Not Guilty Whovian {Guilty Pleasures}

By Jeanetta Darley

This will come off sounding completely arrogant but honestly I rarely feel guilty about much of anything. So you can imagine my lack of inspiration when given the topic of “guilty pleasures” to write on. While I personally don’t feel the need to keep the odd or possibly embarrassing things I love under wraps, society sometimes might not agree with me. So if I had to pick something that might possibly (not that I am giving into this mentality) fall into the category of a “guilty pleasure” then I guess it’s time I came clean.

Ok here goes.

I, Jeanetta Darley, being of sound mind and body do here by declare and confirm that I am now and forever will be a Whovian.

I can feel your blank stares.

“A what???” you might ask.

Yes, you read that correctly.

Whovian: a lover, follower, fangirl supreme of Doctor Who.
So at this point, you’re either still staring with a confused look on your face or you’re jumping up and down yelling “ME TOO!! ME TOO!!”
Doctor Who is a science fiction television show from across the pond (or if you speak boring The United Kingdom) that has been on the air for 50 years. Fifty-one to be exact (and all true Whovians would be exact about that). The show follows the adventures of a mad man in a blue box called The Doctor who travels in space and time. I could go into a great deal more detail but that is usually when people’s eyes start to glaze over. So unless you are truly interested I’ll just leave it at that for now.

We Whovians have a special bond–a bond of shared adventures and narrow escapes; of heartbreak and hope. Most people can’t understand why a grown woman (or at least one that appears to be) would be so involved with a silly sci-fi show. But you see, I met The Doctor a long time ago on a small b&w tv set back when one of the few channels that existed was PBS. It was unlike any show my 8yr old self had ever seen. The Doctor, then in his 4th generation (oh did I mention he changes), could go anywhere and everywhere, as well as any when. It was imagination with no reigns; no walls. And you believed that anything was possible.

I have gladly paid for myself and my three Whovian offspring to watch showings on the big screen at the movie theatre. I have ordered countless wibbly wobbly timey wimey theme t-shirts and sonic screwdrivers from Amazon.

Doctor Who Collage

I drink from a disappearing TARDIS mug and I occasionally write in Gallifreyan. I have crocheted a fez and bowtie. And I have dressed a child as a Weeping Angel for Halloween (the Angels really are the scariest you know).

So all that said, I still don’t feel that my love for Doctor Who is something that I should hide or feel odd about because someone might think I’m a nerd or that I am too old to watch it and love it like I do. Honestly, there is no guilt in the pleasure for me. I figure that you’re going to miss a lot of good things in life if you don’t let yourself enjoy it once in a while.

Oh, and one more thing. DON’T BLINK!

weeping angel

I know I’ve made quite few inside references that only a fellow Whovian would get. Spoilers! But I hope you can read around those and take my message that if there is something that you truly love in life don’t let the world make you feel bad about it. And, hopefully, I’ve peaked some interest into how amazingly wonderful Doctor Who is.

Headshot-Jeanetta DarleyJeanetta is a crocheter & coffee addict, chicken keeper & goat wrangler, a farmer girl & maker of drunk jellies. You can find her online at www.jeanettadarley.com or on twitter, pinterest & instagram @jeanettadarley.

7 comments

  1. alicia says:

    I always say people should start with “Girl in the fireplace.” But it is always nice to meet and be friends with fellow Whoivans.

    • Jeanetta says:

      “Listen” is my new favorite from this season. And i always remember that night at AWBU13, me in my Galifrey shirt and you with your DW tattoo! Instant friendship 😀

  2. Alison Chino says:

    I’m not a Whovian, but I enjoy the occasional episode with my kids, two of which are big fans! But I LOVE this post. And I love the idea of guilty pleasures in general, and that they can be so individual but still shared experiences.

    My current guilty pleasure is re-reading favorite novels. Re-reads feel like a waste of time to me somehow, yet I have a feeling that they are going to get me through the dark winter months! 🙂

  3. Love this! And I, too, am a Whovian. Insider note: Although I’m still grieving that my beloved 11 is gone and haven’t gotten 100% on board with 12 just yet, I’m sure I’ll be pulled in completely soon. Peter Capaldi is just too good an actor. 🙂

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