http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-267.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download"You have the guts to do what's right when everyone else just runs away!" That's what the Doctor's taught Rose, she tells Mickey and Jackie during the most important scene in "The Parting of the Ways." But is this story about the triumph of the human spirit, or something …
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http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-266.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe Bluetooth earpiece gag in "Rise of the Cybermen" was kind of obvious — it was made in 2005, after all — but Google's Project Glass plans revealed last month made me think that we're much closer to our impending cyber-conversions than previously anticipated!
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-265.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadMay 2008 (not 2009, ignore your host during the podcast): Steven Moffat prepares to take the reins of Doctor Who in one of the most anticipated showrunner transitions ever. January 2010: Matt Smith kisses his knees, spits out cinders, and shouts, "Geronimo!" April 2012: A massive Time Dilation episode …
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http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-264.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWill Who reign supreme at the 2012 Hugos? I thought I knew who I would vote for, were I a Worldcon member, but then I wavered not only over a non-Doctor Who nominee, but also questions about the nature of the awards themselves. Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form) (512 …
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-263.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadDoes Doctor Who suffer when it taps into trends, rather than trying to remain timeless? Exhibit A is "Bad Wolf," wherein reality TV takes a beating. Does it hold up? And how about that epic reveal which wasn't?
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-262.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy the time Chip got around to thinking about what he'd like to see in Series Seven and the 50th anniversary, that cheeky Steven Moffat got around to making the darned thing without waiting for Chip's demands. This is not stopping the strangely assertive, possibly temporarily unhinged Chip from …
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-261.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadGeeks have a love-hate relationship with The Big Bang Theory, America's favorite sitcom. I'm a Johnny-come-lately to the show, but when I saw it I suddenly got, after years of resistance, that a "truly alien" Doctor could really work in the modern series. (And yes, I'm saying that Smith …
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http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-260.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadEverybody welcome Jenna-Louise Coleman, who will play [PROPER NAME] when she [VERB, PRESENT TENSE] the Doctor at [PLACE] next season. As soon as her character's [NOUN] was announced, I knew her [GERUND] would be confidential among the [REDACTED] Doctor Who fans! But seriously, folks, what kind of companion is …
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http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-259.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download. . .a familiar face but not Benedict Cumberbatch.
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-258.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWell, they can't all be winners. They certainly can't all be huge and epic, either, but "Boom Town" particularly suffers by being bracketed by Steven Moffat's debut and the first in a long line of budget-busting series finales. This cheap-feeling episode has a couple of things to recommend it, …
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