http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-272.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAh, the Cybermen. Their convoluted history was neatly sidestepped by Russell T. Davies when he introduced parallel-universe counterparts in Series 2 — but have those Cybermen been quietly ushered off the stage?
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2MTL 271: Is Doctor Who a "Feel Good" Show?
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-271.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadCloyingly sentimental? Exuberantly uplifting? That's not what our favorite family SF/adventure/horror saga has been about, with rare exceptions, over the last almost-50 years. And yet we fans can still turn to it when things are looking a little grim. There's something that Doctor Who does to brighten our day …
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2MTL 265: The Steven Moffat Evaluation (Time Dilation)
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-265.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadMay 2008 (not 2009, ignore your host during the podcast): Steven Moffat prepares to take the reins of Doctor Who in one of the most anticipated showrunner transitions ever. January 2010: Matt Smith kisses his knees, spits out cinders, and shouts, "Geronimo!" April 2012: A massive Time Dilation episode …
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2MTL 264: Who Should Win the Hugo?
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-264.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWill Who reign supreme at the 2012 Hugos? I thought I knew who I would vote for, were I a Worldcon member, but then I wavered not only over a non-Doctor Who nominee, but also questions about the nature of the awards themselves. Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form) (512 …
2MTL 262: List of Demands
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-262.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy the time Chip got around to thinking about what he'd like to see in Series Seven and the 50th anniversary, that cheeky Steven Moffat got around to making the darned thing without waiting for Chip's demands. This is not stopping the strangely assertive, possibly temporarily unhinged Chip from …
2MTL 261: If You Want a Really Alien Doctor, Look at Sheldon Cooper?
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-261.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadGeeks have a love-hate relationship with The Big Bang Theory, America's favorite sitcom. I'm a Johnny-come-lately to the show, but when I saw it I suddenly got, after years of resistance, that a "truly alien" Doctor could really work in the modern series. (And yes, I'm saying that Smith …
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2MTL 259: And the Next Actor Playing the Master Should Be…
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-259.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download. . .a familiar face but not Benedict Cumberbatch.
2MTL 257: After Gallifrey One, the Other Side of Doctor Who's Coin
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-257.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn which I reflect on the possibility that Doctor Who's vaunted flexibility (hey, I vaunted it myself during Radio Free Skaro Live at Gallifrey One last weekend) can also be a bit of a trap for the show…
2MTL 254: "Boldness" is in Doctor Who's DNA
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-254.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIs Doctor Who too over-the-top these days? I'd argue that those asking for more conservative storytelling are looking for the wrong thing.
2MTL 253: The Doctor's Timey-wimey Fake Death
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-253.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadTime to get the Doctor off his high horse, right? The Oncoming Storm got a little too gusty? So it's time for him to make everyone in the universe think he's dead. From the dawn of time to the end of the world? Help me. My suspension of disbelief …
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