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Doctor Who thing: John Barrowman killed by littlest Dalek

Fri, Mar 21, 2014
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Don’t worry: he’ll spring back to life again in a moment…

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Doctor Who thing: rewatch the modern series (all of them) in chronological order

Wed, Jul 31, 2013
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Stuart Ian Burns at feeling listless has created a handy-dandy list of modern Doctor Who episodes in chronological order — that is, by internal story time, not air date, and including Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Chronicles.

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fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Jan 26-Feb 01 2013

Sat, Feb 02, 2013
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Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…

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Zero Dark Thirty movie review

Thu, Jan 10, 2013
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If only this were a wholly fictional story, I could get behind it 100 percent, instead of the 95 percent I can give.

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Doctor Who thing of the day: is the Doctor gay, straight, bi, or what?

Wed, Jan 09, 2013
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How should we qualify the Doctor’s sexuality? What kind of impact does it have on the show, and on fans’ reactions to the show?

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“Journalist Wanted. No Pay.” ugh (and other adventures in social networking)

Sat, Nov 10, 2012
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Stuff my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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Doctor Who thing of the day: Why is DW suddenly so popular in the United States?

Mon, Apr 16, 2012
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Is it the Internet making it easier for existing fans to share their passion, and hence grow the fandom? Or is there something inherent in the new Doctor Who that is suddenly appealing to more Americans?

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Doctor Who thing of the day: videos from David Tennant’s wrap party go public

Tue, Nov 01, 2011
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I’m not sure why these videos have turned up now, because everyone involved is still alive and blackmailable, but here they are.

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Torchwood: Miracle Day: Episode 10: “The Blood Line” (review)

Wed, Sep 14, 2011
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Can you feel it? The nothingness? Cuz I sure can.

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Torchwood: Miracle Day: Episode 9: “The Gathering” (review)

Wed, Sep 07, 2011
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“Two months later”? You gotta be kiddin’ me.

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