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Top 10 'Doctor Who' Episodes (Revived Series Only)
Honorable Mention: 'The Impossible Planet'/'The Satan Pit' — Series 2 Episodes 8 & 9 Where Angels Fear to Tread A truly unique episode which traps The Doctor and Rose in the orbit of a black hole, something which is is theoretically impossible, according to The Doctor. That impossibility along with the language so old that even the TARDIS can't translate it immediately evokes intrigue and curiosity from the get go. The classic two-part episode is full of twists and turns along the way as The Doctor comes face to face with something he previously refused to acknowledge the existence of; Satan himself.
By Dylan Stringer8 years ago in Futurism
SyFy, UFOs, and 'Official Denial'
The late 1980s and early 1990s saw a rash of film and TV projects based off of the alien abduction phenomenon. These included adaptations of two non-fiction books based on the phenomenon by Whitely Strieber (Communion starring Christopher Walken) and Budd Hopkins (Intruders). In 1993, the fledgling Sci-Fi Channel (now known, of course, as SyFy) also produced a TV movie on the phenomenon as their first original movie. Titled Official Denial, the result is an interesting if at times an under-served piece of work.
By Matthew Kresal8 years ago in Futurism
The 'Doctor Who' Series 9 Soundtrack 'Seems a Long Way' off - But IT IS Coming Says Silva Screen Records
Doctor Who is one of the world's most loved shows since it began back in 1963 until it was cancelled in 1989 due to the show's ratings dropping massively. However, the show was revived in 2005 by Russell T Davies with Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor. Davies then passed the baton onto Steven Moffat, who then passed it onto Chris Chibnall at Christmas last year.
By Lewis Jefferies8 years ago in Futurism
Christopher Eccleston Claims He Was "Blacklisted" by the BBC - Here's When He Will Return to 'Doctor Who'
Doctor Who is now one of the world's most loved shows. From the United Kingdom to China, the show has fans who just can't get enough of the show. The hit science fiction began back in 1963 where television changed forever. But when the show was revived in 2005, a new generation of fans were introduced to the iconic character that is the Doctor.
By Lewis Jefferies8 years ago in Futurism
Michelle Gomez Hints That Missy Could Be Returning to 'Doctor Who'
Series 10 of Doctor Who was one heck of a rollercoaster for not only the cast, but for the viewers at home too. The latest series of the hit BBC sci-fi show saw the final adventures with Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor. Capaldi made his first proper debut as the Doctor in 2014 when Series 8 broadcast on BBC One. The eighth series didn't just see a new Doctor, it saw a new Master too. Michelle Gomez took on the role of Missy (The Master) in 2014 and has been cropping up here and there for three series now.
By Lewis Jefferies8 years ago in Futurism
Review of 'Counterpart' 1.7
A truly masterful Counterpart 1.7 last night; a perfect spy science fiction story in many overlapping ways. First, it occurred to me as we watched the young Clare in spy training on the other side that there's a strong something of The Americans in Counterpart. Except, whatever Elizabeth's original name was in The Soviet Union (I forget) as she trains to be the adult Elizabeth in America, passing as an American, the ante in Counterpart is much higher, because we get Clare training not to be some rival or enemy nationality but her alternate self. This, again, as I've said before, comes from this deft mix of spy story and science fiction story.
By Paul Levinson8 years ago in Futurism
'Doctor Who': 12 For Twelve
Peter Capaldi's time on the BBC's Doctor Who has ended. This past Christmas he regenerated into Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor who will be making her debut this October per announcements made at the BBC Worldwide Showcase in February. While we wait for her debut, now seems an opportune moment to look back over the highlights of Capaldi's time in the TARDIS. A top twelve for the Twelfth Doctor as it were...(Be warned though: There might be spoilers.)
By Matthew Kresal8 years ago in Futurism
Making Malcolm Barrett Eat His Time Travel Physics Brags From "Only Stupid Answers"...
(The following article is dedicated to Joseph Gerard Polchinski, who we lost - February 3rd, 2018) February 5th, this year, two days after the death of physicist Joseph Gerard Polchinski, Sam Bashor and DJ Wooldridge of the aptly named podcast, Only Stupid Answers, had on that very same show, the African American member of the NBC time travel adventure show, Timeless- Malcolm Barrett. The episode was titled,Time Travel - What Are the Best Rules? Featuring Malcolm Barrett!, from which you can derive the level of intellectual sophistication of the proceedings. After all, forget the best rules - what about the laws of the applicable physics?! Oh, that's right. You see (or you will see), people like Bashor, Wooldridge and even Barrett talk like they know time travel but they don't. All they know is what happens in time travel fiction - which is all B.S. - and the worst conservative theories from relativists in physics - which have nothing to do with true time travel science. In other words, this trio represents exactly why I wrote my article for Futurism.media,Time Travel To The Past Is Almost Here...Because, everything you think you know about it, is WRONG. The key point that I made in the beginning of that article was - "the problem is that the greater majority of it is highly inaccurate and outdated theories that have been rehashed for decades. These stories are then aimed at, or even perpetrated by members of "geek" culture. So, it ends up as the blind leading the blind."
By Marshall Barnes8 years ago in Futurism
