sports & stitches

As I’ve mentioned a few times (both here and on the Twitters), I was a panelist on a session entitled “Murray’s Gold: The Music of Doctor Who.” I really had a wonderful time with my co-panelists Michaela Schubert, Ramie Tateishi, and (our “faux-moderator”) CJ DeAngelus. It was clear that we are all instructors and really wanted participation from the people attending the session. And the folks that came by for the panel were very eager to chat about the music!

CJ, Michaela, myself, and Ramie

We more or less stuck to what the conference program mentioned in the abstract:

One of the most unique and memorable things about Doctor Who today is its music, and one of the most important parts of that is the composer at its heart: Murray Gold. Our panel will discuss Gold’s musical contributions to the series, as well as the most memorable pieces and themes.

We also spent some time talking about the opening title theme, its changes and iterations, different interpretations and narrative implications of the music, comparing the production values of the Classic and New Series, and a bunch of other stuff.

Thanks to the lovely Chip from the Two Minute Time Lord podcast, I have a recording of the session to share with the masses. I ran it through The Levelator to bring up the volume of the audience questions and bring out the music clips a bit. Hopefully next year we can have another music panel and be in a room with a sound system!

If you liked the panel, please write to Shaun Lyon and let him and the Gallifrey One staff know! We’d love to do it again next year, and be able to play more samples and maybe talk more about the Classic Series in addition to the New.

Special thanks to Chip for being so kind in lending his recorder to me for the session, to my co-panelists for being super awesome, to everyone who attended the panel, to all the kind words and remarks from attendees afterwards, and to Shaun Lyon and Gallifrey One for putting together a panel about the music. I hope we can do it again!

ek

So, Gally has come and gone. It was a really great weekend. It’s like having 1000+ best friends for three days! On Sunday I was a co-panelist on the music panel:

Murray's Gold: The Music of Doctor Who

Afterwards my co-panelist Michaela and I were interviewed by the wonderful boys of Radio Free Skaro. Here are the show notes:

With the 2011 edition of Gallifrey One over half over, the Three Who Rule were still hard at work bringing you interviews with tremendously interesting people at the convention. Torchwood: Miracle Day is keenly discussed with writers Jane Espenson and Doris Egan, and the music of Doctor Who, specifically Murray Gold, was discussed with music scholars Emily Kausalik and Mikaela Schubert. Also joining us for the fun are our good friends Eric from Mostly Harmless Cutaway and Sean from Tardis Tavern. Enjoy, everyone! Only one more day to go… Show Notes:

- Skaro Shop…North America!
- Skaro Shop…UK!
- Gallifrey…One!

And you can listen here!:

Check-in on GetGlue

Until next time,
ek

Are you kidding me?

Concealed Handgun License Course?

Sometimes I forget that Austin is in Texas. Sigh.

There was totally Gally name-dropping on last night’s Late Late Show!!!

And speaking of Gallifrey One… I’m off! See you guys at 1:25pm in Los Angeles!

Can I just say that I am very, very excited to hear that Chris Hardwick is going to be at Gallifrey One on Saturday. I was a few hours late to the news due to, well, trying to limit my computer time in the evenings to make myself feel more human. But apparently, Hardwick will be at Gally on Saturday to film some stuff and do interviews for The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson! Just in case you didn’t know, Ferguson and Hardwick are both vocal about their love of Doctor Who. So for those of you that are unfamiliar with Mr. Nerdist, I am here to share some required viewings/listens to get you up to speed on the awesome that is Chris Hardwick.

Hardwick, along with friends Jonah Ray and Matt Mira, started the Nerdist Podcast just over a year ago. And from the get-go we hear about Hardwick beginning to investigate the show. Not long before he started recording the podcast, Hardwick began watching the New Series and quickly fell in love with it (as is the case with many of us). Nearly every podcast contains mention of Doctor Who in some capacity, but here are a few choice episodes where they discuss DW in some kind of length:

Nerdist Podcast #22: Craig Ferguson Live @ Largo!

Back in June the podcast had a live recording at Largo in LA with Craig Ferguson! The whole thing was fantastic, but in the interest of this guide, you’ll want to zoom in on the discussion of DW that happens between Hardwick and Ferguson about half way through the recording. It’s awesome. “He’s a fucking Time Lord.” There are also some awesome guest hosts and a great musical performance by Sara Watkins at the end. Hooray!

Nerdist Podcast #46: MATT SMITH

But if you’re looking for a true, in-depth discussion of DW, production, the American filming, and other nerdy pursuit, look no further than this interview with the Eleventh Doctor himself, Matt Smith. It’s an adorably brilliant chat. Smith is charming, likes chess, and is clearly passionate about the show and its fans!

Check-in on GetGlue

As far as viewing is concerned, you absolute must watch:

Craig Ferguson’s Late Late Show Cold Open featuring an amazing adaptation of the DW theme!

(which had a delayed airing to to copyright issues)

Ferguson and Hardwick reading the tweets and emails:

And Matt Smith being interviewed by Ferguson (with Hardwick nearby):

Check-in on GetGlue

Also worth checking out are the fantastic posts on Nerdist.com about Doctor Who, mostly written by Kyle Anderson and Perry Michael Simon.

You can also follow quite a few of the people mentioned here on The Twitter. Craig Ferguson, Chris Hardwick, Jonah Ray (here is a tumblr link because he’s such a hipster), Matt Mira, and Kyle Anderson all tweet, and do tweet about the good Doctor from time to time.

Until next time … See you at Gally!

ek

BONUS: My Nerdist Story!

On February 13th of last year I saw Chris Hardwick do a stand-up comedy gig at La Zona Rosa here in Austin (yes I live in Texas, and I like it too!). Towards the end of his hilarious set he asked if anyone in the crowd was live tweeting, to which I (for better or worse) replied that I was. He then asked me for my Twitter handle (@emilyooo), and looked up my profile on his iPhone on stage and looked at my tweets. The last few I sent were to my friend Amber (@ambrrr), to which he pointed out that we had a triple letter thing going on. True! We didn’t even realize. About five or so people in the crowd followed me on Twitter at that moment, which was pretty cool. Then afterwards I met him in the lobby and got his signature and the last of his awesome Nerdist GelaSkins (which I still have on my iPhone 3Gs):

Nerdist GelaSkin

And I also snapped a low-light pic of him wearing his super excellent Weird Al t-shirt:

AlTV

In August he came back to Austin for another stand-up gig, but I missed it because I was home hanging out with my family. Apparently he asked if I was there. Damn! Oh well, hopefully he’ll come back this year. His stand-up set is brilliant. If you like the podcasts you’ll love hearing his stand-up.