OK, at least I now get the title – “The Doctor’s Wife” is the TARDIS. And when you think about it, that makes perfect sense. Of course this was an episode I was really looking forward to, being as how it’s penned by a legend, Neil Gaiman. And I can […] Read more

Pretty garden-variety Doctor Who this week. It’s mostly a stand-alone storyline, with only minimal references to the recurring plot – which is just fine, of course. Unfortunately there’s not much creative ambition on display, though. It’s a historical Earthbound setting, with a boilerplate monster-of-the-week. I don’t know whether it’s budgetary […] Read more

From the very beginning, Steven Moffat has shown a remarkable ability to craft new “Doctor Who” monsters that carve out a new place in our nightmares. From “Blink” to “Silence in the Library” to the monsters inhabiting this new adventure, they manage to remain true to the spirit of classic […] Read more

But first, a little story. Doctor Who is probably the very first thing I was an otaku for. Before I knew what anime or manga was (though I’d seen “Star Blazers” and “Speed Racer”) I was staying up late on Sunday nights, watching “Who” on WTTW in Chicago at 11:00 […] Read more