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Fall Premiere: Doctor Who – “Let’s Kill Hitler”
“Let’s Kill Hitler” August 27th, 2011 When Steven Moffat threw that title at the end of “A Good Man Goes to War,” I was imagining something…different. In my mind, it sounded like a right rollicking caper, a piece of historical … Continue reading
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Midseason Finale: Doctor Who – “A Good Man Goes to War”
“A Good Man Goes to War” June 11th, 2011 My choice not to review “The Rebel Flesh” and “The Almost People” is partly due to the awkwardness created by BBC America making the idiotic decision to take a one-week hiatus … Continue reading
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Doctor Who – “Day of the Moon”
“Day of the Moon” April 30th, 2011 [Note: while this does not air until a bit later this evening in the U.S., I’m embracing my independence from any one particular country to post my review when it’s finished so that … Continue reading
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Season Premiere: Doctor Who – “The Impossible Astronaut”
“The Impossible Astronaut” April 23rd, 2011 “Human beings – I thought I’d never get done saving you.” As Doctor Who enters its sixth “series” (which I refer to as season above to avoid confusion with similarly titled posts on the … Continue reading
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Review – Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series [Blu-Ray]
Last week, Craig Ferguson dedicated almost an entire episode to a television show. Now, this isn’t entirely uncommon in television talk shows, but it’s normally someone like Oprah searching for the zeitgeist by introducing the cast of Glee or something. … Continue reading
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Series/Season Finale: Doctor Who – “The Big Bang”
“The Big Bang” June 26th, 2010 While I never publicly agonized over it, the decision to watch Doctor Who’s fifth series (or first series of the Moffat era, if we want to get really complicated) on the British schedule was … Continue reading
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Series Finale, Part One: Doctor Who – “The Pandorica Opens”
“The Pandorica Opens” June 19th, 2010 As a newcomer to Doctor Who, one of the challenges I’ve had to face in terms of writing about the series is what to do with its two-part episodes. In particular, there’s a distinct … Continue reading
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Doctor Who – “Vincent and the Doctor”
“Vincent and the Doctor” June 5th, 2010 Last week’s “Cold Blood” was one of those episodes which required some time to decompress, for us to see the consequences (or the consequences of the lack of consequences, to speak more accurately) … Continue reading
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Doctor Who – “Cold Blood”
“Cold Blood” May 29th, 2010 I didn’t have a whole lot to say about last week’s “The Hungry Earth,” both because I wanted to talk more about the two episodes which preceded it and because it isn’t actually really important. … Continue reading
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Doctor Who – “The Vampires of Venice,” “Amy’s Choice” & “The Hungry Earth”
“The Vampires of Venice, “Amy’s Choice” & “The Hungry Earth” May 22nd, 2010 I’ve never watched Doctor Who before, but I think I’m starting discover that the mid-portion of each season is not necessarily conducive to weekly reviews (although it’s … Continue reading
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