Blu-Ray Review: Doctor Who Series 6
By cGt2099 | December 5th, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Doctor Who Series 6
Starring Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Alex Kingston, Stuart Milligan, Suranne Jones, James Corden
Written by Steven Moffat, Stephen Thompson, Neil Gaiman, Matthew Graham, Mark Gatiss, Tom McRae, Toby Whithouse, Gareth Roberts
Directed by Toby Haynes, Jeremy Webb, Richard Clark, Julian Simpson, Peter Hoar, Richard Senor, Nick Hurran, Steve Hughes
The sixth season of the new generation of Doctor Who is propelled by showrunner Steven Moffat into a web of timey wimey twists and turns, chock full of revelations and unveiled secrets of key characters: specifically fan favorite River Song. The series begins with a disastrous development for the Doctor, witnessed by his companions — and sets the tone for the rest of the season.
Topics: Blu-ray, DVD Reviews, DVDs, Reviews, Television
Tags: Alex Kingston, Arthur Darvill, Doctor Who, James Corden, Karen Gillan, Matt Smith, Neil Gaiman, Steven Moffat, Stuart Milligan, Suranne Jones
Blu-ray Review: Doctor Who Series Six Part 1
By cGt2099 | August 26th, 2011 at 1:00 pm
Series Six Part One
Starring Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Alex Kingston, Stuart Milligan, Mark Sheppard, Suranne Jones, Frances Barber
Written by Steven Moffat, Stephen Thompson, Neil Gaiman, Matthew Graham
Directed by Toby Haynes, Jeremy Webb, Richard Clark, Julian Simpson, Peter Hoar
The BBC release of the first half of Doctor Who Series 6 presents fans a chance to grab a hold of the episodes aired this year before the second half airs on August 27. With fascination with the Time Lord at an all time high in America since the days of Tom Baker, it makes sense that the BBC would officially release Series 6 Part 1 while the time is ripe.
Series 6 of Doctor Who does not kick off immediately after the previous adventures in Series 5. Instead, some time has passed, and companions Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill) have been separated from the Doctor (Matt Smith) for an as of yet unexplained reason. The companions and River Song (Alex Kingston) obtain an invitation in TARDIS-blue envelopes to meet somewhere in the United States at a specific time.
Topics: Blu-ray, DVD Reviews, Reviews, Television
Tags: Alex Kingston, Arthur Darvill, Doctor Who, Forest of the Dead, Frances Barber, Jeremy Webb, Julian Simpson, Karen Gillan, Mark Sheppard, Matt Smith, Matthew Graham, Neil Gaiman, Peter Hoar, Richard Clark, Stephen Thompson, Steven Moffat, Stuart Milligan, Suranne Jones, TARDISblend, Toby Haynes
TV Review: 'Doctor Who: Day of the Moon, The Curse of the Black Spot'
By Goodman | May 13th, 2011 at 2:42 pm
Series 6, Episode 2 (Day of the Moon) and 3 (The Curse of the Black Spot)
Directed by Toby Haynes (Day of the Moon) and Jeremy Webb (The Curse of the Black Spot)
Written by Steven Moffat (Day of the Moon) and Steve Thompson (The Curse of the Black Spot)
Staring: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Alex Kingston, Mark Sheppard, Stuart Milligan, Chukwudi Iwuji, Hugh Bonneville, Lily Cole, and Frances Barber
Air date: April 30, May 7, 2011
Exams put my review of the new Doctor Who episodes Day of the Moon behind a bit more than I'd like, so I figured I'd lump it in with my The Curse of the Black Spot review. This ended up being a good thing, cause I have lots to say about one of these episodes and not so much to say about the other. Hit the jump for the full review.
Topics: Reviews, Television, TV Reviews
Tags: Alex Kingston, Arthur Darvill, Chukwudi Iwuji, Day of the Moon, Doctor Who, Frances Barber, Hugh Bonneville, Jeremy Webb, Karen Gillan, Lily Cole, Mark Sheppard, Matt Smith, Steve Thompson, Steven Moffat, Stuart Milligan, The Curse of the Black Spot, Toby Haynes
TV Review: 'Doctor Who: The Impossible Astronaut'
By Goodman | April 23rd, 2011 at 9:46 pm
Series 6, Episode 1: The Impossible Astronaut
Directed by Toby Haynes
Written by Steven Moffat
Starring Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Alex Kingston, Mark Sheppard, William Morgan Sheppard, Stuart Milligan, Chukwudi Iwuji
Air date: April 23, 2011
Like any good companion of the Doctor, we've waited too long for his return, but the wait is over. Tonight saw the Series 6 premiere of Doctor Who on BBC America. The beginning of this review is spoiler-free and at the end are clearly marked Spoiler section for those of you who have not yet seen the episode.
Episode 1, The Impossible Astronaut, has a lot of ground to cover in terms of establishing what the overall plot of this new series is. After a quick and humorous check in with Amy (Karen Gillan), Rory (Arthur Darvill), and River (Alex Kingston), our heroes meet up with The Doctor (Matt Smith) and we're thrust right into the thick of what looks to be an exciting and mystery-filled season.
Topics: Reviews, Television, TV Reviews, Week of Geek
Tags: Alex Kingston, Arthur Darvill, bbc america, Chukwudi Iwuji, Doctor Who, Karen Gillan, Mark Sheppard, Matt Smith, Steven Moffat, Stuart Milligan, The Impossible Astronaut, Toby Haynes, William Morgan Sheppard