Doctor Who and Harry Potter : Coincidental (and Intentional) Links
Coincidental Links
First Doctor Companion Ian Chesterton was played by William Russell. Alfred Enoch, his son from his second marriage (since 1953 to Etheline Lewis Enoch a Brazilian physicist) plays in the Harry Potter films.
Patrick Troughton, played the Second Doctor . His daughter was Joanna Troughton, author and illustrator of children's books. Harry Melling, her son, plays Dudley Dursley in the Harry Potter films.
Jim Broadbent played "The Shy Doctor" in the 1999 Comic Relief parody Doctor Who sketch, Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death. Broadbent will play Professor Horace Slughorn in the film version of Half-Blood Prince.
David Tennant plays the Tenth Doctor. He also was in 2005's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Barty Crouch Jr.
Ninth and Tenth Doctors both had episodes guest starring Zoe Wanamaker as the voice of Cassandra. ("The End of the World" and "New Earth.") Wanamaker appeared on screen in Harry Potter and the Soceror's Stone as Madam Hooch, the flight instructor and Quiddich Referee.
Tenth Doctor Episode entitled "Rise of the Cybermen" guest starred Roger Lloyd Pack as John Lumic. Lloyd Pack and David Tennant previously worked together in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as father and son — Barty Crouch Sr and Barty Crouch Jr respectively. Tennant and Lloyd Pack had one scene together onscreen in the movie, and one in the television episode. The television episode was however with Lumic after Lumic had been transformed into the Cyber Leader, so it may not have been Lloyd Pack in the costume.
Tenth Doctor episode entitled "Love and Monsters" guest starred Shirley Henderson as Ursula Blake. She was also in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Moaning Myrtle. Tennant and Henderson had no onscreen time together in Goblet of Fire. The Doctor only sees Ursula as a face in the Abzorbaloff's abdomen and a Sludge on a paving stone. Again the actual physical presence of the two actors on set concurrently is not necessary for this to occur.
Intentional links
In Tenth Doctor Episode "The Shakespeare Code" not only does the Doctor directly refer to reading Book 7 on an original broadcast date prior to the books actual release in the real world (saying "Wait till you read book 7, I cried",) but also Martha supplies Shakespeare with the word Expelliarmus as the final word ending the spell that sends the Carrionites back into exile. The Doctor's response to this is to happily shout "Expelliarmus! Good ol' JK!"
Coincidental Links
First Doctor Companion Ian Chesterton was played by William Russell. Alfred Enoch, his son from his second marriage (since 1953 to Etheline Lewis Enoch a Brazilian physicist) plays in the Harry Potter films.
Patrick Troughton, played the Second Doctor . His daughter was Joanna Troughton, author and illustrator of children's books. Harry Melling, her son, plays Dudley Dursley in the Harry Potter films.
Jim Broadbent played "The Shy Doctor" in the 1999 Comic Relief parody Doctor Who sketch, Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death. Broadbent will play Professor Horace Slughorn in the film version of Half-Blood Prince.
David Tennant plays the Tenth Doctor. He also was in 2005's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Barty Crouch Jr.
Ninth and Tenth Doctors both had episodes guest starring Zoe Wanamaker as the voice of Cassandra. ("The End of the World" and "New Earth.") Wanamaker appeared on screen in Harry Potter and the Soceror's Stone as Madam Hooch, the flight instructor and Quiddich Referee.
Tenth Doctor Episode entitled "Rise of the Cybermen" guest starred Roger Lloyd Pack as John Lumic. Lloyd Pack and David Tennant previously worked together in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as father and son — Barty Crouch Sr and Barty Crouch Jr respectively. Tennant and Lloyd Pack had one scene together onscreen in the movie, and one in the television episode. The television episode was however with Lumic after Lumic had been transformed into the Cyber Leader, so it may not have been Lloyd Pack in the costume.
Tenth Doctor episode entitled "Love and Monsters" guest starred Shirley Henderson as Ursula Blake. She was also in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Moaning Myrtle. Tennant and Henderson had no onscreen time together in Goblet of Fire. The Doctor only sees Ursula as a face in the Abzorbaloff's abdomen and a Sludge on a paving stone. Again the actual physical presence of the two actors on set concurrently is not necessary for this to occur.
