Podcastica
- Description:
- A Doctor Who fan podcast, following and analysing both Classic and New episodes of one of the greatest sci-fi shows ever: Doctor Who.
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- Episodes:
- 314
- Average Episode Duration:
- 0:1:01:34
- Longest Episode Duration:
- 0:1:55:25
- Total Duration of all Episodes:
- 13 days, 10 hours, 10 minutes and 51 seconds
- Earliest Episode:
- 28 August 2014 (5:06am GMT)
- Latest Episode:
- 9 April 2024 (12:38pm GMT)
- Average Time Between Episodes:
- 11 days, 4 hours, 27 minutes and 25 seconds
Podcastica Episodes
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Podcastica Episode 306: The Long Game OR 600 Channels and Nothing On
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 43 minutes and 20 secondsFriends and listeners, we give you The Long Game! Voted the worst 9th Doctor story three times in a row, we have to admit that we mostly agree. Simon Pegg guest stars but has to play second fiddle to a poorly animated sack of meat with teeth. The universally panned Adam is here, but we actually find that he serves a purpose in this story. Plus...is the Doctor at least partially to blame for Adam's behavior?
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Podcastica Episode 305: The Underwater Menace OR Insert Underwater Mario Level Music
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 59 minutes and 17 secondsWe accept that the animated recreations of missing Doctor Who episodes can be a little hit and miss at times. But, really, at the end of the day, we're glad that these stories exist in more than just black and white tele-snaps for viewers to enjoy! And, while we weren't bowled over by the animation this time, there's still lots to enjoy. So grab your air tanks (or just become a fish person) and join us under the sea for The Underwater Menace!
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Podcastica Episode 304: The Android Invasion OR Resistance is Inadvisable
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 40 minutes and 52 secondsThe Android Invasion probably won't be making anyone's list for most amazing 4th Doctor story ever. But that doesn't mean there aren't any enjoyable parts to the story. We have some crazy looking androids, the Kraal are...maybe rhino people?! And there are some plot twist that, we have to admit, we didn't really see coming. So join us for a quick episode as we review The Android Invasion!
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Podcastica Episode 303: The Chase OR Ian and Barbara's Excellent Adventure
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 24 minutes and 19 secondsLondon 1965!! Remember when that was a thing? Well, we're back from Gallifrey One and friend of the show MA Solko has given us The Chase to watch. Not because it's a stinker, but because it's awesome. And, boy, was he right. Not a perfect story, but a wild romp across space and time! Amongst other things, The Chase may feature our favorite cliffhanger of all time and one of the funniest scenes in all of Doctor Who!
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PODcastica - Episode 302: Gallifrey One Day Two Recap
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 39 minutes and 9 secondsHello again, fellow WHOVIANS! We're back with our DAY TWO recap of Gallifrey One 2024! We talk about Idiot's Lantern, Game of Rassilon, Alex Kingston, the Tiki meet up, and much more!
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PODcastica - Episode 301: Gallifrey One Days Zero & One!
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 28 minutes and 29 secondsGREETINGS WHOVIANS! John and Taylor are LIVE from the lobby of the LAX Marriott to give you their recaps of Gallifrey One Day Zero & Day One! We hope everyone is having a lovely con.
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Podcastica Episode 300: Planet of the Spiders OR The Fast and The Whovious
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 12 minutes and 31 secondsOn the surface, Planet of the Spiders is another 6-part story that probably would be better served as four. However, as a send-off for Jon Pertwee's Doctor, it's an absolutely bonkers adventure full of karate chops, Palpatine-esque lightning, a huge car chase, crazy Halloween-castoff spiders looking to rule the universe, callbacks to The Green Death and Jo, and so much more! So if you're on your way to Gallifrey One or just need to escape the world for an hour, join us for our 300th episode and Planet of the Spiders!!
