The Empty Child
This month’s Doctor Who Appreciation Night at Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes features a one storyline spanning two episodes from series 1 of the modern incarnation of the show. The event is scheduled for October 21st at 7:30 PM. Admission is FREE, but you can order food and drinks while at the show.
Doctor Who Appreciation Night is put on monthly by Doctor Who Fans Unite. For the month of October they will be screening the two parter The Empty Child and The Doctor Dances. These episodes won the 2006 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form and mark the very first appearance of Captain Jack Harkness who went on to get his own show, Torchwood. Both episodes feature the 9th Doctor, Christopher Eccleston.
A synopsis of The Empty Child from the BBC’s Official Doctor Who site: London, 1941, at the height of the Blitz. A mysterious cylinder is being guarded by the army, while homeless children, living on the bombsites, are being terrorised by an unearthly child. But when Rose meets the dashing Captain Jack Harkness, has she found a hero better than the Doctor himself?
Continuing in The Doctor Dances: The Child’s plague is spreading throughout wartime London, and its zombie army is on the march. The Doctor and Rose form an alliance with the intergalactic con-man, Captain Jack, but find themselves trapped in the abandoned hospital. The answer lies at the bomb site, but time is running out…
Doctor Who Fans Unite has a very limited quantity of orange t-shirts that read “Are you my mummy?” (the memorable line from The Empty Child) on the front. These are left over from last Halloween. If interested, email Crystal the size you need and she’ll let you know the details.
They will also have Bad Wolf T-shirts and The Angels Have the Phone Box T-shirts available for $15.00-$17.00. The Alamo Drafthouse will be selling exclusive Doctor Who pint glasses for only $5.00! Simply order one through your server and get them while you can! If you purchased an Adipose last month, you will be able to pick them up. They will be for sale again as well. These little guys range in price from $12.00-$15.00. Check them out.
