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 …
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2MTL 263: "Bad Wolf" Two-minute Throwback
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?
2MTL 262: List of Demands
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 …
2MTL 261: If You Want a Really Alien Doctor, Look at Sheldon Cooper?
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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2MTL 260: And the Companion Played by Jenna-Louise Coleman Shall Be. . .
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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2MTL 259: And the Next Actor Playing the Master Should Be…
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-259.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download. . .a familiar face but not Benedict Cumberbatch.
2MTL 258: "Boom Town" Two-minute Throwback
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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2MTL 257: After Gallifrey One, the Other Side of Doctor Who's Coin
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-257.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn which I reflect on the possibility that Doctor Who's vaunted flexibility (hey, I vaunted it myself during Radio Free Skaro Live at Gallifrey One last weekend) can also be a bit of a trap for the show…
2MTL 256: MythBusters Co-host Grant Imahara Talks Doctor Who
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-256.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadResplendent in his Tenth Doctor costume and brandishing a sonic screwdriver with the authority of one of television's best-known mechanical geniuses, MythBusters co-host Grant Imahara came to Los Angeles's Gallifrey One, the world's biggest Doctor Who convention. We took a few minutes to talk about how he came back …
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The Past, Present and Future of Doctor Who Podcasting (Gally 23)
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/DWPA-podcasting-gally23.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWhy has Doctor Who podcasting caught on? How can you get started? What technology do you use? What about video? What about social media? What about everything??? Panelists: Chip from Two-minute Time Lord, Warren from Radio Free Skaro, Jason Snell from The Incomparable (and senior editor of Macworld and …
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