The Ugly Docling
Review of Doctor Who: The Movie (Special Edition)DVD Release Date: 08 Feb 11Original Air Date: 14 May 96 (US)Doctor/Companion: Eight, Dr. Grace HollowayStars: Paul McGann, Daphne AshbrookPreceding...
View ArticleDashing and Debonair
Review of the Eighth Doctor's era1996 The Movie Given that my first DVD review for the blog was of The Movie, a lot of what I have to say about this particular story has already been said. However,...
View ArticleConfession #21: I Believe in the 13 Regeneration Limit
Common fan knowledge puts a Time Lord's Regeneration limit at 13. That is, a Time Lord can regenerate twelve times for a total of thirteen Regenerations (or incarnations). A couple of years ago,...
View ArticleNu-View #7: A Grace-ful Perspective
Doctor Who: The Movie (Story #160, 1996)Viewed 24 Apr 2012Doctor/Companion: Eight, Grace Holloway, Chang LeeStars: Paul McGann, Daphne Ashbrook, Yee Jee TsoPreceding Story: Survival (Seven,...
View ArticleConfession #25: I Love Alternative Media
It was after I first saw The Movie that started to dip my toe into "alternative media." I'd really enjoyed McGann as Eight, and wanted more of him. Of course, there was no more in the...
View ArticleKeeping the Flame Alive
Review of The Doctors Revisited - Eighth Doctor In any rundown of all the Doctors, Paul McGann's Eighth Doctor always seems to get the short end of the stick. The same is true here, as the eighth...
View ArticleBest "Night" of My Life
It may be an exaggeration, but saying that "Night of the Doctor" is the best thing Doctor Who has produced in years isn't far off the truth. This seven-minute minisode has the online world of Who...
View ArticleConfession #44: I Can Forgive Moffat Most Anything Now
I'm going to say right off the bat that this post is full of spoilers if you haven't seen "Night of the Doctor," so if you haven't watched it yet (and if not, why not?), go watch it right now. Or...
View ArticleConfession #51: I'm Swayed by Actors' Charms
It would not have occurred to me, years ago, to think that my view of a character might change depending on what I learned of the personality of the actor or actress depicting said character. As a...
View ArticleLaunching a New Chapter
Review of Storm Warning (#16)Big Finish Release Date: January 2001Doctor/Companion: Eight, Charlotte "Charley" PollardStars: Paul McGann, India FisherPreceding Story: The Mutant Phase (Five,...
View ArticleConfession #61: I Want a 50th Boxed Set
Over the weekend, reports surfaced that The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot; the unofficial-but-officially-sanctioned half-hour special written and directed by Fifth Doctor Peter Davison and co-starring...
View ArticleChills at All Hours
Review of The Chimes of Midnight (#29)Big Finish Release Date: February 2002Doctor/Companion: Eight, Charlotte "Charley" PollardStars: Paul McGann, India FisherPreceding Story: Invaders from Mars...
View ArticleTurn Turn Turn
Review of Seasons of Fear (#30)Big Finish Release Date: March 2002Doctor/Companion: Eight, Charlotte "Charley" PollardStars: Paul McGann, India FisherPreceding Story: The Chimes of Midnight (Eight,...
View ArticleMight-Have-Beens and Never-Weres
Review of Neverland (#33)Big Finish Release Date: July 2002Doctor/Companion: Eight, Charley, and Romana IIStars: Paul McGann, India Fisher, and Lalla WardPreceding Story: The Time of the Daleks (Eight,...
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