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Podcastica Episode 299: The Ark OR The Elephant in the Room
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes and 1 secondFriends, what if we told you that we have the perfect Halloween costume idea for you and you'd get to go the whole night without having to talk to anyone! No? You don't want to have a ping pong ball in your mouth all night? Alright then, fine! But just hear us out as we talk about the Monoids, the plague that Dodo brings, the 1st Doctor "hmm'-ing a lot, Cushman carts of the deep future, and an honest-to-goodness elephant on set as we review the First Doctor adventure The Ark!!
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Episode 298: The Mind of Evil OR Very Maybe
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes and 56 secondsThe Mind of Evil might just be Doctor Who at its greatest attempt to be an action-adventure show with a little bit of science fiction thrown in! The story is split between Stangmoor Prison and a Peace Conference for which UNIT is providing security (except for when everyone races off to the prison for the back half of the story). The Master has built a machine to harvest evil feelings, but also wants to steal a missle and blow up the conference! Looks, there's really a lot going on here and we haven't even gotten to the dragon...so get ready for some great faces from Pertwee and let's dive in!!
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Podcastica Episode 297: The Church on Ruby Road OR Synchronicity Storms
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 10 minutes and 1 secondHappy New Year, friends! We're starting 2024 with a look at Ncuti Gatwa's first full episode as The Doctor, The Church on Ruby Road! And on Ruby Road, we find Ruby Sunday! So, new Doctor, new companion (er, friend...), and new adventures as RTD starts weaving some fantastical elements into our fave sci-fi show. And we are totally here for it! In fact, we're left to wonder if maybe RTD has seen a certain documentary about high strangeness that we both enjoy!
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Podcastica Episode 296: The Giggle OR Chaotic Bi-Generation Energy
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 19 minutes and 40 secondsOmigosh, friends, it has come and gone! The 60th Anniversary Specials have come to a smashing close with The Giggle! There's so much to talk about: The Toymaker, UNIT, what's that Vlinx thing?, Mel!, bi-generation...and what that means thematically for not just The Doctor but Doctor Who as a show. So gather the wee babbies around and let's dive into it! Programming Note: We're both traveling around Christmas time, so this is our last episode for 2023 and we'll discuss the Christmas special at the first of the new year!
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Podcastica Episode 295: Wild Blue Yonder OR A Lifeform with a Bum
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 11 minutes and 26 secondsOff we go! Off to watch Wild Blue Yonder! Don't worry, I won't turn this entire synopsis into a song! It's far too early for that. But this week we watched the 2nd of the 60th Anniversary Specials: Wild Blue Yonder! In which we learn the value in not knowing everything that's going to happen in a story before it airs. And it was freakin' bonkers as The Doctor and Donna land on a ship out at the edge of the universe where something (some...not-things) are trying to get in. And what ensues in a visually stunning adventures in which our beloved actors really get to work double duty!
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Podcastica Episode 294: The Star Beast OR Shatterfry the Positrons!
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 21 minutes and 15 secondsDOCTOR WHO IS BACK, BABY! Holy smokes, are we ever stoked to have Doctor Who back on our screens! This time around, we dive into the first of the 60th Anniversary specials: The Star Beast! Yes, we have small nitpicks, but they're small and don't take away from our overall enjoyment of this adventure. We won't spoil any of it here, so slap on those headphones, flip all the switches you can find, and settle in for The Star Beast!
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Podcastica Episode 293: The Celestial Toymaker OR Shal We Play a Game?
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 11 minutes and 28 secondsHow far will two guys go to learn more about The Toymaker? Will they endure telesnaps and amateur animations? They will! With The Giiggle in our not-to-distant future, it was high time we got to know this immortal craftsman with a penchant for games. So we did our best to watch The Celestial Toymaker (and will likely revisit it when the animated version comes out). We also have a boatload of Who News and the slew of story notes, so grab a drink and get comfortable!
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Podcastica Episode 292: Planet of Evil OR Welcome to the Jungle
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 0 minutes and 30 secondsWelcome to the jungle! But there really aren't a lot of fun and games on the furthest charted planet in the universe as something is killing of the crew of a geology ship. As is far too often the case, The Doctor and Sarah Jane are the suspects, but the reality turns out to be far stranger with an anti-matter monster on the loose! That's right, join us on the Planet of Evil where there's an amazing jungle set!
