Doctor Who, 2011 Christmas Special, “The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe” Written by Steven Moffat Directed by Farren Blackburn Aired Christmas at 9pm (ET) on BBC America This week, on Doctor Who: The Arwell family’s Christmas present from the Doctor goes predictably awry Since its return in 2005, Doctor Who has established a tradition …
Throughout the month of December, TV Editor Kate Kulzick and Film Editor Ricky D will review classic Christmas adaptions, posting a total of 13 each, one a day, until the 25th of December. The catch: They will swap roles as Rick will take on reviews of classic television Christmas specials and Kate will take on …
For the first time ever, we polled the entire SOS staff on their favorite TV of the last 12 months. We knew that, given the fact that our contributors are (principally) spread out across Canada, the US, and Britain, that the results might well be a mixed bag. What we didn’t necessarily expect was the …
It’s that time of year again- Halloween; ‘tis the season for ghouls and ghasts and spooks galore. There have been few true horror series, such as Tales from the Crypt and Masters of Horror, and for this admitted scaredy-cat, finding TV episodes to watch can be tough. Here are seven fun and spooky episodes to …
A nice house in the suburbs with a picket fence, 2.5 kids, and a dog playing in the yard. For many and for many years, this was the American dream. Interesting that no other kind of pet is mentioned. Not cats, not birds, not fish. Dogs. Though this affinity for canine companionship isn’t shared everywhere …
Doctor Who Review, Series 6, Episode 13: “The Wedding of River Song” Written by Steven Moffat Directed by Jeremy Webb Airs Saturdays at 9pm (ET) on BBC America This week, on Doctor Who: Wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey, the Silence are back, we get a few answers, one particular question, and series six comes to a close. Series …
TV is full of shows set in their own universes, worlds different from our own (sometimes slightly, sometimes drastically) that open up new avenues for storytellers to explore. It can be a lot of fun to ponder what it would be like to live in a particular universe, to explore that different world, but would …
Doctor Who Review, Series 6, Episode 12: “Closing Time” Written by Gareth Roberts Directed by Steve Hughes Airs Saturdays at 9pm (ET) on BBC America This week, on Doctor Who: The Doctor tries being social, Craig and Sophie have a baby, Cybermen and Cybermats return, and Amy’s a model. With series six of NuWho coming …
Doctor Who Review, Series 6, Episode 11: “The God Complex” Written by Toby Whithouse Directed by Nick Hurran Airs Saturdays at 9pm (ET) on BBC America This week, on Doctor Who: the TARDIS crew check in to a creepy hotel and have trouble checking out and the Doctor makes a decision This week, Doctor Who …
Doctor Who Review, Series 6, Episode 10: “The Girl Who Waited” Written by Tom MacRae Directed by Nick Hurran Airs Saturdays at 9pm (ET) on BBC America This week, on Doctor Who: Amy gets stuck in the whitest waiting room ever Last week, Doctor Who had limited success with a standalone episode. This week, they …
Torchwood: Miracle Day Review, Episode 10: “The Blood Line” Written by Russell T Davies and Jane Espenson Directed by Billy Gierhart Airs Fridays at 10pm (ET) on Starz This week, on Torchwood: We get an expodump, re:Blessing, Jilly drinks the kool-aide, there’s blood-letting all over the place, and Rex wakes up It’s been a long …
Doctor Who Review, Series 6, Episode 9: “Night Terrors” Written by Mark Gatiss Directed by Richard Clark Airs Saturdays at 9pm (ET) on BBC America This week, on Doctor Who: The TARDIS crew answer a little boy’s terrified plea to save him from the monsters. After last week’s continuity-filled “Let’s Kill Hitler”, this entirely stand-alone …
Torchwood: Miracle Day Review, Episode 9: “The Gathering” Written by John Fay Directed by Guy Ferland Airs Fridays at 10pm (ET) on Starz This week, on Torchwood: Two months pass, the gang gets back together and splits up again, Oswald Danes is revealed as a master of stealth, disguise, and hacking, Jack’s blood is magic, …
One of the great things about the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and horror are that they allow writers to break the rules. If a topic is taboo or controversial, put it on a distant planet and it’ll usually get past the censors. If a character needs to confront their issues over a friend’s death, …
Doctor Who Review, Series 6, Episode 8: “Let’s Kill Hitler” Written by Steven Moffat Directed by Richard Senior Airs Saturdays at 9pm (ET) on BBC America This week, on Doctor Who: We met Mels, Melody, and River. Oh, and Hitler gets shoved in a closet. After a long wait, Doctor Who is back with the …
With the return of Doctor Who little more than a week away the BBC has released two short clips from the upcoming “Let’s Kill Hitler” written by Steven “The Grand Moff” Moffat himself. Check out the previews below, but don’t spoil it for me, I saving myself for the big day (there are rumours of …
It is hard to believe that I can’t wait for the end of summer, but with the return of Doctor Who Series six only days away, I find I am eagerly looking forward to August the 27th, when the Doctor returns in “Let’s Kill Hitler”. Luckily, the prequel for the upcoming half of the 2011 …
The showrunner of a television program is the person in charge of day-to-day operations. He or she is an executive producer who has final say over every element of the series, from writing and directing staff to cast to costumes to music. Some choose to delegate, handing over responsibility for particular aspects of the show …
As we wait with breathless anticipation for the second half of Series Six of Doctor Who, the BBC has just announced that it will air three Doctor Who specials in the run up to the show’s return Saturday August 27th . The specials will feature celebrity guests such as 30 Rock’s Scott Adsit, singer-songwriter Amanda …
Fan rejoiced last week when it was announced Doctor Who was picked up for a seventh season of 14 episodes (most likely 13 episodes in addition to a Christmas Special which is par for the course) while star Matt Smith would be returning as well. But now fans have a reason to pout as it …
2011 has been a mixed year for Doctor Who fans. Even though our Universe seems to be becoming larger than ever before, two of its brightest stars are no longer with us. Following the loss in February of Nicholas Courtney, who played Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart, Whovians were surprised to learn that Elisabeth Sladen passed away …