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Following up on 2MTL #97, we look at the mention-in-passing of Jane Tranter possibly maybe hypothetically exploring an American Doctor Who remake. EVERYBODY PANIC?
DWO WhoCast #163: I Like Romps. I'm That Sort of Man.
In DWO WhoCast #163, Trev and I talk about what sort of Doctor Who fans we are, go down the highlights of the RTD era, and hit your Twitter feedback.
2MTL #98: Last of the Last Great Time War
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Thanks to The End of Time, Part Two, the door can be closed forever on the Last Great Time War — but not before a solution to some continuity conflicts was offered.
DWO WhoCast #162: My Guest Stint Begins
Trevor and I tackle the news of the week in the latest DWO WhoCast, number 162. It was a lot of fun, and I'm enjoying the chance to stretch my hosting muscles while Trev seeks a permanent co-host. Check it out.
2MTL #97: TORCHWOOD, Y'ALL!!!
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What would it take to make an American take on Torchwood work?
2MTL #96: Four for the Road
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Amy Pond's supposed vocation, courtesy The Sun (spoilers if true); Television Zombies 112 with Chip and The End of Time; moonlighting with Trevor at the DWO WhoCast; recent automotive misadventures.
Television Zombies at the End of Time
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You'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: plot summary a la Chip.
2MTL 95: On Tennant "Fangirls" and Boys' Clubs
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"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
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We 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 relationship between fans and producers
5:30 Fan antagonism?
7:54 Reformatting the show for the 2000s; will Moffat change it?
10:27 Does the new series lend itself to academic study more than the classic?
11:45 Is Doctor Who "mainstream," "cult," or both?
14:05 A fandom obsessed with ratings and AI numbers
15:33 Academically studying the things you love as a fan
18:13 Should fans give media studies a whirl?
"Fan" me on Facebook, or send me a message on Twitter with the #iwantthebook hashtag, and you'll be entered into a drawing for a free copy of the book!
2MTL 93: An Academic Fan in Cardiff
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Meet 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 both is filming right down the street — and then we'll come back next time for an extended Time Dilation interview about the relationship between fans and producers, the reinvented format of the show, and what it means to be "cult" and "mainstream" at the same time. You could even win your own copy!