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Podcastica Episode 291: The Awakening OR A Town Called Malice
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 3 minutes and 56 secondsThis is it, folks! With The Awakening, we've now reviewed every televised 5th Doctor story! And to describe this story as one that doesn't overstay its welcome is fairly apt! It's not a stunner, but it's also not a stinker. And, really, the star of the show is a giant sort of Green Goblin face that looks like it belongs in the Cave Train ride under some blacklights at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk! So join us as we don our LARPing outfits and check out The Awakening!
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Podcastica Episode 290: The Invisible Enemy OR Journey to the Center of The Doctor
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 6 minutes and 26 secondsWhat a difference one story makes! Yes, this time we've gone backward in Season 15 by one story (yeah, our bad) to The Invisible Enemy and holy moly, friends, we loved this adventure! A sentient prawn virus is making plans to propagate not just from person to person, but also through TIME as it looks to take over The Doctor! Can a teeny version of The Doctor and Leela save the day as well as adopt a cute tin dog? You bet they can! So join us for The Invisible Enemy!
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Podcastica Episode 289: Image of The Fendahl OR The Rider Wait-For-It Tarot Deck
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 52 minutes and 2 secondsClassic Doctor Who! Doesn't it feel so good to be in that warm, cozy blanket? Well, there might be a few burrs in this specific blanket as Image of The Fendahl rubs us the wrong way in places. On the one hand, we're happy to see Tom Baker and Louise Jameson again, but at the same time there's almost too much going on in this story and it gets kinda dark at times...does things we're honestly surprised to see on Doctor Who!
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Podcastica Episode 288: The Wedding of River Song OR The Feel Points
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 0 minutes and 31 secondsWe did it! We've reached the end of our Summer of Season Six with The Wedding of River Song! And, naturally, it had to go out with a bang! Time is rebelling against itself (and River's efforts to prevent her killing The Doctor), but The Doctor always has one extra trick up his sleeve! So join us as we wrap up this season, take a look at our updated stats, and get excited for some Classic Who next time!
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Podcastica Episode 287: Closing Time OR Semisonic Screwdriver
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 58 minutes and 40 seconds"Closing time! You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here!" Actually, wait, no you can stay here! In fact, we'd prefer if you stayed here and listened to our review of the 6th season episode "Closing Time!" Yes, it's James Corden. Yes, the Doctor talks to a baby. Yes, we kind of wonder why we see Amy & Rory at all. But there's also ruminations on what Carpool Karaoke would be like on a Cybership and the power of parenthood to pull you through tough situations!
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Podcastica Episode 286: The Girl Who Waited OR Amy Pond's Big Adventure
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 51 minutes and 57 secondsWell, it's an episode we knew we'd have to tackle eventually. The Girl Who Waited wasn't our favorite episode when it first aired. Over time, it appears that John has softened on it, but Taylor still feels like Moffat is putting Amy and Rory through the wringer any chance he gets. Join us as we process our feelings, talk about some Who News, and (as always) focus on the parts we enjoyed most!
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Podcastica Episode 285: Night Terrors OR The New 2011 Nissan Tenza
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 58 minutes and 45 secondsWell, reviewing Night Terrors led us to an interest debate that we're going to take up closer to Halloween: what's the scariest episode of Doctor Who? Because Taylor definitely thinks this story could take the cake! Between the various tropes. a possible homage to Poltergeist, the transition to Peg Doll effects, and lots of spooky directorial choices...Night Terrors definitely rates high on the Behind the Couch scale!
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Podcastica Episode 284: A Good Man Goes to War OR I Would Like to See the Baby
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 56 minutes and 7 secondsThe whole first half of Season 6 has led up to this! A GOOD MAN GOES TO WAR! The Doctor raises an army of friends and cameos and callsback to earlier in the season to storm Demon's Run to rescue Amy and her baby! But twists and turns abound in the Season 6 mid-season finale (remember when those were a thing?)! Join us for a romp through this adventure and then seek out Episode 205 for Let's Kill Hitler and the come back in two weeks for Night Terrors!
