British ‘Doctor Who’ fan hurts my American feelings
WARNING: Major spoiler about the latest episode of ‘Doctor Who’ — which has not yet aired in the U.S. — follows. Don’t read further if you don’t want to know what’s going on.
tv buzz
no! Robert Carlyle to replace David Tennant on ‘Doctor Who?’
From the Internet Movie Database: Trainspotting star Robert Carlyle is in talks to take over from David Tennant as TV time traveller Dr. Who. Tennant is rumoured to be leaving the cult BBC TV show at the end of the current series in 2009 and speculation about his replacement is pointing to fellow Scot Carlyle. … more…
Jeffrey Donovan and Bruce Campbell on the new season of ‘Burn Notice’
Burn Notice, USA’s comedic spy show and one of my favorite shows from last summer, returns for its second season on July 10 at 10pm Eastern (Season One is now on DVD). Last week I participated in a phone press conference with stars Jeffrey Donovan, who plays burned intelligence agent Michael Westen, and Bruce Campbell, … more…
‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “Forest of the Dead”
Tons of spoilers! Don’t read till you’ve seen the episode! And no comments from party poopers!
‘Doctor Who’ not-blogging: “The Stolen Earth”
No. No no no no no no. No no no no no no no no no no. No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no … more…
is that a TARDIS in your yard, or are you just happy to see me?
Only the Brits would have a competition for best original garden shed, and only a Brit would come up with this: Imagine, if only I had a yard, I could be the biggest dork on my block with my TARDIS shed… (That’s the second cool thing today I snagged from Phil Plait’s Bad Astronomy. I … more…
‘Doctor Who’ not-blogging: “Turn Left”
When I dream about traveling with the Doctor, this is what I dream about: alien marketplaces. (And if it’s an alien marketplace where it looks like you might run into Captain Mal Reynolds, so much the better.) When I have nightmares about traveling with the Doctor, well… they’re never as horrific as the events of … more…
‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “Silence in the Library”
Tons of spoilers! Don’t read till you’ve seen the episode! And no comments from party poopers!
‘The Two Coreys’ is a joke, right?
I’d vaguely heard about A&E’s “reality” series The Two Coreys last year, and if I thought about it at all, it was to be reminded of a bit from an old episode of The Simpsons, in which Homer brings home some teen magazines for a bedridden and bored Lisa, and he’s obviously been unable to … more…
what’s with all the “mid-season finales”?
Workin’ at home this morning, and as I often do, I’ve got the Sci Fi Channel on in the background (Stargate SG-1 all day — woo-hoo!). And they just aired a commerical for a show I don’t even watch — Ghost Hunters — promoting its “mid-season finale.” And it just occurred to me to be … more…
