February 7
 

The Doctor Who update is finally here! This is what you might call a micro-event -- it's just one day, but features two important fivers, representing the first and latest episodes of the current Who series.
<ul>[*]Part one is "Rose," my first Doctor Who fiver. This was first slated for the 5MDW launch in June, and in fact I got about a third of the fiver written around then. (Believe it or not, this isn't even close to my record for time difference between parts of a fiver.) Attentive readers will already have noticed that I love this episode, as I've referenced it more than once in other stuff.[*]Part two is "The Christmas Invasion" by Scooter. This between-season special was our introduction to the Tenth Doctor, played by David Tennant. (It also introduced an alien race called the Sycorax -- bonus points for anyone who remembers another alien by that name!) Parts of Scooter's fiver make more sense if you know that there's a spinoff series called Torchwood coming up. We don't know much about it yet except that (a) it features Jack Harkness from last season, (b) "The Christmas Invasion" seems to have sown some of the seeds for it, and (c) the title's an anagram of Doctor Who.[/list]So that's our double feature. The pairing couldn't have worked out better -- you'll notice that Scooter and I use nearly identical gags at one point. It's pure coincidence (neither of us had read the other's fiver when those bits were written), but it looks like inter-fiver continuity. Score!

Does that mean there'll be fivers for the rest of Virtual Voyager Season 9? :D

Gatac

In honor of our micro-event I contacted the stars of our two episodes. Here's what they had to say:
http://markbwilson.com/images/blimey.jpg

Very common, I hear. Though linking won't work since you seem to have fixed your panel.

ENT fiver references. Exellent.

Never seen DW, but good fiver, Zeke!

Worth a shot.

And I assume that's actual Klingon?

Otherwise they'd get along?

Nice fiver, Scooter!

Now it's not a mistake — it's continuity!
I only have one word to say -- fantastic.

[quote="Anonymous"]Now it's not a mistake — it's continuity!
I only have one word to say -- fantastic.
Naturally. I have the translations, too, if anyone's interested.

BTW, speaking of continuity:

• Autons were last seen in 5M "Spearhead from Space."
• Harriet Jones was last seen in 5M "Aliens of London"/"World War III"

Finally: Love the blurbs, too, Zeke.

Grrr. That was me. stupid browser

Heheheh.
I likey a lot.

And I second Chancellor Valium's statement. :lol: Good work, both!

I cheated on the Klingon: http://www.kli.org/tlh/phrases.html

I can only think of Shakespeare's The Tempest, but are witches aliens? Oh, wait -- if they are Discworldian, they have to be, I suppose. Anyone care to enlighten me?

Nice site, Kristina. Are you fluent in Klingon?

Isn't it great? I have that one filed under "necessary sites of reference". :D

On being fluent: does having taught your six-year-old to say "Qapla'" and "nuqneH" count? (Well, he knew Qapla' at age two - that completely made a Warsie I know go green with envy...) If not, then I'm afraid I don't qualify. I know how to count to ten and say a few of these everyday phrases, but that's about it. I have, however, put "conversational Klingon" on my homemade calling cards. If nothing else, it should generate a few smiles, anyway.

For a clue, look at Gatac's post at the start of this thread.
Or you could go here: http://vv8.jetc.org/main.html
Or here: http://www.fiveminute.net/voyager/season.php?s=9
Or even here: http://www.fiveminute.net/voyager/season.php?s=8
Hope this helps.

Virtual Voyager Season 8/9. The Sycorax were the bubble-inhabiting aliens.

Actually, the species was called Sernaix; Sycorax was their leader.

(Hence my remark about getting fivers for the rest of VVS9, by the way.)

Gatac

I remembered the aliens as the Sernaix, too, so I was a bit confused by your first post, Gatac. I had completely forgotten the name of their leader, which just goes to show that my brain idles more quickly these days...