Archive for the ‘Doctor Who’ Category
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Read moreThe George Lucas Effect
Posted by I was reading an article recently that was exploring whether or not Star Wars fans would ever “forgive”, as the article put it, George Lucas for the Star Wars prequels and the re-released editions of the original trilogy. The article said that forgiveness was inevitable, due to his lack of involvement in the new Disney-produced […]
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Read moreOn Loyalty
Posted by It takes a lot to invest your time into a TV series when there are so many to choose from. If a show doesn’t connect in its first episode, many (i.e., millions of) viewers will give up immediately. Each episode each week needs to further this connection by giving more to those who’ve been invested […]
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Read moreDeath of a Time Lord
Posted by I’ve heard it said by oldbie Whovians, you never forget your first Doctor. Christopher Eccleston was technically my first, and he was brilliant, but there was always something…untouchable about him. David Tennant then came along as the Tenth Doctor, and the Doctor became a sort of warm and fuzzy, fun, squee-able character. *cue groaning and […]
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Read moreSpoilers! A River Song Study
Posted by River Song (played by Alex Kingston) first appeared to us in Steven Moffat’s Doctor Who series 4 contribution, Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead. During that episode, we were lead to believe that she is his future travelling companion and wife. And we believed her. She knows a lot about him, after all. She […]
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Read moreSteven Moffat is Trying to Kill Me
Posted by Are you unable to hear the phrases “Are you my mummy?”, “Don’t Blink”, or “Hey, who turned out the lights?” without chills creeping up your spine? Do you shy away from marble statues and libraries with flickering lights? Good! Then I’m not alone in blaming Steven Moffat for awakening childhood fears I never knew I […]