony is a dumb-ass name that makes me ashamed to enjoy the show. Or maybe it’s just bronies who do that.
james
I say it Loud!
Im Brony and I’m Proud!
Li
Yeah, it’s stuff like this that gives you guys the bad rep.
Stop acting like it’s amazing that you enjoy a show aimed at girls. Stop using language that deliberately compares yourselves to oppressed minorities. Just stop. ♥
DarkVeghetta
Funny how you’re treating us exactly as such.
As for actually being one – we ARE, or at least WHERE one. There was a time where just posting pony related anything would get you banned on 4chan, which is from where we largely originate.
Think about it – at first simply saying ‘brony’ would get you a permaban on any 4chan board. No appeal, no jack shit. Kindly tell me that’s not how a persecuted minority feels like. Ofc, it’s not IRL, but for some that place feels like home and is also their social corner. Being ostracized is NEVER easy, no matter where.
Anons being anons, the response was SWIFT AND RELENTLESS, we responded by loving and tolerating the shit out of 4chan and eventually – months, countless B& anons and innumerable deleted threads later – the bulk migrated to newly-created pony image boards while the bans stopped and we where essentially given minority rights via a special pony-section.
It was a hard-won, uneasy peace. Reminiscent of how the US handled black rights via segregation, but for a while it worked – it was better then just being banned on-sight. With time the situation de-escalated itself as more and more people flocked to the newly-formed Herd. The Internet learned, little by little that we existed and in sufficient numbers that we didn’t feel quite like a minority anymore. It was a time of great celebration and pride in our resilient little community. We helped each other as best we could, and we prospered in turn.
The experience left a very unique impact on me and makes me proud to be a brony, as my brothers and sisters faced great adversity together and we overcame it. Love and friendship won out over fear and hate.
Sadly, as with most movements, we gathered some not-so-nice people along the way. Think of them as our variant of feminazis that feminists so often and sadly need to constantly counter in order not to let them throw dirt on their good name.
I can also state that if I see one of these, I feel the patriotic DUTY to try and fix some of the damage they have caused – as it reflects badly on my beloved Herd, and myself in turn. Not to mention talk some sense into them and nicely ask them to remember who they represent and what our values are. Be NICE – first and foremost. That goes double if you actually use a pony-themed avatar – you have a RESPONSIBILITY should you choose to do that.
I should mention that the years have passed and millions of members later… well, we’re more of large chunk of the Internet then a minority therein. Still, some treat us with hostility just for liking something they hate (usually by proxy), and that’s never fun, especially when you started out having to constantly defend yourself and the people you respect from such ad hominem attacks.
Damn, this got long fast.
TL;DR: Bronies are the Internet-version of a minority that’s grown into mainstream culture, with all the hatered those usually face online. Also all the bad apples that go along with such trends – we do apologize for those, but want to let you know we’re not like that.
Friendship is Magic,
so Love and Tolerate.
Crimson Doom
That’s a matter for debate. They’re both pretty bad, but I think brony is slightly better, if only because I had actually heard of the term before five seconds ago. It’s not a very good nickname if a member of said fanbase has never heard the term…
clodia
Better than Fannibal. (Note – I am a fan of the tv show Hannibal, and that portmanteau was inevitable, but still eyerollworthy.)
Some Doctor Who is perfect. Very little NuWho is near that level, but get into some of the classic stories like “City of Death”, “Genesis of the Daleks”, “The Daemons”, “Tomb of the Cybermen”, etc. and you’ve got sheer brilliance.
Toad
I think Blink, as a standalone episode, is as close to perfect as a piece of television can get.
My brother’s first was The Library, but I can’t remember my own first (I think it might’ve been The Beast Below.) My favorite though, or at least the one I go back to watch, is A Christmas Carol. It’s self-contained, the music’s great, I love the twist on the final ghost, and I think it presents what The Doctor can mean to both children and adults.
Dicrel Seijin
My first was the made-for-TV Doctor Who movie. *Goes off to weep silently in a corner.*
eddy_h
Silence in the Library was one of the 2-part episodes I actually managed to catch in full (I missed others like Blink and still haven’t managed to catch up), and it made me sit up and actually start paying attention to NewWho… it has some misses, but it also has some very definite hits.
