There are about a hundred different things I could dive into about the first two hours of Doctor Who: Series 6. I could easily spend thousands of words on analyzing clues and subtext, attempting to untangle plotlines and deducing the direction this season will take. But I won’t. As a wise (but maybe not quite [...]

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…and guess who got lucky enough to get on the RSVP list?!? This is turning into an annual tradition – last year the husbeast and I got to see the first two hours of Series 5 at a special screening at C2E2. Getting to see events like these on the big screen is great, but [...]

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I couldn’t believe it when I saw the headline in my Facebook feed. British actress Elisabeth Sladen, best known for her role as The Doctor’s intrepid companion, Sarah Jane Smith, on Doctor Who, passed away today at the age of 63. Sladen had been battling cancer for quite some time, but had managed to keep [...]

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Less than 3 weeks until the premiere of Doctor Who Series 6 and I can’t wait! I’ll always love David Tennant’s suit-wearing, faux-hawked, hipsterish Tenth Doctor, but Matt Smith’s gobsmacked, gangly, bow-tie-wearing Eleventh Doctor has lodged himself firmly in my geeky affections. Smith most definitely deserves to be among his illustrious TARDIS dwelling forebearers and [...]

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