His oldest brother wanted him to record the movie that was airing on Fox one Tuesday night.
"I just did it to avoid a beating," Adams admitted.
As the eighth-grader surfed the Internet, he continued to get distracted by the movie unfolding on TV. He saw a British police box from the 1950s -- actually a disguised spaceship known as a "TARDIS" -- on the screen.
"This blue box was bigger on the inside! This had to be the maddest thing I've ever seen."
Soon, Adams was hooked on "Doctor Who."
Seventeen years later, he has become a writer and actor with two "Doctor Who" fan films on his resume. He credits the show for many of his friendships and his marriage.
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