http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-248.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWow, it's been a long time since I've done a Throwback Review. Let's remedy that with the debut of one Steven Moffat in an episode that evokes classic Who, the tropes of vintage 2005 RTD-era, and hints of the future Moffat era. (OK, this runs five minutes. But, in …
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http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-245.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadTwo bigger-on-the-inside worlds collide this Christmas in "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe" — and the PARTICULAR collision between C.S. Lewis's worldview and Doctor Who's typical one has me wondering what the heck showrunner Steven Moffat is up to…
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-238.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSometimes, Moffat episode titles are complete red herrings. Or not. Sometimes, Moffat-produced two-parters are complete red herrings. Sometimes, mysterious characters are exactly who they're implied to be. Or not. Somewhere, deep within a Teselecta, hapless technicians are studying osculation. And somewhere, staying up far too late, Chip is reviewing …
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-232.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadA plea to Steven Moffat rounds out this review of the sometimes crack-tastic, sometimes out-of-left-field, wildly entertaining and frustrating resumption of Series 6.
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-229.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadApparently Hugo voters dig Doctor Who and essayists who dig time lords! Congratulations to 2011 Hugo winners "The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang" and Chicks Dig Time Lords. The Hugo Awards ceremony is on the Worldcon Ustream channel. (Thanks to Steven from Radio Free Skaro for the audio.)
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-215.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWith a long-awaited revelation, Series Six goes into summer dormancy. For all of its (welcome!) spectacle and charm, "A Good Man Goes to War" didn't entirely deliver its cliffhanger the way I hoped…
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-200.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadLess than two weeks away, a confession: I've been overwhelmed not only by the mammoth wall of hype over the debut of Series 6, but by some of the implications of the new season itself. Plus, listener feedback! Plus, simultaneously, an illustration of how listener feedback can go horribly …
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http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-181.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIt was certainly a Christmasy Christmas special Steven Moffat provided us this year, although it DID bear a few resemblances to one from a few years ago. Here's my take on "A Christmas Carol." Many, many thanks to BBC America, Worldwide, and the mothership in Cardiff for bringing the …
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-180.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadOn the eve of Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol, Paul Cornell's treatise on cricket prompts me to finally come to terms with Series 5.
http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-173.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download"Rose, I'm trying to resonate concrete." Sometimes, the Doctor is tinkering with something he can't take his attention from, which traps him in a revealing conversation. It's a scripting strategy that RTD and Steven Moffat have used since 2005, most recently in "Death of the Doctor," and it's worked …
