Well, as with the rest of this particular administration's efforts, that was a bit of an overclocked mess. Albeit a largely fun mess if you could kind of check your brain at the door. It was nothing so much as a big going away party for the show, and a celebration of the original series … Continue reading Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor
As confirmed finally by the BBC, we are now just a hair over two weeks away from Jodie Whittaker's final outing as the Doctor. DOCTOR WHO: The Power of the Doctor is scheduled to be screened on October 23, 2022, a full six months since the previous one-off. Now, most of the WHO-verse's attention has … Continue reading Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor Pregame
By the middle of the 1960s, Dell, once the leader in the field, was battling for market share and audience attention. Their split from Western Publishing had caused them to lose most of their creative staff as well as a number of licenses, and so the quality of their output had seriously dipped. Dell continued … Continue reading Brand Echh: Dr. Who and the Daleks
When the histories are written about this period of DOCTOR WHO, while they may differ on their analyses of the strengths and weaknesses of the program during this time, one thing that they will all be able to agree upon is the fact that this production team really loved doing historical stories, probably more so … Continue reading Doctor Who: Legend of the Sea Devils
Given how long the series has been on the air, it's a little bit surprising that DOCTOR WHO has never done a time loop episode before, especially since the concept became mainstream in the film Groundhog Day so long ago. But then, for all that time travel sits at the heart of the series, playing … Continue reading Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks
I can't honestly say that I was disappointed by The Vanquishers, the wrap-up chapter of this season of DOCTOR WHO and the one in which, by necessity, all of the plot threads must be gathered together and tied off. But that's because my expectations were so low--and I must sadly report that they were met … Continue reading Doctor Who: The Vanquishers
Well, that was a bit of a mess, albeit an exciting mess. But it really doesn't bode well for satisfyingly wrapping up al of the disparate threads of this season in a single final episode. It also felt very much like a lot of the business along the way, while fun, was really there as … Continue reading Doctor Who: Survivors of the Flux
I may be in the minority here, but I am not a huge fan of the Weeping Angels. I agree that they were the centerpoint of one of the best single episodes of the new series, "Blink", which was genuinely scary and well put together. The problem is that the attributes of the Angels as … Continue reading Doctor Who: Village of the Angels
Well, now we know what happens when Chris Chibnall attempts to write a Steven Moffat-style puzzle box episode. it's all sizzle and very little steak, but the sizzle is at least largely entertaining. It's a shame that they forgot to put a story in this episode, so focused was the production team on delivering backstory. … Continue reading Doctor Who: Once, Upon Time
Well, that was, if nothing else, a lot more straightforward of an episode than last week, and if it didn't provide a whole lot of answers, neither was it as fractured as the initial outing. A solid enough piece of modern DOCTOR WHO, if not one that I'm in any particular rush to watch again. … Continue reading Doctor Who: War of the Sontarans
The Tom Brevoort Experience 