https://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-19.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAfter losing a few days to illness, busy-ness and Secret Project-ness (more later), the Two-minute Time Lord podcast returns to tackle a nagging argument over the state of the revived series. Has it been neglecting space and science-fictiony settings in favor of contemporary and historical stories? I confess: I …
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https://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-18.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadHm, er, where was I again…? We're fast approaching the one-year anniversary of Steven Moffat's departure from the Doctor Who Forum at the former Outpost Gallifrey. As an old-school Babylon 5 fan who hung on J. Michael Straczynski's every word about the series, part of me regrets that he …
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https://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-17.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWe're fast approaching the one-year anniversary of Steven Moffat's departure from the Doctor Who Forum at the former Outpost– The Rani? No, no NO, no no!! (We regret to inform you that the Management is having a "conniption fit." Normal podcasts will resume presently, when the medication takes effect.)
https://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-16.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAmerican Doctor Who fans may now commence their grinding of teeth, as they wait for not one but two Doctor Who specials to make their way across the Atlantic. The official word from NBC Universal's publicity department for the SCI FI channel: "No news yet on SCI FI's scheduling …
https://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-15.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBack when the webcomic User Friendly was at its peak, there were lots of jokes about the User Friendly Productivity Virus: once people in your company discovered the strip, work would grind to a halt as everyone caught up through the archives. If you value your productivity and you're …
https://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-14.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadI performed a little experiment this evening. I sat my seven year-old son in front of YouTube and showed him a clip of K-9 playing chess with the Fourth Doctor and Leela and the new teaser trailer for the upcoming K-9 kids' series. His reaction: the old K-9 was …
https://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-13.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWho shall stand? Who shall fall?! The 2009 Hugo Award nominees include two 2008 Doctor Who episodes: "Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead" written by Steven Moffat, and "Turn Left" written by Russell T. Davies. Should Moffat pick up his fourth in a row? Is it time for …
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https://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-12.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadA huge reason the Doctor Who revival is on its way to a fifth series is the man who apparently won't be back after Series One through Four. And that's a shame, because composer Murray Gold made a statement to skeptical audiences right from the opening credits of 2005's …
https://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-11.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadI had no idea that there was a meetup group right under my nose in North Carolina until I heard about it from a British podcast. Go figure. But I'm glad that prompted me to meet them. Even if I was the only one to show up for a …
https://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-10.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAccording to RTD, both in the Doctor Who Annual 2006 and occasional references in the show, the Time Lords cannot possibly exist since the Time War. They're myths and legends, with only certain "higher species" having any inkling that such a civilization existed. Of course, you've got not a …
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