A long-running Doctor Who fandom podcast aimed at open and positive discussion.
Wood is used by humankind for countless applications, from building materials, to heating, to artistic expression, to novelty keychains you pay far too much for in gift shops at the beach. We cut down trees for seemingly any reason we can conjure. But what if the trees had enough of that practice? What if they decided to fight back? Such is the plot we all, including the Doctor, expected for the first 75% of the Series 8 episode, “In the Forest of the Night”. What […]
What would be the best way for a fledgling Doctor Who writer to handle being assigned the “Doctor-Light” episode of the series? Scare the crap out of us so that we forget everything else (i.e., “Blink”). Give the Companion, effectively left on their own, the chance to show how incredible they really are (i.e., “Turn Left”). Cheat like a lazy school kid, and scatter the Doctor all throughout the episode in the hopes that no-one notices. Jamie Mathieson appeared to like all three options, and […]
For the Doctor, the statement “I’ll be right there” can take far greater liberties than for the rest of us. So it’s not surprising that after centuries in his time line (and three series in ours), he finally returned that mysterious call, and made it to the Orient Express in space to come face to face with the mummy that apparently haunts it. This week, we discuss “Mummy on the Orient Express” and the first classically-styled murder mystery we’ve had on Doctor […]
Daleks, Zygons, Sontarans, Cybermen, Rutans, Slitheen, the list goes on and on. Planet Earth is no stranger to threats from alien species it knows virtually nothing about. Though seemingly a magnet for such invasions and plots, the Doctor has defended the human world and faced these foes many times, a Champion who has always been and will continue to be there to protect us, and help us, in our moment of — wait, where’s he running off to? This week, we travel to the […]
We all have that one friend. You know the one: the one you don’t let your other friends know you have; the one you only spend time with when no one is there to see. Some of us live in fear of (and some have already realized the horror of) the day when those two separate parts of our lives collide. Now, imagine your one friend is an alien whose idea of a compliment is telling you how relatively short your […]
Have you ever caught yourself speaking out loud when no one else was around, or told yourself that the bump in the middle of the night you heard was the house settling? What if you were wrong? What if you have a constant companion, but you will never, ever see them? Worse yet, what would happen if you did? This week we examine “Listen”, a suspenseful thriller from the mind of Steven Moffat that sends the Doctor and Clara bouncing through […]
We have all had that one fictional character that we longed to meet, regardless of the fact that they were…well, fictional. King Arthur, Malcolm Reynolds, Arthur Dent, the Doctor. Sure, we’re aware that it’s “impossible”, but how incredible would the experience would it be if it were to happen? This week, we’re venturing back in time to Sherwood Forest in 1190 (ish), as we review Robot of Sherwood, the third episode of Series 8. While Clara meets her childhood hero and his band of Merry […]
After eight agonizing months of waiting and curiosity as to the style, substance and ‘identity’ of the new Doctor-to-be, we finally arrive. The Series 8 premiere episode “Deep Breath” has brought us a tremendous performance by Peter Capaldi, and a triumphant return of Doctor Who to television. The scene has now been set for a darker and more serious Doctor cast among all the pudding-brained humans, and we here at GPR could not be more pleased. In our special (celebratory!) 100th […]
No one is quite sure whether regenerations are harder on the Doctor or his fans. Sure, he’s literally rewriting every cell in his body, but we’re seeing the close of a relationship with someone whom we don’t want to leave. One of the reasons why it seems so difficult may be the uncertainty over exactly who the next Doctor is going to be: physically; behaviorally; psychologically; emotionally. But maybe it’s not quite an unknown after all… We are in many ways a product of […]
If you’ve ever had a chance to meet Mr. Barrowman or see him in person, you know how profoundly…entertaining he can be. He’s a larger-than-life personality, a seemingly boundless energy source, and has no problem reminding everyone as often as he can. He recently appeared at Comicpalooza in Houston, Texas, and we were able to record his panel to share with you. Hold on to your pants (because we all know he won’t), and enjoy an hour with John Barrowman. Here’s the […]