Superman meets The Doctor…

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…and as you can see, it gets a little uncomfortable… from themarysue.com

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A Timeline of recent Dr. Who series

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Are you confused by the travels and adventures of the recent series of Dr. Who? When River met the Doctor in her life, his life, their companion’s life, and so on? Thankfully, Nathanthenerd has been kind (and anal) enough to …

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The Doctor is in—forever

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Well, maybe not forever, but certainly as long as he can get funding, scripts, and talent. Warning, Doctor Who geekery forthcoming: The only way a show like Doctor Who can be around as long as it has is if the …

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The magical musical LEGO TARDIS!

As TARDIS models go, this LEGO TARDIS is quite something. It’s not just the exterior, but it’s got a light and musical accompaniment too! JustJon explains the entire building process over on his blog, and it’s a fun read.

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I wish it were shaped like the TARDIS instead…

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According to boygeniusreport.com, in order to promote their Google Voice VoIP service in America, Google will begin rolling out UK-style phone booths set up with Google Voice phones in select U.S. locations. Too bad they didn’t choose a 1960s UK-style …

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Doctor Who makes a great Hamlet

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Michelle and I very much enjoyed watching the updated, “modern dress” Royal Shakespeare company version of Hamlet from 2008 starring David Tennant, who at the time was still playing Doctor Who on television. I thought the production itself was very …

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An Addendum to my DRM rant

You can consider this post an addendum to the Turning purchasers into pirates blog entry from a few days ago. And this also involves  Doctor Who. Yesterday, I saw a wonderful video on YouTube from Glastenbury: at the close of …

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A crazy old man with a magic blue box

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I first met The Doctor (‘The Doctor?’ Doctor Who?) in the mid-80s, in a living room in the Santa Ana Hills with my Dungeons and Dragons gaming friends. I can’t say I was impressed. Unlike American sci-fi television, this only-on-PBS …

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