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Sergey Brin Riverdances With Alien Warriors On Doctor Who
When Russell T. Davies (Queer As Folk) first brought the BBC's time-traveling family adventure series Doctor Who back from oblivion, it was just as fresh and exciting as everyone had hoped. New mysteries about the "time war" replaced stale old mythology, and the Doctor was traveling with someone who still had friends and family back on Earth. The scripts had manic energy, topical references, and a willingness to go way, way over the top. It was mostly good stuff. Now, after a few years, the formula is congealing a wee bit, as evidenced by last Saturday's new (sort of) episode. More »
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Exterminate Becomes Litigate In British Courtroom
The sturdiness of the British legal system and strength of the BBC were both demonstrated recently with the resolution of a lawsuit that claimed that the BBC had breached copyright with the publication of a Doctor Who tie-in book that included mention of everyone's favorite overused villains, the Daleks because their dad had published some Dalek books thirty years ago. Or something. More »
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Now You Can Own Two Bakers And Another Doctor
It wasn't until seeing a press release about the launch of a new Classic Doctor Who toy line that I realized (a) I may want to own an action figure of a much-beloved fictional character from my youth for the first time, and (b) said action figure should be renamed "Tom Baker Doctor With A Shit-Eating Grin." Sure, you also get some classic monsters and another couple of old school Doctors (Colin Baker? WTF? They wanted to put in one of the shitty Doctors to see if anyone was paying attention?), but, seriously. The Tom Baker one is terrifying. More »
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What Scifi Fascist Regime Would You Rather Live Under?
Science fiction is full of fascist governments, especially in the decades after World War II, but some of them just seem like more fun than others. But some scifi fascists don't seem like they would govern that well — for example, the BBC series Doctor Who clearly uses the cyborg Daleks as a metaphor for the Nazis, but you never see the Daleks making the trains run on time. Others, like Battlestar Galactica's Admiral Cain, seem as though they're actually quite efficient. If you had to live under a fascist regime from SF, which one would you prefer? More »
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Secrets Of Doctor Who's Most Anticipated Comeback
Whole universes could crumble in season four of Doctor Who, just to bring back an iconic character from the show's distant past. At least, that's what one one poster on the Doctor Who Forum claims, based on information from a friend of a friend. (At least he feels embarrassed enough about that to add "yes I know!!" afterwards.) Some massive (and confirmed) spoilers, and some wild speculation, after the jump. More »
Mystery Lawsuits Keep 'Doctor Who' Out of U.S.
The BBC is being tight-lipped about why two Doctor Who special edition DVDs, "Remembrance of the Daleks" and "The Complete Davros Collection," won't see a U.S. release. Earlier clearance issues with certain Beatles songs in the original shows were supposedly cleared up, but if you've been waiting on these for your shelves, you'll have to wait longer.
The BBC is being tight-lipped about why two Doctor Who special edition DVDs, "Remembrance of the Daleks" and "The Complete Davros Collection," won't see a U.S. release. Earlier clearance issues with certain Beatles songs in the original shows were supposedly cleared up, but if you've been waiting on these for your shelves, you'll have to wait longer.
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