No sooner had Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat finished the anniversary special, he had to write yet another high-pressure episode: write out Matt Smith! Bring in Peter Capaldi as the new Doctor! Wrap up all outstanding plot threads from the Eleventh Doctor's tenure! Be a festive Christmas special … [Read more...]
Doctor Who: Day of the Doctor – Dork Review
The BBC have aired the long-awaited Doctor Who 50th anniversary special Day of the Doctor. I usually talk a bit about the expectations and role of the episode in our minds for this intro, and for a lot of people, this is the most anticipation-loaded story from any TV series they'll ever watch. It … [Read more...]
Doctor Who: Night of the Doctor 50th Anniversary Prelude – Dork Review
There were rumours of a prelude to the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special Day of the Doctor going up this weekend - it was to be called Night of the Doctor and feature unknown exciting things. Well, perhaps the tabloids saw it and threatened to spoil everything, or maybe the BBC just suffered itchy … [Read more...]
Same dung, different week – something must change! Atlantis S1E5 – Dork Review
Last night, we heard that Atlantis has been renewed for a second series and thought “oh, interesting”. Then we watched the fifth episode and felt nothing. I’ll be honest, it’s becoming a challenge to come up with new synonyms every week for “competent but unexciting”. In this particular episode, … [Read more...]
Three men, a baby and constant farting – it’s Atlantis S1E4! – Dork Review
Last week, I finished off my review by asking why BBC One show Atlantis so late in the evening, considering it’s clearly aimed at younger viewers. This time out, the show continues to make that case for me: this is a light-hearted three-men-and-a-baby episode where farting is of massive … [Read more...]
Yeti Attack- Doctor Who’s Previously Missing Episodes – The Web of Fear
The Web of Fear, the second of the now-recovered Doctor Who serials, is probably better known as "the one with the Yetis on the Underground". And although Yetis running amok on the Circle Line is an exciting prospect in itself, there's also the first appearance of one Brigadier … [Read more...]
Can Atlantis even make a man jumping a bull boring? S1E3 – Dork Review
After three glorious weeks in the BBC's Atlantis, hero Jason has received many obtuse prophecies from The Oracle about what an important dude he is. He doesn't seem to have a life per se, just a string of adventures he throws himself into by being heroic and well-intentioned, dragging his two … [Read more...]
Mo Medusa, Mo Problems? Atlantis S1E2 – Dork Review
It’s our second week in Atlantis, the series that combines Greek mythology and Merlin with varied results, and another all-star of legend turns up: it’s Medusa! Meanwhile, newcomer Jason settles in weirdly quickly, Pythagoras and Hercules steal the whole show and the Oracle...is... quite... … [Read more...]
Atlantis – Better than Merlin? Better than life itself? S1E1 – Dork Review
For years now, the BBC have marked a clear slot in their schedules: Historical-looking family action-drama airing when Doctor Who isn’t on. Their first try was Robin Hood, but faring rather better was Merlin, providing five series of passably entertaining homoerotic dragon fighting. At Christmas … [Read more...]
Coupling by Steven Moffat – Timey-Wimey Sex-Farce Retrospective
Before Steven Moffat was master of Doctor Who and Sherlock, he'd largely worked not in action-drama, but comedy. One of his last and most successful sitcom projects before joining Team Who was Coupling – on the surface, a sitcom with a simple aspiration: being the smuttier, more British … [Read more...]
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