Proving your fandom could be a hard day's work but with a few tips and advice showing the world you're the ultimate Doctor Who fan, or Whovian as they are known, could be made easy.
Edit Steps
- Watch the show. Logically to be a Whovian you have to watch the show. This can be done on, but not limited to, BBC, BBC America, BBC Canada, or Netflix.
- Know the show. Even if you are an avid watcher of Doctor Who there may be some holes in your knowledge. Know the many incarnations of The Doctor and their individual personalities. Be sure to pay attention to technology, terms, creatures, and other characters that appear throughout the show.
- Read. If you're going to be a serious Whovian you must read the comic strips of past Doctors as well as the novels and graphic novels.
- Join the ranks. Like Doctor Who related pages and follow some on Twitter or other social networking sites. It would be logical to join online communities, message boards, and fan sites to connect with other Whovians.
- Buy memorabilia. Doctor Who is so popular you can find related merchandise in many stores. Buy models of the Tardis, action figures of your favorite Doctor/companions or miniature to life-size Daleks.
- Attend conventions. Many Doctor Who conventions are held worldwide, you could attend dressed as one your favorite characters. To show off how much of a Whovian you are, try showing up in a homemade Cyberman costume or a custom-made Dalek shell.
- Watch the spin-offs. Doctor Who has lead to many other shows such as Torchwood or the Sarah Jane Adventures.
- Share The Doctor. Invite friends and family to watch the show with you and bring them along to conventions. You could also make them view this article.
Edit Tips
- Hot Topic, Thinkgeek, Etsy, and Amazon are excellent places to buy Doctor Who merchandise, although there are many more places to do so.
- Tardis Data Core, DoctorWho.com, and BBC are great places to find information regarding Doctor Who.
- If you can't watch Doctor Who online or on TV, you could visit a library and check out season box sets and even graphic novels.
- Be Sure to watch Doctor Who from the start of the show not just the start of the revived series. While the revived may be more modern and have better graphics you would be missing out on a lot of great stories.
Edit Warnings
- Take caution when purchasing goods online, the internet is full of tricks and scams. Only buy from people and places you know and trust.
- Be careful who you talk online with because the internet is full of predators and if they hurt you, you won't regenerate regardless of how much Doctor Who you watch.
- Don't become too obsessed with Doctor Who, there are other great shows out there, as well as life events, you could be missing out on.
Edit Things You'll Need
- Television
- Computer with Internet access
- DVD/Blu-ray Player
- Money (optional)
- Time
- Friends (optional)
- Library Card (optional)