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"The Web of Fear," the second of the long-lost Patrick Troughton stories to be recently rediscovered: is it a directorial masterpiece, a writing misfire, or both? Recorded at Long Island Who.
2MTL 325: Previewing The Ood Cast Live (Time Dilation)
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The Ood Cast are no strangers to 2MTL, but it's been a while since they've released a new episood. Why? Because they've been busy preparing The Complete Works of Gallifrey (Abridged), which will re-present every episode of the new series within an hour. It's happening on 16 November 2013 at 7:45 p.m. in the Questors Theatre. You can buy tickets now, but why not listen to Chris and Laura Sigma tell me more about it?
No, really. We recorded this during a torrential rainstorm and my wife stood outside with an umbrella to keep a mystery stream of water from splashing loudly against the recording studio window. So if you don't listen to the interview she will have suffered for nothing.
2MTL 324: "Adventures with the Wife in Space" Reviewed
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Neil and Sue Perryman's triumphant blog experiment has spawned a thoughtful, funny, honest companion book. You should read it. (Preferably having bought it first.)
2MTL 323: "The Enemy of the World" Reviewed
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The formerly-missing "The Enemy of the World" featuring Patrick Troughton vs. Patrick Troughton: enjoyable for nostalgia's sake, or on its own merits? Well, Troughton is awesomeness defined…
2MTL 322: The Prodigal Episodes
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The anticipated revelation of recovered classic Doctor Who episodes? What else is there to talk about?!
2MTL 321: "New Earth" Two-minute Throwback
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The single clearest indication you can get of what a new Doctor's going to be like won't come around until the second full episode. (This I vow to be self-evident! Unless you disagree with me, at which point it becomes an argument for a future 2MTL!) "New Earth" is the first distraction-free look at David Tennant's and Russell T. Davies's Tenth Doctor, warts and applegrass and all. Note that I gave the episode no extra points for having a character named after me.
2MTL 320: The Doctor as Superhero
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In which an attempt to answer 2MTL 319's parting question is made, and Chip equates the Doctor to Superman without irony.
2MTL 319: Why Who Beats Trek
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Once upon a time, I had a TON of Star Trek reference books. Today, I have a teetering stack of Doctor Who Magazines. I've been dipping back into Star Trek recently, wondering why it no longer scratches the itch Doctor Who does.
2MTL 318: There Are No Fandom Gatekeepers
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My wife Shannon guests with her reaction to the recent online criticism of Doctor Who "fangirls."
Uncharacteristically for 2MTL, Shannon has provided genuine show notes:
The tweet that started today’s mess, for which there has been something of an apology:
Dear Fangirl. The average age of the actor to play the Doctor is 41. Don't let the TARDIS door hit your arse on the way out #wehatefangirls
— Outpost Skaro (@Outpost_Skaro) August 9, 2013
2MTL 317: Dear Santa: Casting Peter Capaldi
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Peter Capaldi IS the Doctor! Great news, with a not-so-great side.