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Tag Archives: Matt Smith
Remembrance of The Doctor: A Personal Journey Through Time and Space
We need heroes. I need heroes. In the wake of the death and the disillusionment of living heroes, we make up stories with heroes who live up to our values and expectations, heroes who idealize our aspirations and can only let us down if we let them. The Doctor is, in my opinion, the epitome of the hero archetype. Read More
Eleven Doctors, All In A Row
The BBC has released a new image of all eleven Doctors to support a special 50th Anniversary trailer being broadcast tonight (Saturday, 19 October), plus loads more Anniversary Special info. Read More
Daniel Logan AKA Boba Fett: An Actor Who Gets It
A commentary on actors who understand what it is like to also be a fan.
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The Day of the Doctor Is Coming!
The BBC released a new poster today and announced the title of the episode will be “The Day of the Doctor.” November 23rd seems a long way off. Read More
Why Doctor Who Would Never be a Woman
GeekMom Sarah takes a hard look at the in-canon evidence and concludes that while the Doctor could be a woman, he doesn’t want to be. Read More
Who’s Your Doctor?
Who’s your choice for the next Doctor? The GeekMoms throw out some suggestions, from the popular ideas (Eddie Izzard) to those completely off-the-wall. Like, say, Adam West. Read More
Matt Smith Leaving Doctor Who. So, Who’s next?
Matt Smith is going out on top, after having won a BAFTA, Britain’s highest acting accolade for the role, and four years as the Doctor is a pretty good run by anyone’s estimation, with Tom Baker only topping that at a little over 6 years. Read More
The Failure Bow
We all make mistakes. Sometimes subtly, in ways that only we’re aware of, and sometimes spectacularly, in ways that will get recorded and posted to YouTube and compiled on FAIL Blog. While we can do our best to minimize mistakes, the truth is that we’re never going to be completely rid of our blunders. So it’s important to know how to respond at times when we do make mistakes. Read More
Review of Doctor Who: “The Bells of St. John”
Just in time for everybody’s favorite egg-collecting holiday, Doctor Who returns to our screens with an easter egg-laden episode. There are plenty of sublet and not so subtle hints, clues, and allusions to give any Doctor Who fan plenty to geek out on. First off, definitely watch the prequel first: although there are no groundbreaking revelations,… Read More
Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Script Has ALL Eleven Doctors
As of today Steven Moffat has confirmed that he is completing a script that will feature the current Doctor, Matt Smith, facing a foe so great that he will need assistance from all ten of the previous TARDIS inhabitants. Roumors suggest, Eccelston is in!!! The producers have gotten agreements from all living actors who have ever played the Doctor; Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, and Matt Smith. With some studio special effects they have even resurrected William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, and Jon Pertwee. Read More
Watch the Prequel and Trailer for the Doctor Who Christmas Special
This weekend, the BBC announced the title of the new Doctor Who Christmas Special, coming up in a little over a month— The Snowmen. Great, something else to add to the growing list of things my kids will scream in … Read More
Doctor Who Recap: “A Town Called Mercy”
From dinosaurs on a space ship last episode to cyborgs in the old west. Read More
Doctor Who Recap: “Asylum of the Daleks”
The seventh season of Doctor Who is out of the gate with a very strong start in Asylum of the Daleks
, featuring, well, I guess it’s not too much of a spoiler to say that it has Daleks in it. In … Read More
The Official Doctor Who Convention – Part One
Last weekend saw the first-ever Official Doctor Who Convention at the Millennium Centre in Cardiff, Wales. The Centre is famous among Whovians not only as the fictional headquarters for Torchwood 3, the Cardiff branch of the organization tasked with protecting the Earth from aliens (the headquarters are beneath the plaza in front of the Centre),… Read More
‘Tis the Season for Doctor Who
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, Christmas is a glimmer in my eye. Christmas means mint cocoa, holiday movies, and the Doctor Who Christmas Special. This show never fails to impress with its seasonal offering. This year’s special is set in Dorset during World War II, when the Doctor enters the life of a young… Read More
Win Doctor Who on Blu-ray!
We 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 — … Read More
The Doctor From Whoville?
Now I want to see Matt Smith read McElligot’s Pool. By Bill Mudron, found via io9. Read More
Spend Christmas With The Doctor
For the first time, Americans will be able to enjoy the annual Dr. Who Christmas special on Christmas Day, at least those Americans who get BBC America. BBC America is planning a Dr. Who marathon on December 25h, starting at … Read More
