There’s been a special tradition missing from my holiday season schedule the last couple of years: going to the theater to watch a new Star Wars movie. I’d gotten used to the release of a new Star Wars movie every year around Christmastime, and for whatever reason, I felt the
Doctor Who: The Zygon Invasion Doctor Who: The Zygon Inversion (2 episodes, s09e07-08, 2015) Best. Speech. Ever. The Zygon Invasion Once upon a time, there were three Doctors, two Osgoods, and one treaty. Those two Osgoods represent Operation Double, the peace treaty with the Zygons. Twenty million Zygons have asylum
Doctor Who: The Girl Who Died Doctor Who: The Woman Who Lived (2 episodes, s09e05-06, 2015) Who really wants to live forever? The Girl Who Died Clara is floating in space. She is stranded while the Doctor deals with an attack by the Velosians and something is crawling around in
Doctor Who: Under the Lake Doctor Who: Before the Flood (2 episodes, s09e03-04, 2015) A creepy twisty time travel tale. Under the Lake In the year 2119, Captain Jonathan Moran records a private journal entry. He is the leader of an underwater mining facility in Caithness, Scotland known as the
‘The Winchesters’ Executive Producer Jensen Ackles welcomes Tom Welling to the cast.
Doctor Who: The Magician’s Apprentice Doctor Who: The Witch’s Familiar (2 episodes, s09e01-02, 2015) Courting death with Daleks. Prologue The Doctor arrives at Karn and discusses the nature of friends and enemies with Ohila, the leader of the Sisterhood. The Doctor has an invitation to meet with an unnamed individual,
Doctor Who Series Eight Summary Peter Capaldi’s freshman series was a mixed bag. The Twelfth Doctor marked a significant shift in the franchise, re-introducing the alien quality and emotional distance to the main character that existed in the classic era and the Ninth Doctor’s single season. We were also treated
Doctor Who: Last Christmas (1 episode, Christmas Special, 2014) And to all a rushed denouement. ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. On the roof, however, the sound of a crashing sleigh and untethered reindeer awaken Clara Oswald.
Doctor Who: Dark Water Doctor Who: Death in Heaven (2 episodes, s08e11-12, 2014) A long-lost friend returns. Dark Water Clara is ready to confess her travels with the Doctor to Danny. She’s left Post-It notes around to remind her of everything she wants to say, but she starts with “I
Neil Gaiman’s Morpheus of the Endless finally escaped captivity and made his long-awaited live-action debut on Netflix this month. Mike, Mike, Bambi, and Randy Stewart discuss if the adaptation was fantastically dreamy or nightmare fuel (or the best of both). Plus, Stanley Livingston chats about his long entertainment career from
Doctor Who: Flatline (1 episode, s08e09, 2014) A familiar dimension in time travel. A bearded man calls the police with vital information about who committed a crime. As a hissing grows around him, he begins to panic. He is soon ripped from the phone and literally inserted into the trim
Doctor Who: Mummy on the Orient Express (1 episode, s08e08, 2014) One minute to doom. A sixty-six-second clock begins ticking as Mrs. Pitt and her grandaughter Maisie are enjoying a meal in a luxurious train dining car. Mrs. Pitt spots a “mummy monster” but no one else seems to notice.