Josh
Paul McGann was a great doctor!
davidbreslin101
Paul McGann still IS a great Doctor! ….. in, er, the audio dramas. (Which also try their level best to give the unfortunate Colin Baker some decent scripts.)
Having only watched a couple, Waters of Mars is amazing.
The Other Mike
In my more serious moments, I’ll cast my vote for “Dalek.” You-would-make-a-good-Dalek…
In my less serious moments, I’ll say “Curse of Fatal Death.” “Ooh, it’s got three settings…”
DapperAnarchist
I put my vote for the best of NuWho being The God Complex. Interesting and complex secondary characters, a realistically imperfect Doctor, a classic-style villain, a cool setting, great direction.
Kinda in that boat myself, now. So far my favorite episodes are the tail end of season 1 (’cause I’m only a few into season 2 right now), and I’m not sure I like David Tennant. I really liked the last guy. I know, I know, heresy. But it is what it is.
My first episode of Doctor Who was maybe half-way through the episode where he faced the devil. The first-full episode, Midnight from New Who S4. That was my AH-HA moment as to why so many people love the show. I thought that episode was a brilliant story. I Still don’t watch the show but I thought that episode was a great intro into the series.
Farmer_10
My first Who episode was ‘the Shakespeare Code’. I don’t know what it was, David Tennant being a charming bastard or the show itself but after that first episode I never looked back.
Daibhid Ceannaideach
“My first episode of Doctor Who was maybe half-way through the episode where he faced the devil.”
How sad is it that I immediately thought “Ooh, ‘The Daemons’! That’s going back a bit!” before remembering that Tennant faced the devil as well?
I’m pretty sure my first episode of Doctor Who was “The Sea Devils”, but it wasn’t new at the time. No, no, I got into Who during the Peter Davison years. However, with a generous PBS station, I was exposed to three Doctors at once: Davison weeknights at 11, a full Pertwee serial on Saturday afternoons, and two episodes of Tom Baker Sundays at 7ish.
StClair
That was pretty much my (very good) luck – Pertwee, Baker the first, and Davison were my introduction to the show, and remain among my favorites (though Smith has joined them).
It’s not heresy, there are people for whom he’s not the favorite. And what your going through is *entirely* part of the experience. Getting really invested in the first Doctor you watch, then not being entirely sure about the new one. Eventually you realize you like the new one for different reasons, and your enjoyment of the previous one is no less significant. Each new Doctor becomes new and exciting, who knows, Ecceleston may end up not even being your favorite.
isitsevenyet
Heh, it’s just so many people seem to deem Tennant as THE BEST DOCTOR EVAR!!! and I was having a bit of fun with that mindset. I’m a few more episodes in now and I’m starting to see why that is, though. He’s hilarious. Still loved Eccleston’s acting when he got FURIOUS with the “last” Dalek, though. That man is pretty skilled himself, just a different type of humor. Tennant is more wacky; Eccleston is more sarcastic.
DEFINITELY my reaction to starting Doctor Who. Went from “Oh, it’s that sci-fi show I keep seeing gifsets of on Tumblr, I wonder why everyone’s freaking out about it” to “OH LET ME JUST BUY THREE POSTERS OF THE DOCTOR FOR MY ROOM AND A REPLICA SONIC SCREWDRIVER AND ALSO WATCH EVERY EPISODE EVER MADE”.
My first foray into Dr Who were David Tennant’s last two episodes before the holiday specials. My reaction was “This crazy running man is awesome! I must see more of him!”
245 thoughts on “Investing”
AHR
Another Joyce reaction face for the pile!
darcos0
i can’t tell what’s brighter, joyce’s awesome blue eyes or 4th of july fireworks
Digidestined of Trust (Tim)
DAGNABBIT! She’s become like ME! NO TURN AWAY JOYCE!
Kernanator
Before I die, Walky, please stop talking.
Maestro
He wouldn’t be the Walky Talky Man if he stopped talking.
gareth
Did you say Walkie talkie man?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luOAfYojR9o
SUGauthor
Wow, that surprised me.
