This post is a response and rebuttal to Alyson Macdonald’s heartfelt and well-intended Daleks and Disableism: Steven Moffat on Mental Illness. The episode being discussed is Asylum of the Daleks, which was the first episode in the new season 7. My summary; the Daleks are not a metaphor that suggests disabled people are evil or […]
Doctor Who boss Steven Moffat deletes Twitter account, replaced by imposter
Doctor Who fans started to worry today when lead writer and Doctor Who supremo Steven Moffat deleted his Twitter account. The concerns were manifold. Had the popular writer been harrassed off Twitter or was we preparing for some news that was going to be so bad, so upsetting to the Doctor Who Twitter community, that […]
What do we know about Neil Gaiman’s new Doctor Who episode?
Did you hear what happened during the Hugo Awards Ceremony? It was being streamed live on UStream but mid-way through, just before Neil Gaiman’s speech, UStream’s own automatic copyright police bots cut the stream off. Oops. What happened? The award ceremony had shown some clips of the award winning Doctor Who episode “The Doctor’s Wife” […]
Ninja Scroll Steelbook (limited edition) trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ4-uxEq4wE Ninja Scroll is coming to Blu-ray. Hoo-ray! It’s a digitally transfered edition and looks far more crisp than I’ve ever seen it before. The Steelbook is a combination Blu-ray/DVD set, with a 20 page booklet and exclusive commentary by Director Yoshiaki Kawajiri. What works for this trailer is that they take the time to […]
Doctor Who: The hidden Dinosaurs on a Spaceship wallpaper!
The second episode in season seven of Doctor who has Amy and Rory back as usual companions as well as some other interesting characters. The episode is called Dinosaurs on a Spaceship and so I feel there might be a plot clue there as well. The BBC have released a number of wallpapers for the […]
Is Oswin Oswald really the Doctor’s next Companion?
This article discusses the Christmas Special for Doctor Who. It is speculation and invites debate in the comments section below. There may also be SPOILERS depending on how up to date you are with the show. If you’ve not seen Asylum of the Daleks (episode 1, series 7) then you may wish to skip this […]
Doctor Who: Oswin Oswald wallpapers
The BBC have released a set of four wallpapers from the first episode in season 7 of Doctor Who. They star Jenna-Louise Coleman who plays Oswin Oswald in Asylum of the Daleks. Twitter was abuzz while the Asylum of the Daleks played in the UK. “Who is the actress who plays the women in the […]
Dinosaurs on a Spaceship Trailer
Hopefully this video isn’t geo-tarded, there are some YouTube copies already available, as it shows episode 2 of season 7 of Doctor Who – Dinosaurs on a Spaceship. This episode seems to target the younger audience head on. Sure, there’s clearly stuff for the adult audience here too but Steven Moffat made it clear in […]
Can the Doctor save Oswin Oswald? The Who paradox [spoilers]
This post discusses the big surprise in Asylum of the Daleks, which is the first episode in the new season (7) of Doctor Who. If you’ve not seen the episode yet and are allergic to spoilers then this post of a Predator hunting Na’vi on Pandora should distract you away from this post, click on the link and flee.
Doctor Who: The best of the Oswin Oswald fan art on Tumblr [spoilers]
If you’ve not yet seen the first episode of season 7 of new Doctor Who, Asylum of the Daleks, then you may wish to consider this post a spoiler. It isn’t really. The news that the Ponds will be leaving the Doctor’s side is public knowledge. We also know that Jenna-Louise Coleman will be the […]