BBC’s Doctor Who
PTB shares his joy in the latest season of the classic British sci-fi series Doctor Who. Catch up on these and other episodes on BBCAmerica, SyFy and Netflix Instant.
- The Day of the Doctor
It’s been a long time since I’ve written about anything other than the comics I’m buying each week, but it feels like even longer that I’ve been waiting for today’s Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special. A worldwide commercial-free simulcast of the anniversary episode at 2:40PM this afternoon is enough to break the silence.
- REVIEW Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #6
I’ve avoided discussing IDW’s Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time for a while now because I felt it wasn’t progressing in any meaningful way. Looking back at the brief comments I’d made regarding everything beyond the first issue in my weekly pull list posts, I was afraid my criticism would have become redundant. Each issue has provided a fun
- Buy handmade, Buy awesome
If you’re like me, you like stuff. You probably at least have someone in your life that likes stuff. Maybe someone you have a hard time finding gifts for. Oh. You don’t buy gifts for special people? They said they didn’t want anything? They lied. Everyone likes getting presents. I love stuff. My husband loves
- A very distracting day
2011 is rapidly approaching its conclusion and everyone here at MLD would like to thank all of our visitors for stopping by this year. The distractions were many and today has been no different. Birds, babies and Doctor Who have all been a big part of the day that extended into some incredibly fun gifts this
- REVIEW: Doctor Who – Closing Time
I enjoy when the Doctor interacts with regular people and James Corden’s appearances on Doctor Who have really highlighted those moments. Closing Time makes for a fun episode, but it’s not one I’m likely to go back to often even though I truly enjoy Cordon’s portrayal of Craig Owens. There’s a looming sense of dread
- REVIEW: Doctor Who – The God Complex
The God Complex was far more effective than Night Terrors at bringing a creep factor (I want make a comment that it also has a Crete factor, but I will refrain) to this season. There was a real sense of dread fueled by the psychological terror characters were experiencing and the revelations were nicely paced
- REVIEW: Doctor Who – The Girl Who Waited
The Girl Who Waited is not only one of the strongest episodes of this season of Doctor Who, but one of the most enjoyable of the series history. I enjoyed it so much, I’m having trouble articulating all my thoughts on it. It strips away the epic storyline we’ve been following this year and gives
- REVIEW: Doctor Who – Night Terrors
Night Terrors is a departure from the overarching story of this season and gets back to what is primarily a stand alone story. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a story that really held my interest. There’s a lot less to say this time around, but that might be a good thing after all of the excitement of last
- REVIEW: Doctor Who – Let’s Kill Hitler
I have to learn to trust the creators behind BBC’s Doctor Who. At this point, they’ve more than earned it. Once again, I had my doubts about the show’s return from the Summer break with an episode titled Let’s Kill Hitler. In my mind, it had the potential for terrible things all over it. On the
- The Quotable Doctor Who
Doctor Who has always had a special place in my world and I’ve had a great time talking about here on MLD. When I was reviewing and speculating on the full run of episodes from Season Five last year, I made it a point to add quotes from the show to the tags for the articles. They
- REVIEW: Doctor Who – A Good Man Goes to War
For the record, I hate this “mid-season finale / Summer break” business we’re getting with this season of Doctor Who. The only upside is that we’ll technically get two season premieres and two season finales. If the close of the season is anywhere near as exciting as A Good Man Goes to War, it will all
- REVIEW: Doctor Who – The Almost People
The follow up to The Rebel Flesh was very welcome after the Memorial Weekend break, but unfortunately this episode is all about the shocking final minutes. After what was a strong first part, the wrap to the “Flesh” storyline in The Almost People is a bit disappointing despite it’s fantastic title. The twist at the
- REVIEW: Doctor Who – The Rebel Flesh
With no new episode airing this Memorial Day Weekend, we get an extra week to think about the events of last week’s The Rebel Flesh. There’s a lot to speculate about and since the episode ended with a thrilling cliffhanger it’s going to be a tough wait.
