Matt Smith in New York

I’m working on my “The Beast Below” blogging as we speak. While you wait, please enjoy this missive from my pal Cahir O’Doherty, the arts editor at New York’s Irish Voice/IrishCentral.com, which came in via email earlier tonight: I was with a friend going to see a show on Broadway this afternoon and we were … more…

bias update: April 7

obsession: Doctor Who (because it now goes to 11) boyfriend: Matt Smith in Doctor Who (because he made me fall in love with him faster than I thought I would) psyched: Iron Man 2 (because Robert Downey Jr. is a permanent member of my boyfriend harem) girl crush: Amy Pond in Doctor Who (because she’s … more…

who else writes ‘Doctor Who’ fan fiction?

Matt Smith, that’s who: Matt Smith has apparently revealed he has written his own Doctor Who stories – to help him understand the character. The 27-year-old, who replaces David Tennant as the Time Lord in the new series starting on April 3, told the Daily Mirror: “I wanted to feel like Doctor Who, understand where … more…

bias update: March 29

obsession: Canadian TV (and film) (because I’m hungry for something new and good) boyfriend: Jack Davenport in FlashForward (because he’s just basically the most perfect man ever) psyched: Matt Smith’s debut as the Doctor (though I’m dreading it a little, too, like I haven’t since Tom Baker regenerated into Peter Davison… and I was already … more…

trailer break: ‘Doctor Who’ Series 5 trailer 3

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod! Hey. Hey. I’ve been dreaming of time and space since I was a kid, too. Where’s my trip in the TARDIS? Huh? HUH?! Stupid Doctor, not coming to get me like he’s supposed to… Stonehenge! I was there! Twice! I didn’t see the Doctor! … more…

bias update: March 15

obsession: Canadian TV (and film) (because I’m hungry for something new and good) boyfriend: Esai Morales in Caprica (not so much his character, though: he’s sorta sad and scary) psyched: Matt Smith’s debut as the Doctor (though I’m dreading it a little, too, like I haven’t since Tom Baker regenerated into Peter Davison… and I … more…

the ‘Doctor Who’ teasing is killing me!

I’m such a sucker. The slightest sliver of an enticement of a hint about the upcoming Doctor Who — and new Doctor Matt Smith, whom I both love and hate as Gollum loves and hates the Ring — and I’m just a mess of anticipation and excitement and self-recrimination: How could I be such a … more…