Category:TV

After an enjoyable (and thought-provoking) couple of opening episodes to this new series, last week’s was, for me, a real ‘yawn-fest’. I’m hoping, therefore, tonight’s story is going to get Who back on track… 😮 SYNOPSIS: It’s 1903, and someone (or something) is sabotaging Nikola Tesla’s generator plant at Niagara Falls. And in a possible …
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First class CGI together with the scariest monsters since the ‘Weeping Angels’, all supported by a plot line that moved at pace! Every actor gave it their all, and the production qualities were akin to a movie. 👏 So, I’m not sure why this episode bored me rigid! I guess it all felt a bit …
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After last week’s surprisingly good series opener together with its I-didn’t-see-that-coming-twist and subsequent cliffhanger, I was really looking forward to this episode. Pity then, we were away on holiday in Israel! 🙄 Still, we’re not going to let a little thing like that get in the way are we? No sireee! Step forward Express VPN …
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The last time we had a Doctor Who ‘Special’ on TV was new year’s day last year. Entitled ‘Resolution’, I gave it four-stars (which, given my general disappointment with JW’s incarnation of the Doctor, and the over-simplified plots, was probably quite generous!). Those that know me, know that so far, I’ve not been a great …
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I wasn’t quite sure what to expect with this special episode given that I’d been very unimpressed overall with the previous series. In short, too soap-opera-ey and not enough Who-ness. Tonight’s got off to a slow start. And with no title sequence, I was wrong-footed immediately. But, as the episode progressed, this latest outing for …
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OK, tonight is the final episode of this re-booted series, and after some mostly crappy episodes, they’ll need to do something really special to get me back on-side! With last week’s big reveal that the monster-of-the-week was a… frog!!!, can we have something really serious now please Mr Chibnall? Here’s hoping! After tonight – and …
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It’s the penultimate episode for Jodie Whittaker’s first season as the Doctor and overall, I’ve been UNDER-whelmed. No-one’s more surprised than me at this, but with its over-simplified stories and a set of characters that I simply can’t relate to, I’ve struggled to sing its praises. Conversely, most of the Who fan-base, seem to absolutely …
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Opening scenes looked good – another serious story-line – and a Witch is about to be dunked!6.38: One dead ‘un and the Doctor’s now a Witchfinder General. 6.41: King James makes an appearance – and the pantomime season has arrived early – Oh dear!6.44: Scary! What was that? – cue ‘Monster-of-the-Week’ 6.52: Even more scary! …
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Here we are then! past the half-way mark for this series and we’re into titles with an exc!amation mark – surely a slippery slope downwards from here on in!I tend to prefer the serious Who-storylines and so with the promise of the always-hilarious Lee Mack in the cast, I have a feeling this episode is …
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Oh dear! For me, this series is just going from bad to worse. Nothing wrong with the acting, it’s just the very simplistic scripts and the lack of any real tension to-date, resulting in truly FORGETTABLE episodes. The Media too, are now starting to ask questions about the Programme and its overall tone. Last week’s: …
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Well, we’re halfway through this series and for me so far, it’s all been a bit underwhelming – except last week’s, which was even worse with its Pantomime bad-guy, a plodding script and characters who I just don’t relate to) – a real snorefest! © BBC Well, let’s hope tonight’s episode is an improvement. I’ve deliberately …
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Ooo-err missus! As the title suggests, it’s not an episode to watch if you’ve any issues with spiders! More importantly though, four episodes in, did this story have legs? Well, the straight-into-the-title-sequence still takes a bit of getting used to, but that’ll pass, so back to the story itself. Unlike last week’s episode, this one …
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Episode 3 and the first period piece in this revamped ‘Who’. Tonight’s yarn revolved around the civil rights activist Rosa Parks and that pivotal moment in her life. A pretty engaging storyline followed with a fair number of tense moments. The music (that I was so indifferent about before) was perfectly suited in tonight’s episode …
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Ahh, another change – the title sequence was right at the front of the episode! I wasn’t expecting that! …and I think the new theme tune is growing on me too. The promise of these new episodes having more of a cinematic feel certainly played-out in this episode – the crash-landing space-ship in one of …
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Well, I can’t possibly compete with the amount of ‘stuff’ that going to be written about this pivotal episode – so I won’t!. The BBC had a good summary HERE on their news site of what the Critics said… First of all, there are some big changes all around! And I do mean BIG!! To …
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Today, the BBC proudly announced a new logo for Doctor Who – as you can see, they even made a movie about it! (Read the detail HERE). And, unusually, given that Whovians don’t like ANY change to their beloved programme, it was received pretty favourably – with one fan going totally OTT and tweeting… “THE …
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This short teaser-video appeared this morning on YouTube courtesy of Comic-Con 2017. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology and communication (in all its forms), together with a fondness for the art of writing seemed to …
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Well, I didn’t see that coming! I deliberately avoided all social media and any other communication (successfully) for around four hours and eventually caught up with the news when we got back about 8pm). Apparently, at 4.26pm, in amongst the tennis coverage, Sue Barker made the announcement, and that was followed by a short teaser-video. …
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Well, that caught me out! Just as I thought (together with most other Whovians) that I’d learn the identity of the actor playing Doctor Who nearer to the Christmas episode – this appeared just after EastEnders! So, it looks like all will be revealed on Sunday, after the Tennis Finals! Steve PalmerI got into blogging …
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