http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-107.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn which I defend the production team against accusations of Twilight-hood, and admit to a rather sillier hot-button issue of my own.
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2MTL 100: Retcons, Authorial Intent, and "Getting Together"
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-100.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadPOSITED: If there's nothing in the show to contradict it, it's not a "retcon." (RETroactive CONtinuity, a term that entered SF fandom from the comics world.) ALSO POSITED: If there IS something in the show…then it IS. WARNING: The words "Doctor" and "Rose" are used.
2MTL 95: On Tennant "Fangirls" and Boys' Clubs
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-95.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download"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 91: Make Someone Mad, Mr. Moffat!
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-91.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadI genuinely believe that it will be a good sign for Doctor Who if Steven Moffat's reign is wildly popular AND manages to really upset some folks. Just like Russell T. Davies's reign. (Not that I want to be upset, nor do I want you to be upset! Oh, …
2MTL 85: Chekhov's Sonic Screwdriver
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-85.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadRussell T. Davies took a lesson from Anton Chekhov, methinks. It's a great one, indeed, leading to a surprising track record of playing fair with the audience. And yet, maybe we saw this lesson in action too much?
2MTL 83: Responding to io9, Defending RTD
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-83.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAlasdair Wilkins, a contributor to SF blog io9, recently offered 5 Lessons We Hope RTD's Learned From His Past Doctor Who Epics. I disagree with a few of those lessons; what do you think? BONUS FEATURE: Bullet points!
2MTL 80: Spoilers and Trailers and Tweets, Oh My
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-80.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadMaybe it's because there were so many months between specials, but the run-up to "The Waters of Mars" seemed to include a fair bit of angst over spoilers in the set reports and promotional material. How much do we care about having a story "spoiled," and what constitutes it …
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The 2MTL Guide to Soloing Conventions
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThere was a moment at Hurricane Who this weekend in which I was trying to decide how much fun I was having. This has nothing to do with the sterling job Jarrod Cooper and his co-conspirators did in pulling together their first convention. Yeah, there were some problems with …
2MTL 67: The World vs. Rose Tyler?
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-67.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadListener Katie Stuart asked in the comments for 2MTL #65 why online fandom seems to revile a character she loves, Rose Tyler. While I think the good folks at Bridging the Rift might have a better finger on the pulse of this subject, I'm happy to give it the …
2MTL 65: Two-minute Miscellany
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-65.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadGosh, what a lot of news we've recently had in the Doctor Who world! I'm breathless. Or perhaps I'm exhausted from my attempt to ape Yahtzee Croshaw in this week's quick survey of three topics: A quick follow-up on last episode's questions about Doctor Who's future on the TV …