Post by burrunjor on Aug 26, 2024 10:20:26 GMT
Nostalgia is a hell of a drug they say.
Which eras of old and new who conjure up nice memories and feelings of the past? I'd be interested in hearing.
Well classic who it's a bit hard for me to pick out because I was born in 1991, and was introduced to it via video releases in the 90s. I therefore never had an era so to speak, which honestly I'm glad about. I think a lot of fans can maybe get a bit skewered in terms of what they think the show has to be like based on their eras. For me all the Doctors were legit, which can only really happen if you're born in the wilderness years ironically.
Still even then I remember seeing a lot of Jon Pertwee in my very early childhood, which is probably why he is still my favourite. Carnival of Monsters in particular takes me to a good place. I first watched it at an old caravan me and family used to go to in the 90s. It was up in the Galloway region of Scotland in an old camp site called Clayshant that I think is sadly defunct now? Anyway there used to be an old area outside the site that me, my sister and my brother used to play in that looked EXACTLY like the place the Drashiggs came bursting out of the ground and my older sister would always pretend to be a Drashigg chasing me. On a more melancholic note however, I also remember Jon Pertwee's real life death having quite a big effect on me when I was just 5 in 1996. It was the first time someone had died for me, and it was quite frightening back then.
Still overall all of classic who takes me back to my childhood. Playing with my siblings, my friends (even if they didn't watch DW they'd still often be interested thanks to the toys.) It was just pure escapism, imagination and joy as a child and I'm happy to be able to recapture a bit of that every time I rewatch it today.
For new who meanwhile, I'd say it's probably series 3 and series 5, by coincidence I'm sure my two favourite series LOL.
Series 3 came at one of the most important times for me. It's funny because it wasn't a good time for me per say. 2004-06 was the most difficult period of my life. I finally came out of it in 2007, but sadly the after effect of that horribly abusive time was still with me in 07 and for the first 6 months I was an absolute wreck. Still at the same time I not only got through it, but I think I laid down the ground work for the person I'd be if that makes sense.
That was the year I first decided I wanted to become a writer, it was the year I first really got into Amy Winehouse (I'd been a fan before, but she became my icon that year. I could relate somewhat to this person who was being picked on badly even then by the media for her looks like on Buzzcocks when they tell her she looks like Russell Brand and she almost cries, but unlike me she was cool, sexy and beloved in spite of her weirdness or perhaps because of it. Great inspiration for someone like me back then and why I took her death so hard.) Series 3 meanwhile was also a big part of that.
It appealed to me then because it was a bit darker and I was angsty, Martha was also more of an under dog I could relate too as well as opposed to Rose. Even in the real world, the fact that Rose had been hyped up as the best companion evah, whilst Martha was seen by some fans as the second rate replacement who had to prove herself and did again was inspirational. Also Martha and Freema herself in interviews reminded me of the painfully dorky nice girls who had been the only people to show me kindness (apart from my family of course) during the dark times.
(Everything I've read about Freema and heard from people who worked with her since have said she is exactly like that by the way.)
Also the fact that the next few years were among the best for me always gives me a hopeful feeling when rewatching series 3, that even if it's dark things can turn around like they did for me then. That said I still have the feeling of disappointment that the Doctor doesn't get off with Martha.
Meanwhile series 5 did come at a really happy period for me when I was in college, about to go to Uni and make lots of friends, some of whom would be friends for life and I was young and confident and Matt again seemed like a great model of the quirky guy who was still charismatic and well liked because not in spite of it.
As for series that I have bad nostalgia for, well. Series 2 came during what was a bad, bad period for me. That was when I truly felt worthless and a freak. Series 6 meanwhile, well whilst that was ironically a great year for me overall, one of the best, it was shown in the summer when Amy died. It ran right the way through that actually, not just her death but the awful concert that she should not have been allowed to go on, so yeah I have mixed feelings for it.
Of course like I said you might think that given my favourite eras all evoke the strongest feelings of nostalgia for me, that is the reason for me preferring them, but I don't think so. Remember 2007 wasn't my greatest year in some respects. Also series 2 and 6 are far from my least favourite seasons. On the contrary both held up a lot better on rewatch, and series 2 contains some of my favourites like the Cyberman two parter (which is in all honesty the last time they were a legit menace on their own.) Or the Satan two parter. Meanwhile other eras have come during periods that weren't particularly bad for me, but I can't stand them.
I could have been married to Lady Gaga and the Jodie era would still have seemed like bollocks to me.
Whilst nostalgia will always play a strong role, it's not the decider, and indeed it wasn't the reason these eras reached you in the first place.