Intentional links
In Tenth Doctor Episode "The Shakespeare Code" not only does the Doctor directly refer to reading Book 7 on an original broadcast date prior to the books actual release in the real world (saying "Wait till you read book 7, I cried",) but also Martha supplies Shakespeare with the word Expelliarmus as the final word ending the spell that sends the Carrionites back into exile. The Doctor's response to this is to happily shout "Expelliarmus! Good ol' JK!"
Seacrets is a nightclub, bar, restaurant, and concert venue located in Ocean City, Maryland. It is located at the intersection of 49th Street and Coastal Highway, beside the Assawoman Bay.
Seacrets opened in June of 1988 as a locals-only tiki bar that served drinks, food and live entertainment. Since then it's become one of the largest entertainment resorts in the United States, featuring seventeen unique bars, five performance areas, a casual dining restaurant, a clothing line, a hotel, and a radio station (Ocean 98.1 WOCM).
Live reggae DJs play regularly, the restaurant features Jamaican-themed cuisine, and every year dozens of palm trees are planted and maintained for the summer season.
National recording acts like the Violent Femmes, Good Charlotte and reggae artist Burning Spear have appeared at Seacrets. Other, lesser-known cover bands that play live-music venues make up the bulk of the Seacrets calendar for the stage in Morley Hall.
Seacrets opened in June of 1988 as a locals-only tiki bar that served drinks, food and live entertainment. Since then it's become one of the largest entertainment resorts in the United States, featuring seventeen unique bars, five performance areas, a casual dining restaurant, a clothing line, a hotel, and a radio station (Ocean 98.1 WOCM).
Live reggae DJs play regularly, the restaurant features Jamaican-themed cuisine, and every year dozens of palm trees are planted and maintained for the summer season.
National recording acts like the Violent Femmes, Good Charlotte and reggae artist Burning Spear have appeared at Seacrets. Other, lesser-known cover bands that play live-music venues make up the bulk of the Seacrets calendar for the stage in Morley Hall.
Katarina Walker (born 1966 in Auckland, New Zealand) is an Australian gaming analyst, programmer, author of the book The Pro's Guide to Spanish 21 and Australian Pontoon , and professional player. She has specialized in the American casino game Spanish 21, and its Australian analogue, Pontoon.
After moving to Australia as a child, she excelled in mathematics and won several highly-coveted grants, including the Clough and Telecom scholarships for engineering. In 1989, she featured in an ABC documentary about women pursuing careers in the mathematical sciences. She was one of the first two women to graduate with a first-class honours degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Western Australia, an achievement which was honoured on the front page of The West Australian newspaper on April 25, 1990. Walker also has a Master's degree in Information Technology from the Edith Cowan University, where she won the Bankwest prize for the top student in computer programming. After briefly lecturing in computer science, she commenced doctoral studies, leaving soon after to pursue a fulltime career in the gaming industry, mentored by Don Schlesinger. She is a member of Australian Mensa.
After moving to Australia as a child, she excelled in mathematics and won several highly-coveted grants, including the Clough and Telecom scholarships for engineering. In 1989, she featured in an ABC documentary about women pursuing careers in the mathematical sciences. She was one of the first two women to graduate with a first-class honours degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Western Australia, an achievement which was honoured on the front page of The West Australian newspaper on April 25, 1990. Walker also has a Master's degree in Information Technology from the Edith Cowan University, where she won the Bankwest prize for the top student in computer programming. After briefly lecturing in computer science, she commenced doctoral studies, leaving soon after to pursue a fulltime career in the gaming industry, mentored by Don Schlesinger. She is a member of Australian Mensa.
Cleo Manago (born September 21 1963) is an American educator, essayist, activist, behavorial health strategist and cultural expert. He has been a featured commentator on major television networks and in newspapers, and a frequent guest host - with Dominique De Prima of The Front Pageon Stevie Wonder's KJLH radio station.
