http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-211.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadJoining me for a quick roundtable about Series 6 and BBC America are my friends here at TimeGate 2011: Mike from Earth Station One, Denise from Little Finish, Matt from US WhoCast, and David and Marty from Hoo on Who.
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2MTL 210: "The Rebel Flesh" First Impressions
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-210.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThey're not just clones. They're YOU. And that lifts "The Rebel Flesh" above formulaic base-under-siege, at least for the first two-thirds…
2MTL 209: "A Tear, Doctor?" Quite a Lot, Actually
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-209.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadOne of the most fascinating things about "The Doctor's Wife" had little to do with its star writer — it was Matt Smith's excellent performance revealing the complex, powerful emotions buried inside the Eleventh Doctor. For a supposedly "understated" Doctor, Smith's last scene opened up the floodgates…
2MTL 208: "The Doctor's Wife" First Impressions
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-208.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSo much to love about this episode — Neil Perryman's got a great rundown at Tachyon TV — but let's just focus on love itself.
2MTL 207: Your Neil Gaiman Preparedness Kit, Plus Spoilergate (Time Dilation)
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-207.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadFandom is so atomized: Take any two wildly popular genre figures such as "Doctor Who" and "Neil Gaiman" and you'll find many fans of one nearly unaware of the other. In this Time Dilation edition of 2MTL, Chicks Dig Time Lords co-editor Tara O'Shea and I take a walk …
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2MTL 206: "The Curse of the Black Spot" First Impressions
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-206.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadOh, look. It's a straightforward pirate romp like I asked for. "Be careful what you wish for, Mister Two-minute Time LAAAAARRRRRRD." (Thanks for the intro, Jim!)
2MTL 205: "Day of the Moon" Second Impressions
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-205.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWe may have made the leap from "Doctor Who for TV," to "Doctor Who for the box set," finally to "Doctor Who expressly for time-shifting." Because, MAN, was this hard to watch in my living room…
More Zombies, with Tony Lee In
The Television Zombies' latest episode includes more discussion of "The Impossible Astronaut" (as well as a Game of Thrones review — hey, guys, about those screener DVDs…) and an excellent interview with Tony Lee. (Note that the guys are much more cheerfully profane on TVZ. It was ironic that the only person who needed bleeping …
2MTL 204: American TV, Doctor Who, and Television Zombies (Time Dilation)
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-204.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadJeff, Chris and Chuck of the popular cult TV podcast Television Zombies show up on my show, after a couple of years of having me on as a DW geek on call, to talk about how Doctor Who's going over in the States. What happens when three guys who're …
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2MTL 203: In Defense of BBC America
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-203.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSome U.S. fans accustomed to waiting for iTunes or using "other means" to get their Who Fix (TM) found it hard to deal with commercials, promos and additions to the day-and-date broadcast of "The Impossible Astronaut" on BBC America. Patience, folks: not only are those changes unavoidable in the …