Following up on 2MTL #97, we look at the mention-in-passing of Jane Tranter possibly maybe hypothetically exploring an American Doctor Who remake. EVERYBODY PANIC?
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2MTL #99: Would an American Doctor Who Work?
Sunday, January 31st, 20102MTL #22: The Highwayfan Challenges Mr. Moffat
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009So I've got this idea for an Eleventh Doctor story — one that I don't think has been done before…
2MTL #17: We Interrupt This Podcast
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009We're fast approaching the one-year anniversary of Steven Moffat's departure from the Doctor Who Forum at the former Outpost–
The Rani? No, no NO, no no!!
(We regret to inform you that the Management is having a "conniption fit." Normal podcasts will resume presently, when the medication takes effect.)
2MTL #8: The Highwayfan Considers Kasterborous
Thursday, March 5th, 2009"Highwayfan" episodes of the Two-minute Time Lord podcast are my chance to ramble about more fannish, geeky, or just plain fun topics about the mythology of Doctor Who. After all, what else can you do in the middle of a commute? And speaking of mythology….
The "Constellation of Kasterborous" — the spatial location of The Doctor's homeworld Gallifrey — has always struck me as one of those kitschy aspects of classic Doctor Who that reminds one that there are hazards to taking it too seriously. As Paul Cornell put it in the Discontinuity Guide, "constellations are arbitrary divisions of stars in a planet's sky." He then goes on to provide a simple, clear explanation of why The Doctor uses that name.
But I'm not much for simple. Let's go for an odder explanation of what Kasterborous is. Something dimensionally transcendent.
Note: Because I'm driving down I-40 as I record this, my IQ's down about 20 points. When I say "geographic" replace that with "astrometry", when I say "Neil Gaimany" I mean "mythological," and when I say "follow 2minutetimelord on Twitter" I mean "visit twominutetimelord.com to leave comments".
2MTL #4: A Teachable Regeneration
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009If I were Russell T. Davies — I'd be taller. But I'd also have my own ideas about how to pull off one of the most anticipated regenerations in Doctor Who's history. Here's my take with a twist: using the regeneration as a teachable and painless moment to help kids and not a few adults prepare for experiencing grief.
During Marty's interview in DWO WhoCast 106, Sylvester McCoy said something very apt about Doctor Who's ability to teach its viewers. Many thanks to Trevor and Marty for sharing that excerpt with me.
My inspiration for this subject was Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon professor who turned his battle with pancreatic cancer into a series of teachable moments. His book about his famous "Last Lecture" is a field manual to not only leaving a legacy, but also living life to the fullest.