Biography
The founder of two prominent, groundbreaking organizations http://www.bmxny.org/ The Black Men’s Xchange and the http://www.amassi.com/ AmASSI National Health & Cultural Centers, Manago was reared in Seattle, Washington; Buffalo, New York and the Watts and Compton areas of South Central Los Angeles.
Mr. Manago has projects in New York City (Harlem); Atlanta, Miami, Los Angeles, Baltimore and Johannesburg, South Africa, and manages a cadre of volunteers and staff. Among publications featuring his works include the Black Scholar-Journal of Black Studies and Research, American Journal of Public Health, Ebony, Ebony Man, and Black Diaspora magazines. Articles on Manago have appeared in the Final Call, African Times, Los Angeles Times, Black Star News, Amsterdam News, Atlanta Journal Constitution, and several scholarly journals and books. Books include: Atonement (collected stories from the Million Man March) and Male Lust (an anthology on male sexuality). His views are presented in the bell hooks’ book: ‘We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity.’
FYI-Interview Excerpt
Please describe your current or most recent project (s). Include a brief overview of your motivation for the project and any notable challenges you encountered.
First, thank you, sincerely, for this interview. Though, I am often interviewed by a number of different sources, I do not take opportunities to engage the community for granted.
My recent projects include writing and developing a film that examines the intersection of Black male American imagery, sexuality; self and societal perceptions, and the impact of these on life in America - historically and currently. My motivation is the same as it has always been, until meaningful change occurs: improving the unity, perception, self-concept, wellness, structural and cultural imbalances Black people face, and making America aware of the importance of advancing this situation. The challenges have been the main ones always faced by non-mainstream film, acquiring the resources to get it made.
Under what circumstances did you get started as a gay activist?
I am not a gay activist. Never have been, and strongly request not to be referred to as such. I am a Black, “social architect” and visionary, a researcher, doer, cultural expert and behavior change strategist. Organizations and activities I have headed up purposely dismantle or challenge thinking that is not constructive or instructive to our community. We build community, create dialogue and motivate behavior and attitude change.
What got me started was inspired by my being naturally a very sensitive child, and inquisitive thinker from a very young age. I came from a community and family where internalized oppression, religious contradictions and the symptoms of what I learned to be racism and post-slavery trauma syndrome were rampant. I could not accept things as they were, so I fantasized until I was old enough to actualize doing something about what pained or concerned me. Those issues were more relevant to being Black in America than my sexuality. As early as 8 years of age it was quite clear that I would be falling in love with another male. As a matter of fact by age 8, I already had. There’s a popular autobiographic story I wrote called, In Love Too Early, In Love Too Late, that tells that story.
I was never interested in being a Black gay activist. I have always experienced Black gay activism as culturally dissonant or too limiting in scope to be of meaningful or transformative benefit to Black people. As a matter of fact, focus on gay identity (ID) has kept us in a state of suspended animation and non-progress. The state of this community, including; a sustained HIV problem (for 30 years now), no supportive or effective leadership, being still politically insignificant, with no strong independent institutions, to date, indicates my point. Black gay identifying youth (or Black youth being persuaded to identify as gay) and those at HIV risk, or living with it have little to no protective, educational or empowerment infrastructure or programs. This too contributes to the still high HIV infection rates, disproportionate substance use and premature death.
You are often credited as being the first to coin the acronyms “MSM” or “SGL,” how do they differ from “DL”?
To contextualize my perspective, I will add the word “gay” to your list. Hopefully, as I describe them all, how they differ will be clear. The term “MSM” (men who have sex with men) was developed in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and that it impacted a continuum of Black and Latino males who have sex with males. Not just those who identified as gay. As is still true, many Black and Latino males who have sex with males - be it based on desire, love or circumstance - do not identify with or as a gay. Nor do many have an affinity with the culture, and, in particular the politics of gay (rainbow flags, triangles, lambdas, white/European homosexual culture, parades, the interracialist media portrayals and “outing” people, etc.).
