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Television Zombies at the End of Time

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-95a.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadYou'd think they'd have learned better, but no, Jeff, Chris, Tina and Chuck invited me back to talk about "The End of Time" on the upcoming Television Zombies podcast (#112, coming soon). (More sensibly, they asked Ross and James from Creeping With Armstrong back as well.) Here's a taste: …

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2MTL 95: On Tennant "Fangirls" and Boys' Clubs

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-95.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download"The End of Time" was long on Tennant, and very short on Smith. This didn't give Smith much time to make an impression on those viewers who followed Doctor Who less than they followed Tennant himself. The Kasterborous website had a message for them.

2MTL 94: "Triumph of a Time Lord" TIME DILATION Interview with Dr. Matt Hills

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-94.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWe feature an extended, "Time Dilation" interview with Dr. Matt Hills of Cardiff University, whose book "Triumph of a Time Lord: Regenerating 'Doctor Who' in the Twenty-first Century" brings the worlds of academia and fandom together. 1:00 What kind of book is Triumph of a Time Lord? 3:10 The …

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2MTL 93: An Academic Fan in Cardiff

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-93.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadMeet Dr. Matt Hills, senior lecturer in media and cultural studies at Cardiff University, whose book Triumph of a Time Lord: Regenerating "Doctor Who" in the Twenty-first Century is hot off the presses. We talk about what it's like to be a fan and academic when the subject of …

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2MTL 92: "I Don't Want to Go" – The End of Time, Part Two

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-92.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe end of an era, considered. Works cited: Paul Cornell's "The Last Doctor," a wonderful short story. 2MTL #87, which was on RTD's wavelength about the Doctor's fear of death and regeneration. 2MTL #4, in which I expressed my druthers about how the regeneration should go. The definition of …

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2MTL 91: Make Someone Mad, Mr. Moffat!

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-91.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadI genuinely believe that it will be a good sign for Doctor Who if Steven Moffat's reign is wildly popular AND manages to really upset some folks. Just like Russell T. Davies's reign. (Not that I want to be upset, nor do I want you to be upset! Oh, …

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A Note About BBC America's Poorly-timed Ad

Twice during the latter half of "The End of Time, Part 1," BBC America ran an advertisement for Part 2. And even though there were a lot of rapid-fire images that would have soared over the head of a casual viewer, at least one major plot development was spoiled to observant or long-time fans. Bad …

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2MTL 90: (SPOILERS) "The End of Time, Part One" Reviewed

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-90.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAnd lo, the universe spake, and it said, "I loved it," "I hated it," and "I have no idea what just happened." And the host of the Two-minute Time Lord Podcast beheld "The End of Time, Part One," and chose two of the three.