‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “A Christmas Carol”
Doctor Who has been doing amazing things with TV since 2005, but this may be the best example yet of how gonzo and how simultaneously emotionally satisfying TV can be these days.
Steven Moffat
‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: 47th anniversary of the show’s debut
On November 23, 1963, Doctor Who made its first appearance on the BBC. The BBC Archive offers a fascinating look at the origins of the show at The Genesis of Doctor Who.
‘Sherlock’ debuts on PBS on Sunday
Benedict Cumberbatch is the sexiest high-functioning sociopath ever, and Martin Freeman is a Watson to be reckoned with. Instead of telegrams and monographs it’s all texts and blogs, but the best way to get around this 21st-century Holmes’ London is still by cab.
‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: Season Six teasers
We all know what a mean ol’ tease Steven Moffat is, so it’s entirely possible that at least some of these hints — not spoilers — from the upcoming Brilliant Book of Doctor Who are deliberately misleading, and others are outright bullshit. But we’ll still have fun discussing them anyway.
‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: two-parter 2011 series to feature midseason “game-changing cliffhanger”
I suppose Steven Moffat is always on the lookout for a new way to shake up *Doctor Who,* because his plans for 2011 are big.
retro trailer: ‘Without a Clue’
Another reminder of just how often Sherlock Holmes has been fiddled with, updated, rewound, and reinvented by filmmakers…
retro trailer: ‘The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother’
Enjoy Gene Wilder as a consulting detective who is even smarter than Sherlock Holmes, but somewhat more emotional…
dying to see Moffat’s ‘Sherlock’
I’m reading people’s tweets and Facebook updates about “A Study in Pink” — awesome awesome title — and feeling like I’m going to explode with the waiting. It’s so fluffy I’m gonna die. Meanwhile, please don’t spoil in comments here. It’s unlikely I’ll even be able to see this for a day or two. Also … more…
retro trailer: ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’
Take a look back at an old trailer… I can’t wait to see Steven Moffat’s new Sherlock Holmes adaptation — the first episode is called “A Study in Pink” *snort* — which debuted tonight on BBC One. While I wait, here’s look at a 1959 Hammer film — a more faithful adaptation, it seems — … more…
‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: Steven Moffat is on Twitter
Sample tweet: Follow Moffat on Twitter here. Also: Mark Gatiss on Twitter. The cool kids — David Tennant, Matt Smith, etc — do not do social networking. They’re too busy being cool. (Thanks to reader Keith for the heads-up. If you stumble across a cool Doctor Who thing, feel free to email me with a … more…
