Whogasm

Whogasm is a popular clip on Youtube which turned two Irish fans of the BBC science fiction show Doctor Who into "internet stars" according to the British press. [cite web| url=http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/tv/2007/06/tv_drama_round_up.html|title=Dramatic stuff - the latest from the TV blogs|Publisher=The Guardian|date=2007-06-20] [cite web| url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/tvtoday/2007/06/and_you_thought_we_were_excessive.php|title=And you thought *we* were excessive…|Publisher=The Stage|date=2007-06-21] [cite web| url=http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2007/07/doctor_who_its_season_finale_t.html|title="Doctor Who: it's season finale time!|Publisher=The Guardian|date=2007-07-02]

Several newspaper sites like "The Metro" and "The Guardian" reported that a pair of female Doctor Who fans from Ireland had become a hit on the web after a clip of them enjoying an episode of the series (titled "Utopia") "just a little too much" was uploaded on June 17, 2007. [cite web| url=http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2007/07/doctor_who_has_kylie_catherine_tate_and_the_best_gadgets.html|title=Doctor Who has Kylie, Catherine Tate, Whogasms AND gadgetry: a round-up of the best of the best|Publisher=Shiny Shiny|date=2007-07-04] [cite web| url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLnk-A1OkKk&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emetro%2Eco%2Euk%2Fnews%2Farticle%2Ehtml%3Fin%5Farticle%5Fid%3D54057%26in%5Fpage%5Fid%3D34|title=Whogasm|Publisher=You Tube|date=2007-06-17]

The clip shows them watching the episode, when, as "The Metro" describes, "Suddenly, they start to scream and swear as the action unfolds in front of them in what can only be described as a 'Whogasm'." [cite web| url=http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=54057&in_page_id=34|title="Girls enjoy their first "Whogasm"|Publisher=The Metro|date=2007-06-21]

The video is edited down to a three-minutes, highlighting the pertinent moments. The two fans become increasingly excited with each dramatic scene: from the moment Professor Yana's watch is revealed (which when opened will turn him into one of the show's greatest villains, The Master); and when Derek Jacobi (playing Yana) finally says the words, "I am...The Master!" they both scream and applaud to this so much, that The Daily Telegraph surmised "they seemed to be in urgent need of an ambulance". [cite web| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2007/07/02/do0203.xml|title=Did Doctor Who do it for you?|Publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=2007-07-02] Later one of the women (a long-term UNIT fan) has a near-climax as the President (acting as a representative for the United Nations) mentions handing power over to the secretive taskforce in the "Next Time" trailer.

Doctor Who television writer Paul Cornell has said how much he enjoyed the clip, and how it sums up being a fan to him. [cite web| url=http://www.gallifreyanembassy.org/podshock/podshock.xml|title=Doctor Who: Podshock 91|Publisher=Gallifreyan Embassy|date=2007-07-02]

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