Wazza
a lot of more devout Christians show their children mainly or only Christian childrens’ shows. Production values and writing vary… widely.
This may be the first time Joyce has seen something that is actually good.
Jen Aside
Kinda wonder if she would’ve felt the same way had they watched in episode order… I know that wouldn’t have been true for me of Torchwood =p
phroggonalog
didn’t joyce watch disney? can’t remember…but them’s good production values
Wonder Wig
This is like watching people discover Doctor Who.
GoldStarz
Nah man, this is anyone joining the Fantern Corps late to the party.
Aras Pabedinskas
Please, PLEASE, tell me that is not what Green Lantern fans call themselves.
Alex Stritar
It is. At least it’s better than brony. XD
Aizat
Why the hate on bronies, man?
Jackson
It’s a pretty awful word.
VideoGameTaco
I’m a brony myself, and I can say it is a pretty awful word.
Viredae
Well, Brony is bad, but it’s not as egregious as Pegasister…
Ivan
>> Pegasister
I’m liking that one already! Ooooh! The things I could tell you, if Cindy Crawford had been by Pegasister!!
Resne
What about eunuchorn?
Farmer_10
I think the hate is directed more towards the name than the fandom itself. Probably because the word Bro has been co-opted by the Douchebag Hordes. Personally I’m allright with the name, because I think it’s the first step to taking it back. Someday it will be ours again.
Yotomoe
SlowBro is the best Bro.
StClair
and also, a dismaying number of people who call themselves bronies behave with a truly shocking degree of insensitivity and entitlement.
Eric
yeah, dat privilege.
Darwin2500
Well, yeah, that’s true of pretty much any group of random people.
Viredae
That’s… That’s true of people IN GENERAL.
Yarrr
Yeah you could replace ‘bronies’ in that sentence with just about any group name and it remains relevant, for example:
‘ a dismaying number of people who call themselves christians/envirnmentalists/athiests behave with a truly shocking degree of insensitivity and entitlement.’
ender1200
‘dismaying number of people who call themselves humans behave with a truly shocking degree of insensitivity and entitlement.’
The sad part that the statement is still true.
eddy_h
Nah, it’s towards the more … extreme fans. Those who feel it necessary to let everyone in the world know that they’re a fan of a particular cartoon, have it permeate every aspect of their life, then try to have it permeate every aspect of the life of everyone around them. Like really overbearing, very specific furries.
That’s where the hate’s directed.
Well, in my case anyway. And I probably wouldn’t say hate… just… hmm… what would be a more accurate word… intense distaste? I’m not about to go beat on a brony. But I do actively avoid a lot of things to do with the whole thing. It’s actually put me off the show by way of proxy embarrassment.
You watch the show, you like the show, you’re even a fan of it? Sure, go right ahead… just… please… be aware that no-one else actually cares.
It’s like me 10 years ago when I was just getting into anime and Studio Ghibli films in general. It was like OMG BEST THING EVER GUYS YOU MUST WATCH THIS WITH ME. Soon learned that lesson. These things are limited market, and after about the third attempt people start to avoid you and think of you as That Creepy Guy With The Foreign Cartoon DVDs. These days those who didn’t run a mile have at least dropped the “Creepy” bit, and if there’s something major happening I might mention it in passing and I’ll answer an odd question someone may have, but I still haven’t got them to watch any discs or join me at any showings. Because no-one cares about your strange hobby, especially when you’re shouting about it in a public forum.
BTW, I give Dave and other cartoonists a free pass for going on about Transformers, MLP or whatever even so – because this is their private space, and we’re guests within it. They can say what they like.
(And I know I’m probably angling for a ban with this post, but I figured it might be useful to offer an actual “outsider’s perspective” in contrast to guesswork by someone within that group in question. There were a few astonishingly hardline and overeager otaku in the university anime & manga club who I wish I could have given that hint to. I had to leave it in the end because it was just too cringeworthy when both they and members of the public were around. At some point you cross the line from “hey, I found this thing, it’s surprisingly great, wanna come give it a look” to seeming like a bizarre cult.)
BTW, the name is pretty dumb, but there’s no shortage of special interest groups that give themselves inadvisable monikers, and amongst them it doesn’t really stand out. I’m sure there’s a hundred worse choices it could have been.
