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Doctor Who Appreciation Night Visits the Library Tonight

Paul Vaughn — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:30:55 +0000

Tonight is Doctor Who Appreciation Night at the Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes and get ready for a great one. Hitting the big screen is the two-part episode Silence in the Library and Forest of the Dead featuring David Tennant in the role of the 10th incarnation of the Doctor.

Showtime is 7:30 PM on Wednesday, January 18, 2012. Arrive early for the pre-show activities and to reserve a seat. Dragon’s Lair will be at the Drafthouse selling a loads of Doctor Who merchandise. Last time I was at the Lair I saw the new Lego-like UK Doctor Who Minifigs from Character Builder. Admission is free, but you will need to get a ticket from the box office to secure your spot.

Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes is at 1255 SW Loop 410, San Antonio, Texas.

In this tale, The Doctor and Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) enter an abandoned library, but not just any old library – it’s the greatest in the universe. The one that was sealed off a century before, without any explanation – unless you include the cryptic warning “Count the shadows”. With the shadows on the move again, the Doctor and Donna must uncover the terrible truth behind the Nodes and the Data Ghost to reveal the library’s secret. This is also our first introduction to Professor River Song (Alex Kingston).

Originally broadcast in mid-2008, these episodes were nominated for a Hugo Award.

Doctor Who Appreciation Night is sponsored by Doctor Who Fans Unite.

Classic Doctor Who Presents ‘The Deadly Assassin’

Paul Vaughn — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:00:38 +0000

Doctor Who Fans Unite is bringing you another free screening of a classic Doctor Who tale tonight at the Alamo Drafthouse in Stone Oak. This month’s installment features Tom Baker as the scarf bedecked fourth Doctor in the episode The Deadly Assassin.

The show is Wednesday December 7th, 2011 at 7:00 PM at the Alamo Drafthouse Stone Oak (22806 Us Highway 281 North, San Antonio, TX) (map). Admission is free, but you will need a ticket from box office to secure your seat in theater.

In this four=parter from 1976 the Doctor (Tom Baker) answers a summons and finally returns to his homeworld, Gallifrey, seat of the Time Lords. However, when the President of the High Council is assassinated, he becomes the prime suspect, while an old enemy lurks in the shadows, pulling the strings. This story features the Doctor without a companion since Sarah Jane Smith left in the previous episode and Leela is introduced int he next one. When The Deadly Assassin was originally broadcast, television decency campaigners criticized some frightening scenes, particularly the cliffhanger at the end of the third episode.

Doctor Who Appreciation Night has a ‘God Complex’ Tonight!

Paul Vaughn — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:26:36 +0000

Tonight is Doctor Who Appreciation Night at the Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes and our favorite Timelord hits the big screen in two great episodes featuring Matt Smith in the role of the Doctor.

First up is The God Complex, a delightfully weird and creepy episode that see the Tardis crew trapped in a weird hotel where vistors are hunted down by a mysterious god-like being. The second episode is Closing Time which sees the return of Craig and Sophie and the Doctor working in a shop while trying to track down an invasion of Cybermen. Both of these episodes were originally broadcast in 2011.

Doctor Who Appreciation Night is Wednesday November 16th and showtime is at 7:30 PM. Get there a little early for the pre-show festivities. The Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes is at 1255 SW Loop 410 in San Antonio, Texas. Admission is free but you need to get a ticket from the box office to secure your seat.

Doctor Who Fans Unite sponsers these popular events. They are having a toy drive tonight at the showing to help make sure kids get some sort of Christmas presents this year. Please bring an unwrapped new toy as a donation! The Doctor would approve.

Enter the ‘Tomb of the Cybermen’ Tonight at Alamo Drafthouse Stone Oak

Paul Vaughn — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:42:07 +0000

Doctor Who - Tomb of the Cybermen

Tonight’s Classic Doctor Who presentation at the Alamo Drafthouse Stone Oak features one of the timelord’s most memorable adversaries, the Cybermen. “Tomb of the Cybermen” is a classic episode of Doctor Who originally broadcast in 1967 and you can see it for free in the company of some of the best SF fans in San Antonio.

