2MTL 220: Russell T. Davies on Crossovers and Torchwood's U.S. Appeal

https://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-220.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThanks to a blogger conference call hosted by Starz and BBC Worldwide Productions, I had the chance to ask Russell T. Davies why he thinks Torchwood caught fire in the United States. Earlier, Jef Burnham from filmmonthly.com raised a question I also asked in 2MTL 219: what's the future …

2MTL 219: The Summerfielding of Torchwood?

https://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-219.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadTorchwood: Miracle Day is coming! Just a bit more…slowly…for British viewers. Why is that, and how might Torchwood come to resemble the adventures of a time-traveling archaeologist? See also: RTD's interview with the Guardian

2MTL 218: "The Long Game" Two-minute Throwback

https://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-218.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThink of "The Long Game" as the mirror-universe version of "Torchwood: Children of Earth." Many of the same attitudes and philosophies Russell T. Davies portrayed in that later, much better work are present in "The Long Game." But in a cheap-sets far-future playground, it's much harder to muster finesse… …

2MTL 217: Secretary Rumsfeld Assesses Series 7 Speculation

https://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-217.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadCollecting the known knowns, the known unknowns, an unknown unknown, and some speculation about the future of Series 7 of Doctor Who, known-known to air in 2012 and 2013. Steven Manfred's (www.doctorwhodvdfaq.com) anonymously-sourced speculation on the Series 7 schedule was posted to the Gallifrey Base forums on June 18 …

2MTL 216: The All-Star Series 6.1 Roundtable (Time Dilation)

https://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-216.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThree terrific writers and critics — Frank Collins (author of the Series 5 review The Pandorica Opens), Kyle Anderson (nerdist.com and battleshippretention.com) and Teresa Jusino (Tor.com and Newsarama) — look back on Series six-point-one. What worked and what didn't from "The Impossible Astronaut" to "A Good Man Goes to …

2MTL 212: The Sophie Aldred Interview (Time Dilation)

https://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-212.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSophie Aldred wowed the crowds at TimeGate 2011 in Atlanta, and con-runner Alan Siler was good enough to arrange a group interview which is provided by the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance. Your humble interviewers are me, Mike Faber and Mike Gordon from Earth Station One, and Dr. Scott Viguié …