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Steven Moffat has been the showrunner and head writer of Doctor Who since 2010, when Russell T Davies left the show. The first Doctor that he wrote for was Matt Smith, and he continued in the 8th season with Peter Capaldi. As a writer under Davies, Moffat wrote award-winning stories: “The Empty Child”/”The Doctor Dances,” […]
In March of 2005, Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper made their debut in “Rose,” the first episode of the Doctor Who reboot. Eccleston had a well-established television and movie career at the time of his casting. Piper was a pop music sensation with a record deal at the age of 15. She left music in […]
Torchwood chooses style over logic, each and every time Torchwood is aimed more for mature audiences than its spin-off parent Doctor Who. There’s swearing, graphic sex and violence, and greater emphasis on human corruptibility. Some episodes barely have space aliens (“Random Shoes“, “Combat“), while “Countrycide” has none. Those mature themes, however, are expressed through American […]
Stephen Russell Davies was born the same year as Doctor Who—1963. His family had no idea that their son would become one of the most influential writers/producers of British television. Under the pen name Russell T. Davies, Stephen resurrected Doctor Who after a 16-year hiatus of the BBC run series and a failed attempt at […]
The twelfth Doctor might be “revisiting an old favorite.” Jon Pertwee is my favorite Doctor (1970–1974). His performance was fueled with 50 years of life experience. As a Naval Intelligence officer in WWII (along with Ian Fleming), Jon reported directly to Winston Churchill: “I did all sorts of incredible things. Teaching commandos how to use […]
The first episode of Classic Doctor Who aired in 1963, then saw two plus decades of air time ending in 1989. After a failed attempt to bring the series back in 1996 with a television movie, the BBC rebooted the program with Russell T. Davies at the helm as showrunner and head writer on March […]
Remember This Soundbite? “It’s about time I did something about that.” This statement from Deep Breath was a focal point at the beginning of the season. I’d be interested in knowing how many people feel that it has carried through the season and in what way? Or, do you feel that it hasn’t actually been […]
The Gabby Gallifreyan was in full swing last week The actual speech poor Peter Capaldi had to deliver while chasing the evil aliens away: I tried to talk. I want you to remember that. I tried to reach out. I tried to understand you. But I think you understand us perfectly. And I think that […]
Public display of beheaded enemies is more Vlad the Impaler than rebel Time Lord. This is my reaction to Steven Moffat’s “swaggering bully” version of the Doctor. Handles is a beheaded Cyberman, reduced to a pet. Strax is an emasculated Sontaran commander. My fellow Whovians wouldn’t think these humiliations were so cute if his Vlad […]
A lot of bloggers liked this moment of “Into the Dalek”. Who Say described Clara’s slapping the Doctor “put this new, colder Doctor in his place”. Tech Times said it “Bravo for smacking some sense back into the Doctor right when he needed it.” The AV Club said “literally slaps sense into the Doctor”. I […]