Doctor Who

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Review: Doctor Who – 6×4 – The Doctor’s Wife

17 May 2011 Rob Buckley 14 Comments

The Doctor's Wife

In the UK: Saturday 14th May, 6.30pm, BBC1/BBC1 HD. Available on the iPlayer
In the US: Saturday 14th May, 9pm/8c, BBC America

So I’ve just about got up the energy and enthusiasm to review this week’s provocatively titled episode, The Doctor’s Wife, written by the hallowed author of Sandman and American Gods, Neil Gaiman. Just about.

Review after the trailer.

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Friday’s “NBC turns down Wonder Woman, picks up Playboy” news

13 May 2011 Rob Buckley Post a comment

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Thursday’s “20 years in the remaking” news

12 May 2011 Rob Buckley Post a comment

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  • NBC picks up Prime Suspect, Smash, Whitney and Up All Night
  • Mos Def joins Dexter
  • Shawn Ryan working on Nickel for FX
  • Hugh Grant nearly replaces Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men

Monday’s The O’Reilly (Blood Clotting) Factor news

9 May 2011 Rob Buckley 5 Comments

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  • Arthur Darvill to play Mephistopheles in Doctor Faustus at the Globe
  • Clips from The Doctor’s Wife

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Doctor Who – 6×3 – The Curse of the Black Spot

7 May 2011 Rob Buckley 17 Comments

In the UK: Saturday 7th May, 6.15pm, BBC1/BBC1 HD. Available on the iPlayer
In the US: Saturday 7th May, 9pm/8c, BBC America

Well, not feeling very inspired to write a full review. It was a bit rubbish to be honest, beyond the recurring motif of the woman behind the wall with the eyepatch. And that’s despite the fact that I love pretty much anything involving old ships and sailing.

So as requested, it’s an open thread – let us all know what you thought either in the comments, or through a link to your blog where you’ve gone the distance and reviewed it yourself.