Science Fiction

Doctor Who: End of Time, part 1

I watched End of Time (part 1) with my parents on Saturday night after returning from watching Avatar in 3D. (If you haven’t seen that movie, it’s excellent.) We watched most of Waters of Mars before End of Time. Last time my parents saw any Doctor Who was when I lived at home and was watching Peter Davidson and Tom Baker in classic Who in reruns. I’ve been so involved in watching the...

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Matt Smith as the Doctor? Who is that?

Matt Smith was announced as the new Doctor today. Yup, I’ve never heard of him either. Even my British friends were scratching their heads and hitting the Internet to find out more information about him. The new Doctor was announced during a special episode of Doctor Who Confidential, which can be viewed in the UK from the BBC web site but not in the US. YouTube has excerpts of the Doctor Who Confidential...

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Sadness: Majel Roddenberry passes

From a Yahoo news article: The ever-present voice of the computer in Star Trek television series and films passes away just two weeks after completing her voice over work for J.J .Abrams upcoming Star Trek film. Mrs Roddenberry may be remembered best for her role of Nurse Chapel in the original Star Trek series. She also gave voice to the computer on most of the Star Trek series and movies. She played Lwaxana...

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Doctor Who: Turn Left (or Return of the Wolf)

“Turn Left” (written by Russell T. Davies) shows just how important Doctor Who has been in Earth’s time line. We get to see just what would have happened if Donna never met the Doctor in Runaway Bride. This episode also has the much anticipated return of Billie Piper as Rose. If you haven’t seen the episode, fair warning: here be spoilers. (Episode recap over on io9.com.) Bad Wolf hasn’t been present that much...

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Blood Ties Fans in Variety.com

Blood Ties fans are fanatical about their show. According to SaveBloodTies.com, fans raised about $1500 to post an ad in Variety. The ad runs this week. I found a copy of the ad running in Variety’s Award Central: Way to go! Here’s hoping that the ad gets some much-needed attention and brings our show back for another season! Related Images:

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