Revolutionary Or Tool Of The Man?

New Sci Fi blog i09 instantly won my love on their first big day by tracking how many revolutions the Doctor has caused. Big surprise, the Sylvester McCoy Doctor caused more of them than Jon Pertwee.

But still -- this site certainly starts off promising.

Wil Wheaton Discovers Doctor Who

He had the good sense to pick Genesis of the Daleks -- which is, of course, as good as Doctor Who ever gets.

It is kind of interesting to look at the comparisons between Star Trek and Doctor Who, especially in this country, where Doctor Who was originally popular in the period right before Next Generation started, and I've often felt that it wasn't a coincidence that Doctor Who went into decline in this country as Next Generation started up and became more popular.

And I think there is some comparison between Voyager and Enterprise and the Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy eras -- especially when you think about how one of the issues in both was how you had a production staff that were trapped in roles for longer than they should be, and how they sort of continued on autopilot for a while.

I'll be interested to see how Wil reacts to any episodes with Adric, Doctor Who's very own boy genius...

The Doctor Who Hugo trend continues

For the second year in a row three Doctor Who episodes having been nominated for a Hugo. And I know if I was a voter The Girl in the Fireplace would definitely have my vote.

DVD reviews

It's always interesting to see Doctor Who reviews with fresh eyes, and so I found these reviews to be very interesting. The most interesting one is the review of the Beginning boxed set from someone who hasn't seen any Doctor Who before.

Dork Torchwood

The great Dork Tower comic strip has a Torchwood reference in the latest strip that many American fans of Doctor Who can certainly appreciate.

Doctor Who made Robert J. Sawyer Cry

Robert J. Sawyer writes about how School Reunion< made him cry. I'm sure the ending of that episode carried additional weight for people that have long and fond memories for the original series -- as it certainly did for me. David Tennant's reactions as the Doctor to seeing Sarah Jane Smith were much the same as my own, after all.