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Podcastica Episode 283: The Almost People OR No Use Crying Over Spilled Ganger
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 56 minutes and 24 secondsThis week we watched The Almost People and realize that we probably should have watched it alongside The Rebel Flesh from last time. Sometimes the weight of having a massive reveal at the end (that doesn't impact the current episode) leads to an unbalanced storyline. And given a bit of the body horror present in this story, we wonder if the magical healing properties of the TARDIS are played a little too much toward the end. Regardless, we always find the bits we like most and try to focus on those!
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Podcatica Episode 282: The Rebel Flesh OR A Good Ganger Goes to War
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 46 minutes and 16 secondsMaybe we need to start calling this our Summer of Season Six as we continue to march through this era of Doctor Who. This week we watched The Rebel Flesh in which The Doctor, while trying to help folks through a solar tsunami accidentally gives that extra spark of life to programmable flesh and a whole slew of Spiderman pointing at himself memes ensue!
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Episode 281: The Doctor's Wife OR Do You Want to Build a TARDIS?
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 52 minutes and 32 secondsIt's the episode we swore we'd already reviewed (but hadn't)! Our tour of Season 6 continues with The Doctor's Wife! Spoilers: we loved this story! And it absolutely holds up almost 12 years later. Granted, there are a couple things that still had us wondering, but it didn't detract from our enjoyment of meeting Idris and trying to outwit House! So sit back and enjoy (no biting!).
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Podcastica Episode 280: The Curse of The Black Spot OR Becalmed and Carry On
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 54 minutes and 56 secondsWe keep that Season 6 train a'rollin friends with The Curse of The Black Spot! Flimsy pirate metaphors aside, we really enjoyed this episode, especially coming back to it basically knowing how it plays out and picking up on the cues and the story's own rules. Lots of great banter! Smith's ability to rattle off technobabble is without equal here! So swash those buckles and let's get into it!
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Podcastica Episode 279: Day of the Moon OR Death Metal Fonts
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 7 minutes and 33 secondsWell, we couldn't leave last episode's cliffhanger alone and so we dove into DAY OF THE MOON with gusto and are loving just how much fun we remembered having with this era of Doctor Who! This time around, Moff leans hard on the horror tropes as The Silence become even more of a menace and Team TARDIS (plus Canton) do their best to defeat them. All that, plus we kick around some new shirt ideas!
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Episode 278: The Impossible Astronaut OR Who Shot D.R.?
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 3 minutes and 26 secondsThis week we keep the Moffat train a-rollin' with THE IMPOSSIBLE ASTRONAUT! Yep, the Season Six opener that set the stage for the season's mystery and main story arc. This was peak Modern Who and we recount what fandom was like in this era along with how the show finally did some filming in America. John also thinks the show really has something against hats. This one definitely has some scares and some elements of horror, so be mindful of this one if the youngest viewers are around.
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Episode 277: The Big Bang OR The Bow Tie Theory
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 58 minutes and 22 secondsAfter The Pandorica Opens...the Pandorica closes...and then opens again because the Doctor is jumping around in time (as he's wont to do) making sure that the cracks in the universe don't consume the whole thing and ensuring that his friends come out alright. Even if that means removing himself from the universe. But is the Doctor ever really gone? Hmm, that's a phrase we usually save for the Master! Anyway, this time we review The Big Bang...and a word of warning to our headphone listeners, Taylor's switched up his mic game this ep and is coming in a little hot. So maybe turn us down a notch or two.
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Podcastica Episode 276: The Pandorica Opens OR What's in a Namesake
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 55 minutes and 43 secondsHey friends, want to hear a funny story? It's a story about how this podcast got its name...275 episodes after our first episode. Yeah, time is definitely funny that way, but we're here this week to talk about The Pandorica Opens! The penultimate episode of Matt Smith's first season and all sorts of bonkers-ness is breaking out! So join as we finally get back into some Modern Who and see how well this story holds up almost 13 years after it first aired!