- REVIEW: Doctor Who – The Doctor’s Wife
Wow… I had high expectations for this episode knowing it was written by Neil Gaiman, and I can honestly say it exceeded all of them. This is a very exciting season and I’m impatient to get back to the main plot, but this episode went a long way to overcome that. In fact, it may
- REVIEW: Doctor Who – The Curse of the Black Spot
This week’s installment was fun self-contained pirate adventure. These aren’t usually my favorite types of episodes but The Curse of the Black Spot was fairly satisfying (although Enlightenment from the classic series will always be the high water mark for Doctor Who pirate stories). Amidst all the swashbuckling, we get some progression of the overarching
- REVIEW: Doctor Who – Day of the Moon
Just when I think this show and its creators can’t outdo themselves, they do. Details about this past weekend’s new episode of Doctor Who, Day of the Moon, will follow. If you haven’t watched the show, I highly recommend that you do. They do a much better job of telling the story than I could
- REVIEW: Doctor Who – The Impossible Astronaut
I try not to think about Doctor Who when it’s between seasons because it just makes me miss it that much more. The wait is now over as the newest series began in the US on BBC America this weekend and it did not disappoint. The Impossible Astronaut introduced a complex story that looks as
- REVIEW: Doctor Who – A Christmas Carol
This is probably the best of the Doctor Who Christmas episodes since the show’s return in 2005. Of course, I’m ignoring last year’s epic two-parter in that assessment, but that wasn’t so much a Christmas story as the others. This year’s episode took me a bit by surprise because after hearing it billed as A
- Christmas Day with Doctor Who
It really is Christmas this year as the annual Doctor Who Christmas Special will air on December 25th in the U.S. on BBCAmerica. The only downside is that my local television signal provider does not carry that channel in high definition. This is minor since I won’t have to wait even one day to see
- The Late Late Doctor Who Show Song (and Dance)
KevinMLD is always looking out for me and my interests when he’s out and about in the world, and that includes the internet. Whether he comes across an action figure he thinks I’ll be interested in or sees an article I’ll want to read, he’s sure to send me a note. Tonight, he pretty much
- REVIEW: Brightest Day #11
Welcome back again for our semi-bi-weekly discussion of DC Comics‘ Brightest Day series. Issue 11 focuses on Aquaman and Firestorm with a few pages dedicated to the Martian Manhunter. We also manage to bring DC’s Earth One graphic novel series, a Doctor Who episode from 1975 and Death herself into the mix. Spoilers will follow…
- REVIEW: Doctor Who – The Big Bang
My review of this year’s season finale is coming very late, mostly because I was so blown away by it. The previous episode brought together so much of the season and left the universe in dire peril. It turns out, it was even worse than that, but The Doctor managed to save the day. Things
- REVIEW: Doctor Who – The Pandorica Opens
Before the opening credits rolled, it became clear that everything that’s happened this season has been for a reason and nothing was left out. It’s a testament to Steven Moffat’s talents that he’s taken his new creations and made them such a compelling part of the series, while at the same time acknowledging the show’s
- REVIEW: Doctor Who – The Lodger
Once again, this was an episode I was sure I was not going to like after watching the preview. I’m happy to say that I couldn’t have been more wrong. It’s one of the stronger stand-alone episodes of the season and looks to be the last chance to catch your breath before the season finale.
- BBC America’s British Invasion
Happy Birthday, America! BBC America is celebrating today with a full schedule of shows they’re calling their British Invasion. Featuring Monty Python, The Beatles, James Bond and Doctor Who it should be a fun day if you’re inside watching TV.
- REVIEW: Doctor Who – Vincent and the Doctor
This is one of those episodes that seems fun on the surface, but I actually dread because it has the potential to be terrible. I just don’t care for the visits to see historical figures so much. How was this one? Read on to hear more, spoilers included.
