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Now we get to the character-driven episode of the three audio plays. Phil Ford knows these characters and it shows, especially with the meatiest audio role yet for Gareth David-Lloyd — and that helps lift this episode above its standard plot.
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When is a return to form also a return to well-traveled territory? When it's the second of this week's Torchwood audio plays. "Torchwood: Golden Age" is energetic and entertaining, but follows the TV show's formula a little too closely after the previous audio play's experiment.
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Here's my spoiler-free review of the first of the prequel audio plays to "Children of Earth." "Torchwood: Asylum" is a departure from the show's format in more ways than one, and for the most part it works — especially for supporting actor Tom Price and guest star Erin Richards.
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I recently posted a link to my collection of the "Rate This Episode" poll results from the former Outpost Gallifrey/Doctor Who Forum's episode-by-episode threads. In tonight's Two-minute Four-minute Time Lord (er, ah, sorry about that longwinded bit) podcast, I take a look at some of the interesting things I found within these fans' reactions to the episodes. And then I look at the controversial — in some quarters — "Journey's End."
Thanks to Shaun Lyon for permission to capture the poll data.
The former Outpost Gallifrey/Doctor Who Forum is about to close, its messages vanishing into the ether on July 1. Whenever a new episode aired, three to five thousand fans on the forurm would rate the episode on a scale of one to five. With site owner Shaun Lyon's permission, I've copied the data into this Google spreadsheet, so you can see for yourself the remarkable spike in poll participation following "Love and Monsters" and the adulation for "Human Nature" and "Blink."
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There are examples all over the Internet of academics and fans deconstructing Doctor Who for its politics. As long as it doesn't interfere with the running and jumping, that's fine with me. And it helps that RTD's run of Doctor Who has been fairly politically aware.
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Yes, I know what the title says. Part two of my trip down the list of taboo subjects: religion, sex and politics.
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They say there are three taboo subjects you should never bring up at a party: religion, sex, and politics.
Well, I'm a little out of the partying habit, so I'm going to blunder forward with all three in this and the next two 2MTL podcasts. First up: my observation that none of The Doctor's "modern Earth" companions to this point seemed to have a religious affiliation, which defies probability. Could it be done today? Should it be done?
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Today's Two-minute Time Lord Podcast reacts to the not-so-spoilery news that Russell T. Davies is up for a fourth series of Torchwood, and the slightly more spoilery rumors of who the bad guy(s) will be in Matt Smith's first episode of Doctor Who.
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Posited: Doctor Who is a family show, aimed in large part at the younger set.
Observed: Doctor Who podcasters, such as your humble correspondent, are in no way the younger set.
Proposed: Why should the old guys have all the fun? Let's find ways to get younger viewers involved with podcasting or writing about a show made for them….
