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Doctor Who

Doctor Who blogging: “Robot of Sherwood”

Sun, Sep 07, 2014
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So, the Doctor and Robin Hood walk into a spaceship… Oh my god, did I love this episode.

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Doctor Who blogging: “Into the Dalek”

Sun, Aug 31, 2014
165 comments

It’s not the Fantastic Voyage ripoff that bothers me here. It’s the ripoff of the wonderful early episode “Dalek.”

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Doctor Who blogging: “Deep Breath”

Tue, Aug 26, 2014
56 comments

We now have Peter Capaldi to save us from Steven Moffat, who I swear is veering into Michael Bay territory…

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London photo: the littlest cosplayer

Fri, Aug 22, 2014
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At Loncon last weekend, I met four-month-old Oswin. This was not her first convention.

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London photo: TARDIS near the party tree

Fri, Aug 15, 2014
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This is what happens when fandoms collide.

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Guardians of the Galaxy movie review: empty space

Wed, Jul 30, 2014
187 comments

Just another rote space adventure. It’s not actively awful, but there isn’t a single damn thing in the least bit surprising or memorable about it.

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first real peek at Peter Capaldi’s Doctor in Doctor Who S8 trailer

Mon, Jul 14, 2014
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I am hopeful for Capaldi’s Doctor. He’s a little bit scary here. That’s a good thing.

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Peter Capaldi explains how surrealism is about sex

Sat, Jun 28, 2014
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You can almost pretend he’s already the Doctor here: what he’s wearing looks suspiciously like full-on badass Rebel Time Lord.

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Peter Capaldi sends words of encouragement to the Glasgow School of Art

Sat, Jun 28, 2014
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I might have a little something in my eye…

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the Doctor wonders if he is a good man…

Sat, Jun 28, 2014
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And that’s about all that happens in this new — and very short — teaser trailer for Season 8…

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