Even among many Blacks who do use the term gay it is often not a pride-driven or social change decision, but a term loosely used as opposed to more offensive terms (i.e. punk, faggot, and sissy). It was realized by “us” who paid attention that the term “gay” was limiting and alienating to a large group of males of color. Instead of judging that, for the sake of public health, a more inclusive term - MSM - was needed to capture the diversity and self-perceptions among homosexual and bisexual males (particularly of color). The goal was to create opportunity for them all to be educated and access HIV/AIDS services. But the relentless gay ID agenda, to receive funding, has always and still does divert the original public health intent of MSM.
The term SGL or same-gender-loving was created from the Black community to provide SGL Black folks with a way of referencing ourselves that articulated and highlighted “loving” as our intention. That we do and can love needed (and needs) to be noted. It often gets lost in the fog of internalized and societal oppression, disastrous relationships and more recently the Black male HIV/AIDS holocaust. The labels Gay or lesbian do not remedy much for Black people, nor do they affirm us. They do affirm white people. Despite homophobia, HIV/AIDS, Revs. Jerry Fallwell and Pat Robertson, the Christian Right or the Bushes, gays have been very successful politically, monetarily and medically as a result of their movement. On the other hand, without a gap, Black people have endured epidemics of HIV, self hate and cultural disruption that gay identity (ID) could never solve. And, it needs to be solved! Things are worst now for us, as we have relied on gay identity assimilation as a magic bullet. It has been a bullet in our foot, not to our benefit.
SGL tends to and intends to culturally affirm us as it was created by us for us, and to shake things up from the previous gay ID complacency problem that kept us in an unconstructive trance. That trance needed to be broken. I am pleased to say that SGL has definitely done that, around the world and Diaspora. I never initiate mentioning my relationship to SGL, because, it is not and should not be about me, but about SGL Black people needing to be affirmed, restored, and learn to love and respect our selves in our own image. Click for the full interview.
References and Sources
* Cleo Manago's website
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*Cleo Manago Google Search Results
*What Really Led to My Farrakhan Invitation to Speak at the MMM
Biography
The founder of two prominent, groundbreaking organizations http://www.bmxny.org/ The Black Men’s Xchange and the http://www.amassi.com/ AmASSI National Health & Cultural Centers, Manago was reared in Seattle, Washington; Buffalo, New York and the Watts and Compton areas of South Central Los Angeles.
Mr. Manago has projects in New York City (Harlem); Atlanta, Miami, Los Angeles, Baltimore and Johannesburg, South Africa, and manages a cadre of volunteers and staff. Among publications featuring his works include the Black Scholar-Journal of Black Studies and Research, American Journal of Public Health, Ebony, Ebony Man, and Black Diaspora magazines. Articles on Manago have appeared in the Final Call, African Times, Los Angeles Times, Black Star News, Amsterdam News, Atlanta Journal Constitution, and several scholarly journals and books. Books include: Atonement (collected stories from the Million Man March) and Male Lust (an anthology on male sexuality). His views are presented in the bell hooks’ book: ‘We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity.’
FYI-Interview Excerpt
Please describe your current or most recent project (s). Include a brief overview of your motivation for the project and any notable challenges you encountered.
First, thank you, sincerely, for this interview. Though, I am often interviewed by a number of different sources, I do not take opportunities to engage the community for granted.
My recent projects include writing and developing a film that examines the intersection of Black male American imagery, sexuality; self and societal perceptions, and the impact of these on life in America - historically and currently. My motivation is the same as it has always been, until meaningful change occurs: improving the unity, perception, self-concept, wellness, structural and cultural imbalances Black people face, and making America aware of the importance of advancing this situation. The challenges have been the main ones always faced by non-mainstream film, acquiring the resources to get it made.
Under what circumstances did you get started as a gay activist?
I am not a gay activist. Never have been, and strongly request not to be referred to as such. I am a Black, “social architect” and visionary, a researcher, doer, cultural expert and behavior change strategist. Organizations and activities I have headed up purposely dismantle or challenge thinking that is not constructive or instructive to our community. We build community, create dialogue and motivate behavior and attitude change.