Oberon
Holy character count, Batman!
Alex Stritar
Just the name. Look down a bit and you’ll know I am one. XD
Li
Because the very word “brony” is a gender-divisive piece of nonsense that is waaaay too excited and defensively proud of itself for liking a show aimed at girls.
That bronies think it’s so amazing that they can actually like a show featuring ladies that was aimed at ladies is insulting. The number of them who then go on to insist that, because it’s good, it CAN’T be aimed at little girls and MUST in fact be secretly for adult male fans like them… are truly gross.
It has nothing to do with brony sounding stupid or for it being a rhyming version of “pony”; if it were, then truly fantern and all the other terms out there that are similar would be equally stupid. The gender and the attitude implied by the gender are what’s stupid.
DarkVeghetta
You’re missing the point. Apparently so are the ones who sed “because it’s good, it CAN’T be aimed at little girls”. MLP:FiM was quite firmly aimed at little girls when it started (also their family to a lesser extent) – that does not in any way detract from it being awesome. THAT is the point.
It’s sadly a rare gem considering most other, especially earlier children’s programs didn’t have such depth. The show has evolved and you’d be misinformed if you didn’t think it’s target audience has not shifted a bit due to bronies being a thing, even if the writing didn’t substantially change (note: point of debate).
Again, what’s so wonderful here is a show made for children that can ALSO appeal to adult men and women. It’s a pretty revolutionary concept since the number of small girl’s shows that aren’t shallow is shockingly low. Most anime has a similar texture, but is usually targeted at somewhat older demographics. It also marks a turning point – one where it isn’t quite as acceptable to talk down to children in their programming as it used to be.
Need I mention the strong self-worth messages, emphasis on kind social bonding/empathy or what it means to face adversity and diversity outside your comfort zone.
Let me put it this way – had Joyce seen MLP:FiM she wouldn’t be having even half of her freakouts or faux pas since these are themes that get somewhat explored in the show. Also, awesome references by the bucket-load… most of which a child won’t register, but her older brother or parents will very likely notice – therefor facilitating bonding experiences between sed family members.
Due to this it also happened to appeal to 20-something males and females (note: statistically we get more males, but there’s enough pegasisters around to where it’s not a sausagefest, not by a long shot).
“The gender and the attitude implied by the gender are what’s stupid.”
Allow me to clarify: the term ‘brony’ and female-only variant ‘pegasister’ have been interchangeable since inception. I even remember the thread that created the female-counterpart shortly after we decided on a standardized name for our fanbase.
That sed, ‘brony’ turned out to be gender-neutral enough that most girls in the community used it to self-identify, hence why the distinction isn’t made all too often – since the women themselves pretty much voted to be called brony as well.
If you’d rather use pegasister/pegasis, there’s nopony that won’t switch to it if asked nicely. I’d say that’s quite inclusive as far as fanbase names go. We really do try to make everyone feel welcome.
Love & Peace (because Vash was a brony before his time)
Aras Pabedinskas
I fail to see how Fantern is better than Bronie. There has got to be something more clever than Fantern.
Aizat
Yeah, I mean, Fantern is somewhat close to fantard.
Regalli
At least for the animated series, Giancarlo Volpe put it to a vote, and he approved of the name, so there you go. No arguments over whether it’s a gender-specific fandom term and if we need a separate one or not, either. (Technically the full name is the Fantern Corps.)
Historyman68
Cause brony is a dumb-ass name that makes me ashamed to enjoy the show. Or maybe it’s just bronies who do that.
james
I say it Loud!
Im Brony and I’m Proud!
Li
Yeah, it’s stuff like this that gives you guys the bad rep.
Stop acting like it’s amazing that you enjoy a show aimed at girls. Stop using language that deliberately compares yourselves to oppressed minorities. Just stop. ♥
DarkVeghetta
Funny how you’re treating us exactly as such.
As for actually being one – we ARE, or at least WHERE one. There was a time where just posting pony related anything would get you banned on 4chan, which is from where we largely originate.
