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Doctor Who has launched a thousand spin-offs lately, but there's been no sign of the quirky time traveler's biggest sidekick, the man who put the "deadly" into "deadpan." (Okay, you know what I mean.) Until now, when Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart showed up on the Sarah Jane Adventures, and brought verve to an otherwise standard idiot plot. Now here's hoping the Brig gets to unleash his steely nerves on some tentacle monsters next week. More »
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Sarah Jane Smith is stuck in 1951, and everything seems lost... until she spots a familiar blue box, in this clip from the latest Sarah Jane Adventures. I couldn't help getting my hopes up, even though the Police Box looked slightly off... but at least Sarah Jane learned once again that she can't rely on anyone else to save the universe... other than her small army of kids, that is. Spoilers ahead. More »
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You may know all about your star sign here on Earth — but what sign are you on the planet Ventiplex? The latest episode of Doctor Who's kid-friendly spin-off, The Sarah Jane Adventures, included this gorgeous reproduction of the Ventiplexan astrological charts. It's all making sense to me now. But what about the Draconians, the warlike race of sexist lizard-people who nearly sliced the Doctor in half back in 1973? They have a cool-looking astrological chart as well, it turns out. Spoilers below. More »
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Last night, Doctor Who's kid-friendly spin-off series had the second part of its much-dreaded "evil clown" storyline, and it was pretty much as horrendous as we'd all feared. The good news, though, is that the new sidekick on the Sarah Jane Adventures, Rani, is actually pretty great. I'm getting over the loss of Maria and her dad already. Details below. More »
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