I'd love to hear from others though as to what eras evoke powerful feelings for you.
Which eras of old and new who conjure up nice memories and feelings of the past? I'd be interested in hearing.
Well classic who it's a bit hard for me to pick out because I was born in 1991, and was introduced to it via video releases in the 90s. I therefore never had an era so to speak, which honestly I'm glad about. I think a lot of fans can maybe get a bit skewered in terms of what they think the show has to be like based on their eras. For me all the Doctors were legit, which can only really happen if you're born in the wilderness years ironically.
Still even then I remember seeing a lot of Jon Pertwee in my very early childhood, which is probably why he is still my favourite. Carnival of Monsters in particular takes me to a good place. I first watched it at an old caravan me and family used to go to in the 90s. It was up in the Galloway region of Scotland in an old camp site called Clayshant that I think is sadly defunct now? Anyway there used to be an old area outside the site that me, my sister and my brother used to play in that looked EXACTLY like the place the Drashiggs came bursting out of the ground and my older sister would always pretend to be a Drashigg chasing me. On a more melancholic note however, I also remember Jon Pertwee's real life death having quite a big effect on me when I was just 5 in 1996. It was the first time someone had died for me, and it was quite frightening back then.
Still overall all of classic who takes me back to my childhood. Playing with my siblings, my friends (even if they didn't watch DW they'd still often be interested thanks to the toys.) It was just pure escapism, imagination and joy as a child and I'm happy to be able to recapture a bit of that every time I rewatch it today.
For new who meanwhile, I'd say it's probably series 3 and series 5, by coincidence I'm sure my two favourite series LOL.
Series 3 came at one of the most important times for me. It's funny because it wasn't a good time for me per say. 2004-06 was the most difficult period of my life. I finally came out of it in 2007, but sadly the after effect of that horribly abusive time was still with me in 07 and for the first 6 months I was an absolute wreck. Still at the same time I not only got through it, but I think I laid down the ground work for the person I'd be if that makes sense.
That was the year I first decided I wanted to become a writer, it was the year I first really got into Amy Winehouse (I'd been a fan before, but she became my icon that year. I could relate somewhat to this person who was being picked on badly even then by the media for her looks like on Buzzcocks when they tell her she looks like Russell Brand and she almost cries, but unlike me she was cool, sexy and beloved in spite of her weirdness or perhaps because of it. Great inspiration for someone like me back then and why I took her death so hard.) Series 3 meanwhile was also a big part of that.
It appealed to me then because it was a bit darker and I was angsty, Martha was also more of an under dog I could relate too as well as opposed to Rose. Even in the real world, the fact that Rose had been hyped up as the best companion evah, whilst Martha was seen by some fans as the second rate replacement who had to prove herself and did again was inspirational. Also Martha and Freema herself in interviews reminded me of the painfully dorky nice girls who had been the only people to show me kindness (apart from my family of course) during the dark times.
(Everything I've read about Freema and heard from people who worked with her since have said she is exactly like that by the way.)
Also the fact that the next few years were among the best for me always gives me a hopeful feeling when rewatching series 3, that even if it's dark things can turn around like they did for me then. That said I still have the feeling of disappointment that the Doctor doesn't get off with Martha.
Meanwhile series 5 did come at a really happy period for me when I was in college, about to go to Uni and make lots of friends, some of whom would be friends for life and I was young and confident and Matt again seemed like a great model of the quirky guy who was still charismatic and well liked because not in spite of it.
As for series that I have bad nostalgia for, well. Series 2 came during what was a bad, bad period for me. That was when I truly felt worthless and a freak. Series 6 meanwhile, well whilst that was ironically a great year for me overall, one of the best, it was shown in the summer when Amy died. It ran right the way through that actually, not just her death but the awful concert that she should not have been allowed to go on, so yeah I have mixed feelings for it.
Of course like I said you might think that given my favourite eras all evoke the strongest feelings of nostalgia for me, that is the reason for me preferring them, but I don't think so. Remember 2007 wasn't my greatest year in some respects. Also series 2 and 6 are far from my least favourite seasons. On the contrary both held up a lot better on rewatch, and series 2 contains some of my favourites like the Cyberman two parter (which is in all honesty the last time they were a legit menace on their own.) Or the Satan two parter. Meanwhile other eras have come during periods that weren't particularly bad for me, but I can't stand them.
I could have been married to Lady Gaga and the Jodie era would still have seemed like bollocks to me.
Whilst nostalgia will always play a strong role, it's not the decider, and indeed it wasn't the reason these eras reached you in the first place.
I'd love to hear from others though as to what eras evoke powerful feelings for you.
