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Doctor Who thing of the day: a cheer from TV Guide…

Mon, Oct 01, 2012
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…which means Doctor Who has now gone mainstream in the U.S. and is officially doomed to mediocrity (at best)…

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Doctor Who blogging: “The Angels Take Manhattan”

Mon, Oct 01, 2012
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I’m really astonished at how little advantage Steven Moffat took of a fantastic opportunity to capture the Doctor in an amazing place like New York City…

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Doctor Who blogging: “The Power of Three”

Mon, Sep 24, 2012
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I’m guessing that all the malevolent aliens confer regularly, at least when they’re about to go after little ol’ planet Earth. They must: it’s the only way to explain why Earth never seems to suffer the same alien attack twice.

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question of the day: Why have cable networks divorced their programming from all semblance of connection to their branding?

Fri, Sep 21, 2012
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It’s all shark attacks on Discovery, ice road truckers on the History Channel, and Honey Boo Boo on what used to be known as The Learning Channel. WTF?

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Doctor Who blogging: “A Town Called Mercy”

Mon, Sep 17, 2012
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I wonder: Is Moffat making space for the legend of the Doctor to disappear, erased from the universe as the memory of him has been erased from the Dalek databases?

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Revolution: Pilot (review)

Fri, Sep 14, 2012
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Revolution does not appear interested in committing to its own premise…

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Doctor Who blogging: “Dinosaurs on a Spaceship”

Mon, Sep 10, 2012
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Oh, I love this. Not just the wonderfulness of this episode, but that I can unreservedly love a Doctor Who again. That feels so good.

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question of the day: Is it a good idea for Netflix and other digital providers to revive cancelled TV shows?

Fri, Sep 07, 2012
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Does it really make any difference how a show gets before viewers, as long as the viewers are there to support it?

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Doctor Who thing of the day: 60s-style B-movie posters for Season 7

Tue, Sep 04, 2012
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Surprise! They’re not fan-made but official BBC productions…

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Doctor Who blogging: “Asylum of the Daleks”

Mon, Sep 03, 2012
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I wouldn’t go as far as “disappointed.” There some good stuff here. But the insane Dalek has been done before — and much better…

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