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Review: Doctor Who – 132 – The Architects of History
Time to wrap up the Klein trilogy.
When last we left blah blah, blah blah, blah blah, blah Seventh Doctor blah blah Nazi scientist for companion blah blah.
Anyway, things went a bit pear-shaped – who saw that coming? – and now the Doctor has to fix it. Now, given Big Finish trilogies can vary between awful (the Charley Pollard/Sixth Doctor concluding trilogy, the Key2Time) and gradually improving (the Stockbridge trilogy), it was a bit of a gamble as to whether the final part of this "seven years in the making" story was going to end well.
So let’s take some bets.
Hands up everyone who thinks this is going to be a classic.
And hands up everyone who thinks it’s going to be a steaming lump of you know what.
If I just add that this also features Lenora Crichlow as a companion for the Doctor, who’s going to change their minds?
Final fact: it also includes a race of intergalactic sharks who wander around in water-filled armour.
Last chance. 5… 4… 3… 2… 1…
Well, it just so happens that it’s…
Continue reading “Review: Doctor Who – 132 – The Architects of History”
Audio and radio play reviews
Review: Doctor Who – 132 – The Architects of History
Time to wrap up the Klein trilogy.
When last we left blah blah, blah blah, blah blah, blah Seventh Doctor blah blah Nazi scientist for companion blah blah.
Anyway, things went a bit pear-shaped – who saw that coming? – and now the Doctor has to fix it. Now, given Big Finish trilogies can vary between awful (the Charley Pollard/Sixth Doctor concluding trilogy, the Key2Time) and gradually improving (the Stockbridge trilogy), it was a bit of a gamble as to whether the final part of this "seven years in the making" story was going to end well.
So let’s take some bets.
Hands up everyone who thinks this is going to be a classic.
And hands up everyone who thinks it’s going to be a steaming lump of you know what.
If I just add that this also features Lenora Crichlow as a companion for the Doctor, who’s going to change their minds?
Final fact: it also includes a race of intergalactic sharks who wander around in water-filled armour.
Last chance. 5… 4… 3… 2… 1…
Well, it just so happens that it’s…
Continue reading “Review: Doctor Who – 132 – The Architects of History”
Wednesday’s gay Doctor news
Film
- Clash of the Titans sequel won’t involve Louis Leterrier
British TV
- New dramas for BBC2, including Matt Smith as Christopher Isherwood
- BBC drama boss hunting for shows [subscription required]
French TV
- Another Engrenages (Spiral) featurette
US TV
- Michael Ealy joins Californication
- Trauma finishes low, House and 24 do well on Monday
- Marcia Gay Harden joins Royal Pains [spoilers]
- Merrin Dungey to join Hung
- True Blood webisode
Monday’s professional news
Doctor Who
- The Time of Angels gets 6.6m
Film
- John Schneider to play Doonby
- Clive Owen joins The Killer Elite
- Neil Marshall to remake 70s TV show The Professionals
- Emma Thompson to adapt Effie
Radio
- Charlie Brooker to host Radio 4 show
Canadian TV
- Being Erica gets a third season
US TV
- Which pilots are likely to get picked up
- Miami Medical down, Smallville up
- Thursday night ratings drop