Previously published by Whotopia magazine in 2008.
MYTHS,
GLORIOUS MYTHS
A
light-hearted look at some of the great misnomers of Classic Who fandom
Michael S.
Collins
Doctor Who
fandom is diverse. Yes I know, of all the entrances in all the fanzines, that
may well hold the record for the most obvious opening ever written. But it's
true, you know. I know two seven year olds – actually, I'm related to them –
who were inducted into the way of Who via playground chats and David Tennant.
And I know my mother, who can vaguely remember An Unearthly Child from
its first broadcast. And then, of course, there was my late lamented
grandfather, Bob, who had seen with his own eyes every missing episode, and who
would use to playfully wind the rest of us up by going “Fury from the Deep
lost? Shame, that was a fantastic piece of television.” And the diversity of
fandom, from the very young to the very young at heart is what makes the whole
thing so great.
