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2MTL 203: In Defense of BBC America

https://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 …

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2MTL 202: "The Impossible Astronaut" First Impressions

https://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-202.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBest series opener yet? Debatable, but "The Impossible Astronaut" definitely benefited from, for the first time since 2005, not having to establish a new status quo (which even "New Earth" had to do given Tennant's comparatively brief screen time in "The Christmas Invasion," but I digress…). Where was I? …

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2MTL 200: The Unbearable Brightness of Series 6, Plus Your Questions

https://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-200.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadLess than two weeks away, a confession: I've been overwhelmed not only by the mammoth wall of hype over the debut of Series 6, but by some of the implications of the new season itself. Plus, listener feedback! Plus, simultaneously, an illustration of how listener feedback can go horribly …

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Two-minute Technomage for April 1, 1996: "Severed Dreams"

https://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-199a.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWe waited almost two months for PTEN to release the tenth episode of season 3, "Severed Dreams," and it was worth it! Tune in to hear my reactions to the landmark, gotta-win-an-award, science fiction classic of April 1, 1996. Babylon 5 has never been better!

2MTL 199: Taking Skirts and Skits Seriously

https://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-199.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download "Space." "Time." Two funny and cute skits during Comic Relief. Amy Pond. Skirt length. Jokes. Objectification? Less than eight minutes. Too serious? Also check out Teresa Jusino's take on "Space" and "Time" at tor.com (just beware the comments). Part One: "Space" Part Two: "Time" (Also a hat tip …

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2MTL 198: Enchanted Believers and Mourning Ianto Jones

https://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-198.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWere you so saddened by the death of Ianto Jones in 2009's Torchwood: Children of Earth that it almost felt like you'd lost someone close to you? Or did you see the online reaction and hear about his Memorial Wall in Cardiff and wonder, "Where the HECK is this …

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2MTL 197: Where'd the Human Heroes Go?

https://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-197.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAs a parting shot in 2MTL 196, I mentioned that I thought the message of the first four seasons of new Doctor Who, Torchwood and the Sarah Jane Adventures was that "it's the actions of everyday humans like you and me that make the difference in overcoming adversity." Some …

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2MTL 196: Looking for a Doctor in a Torchwood World

https://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-196.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadA temporarily more serious, real-world turn for 2MTL. Be inspired by the Doctor. Do what Torchwood would do. Support the people of Japan through the Red Cross, shelterbox.org, and other relief agencies. Support the displaced of Britain through Paul Cornell's drive on behalf of Shelter, the housing and homelessness …

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