Hanging out with River Song

 So last weekend I was very lucky to be invited to Hurricane Who's Summer Night where I was also asked to be the guest emcee and host the Q&A session with Alex Kingston AKA River Song, however getting to Orlando in time was gonna be a challenge for me as I live on the west coast and Orlando is on the east coast it meant I had to be up at 5am to catch a 6.30 flight to Dallas and connect with a second flight to Orlando.  Hurricane Who would start at 5pm my flight arrives in Orlando at 5.05pm.  Fortunately for me Alex's Q&A dosnt start til 9 and so I rushed from the Airport to the Buena Vista Palace where this one night event was being held.

Needless to say I did make it, and even managed to get some one on one time with Alex where she told me her ghost stories, however our chat was cut short as it was time to hit the stage.....

Some of my favorite quotes from the interview:

“I did wind him [David Tennant] up though. Because the moment where I do whisper in his ear, I *was* whispering things in his ear. There’s quite a lot of outtakes of him not being able to keep a straight face. But I’m not gonna tell you what I was whispering!”

“My knees went in places they shouldn’t have.”
—     Alex Kingston about filming the scene in Time of Angels where she lands on top of Matt Smith

“My favorite episode of Doctor Who ever? I’d have to say my favorite episode is…. [Flesh and Stone?] Maybe? I don’t know!”

“Spoilers spoilers spoilers! I can tell you that I’ll be back…. And I can say ‘trench coat’. And ‘Reuben sandwich’.”

“Only Steven writes River…Matt thinks Steven has a crush on River”

"It [Doctor Who] is a really positive show.... it requires children to think and work things out and be detectives...... there are no guns....." Me: "Well.... well there is....... Sweetie" Alex: "Well....I'm the bad girl....."

“[on working on the Doctor Who video game the night after partying with John Barrowman] I had a terrible hangover and had to pretend I had a cold…Naughty naughty Captain Jack”

 

All in all a truly fantastic night...

For information of following Hurricane Who events check out their website: http://www.hurricanewho.com/

Alex Kingston (River Song) in Florida next week

SPOILERS

Next week, I will be appearing along side Doctor Who star Alex Kingston (River Song) at 2 different events, firstly I will be guest emcee at the Hurricane Who Summer Night at the Buena Vista Palace Hotel located across from the Downtown Disney Marketplace Thursday 28th June and then Friday we head down to Miami to join the folks at Florida Supercon for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  Both events will be offering professional photo ops for $30 where you get an 8x10 with Alex printed on site.

In addition, Florida Supercon will be giving away a full size TARDIS, full details are to be confirmed but I can tell you I've seen the work that's gone into this TARDIS

Win your own Life size, Variant Matt Smith Dr. Who TARDIS at Florida Supercon 2012. Lasting the whole convention so please check us out and see if you walk home with your own time lord ride!



Specs:
4'6" x 4'6" x over 9' Tall!!
Styled on the latest Matt Smith Tardis build.
Exterior Shell consisting of Select #2 Cedar
Complete 6”x6” corner posts sectioned off to form a sturdy frame
Reinforced Based for high traffic and coated with primer and rubber sealer for weather proofing
Removable Power cable with weather proof electrical box cover
Exterior stained Blue with Clear coat over to protect and add weatherproofing
Black Interior designed to give the “bigger in the inside” feel.
LED lighting rated for 50000 hours continuous use on windows and police box signs
Rounded corners for safety and beauty
Aluminum signs on phone door
Illuminated phone box to night time use
Phonelynx Bluetooth to Land Line system allows 2 phones to be connected to the TARDIS at the same time
Illuminated power switch inside
UK Yale lock –w- 2 keys and TARDIS keychain
Old style two piece phone installed in Front Panel
Weatherproofing on Roof with insulation for climate control
120V Incandescent bulb for flashing top with sound
Fully remote control Lights and sound
Custom circuits easily modular to replace
Separate power supply for lights and circuits for redundancy and failover
Caster on bottom for easy moving on flat flooring
Signed by Alex Kingston (River Song)

http://tardisbuilders.com/index.php?topic=3499.0

For full details do check out both the websites and I hope to see you there....

Allons-y

Will River Song return in Season 7?

Following both Matt Smith and Karen Gillan’s recent appearance on the Graham Norton Show Alex Kingston is next in the line up tonight in the UK and tomorrow on BBC America to promote her new role in the BBC television series Upstairs Downstairs, however, during her interview, which has already been recorded, Kingston is asked about whether or not River Song will return in Season 7.

As you can expect, Kingston is playing her cards close to her chest, only hinting at another appearance from the character.

“You may see her again. Who knows?” she told Norton “Let’s just say, Upstairs Downstairs and Doctor Who don’t film at the same time.”

Kingston also revealed to Graham that for the entire last run she knew about her relationship to Amy Pond even though none of the other actors did, “They discovered it in that episode when they read the script”, she said, referring to A Good Man Goes To War.

Both Karen Gillan and her on screen husband Arthur Darvill are due to exit Doctor Who next season 

The Graham Norton Show airs tonight at 10.35pm on BBC1 and Saturday (Feb 4th) 10.15pm ET on BBC America