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Forbidden Planet

Doctor Who thing: book signing at Forbidden Planet in London, Saturday March 15th

Mon, Mar 03, 2014
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If you’re within shouting distance of London, and you collect Doctor Who novelizations and original fiction, you might want to check this out…

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Doctor Who thing: kinda like Jenga, but transdimensional

Tue, Jan 21, 2014
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No, wait. Just like Jenga, and not transdimensional at all. Damn.

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Doctor Who thing of the day: because your life is not complete without an inflatable TARDIS

Wed, Oct 17, 2012
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So you can pretend that it means the Doctor has finally come to get you and you’re on the very cusp of embarking on a lifetime of adventure in space and time, at least until he abandons you for having the poor taste to age faster than he does.

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‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: hug a Dalek, squeeze the TARDIS

Fri, Jul 08, 2011
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I don’t know what this soft squeezable talking TARDIS says — “Do fish have fingers?” perhaps, or maybe, “My thief!” — but I like it. Forbidden Planet says it’ll be available in August. Just the idea of hugging the TARDIS seems wonderful to me.

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question of the day: What is your favorite Leslie Nielsen bit?

Mon, Nov 29, 2010
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Just Airplane and Police Squad! alone provide a trove of hilariously deadpan moments. Surely, Nielsen will be missed.

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