Very, very fab summary of 2013 in Damoland!  Lovely.  and so Exciting to see it all in one list, bringing back memories of the excitement that built up to each event, the reveals, and finally getting to see/hear him in each production.  I wonder which was his favourite. 

 

I have too many, but my number one has to be Stage door March 2nd video showing him HOLDING the quilt I made him!!!  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56pZSK7I9Bg&list=PLuBcX5AmsEtYPwXZ9HL4eQnjRp1imPB3k&feature=mh_lolz

I'm not gonna lie, I SQUEEEEEEEEEEED like a crazy fan girl thinking "He's touching something I touched!" hahaha Silly, I know.  That quilt was a labour of love and it was exciting not just to know I had given it to him but to see his reaction.  A very emotional moment for me.  And to know how much he appreciated it when a few days later I got this tweet from Laura Cotton, script editor of Being Human: 

 

I had hoped against hope of getting to see him with the quilt and YAY!  Plus to know that he brought it down so that a whole bunch of the Being Human crew and cast saw it and "admired my craftmanship".  I just about passed out with giddy fangirl emotion.  (which btw I sent her a tweet back saying so!)  

AHHHHHHHH, now I'm lost in happy memories.  Humongous grin and teary eyed.  I need a silky brown hankie. *sniffles*

Wow 2013 really has been a molony filled year hasn't it!! Really enjoyed catching up with everything that has happened this year and remembering all the epicness!!

incredible moments for you both there domino and whimsy, brings tears to my eyes reading them! Can't wait to hear other peoples also 

One of the best parts of this year for me was seeing series 5 of bring human. After spending so much time at filming, seeing the scenes come to life on screen was absolutely amazing!

Another favorite memory of mine from this year was plucking up the courage to write to damien myself and receiving damo mail!! Absolutely thrilled that he took the time to reply, he's a true gent 

 

And while that technically isn't a 2013 Molony Memory, it was still pretty amazing :)

Awww :') thanks Lisa, what a lovely thing to say!

Yes domino I am very lucky and have lots of molony memories this year :) I'll post some more when others have shared, I don't want to overpower the topic with my rattling lol ;) xxx

Great wrap up, domino!

Funny thing. I have been involved in another actor calling another fan once. It is a most awesome experience, that!

But back to DaMo: my favorite DaMo memory of 2013 is much like most of my favorite fandom memories - associated with the actor in question, but mostly due to my fellow fans being awesome.

Those of you who chat with me on Twitter know this, but I did my first triathlon in October, strictly due to Damien's doing his. I figured it he could do it, I could do it. And I did. Mine was just a sprint tri, meaning a shorter distance one, but it was still my first one and a challenge for me. I raised money for charity, too.

Here is my charity page from that event:

events.doctorswithoutborders.org/index.cfm

Because of this event, I found out about another charity group and due to a perfect storm of both fortunate and unfortunate circumstances, that has led directly to my next charity and personal challenge, a half marathon in March. I've never run that far in my life, and I'm not a runner by nature, so this is a big deal for me. I'm raising money this time to fight the disease that just killed my friend, but I wouldn't know about any of this if I hadn't done that tri, which I wouldn't have done without DaMo's inspiration (amongst other things).

So far, that's going pretty well, too.

pages.teamintraining.org/ntx/rnrdall14/wabbitswarriors

So, that's my favorite DaMo memory this year. However, I can't have that one without the forum coming to mind, so finally coming to play here (I'd been lurking for a while, thanks to Lisa and our many Being Human Twitter conversations for the past few years) is pretty much tied for best DaMo memory of 2013. When I entered the Homage to Hal contest, I did it on a whim and I had a blast making my little red shield. But that led to me chatting, both here and on Twitter, with many of you, and that has been a smile for many of my days. I enjoyed writing some of you little Being Human stories, too, in thanks for donating to my cause - you all rock!

Which reminds me...perhaps I should post the link to those little ficcies here some day! :)

thank you for adding your best Molony memories fifi, wabbit and Becca! it gives me the warm fuzzies reading about how much Mr M AND his fandom have directly and brought happiness AND inspiration to lots of people this year!

fifi, your special memory is one of mine too, I loved hearing about that evening and let's not forget your wonderful review you did for the forum too. (here)

wabbit, Damien's triathlon this year was such an epic event and brought so many people together united in one case! but your is the most direct example of a fan being inspired and well done you. I believe Damien was also inspired by the passing of a friend when he began his blood donation campaign, and my heart goes to you both for those losses, and my admiration for the positive action you decided to take as a result.

Becca that was a great twitter moment last year! lol! and I remember Damien RTing your race for life tweet, amazing...but also all the blood donations you and other fans did this year! admire you all for doing so and thoroughly deserved all the RTs.

Sorry - I've just got to do this because.......well, because Hal!!!

 

My 5 memorable Hal moments from the final series of Being Human....

1) The first time I saw the '1918' ep1 preview - such unbridled joy and excitement.

2) That moment just before he killed Larry......when he turns back, eyes black...with that little tilt of the head - perfect...it still gives me shivers!

3)  The cellar scene with Crumb from ep5 - however I feel about how this fits into BH canon.......it was fantastic to watch.

4) The first time I saw Puttin on the Ritz - just.....!!!

5)  Hal and Tom's fight - I waited 2 whole series for that and it didn't disappoint.......I virtually danced around the room with glee!

 

These are just in chronological order, and I didn't call this my top 5 on purpose (I'd probably choose different ones tomorrow!)....but I restricted myself to just 5 or the list would've just gone on...and on....and on....

 

I'm going to cheat and add an extra scene moment - it's allowed 'cos it's not the series proper (my list.....!)

Reach for the Stars - memorable because I choked on my tea and literally nearly died laughing......

-- Edited by fifi on Sunday 29th of December 2013 11:16:20 PM

All the polls were really tough to vote for.  I just want to vote for everything!  But in this case, there really was only one choice for me, the return of Hal in Being Human.  I remember how, I was around this time last year, when the first BBC3 trailer finally premiered, the excitement of the one and only TV appearance, the buildup till finally that Lady Catherine clip and our first episode!!!!  My twitter name even was "positively giddy".  The best feeling ever.  It became "smoke on the breeze" just after that first episode, when they announced it was the final series. Stupid BBC.  That knowledge hung like a dark cloud over me for the rest of the episodes and I don't think I've ever truly recovered from the shock and grief.  So while I of course got excited to learn about Ripper Street, and loved Student Stories and The Hill Bachelors, and REALLY can't wait for Suspects, it just will never compare to that giddiness just before Series 5 started.  

domino wrote:

wabbit, Damien's triathlon this year was such an epic event and brought so many people together united in one case! but your is the most direct example of a fan being inspired and well done you. I believe Damien was also inspired by the passing of a friend when he began his blood donation campaign, and my heart goes to you both for those losses, and my admiration for the positive action you decided to take as a result.

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 I do what I can. That's all we can do.

My own personal Molony Memory? (i've had time to think about this and can't believe i'd forgotten!) was receiving a happy birthday tweet from him. The day before i'd been unwell with a tummy bug so on my actual birthday i was still recovering and sitting on my bed with my laptop and a bar of chocolate so when I read his tweet to me, i almost choked on said chocolate and said a really naughty word which made my daughter chuckle.

Career wise: The return of Hal in Being Human even if it was for just one more series and then the speculation that he was going to be in series two of Ripper Street which made me really happy because i adored series one and my sister and I had previously speculated, in a joky way "wouldn't it be cool if..." and it actually happened.

-- Edited by rubyrosettared on Tuesday 31st of December 2013 02:38:41 PM