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Aliens Should Always Have Poetic Weaknesses

The greatest alien visitors in science fiction are totally invulnerable — except for one crucial weakness. And the best almost-unstoppable aliens have a weakness that is more poetic than Sylvia Plath and William Blake put together. Just look at our video compilation of aliens encountering their most poetic Achilles heels, and then check out our complete round-up. More »

4:22 PM on Tue May 13 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
5,651 views, 30 comments

doctor who recap

Doctor Who's New Girlfriend GIves Good Phone

Here's the moment where I decided I was actually getting to like brassy comedian Catherine Tate as the new traveling companion for Doctor Who's quirky time-traveler. Yes, she's not nearly as clever as Martha Jones, my number one hero, but that makes her heroics, when they happen, more exciting and suspenseful. I actually felt a bit of tension in this sequence, which almost never happens on the new Who. In general, part two of our Sontaran storyline was just as muddled as part one, but at least it was fun this time around. More »

6:30 AM on Tue May 6 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
4,195 views, 65 comments

Latest by Jim (The Canuck One): @Dunny0: OMG - both Donna and her mother did something heroic with a hammer. Hmmm - I'm trying to relate this to the disappearing bees discussions that happen from time to time. more »

doctor who recap

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 »

4:33 PM on Mon Apr 28 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
3,441 views, 53 comments

Latest by mcpm: I dunno, I quite liked this one. It was like a classic Doctor Who story -- alien plot, misguided human helper person, the Doctor knows more than everyone else and gets to be clever and do things (unlike last year's gollum-in-a-birdcage more »

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Doctor Who Raids Its Back Catalog On Speed

Who's coming back for season four of Doctor Who? Everybody! Seriously, just about every monster and supporting character that ever appeared on the old or new series is making an appearance, according to these probably partly fake spoilers that are making the rounds of fan sites. Click through to read which comebacks are definite, and which ones are just wishful fanwanking. Plus Satoshi Kon's Batman, a new time travel movie and Escape From New York (again). Consider yourself spoiled. More »

6:00 AM on Mon Dec 10 2007
By charliejane
221 views, Comment