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Shaftoe’s Rants: Down with Time Lords?
The Short Version: I don’t think Doctor Who show runner Steven Moffat likes Time Lords. The Long Version: Series writer and show runner Steven Moffat recently told the BBC that Doctor Who’s most iconic...
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Podcast #9 Doctor Who ‘Cast Round 2
Featuring the voices of Adam Shaftoe and J.M. Frey. Topics under discussion include: Big themes from the first half of the season, Russell T. Davies vs Steven Moffat as show runner, the mythology of...
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Podcast #16: Doctor Who chat with J.M. Frey
Featuring the voices of Adam Shaftoe and JM Frey. Topics under discussion include, Doctor Who season six – because really, am I going to have her on to talk Star Trek – my thoughts on JM’s novel...
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Television Review: Asylum of the Daleks
Warning: This post contains spoilers for the last seven years of Doctor Who, the first two seasons of Torchwood, as well as one big spoiler for anybody who hasn’t seen the second series of Sherlock....
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TV Review: Doctor Who – The Bells of St. John
For want of a new episode of Spartacus this week, I thought it only fitting to put together a few words on the return of Doctor Who. As is ever the case with Doctor Who’s revival, I expect The Bells of...
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TV Review: Doctor Who – Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS
On a very fundamental level, I am not predisposed to enjoy an episode like Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS. Try as I might, I don’t see the narrative value in story telling that pushes a reset...
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TV Review: The Day of the Doctor
Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary has come and gone. In its wake, Steven Moffat has left the series with the biggest game changer it has seen since its return to air in 2005. Though I am loathed to open up...
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Doctor Who: Byronic Reconstruction and Dickish characters
I’ve read three words, over and over again, with respect to the current season of Doctor Who, “Deconstruction of heroism.” Granted, I skipped the Robin Hood episode – on the grounds that I didn’t like...
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Fighting Words – Episode 9 – Doctor Who Cares Anymore?
So it’s come to this. People are falling over themselves to praise the current season of Doctor Who, and I’m left to wonder if I’m an idiot for not seeing what they see, or if I’m just dead inside....
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