Think about it – at first simply saying ‘brony’ would get you a permaban on any 4chan board. No appeal, no jack shit. Kindly tell me that’s not how a persecuted minority feels like. Ofc, it’s not IRL, but for some that place feels like home and is also their social corner. Being ostracized is NEVER easy, no matter where.
Anons being anons, the response was SWIFT AND RELENTLESS, we responded by loving and tolerating the shit out of 4chan and eventually – months, countless B& anons and innumerable deleted threads later – the bulk migrated to newly-created pony image boards while the bans stopped and we where essentially given minority rights via a special pony-section.
It was a hard-won, uneasy peace. Reminiscent of how the US handled black rights via segregation, but for a while it worked – it was better then just being banned on-sight. With time the situation de-escalated itself as more and more people flocked to the newly-formed Herd. The Internet learned, little by little that we existed and in sufficient numbers that we didn’t feel quite like a minority anymore. It was a time of great celebration and pride in our resilient little community. We helped each other as best we could, and we prospered in turn.
The experience left a very unique impact on me and makes me proud to be a brony, as my brothers and sisters faced great adversity together and we overcame it. Love and friendship won out over fear and hate.
Sadly, as with most movements, we gathered some not-so-nice people along the way. Think of them as our variant of feminazis that feminists so often and sadly need to constantly counter in order not to let them throw dirt on their good name.
I can also state that if I see one of these, I feel the patriotic DUTY to try and fix some of the damage they have caused – as it reflects badly on my beloved Herd, and myself in turn. Not to mention talk some sense into them and nicely ask them to remember who they represent and what our values are. Be NICE – first and foremost. That goes double if you actually use a pony-themed avatar – you have a RESPONSIBILITY should you choose to do that.
I should mention that the years have passed and millions of members later… well, we’re more of large chunk of the Internet then a minority therein. Still, some treat us with hostility just for liking something they hate (usually by proxy), and that’s never fun, especially when you started out having to constantly defend yourself and the people you respect from such ad hominem attacks.
Damn, this got long fast.
TL;DR: Bronies are the Internet-version of a minority that’s grown into mainstream culture, with all the hatered those usually face online. Also all the bad apples that go along with such trends – we do apologize for those, but want to let you know we’re not like that.
Friendship is Magic,
so Love and Tolerate.
Crimson Doom
That’s a matter for debate. They’re both pretty bad, but I think brony is slightly better, if only because I had actually heard of the term before five seconds ago. It’s not a very good nickname if a member of said fanbase has never heard the term…
clodia
Better than Fannibal. (Note – I am a fan of the tv show Hannibal, and that portmanteau was inevitable, but still eyerollworthy.)
Kirby-oh
Well, except that Doctor Who is pretty far from perfect. It’s good but…
Totz the Plaid
Some Doctor Who is perfect. Very little NuWho is near that level, but get into some of the classic stories like “City of Death”, “Genesis of the Daleks”, “The Daemons”, “Tomb of the Cybermen”, etc. and you’ve got sheer brilliance.
Toad
I think Blink, as a standalone episode, is as close to perfect as a piece of television can get.
sun tzu
Blink was the first episode of Doctor Who I watched, and…yeah, I can see this argument being made.
Totz the Plaid
It’s got some serious problems. Sally basically gets stalked by the guy, and as a protagonist, she doesn’t really do much, things more happen to her.
Very enjoyable, but the writing has serious flaws. I lean more toward “The Empty Child” two-parter or “Waters of Mars” as high watermarks for NuWho.
Aizat
The Pandorica Opens and The Big Bang was good albeit a tad confusing.
Wonder Wig
My brother’s first was The Library, but I can’t remember my own first (I think it might’ve been The Beast Below.) My favorite though, or at least the one I go back to watch, is A Christmas Carol. It’s self-contained, the music’s great, I love the twist on the final ghost, and I think it presents what The Doctor can mean to both children and adults.
Dicrel Seijin
My first was the made-for-TV Doctor Who movie. *Goes off to weep silently in a corner.*
eddy_h
Silence in the Library was one of the 2-part episodes I actually managed to catch in full (I missed others like Blink and still haven’t managed to catch up), and it made me sit up and actually start paying attention to NewWho… it has some misses, but it also has some very definite hits.