What got me started was inspired by my being naturally a very sensitive child, and inquisitive thinker from a very young age. I came from a community and family where internalized oppression, religious contradictions and the symptoms of what I learned to be racism and post-slavery trauma syndrome were rampant. I could not accept things as they were, so I fantasized until I was old enough to actualize doing something about what pained or concerned me. Those issues were more relevant to being Black in America than my sexuality. As early as 8 years of age it was quite clear that I would be falling in love with another male. As a matter of fact by age 8, I already had. There’s a popular autobiographic story I wrote called, In Love Too Early, In Love Too Late, that tells that story.
I was never interested in being a Black gay activist. I have always experienced Black gay activism as culturally dissonant or too limiting in scope to be of meaningful or transformative benefit to Black people. As a matter of fact, focus on gay identity (ID) has kept us in a state of suspended animation and non-progress. The state of this community, including; a sustained HIV problem (for 30 years now), no supportive or effective leadership, being still politically insignificant, with no strong independent institutions, to date, indicates my point. Black gay identifying youth (or Black youth being persuaded to identify as gay) and those at HIV risk, or living with it have little to no protective, educational or empowerment infrastructure or programs. This too contributes to the still high HIV infection rates, disproportionate substance use and premature death.
You are often credited as being the first to coin the acronyms “MSM” or “SGL,” how do they differ from “DL”?
To contextualize my perspective, I will add the word “gay” to your list. Hopefully, as I describe them all, how they differ will be clear. The term “MSM” (men who have sex with men) was developed in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and that it impacted a continuum of Black and Latino males who have sex with males. Not just those who identified as gay. As is still true, many Black and Latino males who have sex with males - be it based on desire, love or circumstance - do not identify with or as a gay. Nor do many have an affinity with the culture, and, in particular the politics of gay (rainbow flags, triangles, lambdas, white/European homosexual culture, parades, the interracialist media portrayals and “outing” people, etc.).
Even among many Blacks who do use the term gay it is often not a pride-driven or social change decision, but a term loosely used as opposed to more offensive terms (i.e. punk, faggot, and sissy). It was realized by “us” who paid attention that the term “gay” was limiting and alienating to a large group of males of color. Instead of judging that, for the sake of public health, a more inclusive term - MSM - was needed to capture the diversity and self-perceptions among homosexual and bisexual males (particularly of color). The goal was to create opportunity for them all to be educated and access HIV/AIDS services. But the relentless gay ID agenda, to receive funding, has always and still does divert the original public health intent of MSM.
The term SGL or same-gender-loving was created from the Black community to provide SGL Black folks with a way of referencing ourselves that articulated and highlighted “loving” as our intention. That we do and can love needed (and needs) to be noted. It often gets lost in the fog of internalized and societal oppression, disastrous relationships and more recently the Black male HIV/AIDS holocaust. The labels Gay or lesbian do not remedy much for Black people, nor do they affirm us. They do affirm white people. Despite homophobia, HIV/AIDS, Revs. Jerry Fallwell and Pat Robertson, the Christian Right or the Bushes, gays have been very successful politically, monetarily and medically as a result of their movement. On the other hand, without a gap, Black people have endured epidemics of HIV, self hate and cultural disruption that gay identity (ID) could never solve. And, it needs to be solved! Things are worst now for us, as we have relied on gay identity assimilation as a magic bullet. It has been a bullet in our foot, not to our benefit.
SGL tends to and intends to culturally affirm us as it was created by us for us, and to shake things up from the previous gay ID complacency problem that kept us in an unconstructive trance. That trance needed to be broken. I am pleased to say that SGL has definitely done that, around the world and Diaspora. I never initiate mentioning my relationship to SGL, because, it is not and should not be about me, but about SGL Black people needing to be affirmed, restored, and learn to love and respect our selves in our own image. Click for the full interview.
References and Sources
* Cleo Manago's website
*
*
*Cleo Manago Google Search Results
*What Really Led to My Farrakhan Invitation to Speak at the MMM