1)"Of course we won't starve. The sand-piranhas will get us long before that."
2)"I'm the new caretaker. John Smith."
3)"It's Assembly - you better get going. Go and worship something."
4)The gag with the teacher who vaguely resembled Matt Smith was
Read more…Well, this was an interesting one - I'm not really 100% sure how I feel about it.
On the one hand, the idea of the Doctor being coerced into robbing a space bank is an interesting one. The "Ocean's 11" feel they were goign for was something new to t
Read more…1)"Once upon a time - the end. Dad skills."
2)"Dan the Soldier Man".
3)"Sontarans perverting the course of human history." _ A callback to "Robot", which makes it seem like the events of "The TIme Warrior" have haunted the Doctor for thousands of yea
Read more…1)"Earth - England - Sherwood Forest - 11190 A.D."
2)"Robin Hood laughs in the face of all!" "And do people ever punch you in the face when you do that?"
3)"I am the Doctor, and this is my spoon!"
4)A miniscope!" A callback to "Carnival of Monsters".
Read more…1)"Fantastic idea for a movie, terrible idea for a proctologist." Don't know tha I 'm wild about proctology humor in Doctor Who.
2)I gather Danny Pink is going to be a new continuing character, a potential love interest for Clara. So far, he seems in
Read more…1)Barry Letts' ghost must smile at how much better the show does dinosaurs these days.
2)"You know that I speak dinosaur."
3)The dinosaur coughing up the TARDIS was amusing.
4)"Everyone - take five."
5)"Well then - here we go again." a callback to
Read more…Got ahold of a copy of this, and re-watched it last night. I’ve got a few thoughts on it below:
1)David Bradley does fairly well as Hartnell. He doesn’t quite capture him for me, but I’m willing to forgive a bit, since Hartnell was such a one-off t
Read more…Briefly, among other things, this is going to be my thread where I try to get caught up with the modern Doctor Who universe before the incoming Doctor's run officially starts, figuring that this would be an excellent -- ulp:-) -- "jumping (back) on"
Read more…1)"Handles"? OK, carrying a severed head around with you is a bizarre idea. Kudos to them all for managing to make Handles' death somehow poignant.
2)"Tereleptils" - a callback to "The Visitation".
3)"I'm OCD. What's their excuse?"
4)"How those Cyb
Read more…The Last Day:
This is a mini-episode by our Steven that is shown from the POV of a Gallifreyan soldier in Arcadia right as it falls. The link will take you to it, if you haven't seen it yet.
In essence, the story is about how the soldier is told how i
Read more…This is another 50th anniversary audio adventure, this one detailing the Doctor and Susan’s flight from Gallifrey. This material has been covered before (in comics and novels), but this one is designed to dovetail with the scene of the first Doctor s
Read more…Regardless of what time zone you live in, the 50th anniversary special is still hours away as I post this.
To commemorate the occasion, below are a couple of timelines.
The first is a list of the official (the BBC only considers televised episodes ca
Read more…A behind the scenes sort of movie that I just spotted on BBC America. I hadn't heard about this but according to the schedule they are doing a lot of Doctor Who tomorrow with a new team up episode with the Matt Smith and David Tennent. Meanwhile the
Read more…A 50th Anniversary Audio Drama.
CAST:
The Fourth Doctor — Tom Baker
The Fifth Doctor — Peter Davison
The Sixth Doctor — Colin Baker
The Seventh Doctor — Sylvester McCoy
The Eighth Doctor — Paul McGann
Leela — Louise Jameson
Nyssa — Sarah Sutton
Peri —
A Fifth Doctor Audio Adventure
Synopsis: If you remember the Sixties, they say, then you can’t have been there. The Doctor remembers the Sixties. That’s why he’s taking Nyssa on a trip back to November 1963. Back to where it all began. Back to the bir
Read more…Part One:
1)This story has the feel of a Pertwee story - sor tof a capper to the "UNIT Era".
2)It was amusing seeing the Doctor done up for the Highlands, and their reaction to the Brigadier in a kilt. "Sorry. I thought you were doing a Doctor." "Wha
Read more…I was actually able to see a couple of the Ninth Doctor Episodes today. He comes off harder than the Tenth or Eleventh but apparently he has good reason to. Did this darker approach work in your minds?
I love Amy Pond and Clara is a cutie but then th
Read more…"Scream of the Shalka" is an animated Doctor Who story that was broadcast on-line in 2003 as a celebration of the program's 40th anniversary, with the hopes that a series of such stories might conceivably result. However, even as they were recording
Read more…BBC Worldwide and IDW Publishing Celebrate Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary
San Diego, CA (July 17, 2013) — IDW Publishing and BBC Worldwide will conclude their joint celebration of the Doctor’s 50th anniversary with the release of a Doctor Who Special
Read more…Episode One:
1)I laughed out loud at the Doctor mugigng for the security camera.
2)"It always happens when sentences are being carried out." Apparently, this was true back when the UK still had the death penalty.
3)"Today's the first ever World Peace
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