Dr Who fans attend a special screening at Dendy of the 50th Anniversary, The Day of the Doctor. Photo: Graham Tidy
Dalek supporters were in the minority when Dr Who fans converged on Civic for Dendy's 3D screening of The Day of the Doctor on Sunday. Those who were there sent very mixed messages.
Oliver Kuskie, 16, of Hughes, said he had scored his Dalek T-shirt at Target.
''I'm definitely channelling my inner Dalek this morning,'' he said. Asked if he felt the Doctor's arch enemies had been misunderstood for the past 50 years the Whovian said this was the case.
''It is sad that everybody hates them [the Daleks],'' he said. ''People should open their hearts and share a bit of love with the Dalek in their life.''
He also suggested it would be a good idea to get rid of stairs.
Kuskie's companion, Rachel Wilson, 16, of Chapman, said her parents hadn't let her watch the show until Matt Smith became the 11th Doctor. ''I've had to work my way backwards through the series,'' she said. Quite appropriate for a program based on time travel when you think about it. Wilson (who wore a Tardis tee), made sure she brought her sonic screwdriver to keep Kuskie's inner Dalek in line.
Michael Lane, 40, grew up in Weetangara at a time when it was Dr Who or nothing on local television. He is another big-time Dalek barracker.
Lane brought his son Ashleigh, 8, to Canberra from Binalong for the day. Sunday was Ashleigh's birthday and he couldn't imagine a cooler present.
Lane senior, who risked doing irreparable psychological harm to young Ashleigh, who was turned out as a perfect Dr Who Mini-Me for the occasion, rejected any suggestion the Daleks had been misrepresented.
''Hell no!'' he said. ''The Daleks have made it clear what they wanted to do from the very beginning - 'exterminate, exterminate'.''
Canberra's geeks were out in force with Tom Baker scarves, Matt Smith fezzes, trench coats and even one stunning pair of galactic spiral-armed leggings all on display.
Tardis dresses were popular and, in many cases, extremely creative. Anne Flynn, a face painter who admitted to being in her 30s and to having grown up watching the doctor in the ACT, used an off-the-shelf blue dress as a foundation and then enlisted the aid of husband Ian Flynn, an IT specialist, to finish the job.
He created and then printed off the panels that transformed the dress into a mobile time and space machine. ''I wouldn't leave home without my Tardis,'' he said. Ian came dressed as David Tennant's Doctor, his favourite.
While most of the fans were adults who had been hooked decades ago, the newest generation of enthusiasts was also represented.
Sebastian Robinson, 7, of Bonner, is a third-generation Whovian and had got up early to watch the baton being handed to Peter Capaldi, the 13th actor to play the iconic role. ''Awesome,'' was how he described it.
''We've had a weekend of Dr Who,'' his mum, Meredith Conran, 37, said. ''Sebastian has been so excited. He was up first thing this morning wanting to know if it was time [for the show to begin] yet.
''We've all given The Day of the Doctor a big thumbs up. Peter Capaldi is going to be a great Doctor, he will be amazing.''
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