Showtime is Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 7:00 PM. The Alamo Drafthouse Stone Oak is located at 22806 Us Highway 281 North, San Antonio, TX. Admission is free, but you will need to get a ticket from box office to secure your spot.

In “Tomb of the Cybermen” the Doctor (Patrick Troughton, the second incarnation), aided by his two assistants Jamie (Frazer Hines) and Victoria (Deborah Watling), lands the TARDIS on Telos, the last resting place of the infamous Cybermen. There he discovers a band of archaeologists on a secret expedition to unearth the reason for his old enemies’ extinction. In the underground shadowy depths, they find the icy tomb. A whole army in hibernation…a threat to no one, if the temperature remains low. But if the traitor in their midst gets his way, things could really heat up. This episode was thought to be lost during a late-1970s audit of the BBCs archives, but was rediscovered in the early 1990s.

This event is sponsored by Doctor Who Fans Unite. The group is having a planning meeting on Friday, November 4, 2011, 7:00 PM at La Madelaine (4820 Broadway St , San Antonio, TX). This great fan group is now over 3 years old and continuing to grow and expand and they need your help! Volunteers are needed to server as officers and to help with flyer designs, pre-shows, ad tapes, graphic design, hosting, web design and greeting. If you are interested, come with designs and ideas in hand for this meeting.

Classic Doctor Who Features ‘The Mind Robber’ Wednesday

Paul Vaughn — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:02:01 +0000

Doctor Who - 'The Mind Robber'

The new Doctor Who series has drawn many new fans to the show who don’t realize that the Doctor’s adventures on the BBC began in 1961. Besides their monthly Doctor Who Appreciation Night, Doctor Who Fans Unite is endeavoring to bring you up to speed on some of the rich history of our favorite Time Lord.

This month’s Classic Doctor Who showing brings you the second Doctor larger than life on the big screen at the Alamo Drafthouse Stone Oak (22806 Us Highway 281 North, San Antonio) in the 5-episode storyline The Mind Robber. Showtime is 7:00 PM on Wednesday October 5th, 2011.

This story finds the Doctor (Patrick Troughton) and his companions Jaime (Frazer Hines) and Zoe (Wendy Padbury) doing an emergency escape to “the void”, and area outside of time and space. The end up in a land of pure fantasy where they encounter a unicorn, life-size toy soldiers, Gulliver, a minotaur, Medusa and Rapunzel.

As always, admission is free, but you will need to get a ticket from box office to secure your spot. Arrive early to enjoy great Doctor Who fun and companionship.

Doctor Who Appreciation Night Goes to War!

Paul Vaughn — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:10:06 +0000

Wednesday night is time for the monthly meetup of San Antonio’s most committed Doctor Who fans in the form of Doctor Who Appreciation Night. This week’s screening will be the mid-season finale A Good Man Goes to War followed by the episode Let’s Kill Hitler. Show time is 7:30 PM on Wednesday September 21, 2011 at the Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes (1255 SW Loop 410, San Antonio, TX).

Doctor Who Apprecitation Night is sponsored by Doctor Who Fans Unite. The group will have Doctor-related activities and TARDIS pint glasses and glow-in-the-dark TARDIS t-shirts for sale. Admission is free, but you need to get a ticket from the box office to secure your seat.

In A Good Man Goes to War, The Doctor and Rory race through the galaxy to find Amy Pond. Much is revealed in this episode and you may need a tissue for the final scenes. The evening concludes on a lighter note with Let’s Kill Hitler, in which the TARDIS crew travels back in time with Amy and Rory’s childhood friend Mels. They meet Hitler and end up on a wild chase with a justice robot.

Head out to the Drafthouse Wednesday night for a great time with great fans.

Classic Doctor Who Tonight Features the Very First Episode

Paul Vaughn — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:33:40 +0000

Doctor Who - An Unearthly Child

Many new fans may not realize it, but Doctor Who is a very old show. Tonight is your chance to see how it all began. An Unearthly Child stars William Hartnell as the first Doctor and was originally broadcast in glorious black-and-white as four episodes in November and December, 1963.

This special screening is sponsored by Doctor Who Fans Unite and is at the Alamo Drafthouse Stone Oak. Show time is 7:00 pm on Wednesday September 7, 2011. If you have ideas about other classic Who features to grace the big screen, head over to the group’s Meetup site to weigh in with your opinion.

