What do you think of the opening title sequence Doctor Who is using? The grinding gears, the spiraling Roman numerals, the fly-by of Peter Capaldi’s mysterious eyes, the piercing electronic whine… It all creates an alien,…
“Deep Breath” offered a welcome reunion with characters I’ve missed in the months since Doctor Who last aired. Jenna Coleman delivers her strongest performance as Clara yet, blending vulnerability and broken-heartedness over the Doctor’s sudden…
TARDIS Talk: “Doctor Who” Series 8 Official Trailer
- July 16, 2014
- Tagged as: Doctor Who, TARDIS Talk
Talk about timey-wimey! Have almost seven months passed since we watched Matt Smith take his final bow as the Doctor? I remember bemoaning the fact that Peter Capaldi’s tenure in the TARDIS wouldn’t start until…
Tangential TARDIS Talk: Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)
- February 20, 2014
- Tagged as: Doctor Who, Dr. Who and the Daleks, Peter Cushing
As a member of the original Star Wars generation, I’ve always associated Peter Cushing, the venerable British stage and screen star, with a single role: Grand Moff Tarkin, the only Imperial authority other than Emperor…
What is Geek Grab Bag? It’s a collection of odds and ends found throughout the week from the Internet. Send in your submissions to be featured in future issues of the column to max@thescifichristian.com Zombie…
TARDIS Talk: “The Time of the Doctor” (2013 Christmas Special) – Part 2
- January 5, 2014
- Tagged as: Doctor Who
(You can read Part 1 of this TARDIS Talk here.) The Beloved Doctor When I first saw and immediately adored “The Eleventh Hour,” it didn’t take me long, being a sci-fi Christian, to start drawing…
TARDIS Talk: “The Time of the Doctor” (2013 Christmas Special) – Part 1
- January 4, 2014
- Tagged as: Doctor Who
I don’t believe in Santa Claus, but I do believe in Steven Moffat. It’s no more rational to think Moffat had already mapped out this year’s Christmas special when he introduced the prophecy about Trenzalore…
Retro TARDIS Talk: “The Daleks” (Story 2: December 21, 1963-February 2, 1964)
- December 20, 2013
- Tagged as: Doctor Who
Even people who’ve never watched Doctor Who stand a fair chance of recognizing at least one of three iconic elements from the show: the TARDIS, Tom Baker’s scarf, and the villains of the show’s second…
Now that’s a birthday party! Could Doctor Who have been feted with any more spectacle, fun, and affection than it was in “The Day of the Doctor?” I don’t think so. Steven Moffat spun his strongest…
I wouldn’t be surprised if An Adventure in Space and Time prompts some viewers to decide William Hartnell, the first actor to portray the character, is their favorite Doctor. This new docudrama, created as part…
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