In brief: Zoom. BOOM. In depth: Torchwood is back. After an undisclosed period of time after the deaths of Owen and Toshiko, life in Cardiff goes on as, well, normal. That said,…
Tag: doctor who
Doctor Who: Easter Special 2009: Planet of the Dead
In brief: Fun!
In-depth:
One down.
Three more to go.
Let’s get serious people!
To elaborate – this is it folks. Strap yourselves in for this adventure because it’s fun, tongue in cheek and a fast, furious ride. If you’ve read any interviews you’ll know that this is probably what RTD might call his last chance for a ‘light hearted’ romp in the Whoniverse. If you can call strangers on a London bus being dragged halfway across the universe by a wormhole and then being hunted down by an alien swarm ‘light hearted’.
But this episode doesn’t really dwell on the scary moments for longer than, well, a few moments. It’s about crashing through…
Matt Smith confirmed as new Doctor Who
The BBC have confirmed that relatively unknown British actor Matt Smith will take over from David Tennant as the world’s favourite Time Lord in the next series commencing 2010. Smith will be…
Doctor Who Special Casting Rumours
Since they’re from The Sun, take these with a pinch lorry-load of salt. According to the British tabloid, casting for the 2009 specials includes Catherine Tate, John Simm, Bernard Cribbins and Paul…
Doctor Who: Series 4: Journey’s End Review Part 2: Saying Goodbye
Spoilers contained herein. Now it comes to the real point of this episode ““ saying goodbye. First to leave the TARDIS is Sarah Jane. Perfect Ten lands the TARDIS in a London…
Doctor Who: Series 4: Journey’s End
This review comes in two parts, due to length and detail and brilliance.
In-brief: Big. Though something lingers…
In-depth:
Let me say this first of all – this episode is good.
After four years, this is where we are now. This is how Russell T. Davies chooses to end his tenure as the producer of Doctor Who. It’s an epic plot, tying together all of the strands from his previous forays into this universe, and indeed those who have come before him. There’s a certain amount of glee here in the concept of the Doctor, and perhaps that is the problem. As much as I wanted to love this episode, I have to say, it simply wasn’t as spectacular as I wanted it to be.
Doctor Who: Series 4: Journey’s End – Trailer
Mega-spoiler-warning, obviously. But, blimey…
Doctor Who: Series 4: The Stolen Earth
In-brief: I’m about to explode.
In-depth:
This is it.
This is what Russell T. Davies has been building up to for the last four years of nuWho.
This is Doctor Who firing on all cylinders. Full out rush from start to finish and my Gods, it is brilliant.
Doctor Who: Series 4: Turn Left
In-brief: Catherine Tate’s finest hour?
In-depth:
Before I analyse, let me say this: that was absolutely spectacular.
I have to say that first simply because for the last 20 minutes I was absolutely riveted by the action on screen and I found myself near the point of crying out at the tv for Noble Donna to do what needed to be done.
So, review.
Read more…Doctor Who: Series 4: Midnight
In-brief: Disorientating, but not in a bad way…
In-depth:
This episode is a very strange one because I do believe I liked it, and it told some interesting concepts is a very tight manner.
We begin on the leisure planet of ‘Midnight.’ It’s an isolated location because the planet is found in orbit of an extonic star which emits a radiation type that prevents any form of life as we know it from existing outside of sheltered habitat. Also, there’s no kind of atmosphere so that prevents the whole breathing process quite handily.
Read More…Doctor Who: Series 4: Forest of the Dead
In-brief: What a rush!
In-depth:
There are two stories being woven here; incredibly this episode builds upon its predecessor in all the right places, answers all of our questions satisfactorily, and resolves the mystery of the week.
Craig’s Tabloids : David Tennant Dating On-Screen Daughter
According to the Telegraph, Doctor Who actor David Tennant is currently seeing his co-star Georgia Moffett, who plays his on-screen daughter. Yes, although its none of our business, the relationship between Tennant,…
Doctor Who: Series 4: Silence in the Library
In brief: Good – but definitely a part one…
In-depth:
It’s very hard being in love with a television show, because you absolutely want to love it all and give it the best possible score you can. Except that wouldn’t be fair.
That said, ‘Silence in the Library’ is another winner this year for Doctor Who.
Doctor Who Season 4 Midway Teaser
OOF. This is season is certainly getting hotter and hotter. Or darker perhaps, following on from some themes laid down throughout Torchwood.
[Possible Spoilers]
Russell T. Davies Quits Doctor Who
After leading Doctor Who‘s revival, executive producer and head writer Russel T. Davies is to step down from the show, according to an announcement by the BBC today. Davies will remain in…
Doctor Who: Series 4: The Unicorn and the Wasp
In-brief: Brilliant!
In-depth: And we’re back on form again! Quite simply, this episode was firing on all cylinders from the onset. I don’t know if it’s the period setting, the writers’ strength, the familiarity with the central historical figure, or just damn good comic timing, but this episode is another example of how I’ll be able to quite happily just watch one episode after another of this series when it is released on DVD.
Doctor Who: Series 4: The Doctor’s Daughter
In-brief:
Something to chew on… but not as much as it wants.
In-depth:
This is the first episode of series 4 I’ve had some serious doubts about. After last week’s cliffhanger of sorts, I felt sure that this week would prove to be a real fantastic romp of an episode.
But it’s hampered by an extremely slow start, an initially confusing design for an alien creature and the very title of the episode itself, is never really encapsulated upon to my tastes.
In nuWho, the Doctor is a solitary figure. He’s absolutely alone in the sense that he knows that he is the Last of his kind. So whenever he gets a whisper of possibility that their might be others’ of his species’ still kicking about, he gets very, very scared. And very protective.
But we’ve seen this before in the Master. Despite everything the Master did in the last three episodes of Series 3, the Doctor still found it within himself to grieve, to suffer, to cry, at his eventual death.
Or ‘death’. But that’s another story. On another forum.
Review. So if you’re going to tap into that idea of the Doctor not really being alone, you’d best do something damn different with it.
Doctor Who: Series 4: The Poison Sky
In-brief:
Wow.
(Very) In-depth:
I’m a little bit shocked actually. I just sat down and watched the second of a two-part episode of Doctor Who, and not only did it manage to build upon the first episode, with no stone left not fully unturned, it did so in a way that was, quite simply, brilliant.
Plot; Martha has been cloned, the Sontarans are flooding the world with somekind of poisonous gas, Donna’s granddad is being poisoned to death by said gas and the Doctor, and UNIT, stand helpless…
…but not for long.