Another interesting analysis of the Metanarrative, which he calls the Collective Journey/Transmedia-
https://blog.collectivejourney.com/embracing-the-narrative-reversal-f56a0129e319
Thanks to Jeff for the inspiration!
Category Archives: sf/fantasy
DOCTOR RRR’S GUIDE TO THE WHONIVERSES- DOCTOR WHO- FROM THE BEGINNING-
THE PETER CAPALDI ERA- THE TRAILER-
This is with the Good Man theme, though I’m not sure about changing the main theme from Vashta Nerada, likewise with the backdrop. Still, got to get a move on. Though I found out the last Capaldi/14th Incarnation story Twice upon a Time isn’t included in the Series 10 boxset, o going to have to find that now.
Delays, delays, might have another way to do it, have to wait and see
In the meantime, take a Deep breath and go see a Tyrannosaurus Rex in the Thames!
A year of Anniversaries- including HK19!
There are going to be several milestones passed this year. Not least my 50th birthday. Then there’s the 45th anniversary of Alien (in space no one can hear you party!) the 30th of Friends (the one with the anniversary) 10 years since I started Infinite Whoniverses, 25 for the Doctor Who Project, 11 for Travel vlogs and 14 for the actual blog. Though one that nearly passed by was four years since Making the First Move was published in the final issue of Hearts Kiss magazine. The irony of trying to get an SF story published and the first one was Romantic! What a fluke! I got paid £38 for that, just before the pandemic and lockdowns (well, apart from Bojo partying)
Then it’s nearly three years since Stripe of a different color (US spelling, not UK!) went into Galaxy’s Edge magazine issue 50, which is still in the archive section on the website.
So, there’s probably more anniversaries than I know about but there’s the main few!
Arc Manor-
Caezik romance (formerly Hearts Kiss)-
https://www.facebook.com/heartskissmagazine
Weightless books (ebook only)-
Barnes and Noble-
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hearts-kiss-kayla-perrin/1136406032
Galaxy’s Edge issue 50-
http://www.galaxysedge.com/archives/page/2/
And that is the 1,355th post!
DOCTORSPOTTING-
DOCTORSPOTTING- THE TRAILER-
This is a bit different from the story, mainly because the audio/narration was recorded back at the end of October, plus it’s the Infinite WHOniverses version- talking about Alternate Doctors. So- The NeoDoctor, Surgeon, Dr Rrr, Dr Ool, the SnowDoctor, the Last of the Timeladies, plus others all feature, including the Dark Doctor, so that means I will have to crack on and see what I can do by September and the 10th Anniversary of Infinite Whoniverse.
DOCTORSPOTTING- THE STORY-
DOCTOR WHO-INFINITE WHONIVERSES-
DOCTORSPOTTING
By
IAN CAI MERCER
Featuring- The 21ST Neo Doctor and Star
He was fighting his medication again, the two orderlies could tell.
“The Loch Ness monster in the Thames!” he blurted. The two burly guys swopped glances and shook their heads. They had heard this one over a dozen times already.
“Yeah Matty, like the Giant Robot and a girl,” one said.
“Or the Yeti in the Underground,” his colleague added as they escorted him back to his room.
Star left the hospice, feeling a bit bewildered. Her brief talk with Mathias had been very disconcerting. She had a good inkling of why The NeoDoctor had sent her, waiting in the STARDIS, the Super-Time And Relative Dimensions in Space travel capsule, modified to allow a Gallifreyan access to its core. This she had done, gaining the ability of Regeneration. All she had seen and been through over the past few centuries had been amazing. Terrifying and dangerous, yes, but a thrilling journey and the greatest adventure she could have ever imagined. Even after being stabbed by the Privateer and regenerating. She gave a sign, looked round to make sure no-one was observing her, then vanished into thin air.
Her hologrammatic form reappeared in the STARDIS. While her physical body was ‘plugged in’ so to speak, she could still interact with the outer world in the form of solid-state holography. The Doctor was still there, still dressed in black. In her twenty-First Incarnation, she had cut her hair short, though she still favoured the all-black ensemble. Star had a few questions, so stood facing her.
“You knew he’d be here, even though we’ve only been in this universe a short time. How?” she asked.
The Doctor shrugged. “A calculated guess. There are Fixed points in Time, but it also seems there are fixed points in Multi-Time, I just wanted to be sure,” she replied.
Star understood. “You’re referring to the theory of Sum- over histories popularised by the ancient Human scientists Richard Feynman and Stephen Hawking?”
The Doctor laughed. “Well, Imaginary Time is a fun if primitive way of regarding Multiversal travel, but in the case of Matty Shawcraft, yes,” she agreed.
“Or in your case, Doctor, or Neo-Doctor,” Star countered.
That wiped the smile from her face. “Indeed, there’s nothing like meeting alternate versions of yourself, or myself,” she admitted. Star nodded in understanding. “You’re thinking of the Dark Doctor, the evil version that had kidnapped alternate Doctors from different universes? Yep, don’t forget I got tortured by a scary alternate me called Scarinna as well. Guess the OmniLords took care of them, before they got wiped out by the Rassinator,” she finished.
That made the Doctor smile again. “Well thanks for the info dump Star, but yes, you are right, never mind Doctorspotting, we’ve got to get on with our own quest. But to get back to Matty Shawcraft. I had been there on Contact Day in 2029 and heard of him. The Centaurian Princess had crashed, so her ship was giving off exotic radiation, but we fixed it. I always wondered what happened. This confirms that Contact Day is a Fixed point in Multiple Dimensions,” she finished, shrugging.
“But we’re on this quest to find your father,” Star reminded her.
“Yes, but now I’m over halfway through this cycle. I’ve regenerated twenty times, more so than most other Timelords. This time we’ve found a trace, the path of the Omeganauts and the Timebreakers, we need to follow it, but doing so will take us away from Dr Roar and the Omniwars,” she sighed.
Star remembered Matthias last words. “There’s a figure, an alien, a mysterious traveller. Different men and a few women who belong to the same group, like Templars or whatever.
According to different accounts there are a dozen or so, then there are apprentices or companions, some kind of assistants. I found all this out after the octopus alien crashed. I helped her fix her ship and then she was gone.
He will return again, that traveller, but I don’t know if I’ll be around to meet him.”
She nodded. “You have this one thread. All those other Doctors, all across Alternity have their own battles and paths. This is yours, you must take it, Doctor,” she finished.
The NeoDoctor nodded. “Right you are, let’s get to it then” she smiled.
The STARDIS vanished with a roar and a groan.
They were off on another adventure in Time and Space.
Ian cai mercer 2024
ABOUT THE STORY-
So I’ve had an idea of looking at the consequences of the Doctor’s visits/interference for a while, with different versions started. Might make a trilogy of stories for The Doctor Who Project, once I’ve finished the very long Brief Encounter I’ve been working on since last summer!
Anywho, getting the NeoDoctor’s story arc finished is taking longer than I thought. It’s in progress, but with Dr Rrr’s Guide taking time, it might be the 10th Anniversary of IW in September when it gets done, have to wait and see. The Ending is a bit rushed, but since this was supposed to have been done for the show’s 60th in November, not bad going.
The NeoDoctor and Star will return!
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