http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-64.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWe can't predict what Doctor Who will be like fifteen, ten, or maybe even five years from now. The rate of change in the way we communicate and obtain our entertainment has gone past "crazy" in the last few years and is inching toward "scary." Speaking of scary, while …
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http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-63.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSo the Series 1 episode "Dalek" is set in 2012. But "Doomsday" and "Journey's End" happened before them. HOW CAN WE RECONCILE THIS CONTRADICTION??? Very easily. (Also check out my early thoughts about the Time War and continuity in 2MTLs 8, 9 and 10.)
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-62.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWho ever expected to see thousands of people singing "The Old Rugged Cross" in a planet-wide flying traffic jam? What impact did that moment have in a story that's all about the limitations of faith? And where does your humble host wish the lesson of "Gridlock" would be learned?
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-61.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWarren Frey — that shill for SPACE* — had some interesting recent thoughts about why a non-platonic Doctor worked in Series 1-4, along with a request that Moffat not go there in Series 5. While I agree we don't need a big honking love story subplot again, some level …
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http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-53.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadTitle says it all. See you in a few days!
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-52.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadA while back in 2MTL #37, I questioned whether Doctor Who could ever grow beyond a cult phenomenon in the U.S. Now, the show's reception at SDCC was phenomenal, so that's a hopeful sign. (On the other hand, SDCC loved Serenity as well.) I promised at the end of …
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-50.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe BBC and just about all the fan sites have the press photos of Matt Smith in costume, and it confirms an interesting choice Steven Moffat made in casting the relatively unknown twentysomething actor…. Don't forget tonight's liveblog!
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-37.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadDoctor Who might be a tough sell to a mainstream American audience even if it had the marketing and access resources big home-grown TV shows have. I've got no basis for evaluating the show's place in British culture, but there are things about the show's format and leading character …
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http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-33.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadI 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 …
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http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-32.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThere 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.
