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 Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 7:23 pm
I've been trying to figure this out, and it's been bugging me for a while.
Star Treck fan = Trekkie
Firefly fan = Browncoat
Stargate fan = Gatehead
Lord of the Rings fan = Ringer
Doctor Who fan = ?
What are we obsessed fans called? Lords of Insanity? Of course, I kind of already have that title, but anyways... Help please! biggrin
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Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 7:46 pm
Doctor Who fans are generally refered to as "Whovians", most often by the press, although the term is not commonly used by fans themselves. smile
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Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 7:56 pm
HappyBanana Doctor Who fans are generally refered to as "Whovians", most often by the press, although the term is not commonly used by fans themselves. smile I use it all the time not to be confused with the band "The Who"
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Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 8:45 pm
Hm... Whovians... it has a sort of ring to it.
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Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:31 pm
Whovians is the term I've always heard.
Since the new series started showing in the US, I have also heard "Wholigans".
Personally, I prefer Whovians.
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Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:49 pm
I've never used the term in conversation, but it seems like Whovian is the commonly accepted name. I once tried to convert my classmate Mark, but his first story was the one with the Tractators (Frontios?), and he was not impressed. IIRC, he dubbed fans of the show as "Who-ies".
That's almost as bad as Wholigans... gonk
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Hairy Priest Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 2:46 am
I like Whosies! xd I've heard Whovians before 3nodding
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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 6:22 am
I like Wholigans! That's gonna be my DW fan description from now on.
Though I'm sure there must me a whole universe of Who-based names out there.
I realise it's not really a fan description but I always liked the name 'Time-Tots' used by the Doctor to describe young Timelords. I think. Unless I just imagined that... Or picked it up from a completely different show, which is entirely possible... confused
I still like the name though. And there must be others.
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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:00 am
Hm... I guess Time Tot could work... kind of. I like Wholigans the best. That just... works! 3nodding But I wonder what other fan names are out there... Gallifreyans? Although that wouldn't really work... Hm. I can't think of any. sweatdrop
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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:05 am
TARDISOIDS.... no, too much like TARDISODES - which is where I nicked it from. I guess you could have a different fan-name depending on which bits of Doctor Who you liked the best. Or which Doctors.
eg. Tom Baker fans would have some scarf related name. And Jon Pertwee fans would have some name to do with... err... frilly shirts? Yellow cars?
Ok so the Doctor idea might not work...
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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:10 am
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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:13 am
I'm a Recorder... confused
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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 8:34 am
I'm going to adopt the term Wholigan as well. It rocks!
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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 9:25 am
My little brother suggests Who-ver. (Hoooover!)
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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:14 am
But I don't want to be a vacuum cleaner! biggrin
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