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irony for ya

Fri, Jan 20, 2012
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Because I visited from a UK IP address, Viacom doesn’t want me to be able to see a Colbert clip…

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Doctor Who thing of the day: the woman who would have been Sarah Jane

Thu, Jan 19, 2012
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I had no idea that Elisabeth Sladen was not the first actress cast to play Sarah Jane Smith alongside Jon Pertwee’s Doctor. Apparently not many people knew at all…

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how much coverage of SOPA have you seen in the mainstream American media?

Thu, Jan 19, 2012
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The corporations whose lobbyists are responsible for SOPA and PROTECT IP are the same corporations who run the mainstream news media. It is not in their best interest to tell you about all the things happening that will affect you.

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American modern-day Sherlock Holmes: now officially inevitable

Wed, Jan 18, 2012
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Someone make it stop, please.

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Doctor Who thing of the day: does the TARDIS appear in Sherlock: “The Hounds of Baskerville”?

Mon, Jan 16, 2012
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NO spoilers for “Hounds” in this post!

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Sherlock blogging: “The Hounds of Baskerville”

Sat, Jan 14, 2012
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There’s little resemblance to Arthur Conan Doyle’s story here, apart from the lashings of creepy atmosphere…

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question of the day: How much should the federal government censor American broadcast television?

Fri, Jan 13, 2012
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Is it a moot point, since broadcast TV is clearly on its way out, or at least on its way to being much less culturally influential?

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Sherlock blogging: “A Scandal in Belgravia”

Wed, Jan 04, 2012
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My god, Sherlock Holmes is an unbelievable bastard, isn’t he? Yet I love him…

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Doctor Who blogging: “The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe”

Mon, Jan 02, 2012
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Dammit, but this is an infuriating story. It’s perfectly illustrative of all the many ways that Steven Moffat seems to misunderstand Doctor Who.

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open thread for Doctor Who 2011 Christmas special

Mon, Dec 26, 2011
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Consider comments here full of spoilers.

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