2MTL 164: Censorship and Free Expression in Doctor Who

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A few days after the U.S.'s Banned Books Week, I explore the ways censorship and free expression have been tackled within the range of Doctor Who video, audio and print, with the help of many suggestions from my friends on Twitter and Facebook. When censorship's come up in a Doctor Who story, how simplistic has it been?

Next week: a special week of programming with some special guests taking different perspectives on a special topic. I think it'll be special. I hope you'll like it.

2MTL 163: Jumping into the Vortex (My Talk With Carolina Who)

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The lovely folks at the Raleigh Doctor Who Meetup Group invited me to speak at their third annual banquet last Saturday, and co-organizer Brad Gillespie kindly recorded it on his Flip camera. I talk about why I started 2MTL ("shiny, happy spite"), returning to Doctor Who fandom after falling away, and why Doctor Who is a better Star Trek than Star Trek ever was. But first, there's a quick disclaimer about my thoughts on fezzes and fans in 2MTL 162.

"Victory of the Daleks" Commentary on Radio Free Skaro 216

Sorry for not mentioning this here earlier, but perhaps I was trying to wipe my brain of the memory. Unlike Tom of The Doctor Who Podcast, whose opinion of "Victory" soared after his initial skepticism here on 2MTL, my initial lukewarm-favorable opinion declined over time — especially under the withering gaze sitting in Warren's commentary chair demands.

Had a lot of fun sitting with Steven and Chris on this one, and I think I did a slightly better job, as we talked about sprinklers, camera moves, and eyelines. Check it out.

2MTL 161: That McGann Guy Could Be a Good Guest Star

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A little while back, I noticed a flurry of activity in the ol' Twitter feed, campaigning for Paul McGann's return as the Eighth Doctor in the new series. If it could be done, should it? I think so, because there's one completely unique quality to the Eighth Doctor that Steven Moffat could exploit the heck out of. And that is….

2MTL 160: Time Differential Shorted Out for Classic DVD Releases

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Shall we take a moment to revel in, or even squee over, the news that we're getting accelerated and synchronized classic Doctor Who DVD releases in North America, Australia and New Zealand? Indeed we shall.

Ahem.

Squee!

Chip and Radio Free Skaro Explain Doctor Who on The Podcast Podcast

The name's what it says on the tin: "Fozziebare" interviews podcasters to find out about their shows and interests on The Podcast Podcast. He asked me on to help explain this "Doctor Who" thing; I dragged Steven from Radio Free Skaro along because one of us needed to know what we were talking about! Check us out on The Podcast Podcast #32.

2MTL 159: I'm Grumpy About Mitchell Being Grumpy About Doctor Who

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Resolved: There's absolutely nothing wrong with Doctor Who being made for kids AND adults, regardless of what comedian David Mitchell says. I'm more worked up about kids' properties being taken over BY adults, such as The Transformers, than about adults sharing in the enjoyment of a program that appeals to all ages.

2MTL 158: Series 6 and Series 7 in 2011? Madness!

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As widely reported, Steven Moffat announced at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh TV Festival 2010 that rather than a single 13-episode series of Doctor Who in 2011, we'll get two shorter series in the spring and fall. Related pros, cons, speculation and unreasonable demands lie within!