I’ve only recently discovered Doctor Who. Well, recent meaning the latest incarnations of him that began in 2005. I saw a few episodes back when I was a kid but they scared me so badly (cheesy Daleks and all) that even …
Continue ReadingI’ve only recently discovered Doctor Who. Well, recent meaning the latest incarnations of him that began in 2005. I saw a few episodes back when I was a kid but they scared me so badly (cheesy Daleks and all) that even today they give me the creeps. I’m okay with big budget, 3D, in-your-face scary movies, but Tom […]
Continue Reading***Warning this post contains spoilers about The Girl Who Waited and may refer to previous episodes of Doctor Who. If you haven’t watched the episode or don’t want to be surprised do not read further.*** The Doctor decides to take Amy and Rory on a lighthearted trip to the second best planet for intergalactic travelers […]
Continue Reading***Warning this post contains spoilers about Night Terrors and may refer to previous episodes of Doctor Who. If you haven’t watched the episode or don’t want to be surprised do not read further.*** This week is a stand alone episode, a break from the action that this season has given us so far. A little […]
Continue Reading*** Warning this post contains spoilers about Let’s Go to War and may refer to previous episodes of Doctor Who. If you haven’t watched the episode or don’t want to be surprised do not read further. **** You never realize just how long two and a half months really are until you are waiting […]
Continue ReadingThingiverse user Bioluminescence wanted a TARDIS lollipop to go with the upcoming second half of season six. So she designed and 3D-printed a TARDIS mold and created her own! [Via The MakerBot Blog]
Continue ReadingFor those of us still lamenting the loss of the remarkable Sarah Jane Smith, there is a glimmer of hope. Shortly before her illness rendered her unable, she turned in a first draft of her autobiography to her publishers. The book will cover her whole life, from her Liverpudlian upbringing, through the Dr Who years and up […]
Continue ReadingDoctor Who will be returning to our screens on BBC America next Saturday, for part 2 of series 6 picking up on the exciting revelations at the end of “A Good Man Goes To War.” To celebrate, GeekDad and BBC …
Continue ReadingThank you to all of our readers who voted in the GeekMom Music Awards. As the week comes to a close and the hardcore fans have spoken, it’s time to announce our winners! Best geeky song of all time: Still Alive by Jonathan Coulton. Also nominated were: The Man They Call Jayne (Adam Baldwin) The Captain’s […]
Continue ReadingCongratulations to the winners of Doctor Who series 6, part 1: Joseph Warren Skyler Jason Denen Robert Holland Ian Webster Look for your discs in the next few weeks. If you didn’t win, you can order your own copy from …
Continue ReadingIn March of this year, courtesy of Radio Static, I was introduced to a wonderful science-fiction audiodrama: The Minister Of Chance. The Minister of Chance, is a masterfully independently produced audio drama from the UK. Superbly acted, with an amazing cast of characters, and with rich, lavish, immersive soundscapes, you are magically hurled into the […]
Continue ReadingWe may only be halfway through this year’s series of Doctor Who (officially labeled Series 6), but the BBC will be releasing those episodes on DVD and Blu-ray discs next Tuesday (July 19th). This season had many memorable episodes — …
Continue ReadingSimilar to Jenn having never watched Firefly, I never saw the new Battlestar Galactica. My best friend found out and immediately lent me her DVDs of the series. It took me a while to get started, but once I did, I was sucked in. I’m not sure why I didn’t start watching BSG earlier, but […]
Continue ReadingFans of Captain Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper, let the hyperactivity commence: The premiere of Torchwood: Miracle Day is just eight days off. The dark, hard-edged Doctor Who spinoff returns to television July 8 on the Starz network after a …
Continue ReadingI was discussing on Twitter last week about how many times my children interrupt me when I’m trying to write. This gets worse during the summer when I hear the refrain “I’m bored” far too often. I’ve heard Nora Roberts say in presentations that she told her two children during the summer not to interrupt […]
Continue Reading*** Warning this post contains spoilers about A Good Man Goes To War and may refer to previous episodes of Doctor Who. If you haven’t watched the episode or don’t want to be surprised do not read further. **** Half the season is over… wow what a ride! I’ve been on vacation this past week […]
Continue ReadingAn international effort to create a more realistic Link amigurumi was successfully posted over at Craftzine this week. Previous attempts have been, in this crafter’s opinion, too complicated for amigurumi, or looked nothing like the character. Apart from the Hylian shield. this looks to be both simple and realistic. Stephanie Lau, who designed the shield […]
Continue Reading**** Warning this post contains spoilers about The Almost People and may refer to previous episodes of Doctor Who. If you haven’t watched the episode or don’t want to be surprised do not read further. **** So it has been two weeks…. thanks to BBC America taking Memorial Day weekend off from new episodes, […]
Continue ReadingThe GeekDad team would like to pause to commemorate the passing of husband, father and geek culture icon Roy Skelton. This English actor was known in his native land as the voice of both Zippy and George on the long-running …
Continue ReadingMy Doctor Who fandom was born relatively recently, when Netflix instant-watchability landed the TARDIS in our family room. Yes, I grew up in the 1980s and became a budding science fiction geek in the shadow of Star Wars, consuming all …
Continue Reading**** Warning this post contains spoilers about The Rebel Flesh and may refer to previous episodes of Doctor Who. If you haven’t watched the episode or don’t want to be surprised do not read further. **** This week’s episode is the first of a two parter written by Matthew Graham (co-creator of Life On Mars and Ashes […]
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I’m a big fan of Captain Jack Harkness. I think it has lots to do with that coat he always wears. Coats are cool, just like fezzes and bow ties and Stetsons. The only difference is that Captain Jack doesn’t ever tell you his coat is cool. It just is. When I finished watching the last Torchwood series I was […]
Continue Reading**** Warning this post contains spoilers about The Doctor’s Wife and may refer to previous episodes of Doctor Who. If you haven’t watched the episode or don’t want to be surprised do not read further. **** Everyone seems to have a story that they would like to see the Doctor live out on screen, […]
Continue ReadingThat the British know how to put on a wedding is probably a given, but they produce great sci-fi and fantasy television as well. Of course, the latest Dr. Who season is out and tearing up the airwaves, but let …
Continue Reading**** Warning this post contains spoilers about this weeks episode, and may contain references to previous seasons of Doctor Who. If you haven’t watch this week’s episode, or don’t want to be surprised, do not read further. **** The long …
Continue ReadingWe are very sad to pass along news that Elisabeth Sladen, who played intrepid reporter and Timelord companion Sarah Jane Smith during the Pertwee and Baker eras of Doctor Who, has passed away at the age of 63. The BBC …
Continue ReadingAs your child grows, it’s fun to track their development on a growth chart. Kids love to see the progress they’ve made from one year to the next and this chart, found on a tumblr blog, is better than most. …
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A few years ago, I inherited some of my dad’s book collection when my mum decided to have a clear out. Included in the books were all five volumes of Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy “trilogy.” I couldn’t wait to read them. As a child, I had been brought up watching the 1981 […]
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Traditionally, science-fiction revolves around action rather than drama, humour rather than tragedy. Whilst deaths are commonplace in a genre filled with space battles and horrifying creatures, truly emotional moments are much harder to come by, but that’s not to say they do not exist: far from it. Below is my personal top ten tear-jerking moments […]
Continue ReadingEarlier this month, we reported about the impending nuptials of Doctor Who royalty David Tennant and Georgia Moffett. Further word has now materialized that the couple are expecting their own little Oodling. Bearing both 2nd and 3rd generation Time Lord …
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