A facebook friend shared this article with the caption “Well this is awesome”, and because I’ve seen the argument more than once now, it angered me more than it should’ve done. What follows the link, is the response I sent in reply to my friend. The Captain Kirk Problem; How Doctor Who Betrayed Matt Smith I agree with so very little o...
Ok, this will be a short one. Also, a very nerdy one. Really nerdy. So nerdy that I'm not even going to publicly share it, so if you've found it, you've done so on your own; well done you! The Time of the Doctor aired four days ago, and while I did really enjoy it (and even more so upon a second viewing), I did feel it was a bit rushed. This, combined wi...
After months of speculation, rumours, and pub-conversation, tonight, it was finally revealed that Matt Smith will be handing over the TARDIS keys to Peter Capaldi. My first reaction was surprise. He’d become the bookies’ odds-on favourite in the last few days leading up to the announcement, and quite often, whoever receives this honour, wi...
As I write this, the BBC and Steven Moffat’s search for the next Doctor is in full swing, with multiple names swirling through the media maelstrom, each as unlikely as the last. So, I thought that if “unlikely” is the primary criteria, perhaps I should get involved. Here are twelve actors (in no particular order) that I think could make a great ...
Spoiler Warning – though the episode aired in 2008, so you’ve really got no excuse. I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again; “The Doctor’s Daughter” really is my favourite episode of Doctor Who. And yet the thing is, to some extent, this surprises even me. There are plenty of other episodes I like with better villains, better plots, bett...