Jun 9 2009Doctor Who Fan Dies, Has Themed Funeral
Sebastian Neale, a 26 year old from South Wales and mega-fan of the Doctor Who series, passed away recently due to head injuries and was given a proper Dr. Who themed send off.
The funeral music was swapped out in favor of the Dr. Who's theme song and mourners were greeted with the Doctor's words, "I'm a time lord ... I'm not a human being. I walk in eternity." Instead of Bible verses, the funeral consisted of quotes from classic Who scripts, including William Hartnell's famous speech from "The Dalek Invasion Of Earth": "One day, I will come back. Yes, I shall come back. Until then there must be no regrets, no tears, no anxieties. Just go forward in all your beliefs, and prove to me that I am not mistaken in mine."
Wow, I just got a little teary eyed. You know, this got me thinking about my own funeral. I've decided I want it to be Geekologie themed. I'd like the presiding wizard to read a few of my funnier posts (which I have yet to write), and you mourners (and rejoicers) to read some of your comments. Then, Daisy will proclaim the whole thing a fake, and that I'm secretly crashing in Baja and Max's garage, waiting to start a new life. The ceremony will end with The Superficial Writer urinating into my open casket.
R.I.P. Sebastian, I hope your Tardis takes you to whenever you want.
Hit the jump for a better shot of the casket.
A Funeral For A Time Lord [io9]
Thanks to Julian, who wants his casket to look like a slab of bacon.
Reader Comments
1. naas - June 9, 2009 12:02 PM
I loved themed funerals, too bad he died though
2. catch22 - June 9, 2009 12:03 PM
yeah its nice to have a conversation piece atthe service
3. JokerMan774 - June 9, 2009 12:04 PM
At least he got to go out the way he wanted to. RIP buddy from one fan to another.
4. FIRSTTARD - June 9, 2009 12:05 PM
FIRST!
5. STOMPY - June 9, 2009 12:11 PM
I want my coffin to have a built in amp/sub and as they are lowering me down we here daft punks around the world... and the pallbearer's dressed like this
http://www.students.stedwards.edu/mgarciap/Daft_Punk.jpg
6. STOMPY - June 9, 2009 12:12 PM
wow, here = hear, I'm surprised you didn't know that...
7. sirrix - June 9, 2009 12:15 PM
Wow.. Way to just add fuel to the pathetically lame Daisy fire.
8. LSDiesel - June 9, 2009 12:18 PM
Is there anyway for me to have a themed funeral without dying?
Oh yeah, its called a wedding....
9. Dread Pirate Robert - June 9, 2009 12:18 PM
A doctor who funeral... its sad, but heres hoping he caught a glimpse of it through the ebbs and flows and it made part of him smile, and i bet daisy would throw herself atop GW's coffin promising to take it all back for just one more dino joke...
10. naas - June 9, 2009 12:22 PM
STOMPY you should drop some Dilemn, that bass would shake your coffin like no other. Yes, definitely 'pitiless' by Dilemn - because if there's one thing the french are going good these days, it's definitely electro
I like the nick swardson approach myself, being lowered down from wires to techno music just after everyone's said their last words.... classic
11. Leonidas - June 9, 2009 12:22 PM
One detail omitted from the GW funeral: Ollie Williams will wipe his mouth with a napkin and say "couldn't this asshole afford better snacks?!"
12. Timbo - June 9, 2009 12:30 PM
Daisy's a freakin celebrity now!! I want her autograph!
(I assume she's a her b/c of the name)
13. naas - June 9, 2009 12:32 PM
@11 hahaha, so true
14. 24-bit whore - June 9, 2009 12:34 PM
What a way to go....
I want to be buried in stereo equipment when I go, hopefully it will fall from high above me, crushing me with a crashing (and messy) impact - making the whole funeral thing a lot easier.
15. Manda - June 9, 2009 12:37 PM
Oh that's just Bloody Fantastic! I want to be burried in the TARDIS...
16. Daisy - June 9, 2009 12:39 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back down where Max had to bring a pirate back from the the (mostly) dead, and tried to get out of it by talking about mutton lettuce and tomato sandwiches, and arguing with Baja about it.
17. Gordon "Fücking" Shumway - June 9, 2009 12:41 PM
EXTERMINATE!
18. Stu - June 9, 2009 12:42 PM
And there will be a mad rush to throw dirt on you and yell "FIRST"!
19. Ross - June 9, 2009 12:59 PM
@ 18 is a winner.....
20. Ollie Williams - June 9, 2009 1:09 PM
Dear Stompy,
Less is more. kthx
Love, Ollie
21. GLADIATOR - June 9, 2009 1:56 PM
Dude just took a ride via the Tardis! Say hi to the big man up in the sky!
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Come and join the short and easy game mybrute:
http://burpnassker.mybrute.com
The game takes less than 5 minutes to play!
22. AlexanderTheGreat - June 9, 2009 2:18 PM
I really like hookers - think they will burry me with a few..?
23. Quik - June 9, 2009 2:19 PM
@18 - that was pretty good. Then many of us would beat up the five people who said "first" and then there would be peace and we will all know GWs death had a purpose.
24. Pat - June 9, 2009 2:37 PM
GW, that sounds like an awesome funeral.
25. Captain - June 9, 2009 2:41 PM
Must See!!!
http://captain-hash.mybrute.com
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26. henree - June 9, 2009 4:08 PM
people are sad at funeral.
some sad because the person died.
some because they lived.
27. Doctorwhofan - June 9, 2009 4:15 PM
Man, it's never Dr. Who, it's always Doctor Who
28. Beastman AIDS - June 9, 2009 4:31 PM
Is Daisy trying to start a meme?
I suppose persistance is the key...
29. Darth - June 9, 2009 4:32 PM
This must have been one freaky doctor Who fan.Did he died from a high bloodpressure?
30. Wormy - June 9, 2009 5:36 PM
The dude on the left looks like Rude from Final Fantasy VII.
31. Jaded Icon - June 9, 2009 6:06 PM
@ 30
Wow, he does!
Still a cool funeral. I bet there is some old people at the funeral wondering who the hell Doctor Who is.
32. kP - June 10, 2009 12:40 PM
@ 31 .. Dr. Who is nearly 50 years old at this point. If it weren’t for the revival it's be more likely you'd have young people there wondering who Who is.
Are those panels real or is the depth a painting effect like Trompe l'oeil?
RIP from one fan to another.
33. Julian - June 10, 2009 1:15 PM
Bye bye POLICE :))
34. THE DOCTOR WHO DIEDS MOMMMY! - June 20, 2009 7:53 PM
The panels on the coffin were painted by some excellent friends/artists who actually work on Dr who. They really done us proud, they are working on his casket at the moment. God I miss him though, super, special unique gentlman.. I LOVE HIM,my baby xxx thanks for your kind words
35. Gprime - June 22, 2009 10:56 AM
And Call Jone's Big Ass Coffins !