Josh
Paul McGann was a great doctor!
davidbreslin101
Paul McGann still IS a great Doctor! ….. in, er, the audio dramas. (Which also try their level best to give the unfortunate Colin Baker some decent scripts.)
Historyman68
Having only watched a couple, Waters of Mars is amazing.
The Other Mike
In my more serious moments, I’ll cast my vote for “Dalek.” You-would-make-a-good-Dalek…
In my less serious moments, I’ll say “Curse of Fatal Death.” “Ooh, it’s got three settings…”
DapperAnarchist
I put my vote for the best of NuWho being The God Complex. Interesting and complex secondary characters, a realistically imperfect Doctor, a classic-style villain, a cool setting, great direction.
Sporky
That’s a funny way to spell Homestuck
OkamiKing
Obviously you mean the JJBA fandom.
ninja_jesus
Aren’t you guys talking about Game Grumps?
isitsevenyet
Kinda in that boat myself, now. So far my favorite episodes are the tail end of season 1 (’cause I’m only a few into season 2 right now), and I’m not sure I like David Tennant. I really liked the last guy. I know, I know, heresy. But it is what it is.
Aras Pabedinskas
My first episode of Doctor Who was maybe half-way through the episode where he faced the devil. The first-full episode, Midnight from New Who S4. That was my AH-HA moment as to why so many people love the show. I thought that episode was a brilliant story. I Still don’t watch the show but I thought that episode was a great intro into the series.
Farmer_10
My first Who episode was ‘the Shakespeare Code’. I don’t know what it was, David Tennant being a charming bastard or the show itself but after that first episode I never looked back.
Daibhid Ceannaideach
“My first episode of Doctor Who was maybe half-way through the episode where he faced the devil.”
How sad is it that I immediately thought “Ooh, ‘The Daemons’! That’s going back a bit!” before remembering that Tennant faced the devil as well?
captainswift
I’m pretty sure my first episode of Doctor Who was “The Sea Devils”, but it wasn’t new at the time. No, no, I got into Who during the Peter Davison years. However, with a generous PBS station, I was exposed to three Doctors at once: Davison weeknights at 11, a full Pertwee serial on Saturday afternoons, and two episodes of Tom Baker Sundays at 7ish.
StClair
That was pretty much my (very good) luck – Pertwee, Baker the first, and Davison were my introduction to the show, and remain among my favorites (though Smith has joined them).
Capnseamus
It’s not heresy, there are people for whom he’s not the favorite. And what your going through is *entirely* part of the experience. Getting really invested in the first Doctor you watch, then not being entirely sure about the new one. Eventually you realize you like the new one for different reasons, and your enjoyment of the previous one is no less significant. Each new Doctor becomes new and exciting, who knows, Ecceleston may end up not even being your favorite.
isitsevenyet
Heh, it’s just so many people seem to deem Tennant as THE BEST DOCTOR EVAR!!! and I was having a bit of fun with that mindset. I’m a few more episodes in now and I’m starting to see why that is, though. He’s hilarious. Still loved Eccleston’s acting when he got FURIOUS with the “last” Dalek, though. That man is pretty skilled himself, just a different type of humor. Tennant is more wacky; Eccleston is more sarcastic.
John
Tom Baker or GTFO.
Totz the Plaid
No, no, you’re in SERIES two. Overall, it’s SEASON 28.
Nevermaker
DEFINITELY my reaction to starting Doctor Who. Went from “Oh, it’s that sci-fi show I keep seeing gifsets of on Tumblr, I wonder why everyone’s freaking out about it” to “OH LET ME JUST BUY THREE POSTERS OF THE DOCTOR FOR MY ROOM AND A REPLICA SONIC SCREWDRIVER AND ALSO WATCH EVERY EPISODE EVER MADE”.
Coru
My pencils rest safely in a TARDIS mug at work 😀
turbanous
My first foray into Dr Who were David Tennant’s last two episodes before the holiday specials. My reaction was “This crazy running man is awesome! I must see more of him!”
Doctor_Who
I am a fan of that show.
*Awaits stunned reactions*
Pie
I’m acting astonished!
Bysmerian