Neil Gaiman gives Doctor Who's Cybermen what they need: a new legend

Doctor Who has been many television shows over the years, but for many people the show reached its perfect formula in the mid-1960s, with stories about a handful of people trying to withstand an army of Cybermen. Or Ice Warriors. Or Yeti. Neil Gaiman is one of those people, and he's created a perfect tribute to that…

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Finally, a movie that shows the dangers of trying to give birth to a…

This week might not include the most well-known of DVD and Blu-ray releases, but it does feature: 1) a girl who falls in love with Matt Smith and then tries to give birth to him, 2) the deadliest baseball player of all time, and 3) Countess Sexcula. What more do you people want?!

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Doctor Who's new companion is only lovable when the show isn't trying to …

It's part of the ritual of Doctor Who these days: First we have to be introduced to a new time-traveling companion (for the third time, in the case of Clara.) And then, in her second story, we have to get reminded just why she's so amazingly special and wonderful. That's this week's episode, which is kind of mixed bag. …

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An exclusive Doctor Who clip shows Clara tasting forbidden fruit!

Check out this clip from Saturday's Doctor Who episode, "The Rings of Akhaten," which BBC America has exclusively shared with io9. You can see some of the dozens of lovely alien costumes in this episode, moving around in the background. Plus Clara doesn't wait for the Doctor to say the fruit is non-toxic before taking a …

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Matt Smith confirms he'll still be starring in Doctor Who in 2014

There have been tons of rumors about Matt Smith leaving the role of the Doctor, that ageless, mercurial time traveler, on Doctor Who at the end of this year. In the 50th anniversary special, or the Christmas special after that. But now it's official: He's on board for season eight.

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Is Clara the new River Song on Doctor Who?

Way back in the prehistoric era when David Tennant still piloted the TARDIS, we met a woman whose whole existence was a mystery. And then she died, right before the Doctor's eyes. Now, the Doctor's found a new woman whose existence is, once again, a mystery. And once again, he's seen her die. Is Clara the new River…

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Spoiler-Free Review of Next Week's Doctor Who Premiere!

Steven Moffat is up to his old tricks in the midseason premiere of Doctor Who, airing a week from Saturday. "The Bells of St. John" marks a return to the overt creepiness of episodes like "Blink" and "Silence in the Library," mixed with some very Russell T. Davies-esque villainy. Here's our spoiler-free review...

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Ryan Gosling and Matt Smith are making a movie together!

Tall drink of Time Lord Matt Smith has been cast in Ryan Gosling's How to Catch a Monster movie. Which means that at some point these two men will touch hands, thus forming a squee supernova that will be felt throughout the internet for decades.

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