While the inside of the Doctor’s TARDIS is larger than it appears, the Drafthouse is not and seating is limited. These shows are always well-attended so plan on arriving a few minutes early to make sure you get a seat.

Gangers Attack at Doctor Who Appreciation Night

Paul Vaughn — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:08:26 +0000

This month’s Doctor Who Appreciation Night presents a tense two-part story of the Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) along with steadfast companions Amy Pond and Rory Williams. Doctor Who Appreciation Night is this Wednesday, August 17th, 2011 at 7:30 pm at the Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes (1255 SW Loop 410, San Antonio, TX). Admission to this event is free and lots of Who-related fun will be had.

The two episodes being presented are from the sixth season of the new incarnation of the series and were originally broadcast in May 2011. The first part, entitled “The Rebel Flesh”, starts with a solar tsunami sending the TARDIS hurtling towards a futuristic acid-mining factory where doppelgangers – known as ‘Gangers’ – are used to complete jobs deemed too hazardous for humans. When a second wave hits, the Gangers become autonomous look to rebel against their former human masters. Only the Doctor can prevent an escalation of hostilities…but typically, all is not as it seems!

The second installment, “The Almost People”, sees Rory cut off from the Doctor and the rest of the humans while one of the gangers seeks revenge. As the crumbling factory fills with toxic fumes and drips lethal acid, Amy is about to find out if two Doctors really are better than one. And if that isn’t enough, the Doctor, Amy and Rory are rapidly approaching another crisis point. One that may change everything…

These events are fun and well-attended. The sponsoring group, Doctor Who Fans Unite, will have glow-in-the-dark Tardis shirts featuring all eleven Doctors on the back along with limited-edition Tardis pint glasses for sale.

As always admission is free, just stop by the box office to pick up your ticket to secure your spot.

Classic Doctor Who Tonight at the Overtime Theater

Paul Vaughn — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:13:11 +0000

Doctor Who - Tomb of the Cybermen

Looking for a SciFi fix to start your weekend right? Head over to the Overtime Theater tonight for a screening of some classic Doctor Who episodes. This event is sponsored by Doctor Who Fans Unite and they are considering showing Tomb of the Cybermen. The group is taking suggestions on their Meetup and Facebook pages, so if you have a specific episode you want to watch, post your comments.

Tomb of the Cybermen was originally broadcast in September, 1967 and features Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor. This storyline set the tone for later appearances of the Cybermen who evolved to be one of the Doctor’s classic foes. Matt Smith, who plays the Doctor in the current run of the series, sites these episodes as the inspiration for his own Doctor Who costume.

This event is at the Overtime Theater (1414 S. Alamo St, San Antonio, TX in the Blue Star arts complex) on Friday, August 12, 2011 at 10:00 PM. Admission is free, but donations are accepted. These shows are always very fun with a lot of audience participation and you are welcome to BYOB. Get to the theater early because the seats may fill up fast!

Doctor Who Appreciation Night – Viewers’ Choice

Paul Vaughn — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:54:51 +0000

'Geronimo - Doctor Who 2010' by Paul Hanley

This Wednesday is Doctor Who Appreciation Night at the Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes and once again it is up to the attendees to decide the episodes to hit the big screen.The specific episodes have yet to be announced, but the heavy money is on one of the best episodes featuring the 11th Doctor.

This event is sponsored by Doctor Who Fans Unite which is celebrating its third anniversary this month. To mark the milestone the group will have freshly regenerated glow-in-the-dark Tardis shirts that feature all eleven Doctors on the back. There will also be commemorative Tardis pints for sale as well and artist Paul Hanley will be selling original art and prints. He has some sweet Doctor Who art and prints start at a mere $10.

Doctor Who Appreciation Night is Wednesday, July 20, 2011 with showtime at 7:30 PM. The Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes is at 1255 SW Loop 410 San Antonio, TX. As always admission is free, just stop by the box office to pick up your ticket to secure your spot.

This event is very popular, get to the theater early to secure your spot in the main theater. The Drafthouse will have a second theater on stand by for any overflow crowd as needed.