Doctor Who - The 11th Doctor Is Finally Cast

When a show has been on the air off and on since 1963 you have to expect a lot of turnover in key roles. Therefore it should come as no surprise that Doctor Who, one of the BBC’s most popular television shows, is already on its third Doctor since the show was restarted in 2005. It’s been rumored for a while now that David Tennant, the current and arguably one of the most popular Doctors to date, would be leaving the show after his third season as the tenth Doctor. When news finally hit that Tennant would film four final Doctor Who specials (instead of an official fifth season) to air throughout 2009 and part of 2010, the internet went crazy speculating who would fill the role of the Tartis flying Doctor.

And now we know…British Actor Matt Smith was officially announced as the eleventh incarnation of the popular space and time traveling Doctor last week. At age 26 he will be the youngest actor to ever play the Doctor and his casting in the role has led a full spectrum of emotions from rabid fans of the Doctor Who franchise. Since I prefer Christopher Eccleston’s ninth Doctor to Tennant’s tenth, Tennant’s departure is not as impactful to me as it has been to many fans. Therefore, I am reserving all opinions on Smith’s casting until I see him on TV with a sonic screwdriver in his hand.


In the U.S. you can watch new episodes of Doctor Who on the Sci-Fi Channel and repeats on BBC America.

The Hundreds x Bun B T-Shirt Collaboration

So here’s the deal, I wanted to blog about the release of The Hundreds x Bun B t-shirt last week, but I was too pissed off I missed the event to write about it. You see, living here in Texas The Blot never gets to attend any of these big release parties that are always occurring on the east or west coasts. Yes, occasionally Chi-town gets some big events but here in Texas, and more specifically Houston, it’s unheard of!


It was quite the shocker then when California streetwear designers The Hundreds announced they were producing a limited edition t-shirt collaboration with hip-hop superstar (and one half of the famed Texas rap group UGK) Bun B and that the shirt would be sold exclusively at Houston’s own Premium Goods the morning of Saturday, December 27, 2008.


So here was a killer event finally taking place in Houston at a store probably 5 minutes from my home and can you take a guess where I was? Yup, still back in Alabama visiting the fam. Oh well…from the pictures I’ve seen from the event it looked like a huge success! There were a ton of people lined up outside Premium Goods in anticipation of the event, Bun B was there to take pictures and sign autographs, and the limited edition The Hundreds x Bun B t-shirt (which had a run of only 150 shirts) sold out in under 2 hours. Hopefully the great turn out for this release will mean future exclusive release parties down the road for those of us in the Lone Star state.