- REVIEW: Doctor Who – Cold Blood
This was another solid episode for the season. This two-parter was primarily a horror story, and managed to show some of the best and worst aspects of human nature. Spoilers to follow. The tone of the story dramatically shifts in part two as the mystery of the Silurians is revealed and the internal conflict of
- REVIEW: Doctor Who – The Hungry Earth
This was a creepy episode. There’s just something about a mysterious little town, a graveyard and something running around in the dark that makes for a fun show. Spoilers to follow. It was great to see another classic villain return in the new series. The Silurians aren’t top tier like Daleks and Cybermen, but they
- REVIEW: Doctor Who – Amy’s Choice
This was a truly weird episode. The preview had me thinking I might not like it so much, but my doubts were quickly erased as the episode got underway. Spoilers ahead. The central conflict of the story pitted The Doctor, Amy and Rory against a mysterious entity calling himself the “Dreamlord,” who challenged them to
- REVIEW: Doctor Who – The Vampires of Venice
I knew from the opening of the episode that I just wasn’t going to like this one. It’s a perfectly fine episode, but after the excitement of the last two weeks I couldn’t help but be disappointed. Spoilers ahead. Crashing Rory’s bachelor party was intentionally awkward, but it really only led to a few sight
- REVIEW: Doctor Who – Flesh and Stone
Flesh and Stone, the second part of what is quickly becoming one of my favorite Doctor Who stories of all time, aired this Saturday on BBC America. The follow up to The Time of Angels was fantastic. Spoilers to follow.
- REVIEW: Doctor Who – The Time of Angels
I find Doctor Who most enjoyable when it’s mysterious, full of accidental occurrences, and designed to frighten children (and you can include Angie in that). The Time of Angels has all of this going for it along with the added bonus that it’s part one of a two-part story. Spoilers to follow. The action centers around one of
- REVIEW: Doctor Who – Victory of the Daleks
Spoilers to follow. Despite being a Dalek episode with some interesting moments and obvious set up for future episodes, this was the weakest offering so far this season. You’d think I’d love this one since it has an Empire Strikes Back-like ending. I just didn’t like that the Dalek’s scheme to activate the Progenitor device relied
- REVIEW: Doctor Who – The Beast Below
Spoilers to follow. This week’s episode is set on Starship UK inhabited by 29th century refugees who have fled the Earth due to solar flares. Early on we see kids in a creepy school given grades by an even creepier carnival machine man called a Smiler. It’s interesting to note that there are more zeroes
- REVIEW: Doctor Who – The Eleventh Hour
It’s been a long time, but the new season of Doctor Who came to BBCAmerica last week. The show opens right where the last episode left off, with the TARDIS crashing and the new Doctor holding on for dear life while everything burns, before going to new opening credits complete with a new logo. I’m
- A totally nerdy post about Doctor Who
I’ve been watching Doctor Who for almost 25 years. One of my fondest memories is the exact moment I realized I had to know everything there was to know about the show. I’m going to write a whole lot here about what’s on my mind while we’re between seasons. Again, I want to warn anyone that
- Wait, there’s more!
Here’s a quick weekend follow up to two of last week’s posts. Just when you thought the puzzle was complete, Marvel filled in three more little pieces that could turn Spider-Man’s world upside down in 2010. Is that Peter and Mary Jane’s long missing baby? Would Marvel go back to this story after dropping it
- The End of Time Itself!
I just finished watching the second chapter of this year’s Doctor Who Christmas Special. Splitting the special to two nights was something new for the show and truly deserving given the epic nature of the story. I waited to talk about it until after I’d seen the whole thing and could consider the story in
- It’s about time, Comcast.
I was both surprised and delighted to see that Comcast added HD channels for both USA and SciFi to our cable line up this week. Of course, the areas surrounding Philadelphia had these channels nearly a year ago, but Philadelphia got a new building instead. When I called to ask about this last February I
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