What Being an Eighth Doctor Fan is Like
Watching the TV Movie:
first 19 minutes
first 19 minutes

Catching sight of
the Eighth Doctor
for the first time
the Eighth Doctor
for the first time

Watching the rest of
the TV Movie
the TV Movie

Watching
the audition tape
the audition tape

Finding out
there was no TV series
for the Eighth Doctor
there was no TV series
for the Eighth Doctor

Finding out
"Night of the Doctor"
exists
"Night of the Doctor"
exists

Watching
"Night of the Doctor"
"Night of the Doctor"

The quality
of Paul McGann's acting
in "Night of the Doctor"
of Paul McGann's acting
in "Night of the Doctor"


Seeing Eight onscreen
for the first time
in 17 years
for the first time
in 17 years

First reaction
to Eight's regeneration
scene
to Eight's regeneration
scene

Dealing with
post-regeneration
grief
post-regeneration
grief

Hearing people
talk smack about Eight
talk smack about Eight

Watching fans
spread inaccurate information
about Eight's canonicity
spread inaccurate information
about Eight's canonicity

Reading one too many
dumb articles
about Eight's place
in Doctor Who canon
dumb articles
about Eight's place
in Doctor Who canon

Watching interviews
with Paul McGann
talking about Doctor Who
with Paul McGann
talking about Doctor Who

Going to a
Doctor Who convention
and hearing him in person
Doctor Who convention
and hearing him in person

When he mentions
his role on Doctor Who
and says "it feels like
it ain't quite over"
his role on Doctor Who
and says "it feels like
it ain't quite over"

