HOW many Doctors in the Anniversary Special?

Leave it to Clara to open her mouth, and let something slip about the upcoming 50th Anniversary Special. During the Royal tour of the TARDIS set in Cardiff, Jenna Coleman (she is now dropping the “Louise” from her screen name) met Prince Charles of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, along with Matt Smith and a few Daleks to boot. BBC News: The Royals Meet Daleks During Doctor Who Visit in Cardiff (As an aside, there’s something fascinating about hearing […]

The Man Who Replaced “My” Doctor

I’ve made it no secret that David Tennant is “my” Doctor. He was a brilliant choice for the part and evolved the character in ways no one had thought of before. He was perfect for the role. And saying goodbye to him, hearing “I don’t want to go,” watching him exit broke my hearts. And as most Whovians tend to do, I unconsciously swore to hate the face that replaced my Doctor’s. Of course it didn’t last, it never does. The […]

Strax Day?

In the interests of fairness, as we *did* recognize River Song Day last week, we should point out that on 4 June, 2011, BBC aired the episode “A Good Man Goes to War’, which featured the first appearance of our beloved soldier, field nurse, chauffeur, memory worm wrangler (novice) and explosive enthusiast, Sontaran Commander Strax. (Follow him on Twitter @SontaranStrax.) So join us in the battle cry: “Sontar-HA! Sontar-HA!” Just don’t refer to him as “The Potato One”. He gets […]

Breaking News – Matt Smith Leaving Doctor Who

The news broke earlier this weekend that the 11th Doctor is set to regenerate as a Christmas present to Whovians. Not what a lot of us had on our list, but it’s what we’re getting, all the same. We discuss why this news came out now, and what it could mean for the future of our favorite program, both in terms of show casting, and the ‘nature’ of the new Doctor. Link Dump: The Official Announcement Celebrities Tweet their Matt […]

Matt Smith Leaving in Christmas Special

The BBC announced today that Matt Smith will be leaving the show and the role of the Doctor in this year’s Christmas special. After 3 series and the 50th Anniversary special, the 11th Doctor will be regenerating to bring us a new Doctor with the new year. Though it was rumored that Smith would be staying on for Series 8, it was confirmed that his run would end this year. Matt Smith says: “Doctor Who has been the most brilliant experience […]

River Song Day

Five years, sweetie. As I reflect on some of the most spirited, or at times emotional discussions I’ve had with Whovians both here on GPR, and among the masses, there always seem to be two topics that at the merest mention, cause my Gallifreyan hearts to shudder, my chest tighten, and leave me scanning the room for an escape pod in case I begin to lose my composure completely. Topic One is, and always will be, the centuries-old symbiosis between […]

A Plea to our Fans

So I had two awesome but very different experiences this evening. After watching the series finale (by the way, AAAAAAAAHHHHHH [head asplode]) my wife and I went to the store. While there, I bumped into a few wild Whovians. Both came up to me and commented on my shirt and that got us started. Here’s where the stories differ. The first began to ask if I had watched the finale yet and asked what I thought of it. We discussed […]

Mr. Sweet will not be joining us.

The Episode That Was Not Meant To Be

With sincerest apologies, a technical issue beyond our Gallifreyan engineering skills rendered the last podcast episode (for “The Crimson Horror”) dead and gone, as if it were beaten to death by a vengeful daughter coming to the realization of her mother’s cruel manipulation and callous treatment. Or…well…we could just say the audio got corrupted in a power surge during recording, and we were foolish enough not to have a redundancy recording in place offsite.  Silly us. In fact, it goes […]

New vs. Classic: A Battle of the Ages?

If you’ve been watching series 7B, you may be noticing it’s a little bit on the heavy side with nostalgia. Mentions of Susan, an adversary not seen since the third Doctor, TARDIS gadgets that are just as old, referencing the Eye of Harmony. The list is growing exponentially. With the 50th anniversary fast approaching, it’s completely understandable. This show has a history to draw on that no other show on TV can match. But the newest episode “Hide” has brought […]

Doctor Who?

The BBC released the name of the series finale for Series 7. This will be the episode that leads us into the 50th anniversary special. In the spirit of fairness, we won’t blast this all over in case of spoiler sensitive fans out there. For everyone else, click below to see the story. [spoiler] The finale, which had been rumored to be called “The Funeral of River Song,” was revealed today to be “The Name of the Doctor.” Clearly Moffat […]