{"id":455,"date":"2008-06-13T08:01:02","date_gmt":"2008-06-12T19:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zeusblog.tetrap.com\/?p=455"},"modified":"2008-07-13T21:58:12","modified_gmt":"2008-07-13T08:58:12","slug":"the-exhibitionist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zeusblog.tetrap.com\/?p=455","title":{"rendered":"The Exhibitionist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zeusblog.tetrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/postcardlogo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-456\" title=\"postcardlogo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zeusblog.tetrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/postcardlogo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zeusblog.tetrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/postcardlogo.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.zeusblog.tetrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/postcardlogo-300x104.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Good god, I&#8217;m a fanboy. 5 days in London and I was already at the Earl&#8217;s Court Exhibition Centre to check out Who&#8217;s At Earl&#8217;s Court.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Perhaps due to the midday weekday arrival time, the exhibition was pretty much empty, which, whilst giving some welcome relief from hordes of screaming children, did take away from the buzz a little bit. The lighting and sound effects were pretty impressive, though seeing David Tennant&#8217;s visage projected onto a faceless dummy with a wig was little odd. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">The exhibition was planned out in order of broadcast, so you essentially walk through the seasons. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">And there was some pretty cool stuff on show. Of note:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">The Face of Boe (pictured)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">A Slitheen, Sycorax and Clockwork Man<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">A Green Screen room which transposes you into the TARDIS console room &#8211; well&#8230; it sort of does&#8230; one slight move to the right and your shoulders disappear &#8211; think episode 4 of <em>Robot<\/em>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">K9 (of the &#8216;push the button&#8217; display variety \u2013 tail wags, ears move, eyes light up, voice starts \u2013 brill). <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">The Cyber Controller (sitting), closely followed by the &#8216;Blink&#8217; statues <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">No Season 4 exhibits at that stage, despite notices saying there would be. There was Kylie Minogue&#8217;s costume from <em>Voyage<\/em> on a rotating stand just near the extensive gift shop (<em>Doctor Who<\/em> gift wrap anyone?)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">To be fair, some of the displays are pretty standard &#8211; great if you&#8217;ve ever wanted to see the model of Cardiff from <em>Boomtown<\/em>, or Peter Kay&#8217;s cane from <em>Love and Monsters<\/em>, but a bit &#8216;meh&#8217; if you&#8217;re looking for something truly interesting from the show. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Of most interest though was how basic some of the props were when you looked at them up close. The back of the Face of Boe was barely painted, with wires and tubing just stuck on randomly. Also, the Trinny and Susannah robots from <em>Bad Wolf<\/em> looked pretty scruffy \u2013 damaged during transit? Or just not made to be displayed after being packed with explosives? And if you thought the Big Ben prop looked a bit fake on screen\u2026 The TARDIS prop looked great but made a very plastic sound when you tapped it (fibreglass if I remember correctly?). <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">That said, the Racnoss costume was pretty impressive close up, and long-held dreams were fulfilled when I was finally able to sit inside a Dalek, listen to the voice changer and extend the plunger (oh, sir!). <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\">Only major drawback &#8211; the lack of old series props\u2026 a trip to Blackpool beckons. Hoo-ray\u2026. <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><strong>JP<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zeusblog.tetrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/waec.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-457\" title=\"waec\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zeusblog.tetrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/waec-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zeusblog.tetrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/waec2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-458\" title=\"waec2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zeusblog.tetrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/waec2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zeusblog.tetrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/waec3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-459\" title=\"waec3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zeusblog.tetrap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/waec3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good god, I&#8217;m a fanboy. 5 days in London and I was already at the Earl&#8217;s Court Exhibition Centre to check out Who&#8217;s At Earl&#8217;s Court. 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