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Podcastica Episode 275: Dimensions in Time OR Gotta Catch Em All
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 57 minutes and 35 secondsWell, friends, your hosts are back in their respective homes and recovering from Gallifrey One, so they sit down with another annual tradition: a post-Gally ep chosen by friend of the show M.A. Solko! This time around, we're subjecting ourselves to the 1993 30th Anniversary Special "Dimensions in Time!" It's...well, it's definitely a thing that went to air. Regardless, we definitely have some fun with it as well as recap our Sunday at Gallifrey One last week.
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PODcastica - Episode 274: Gallifrey One 2023 Day Two Recap!
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 32 minutes and 18 secondsHello again, fellow Whovians! Gallifrey One has come and gone, but you can still listen to our DAY TWO recap featuring our very good friend Terry (@CaptAceDanger)!
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Podcastica - Episode 273: Gallifrey One 2023 Day One Recap!
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 28 minutes and 20 secondsHELLO FELLOW WHOVIANS! We have gotten coffee, put together our podcasting gear, and gave you our Day 1 thoughts LIVE from the lobby at Gallifrey One!
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Podcastica - Episode 272: Aliens of London & World War Three OR Return of the Floppy Monsters!
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 3 minutes and 50 secondsGALLIFREY ONE IS UPON US! But first, The Doctor and Rose return to the “present day” a mere 12 hours since they…wait, what? Okay, I’m getting late breaking news that the TARDIS still doesn’t have the best aim. They’ve actually returned 12 months since they last left! But, strangely enough, just in time for opportunistic aliens to whip the planet into a panic and slag the whole place in order to sell it off in the biggest fire sale ever! Toss in the introduction of Harriet Jones, MP for Flydale North and you have the Aliens of London nearly starting World War 3!
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Podcastica Episode 271: The Green Death OR Terror with a Side of Flies
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 26 minutes and 39 secondsThis time around, friends, we wrap up Season 10 of Classic Who with a look at The Green Death! That's right, the Doctor and Jo return to Earth just in time to take on a whole lot of craziness at a mine in Wales! The Doctor also makes that long-awaited trip to Metebelis III and that becomes one of the funniest parts of the whole serial! But all good things must come to an end as Jo chooses to depart at the end and we're hit with one of the more (if not most) emotional scenes in recent memory.
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Podcastica Episode 270: Planet of the Daleks OR Not Actually Skaro
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 16 minutes and 47 secondsThis time we continue our trek through Season 10 with Planet of the Daleks! It's basically the second half of the planned 12-parter with Frontier in Space, but this time instead of political intrigue and The Master, we get a whole lot of Daleks, a planet that can't decide if it's a jungle or a frozen wasteland (ice volcanoes, really...), invisible natives, and the return of the Thals who've now started spaceflight! The pacing is pretty good, Jo is (again) amazing, and there's a fair bit to enjoy with Planet of the Daleks!
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Podcastica Episode 269: Frontier in Space OR No Corridors, Only Cells!
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 11 minutes and 28 secondsHappy New Year, friends! We're starting off 2023 with a six-parter that was almost a 12-parter that could have probably been told better in four parts. Yep, it's Frontier in Space! We've got Earth-Draconian tensions at an all-time high, Ogrons working for The Master who is ultimately working for the Daleks, plus there's a big random orange blob! It's all sorts of craziness...and did we mention there's lots of time spent in jail cells?
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Podcastica Episode 268: Nightmare of Eden OR This is Your Brain on Mandrels
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 2 minutes and 59 secondsDrugs are bad, mmmkay? That's right, friends, we close out 2022 with an absolute goofball of a story with NIGHTMARE OF EDEN! What happens to your story with an anti-drug message when the director quits part way through principal photography? Well, you get a story much like this. It's not a complete disaster by any means and we're able to cherry pick the best parts. And on a programming note, we're going to take the Christmas holiday off and will be back with our next ep right at the start of 2023! Thanks so much for listening this year.
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Podcastica Episode 267: The Abominable Snowmen OR Slenderman's Resting Smirkface
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 14 minutes and 42 secondsWe love a good animation (and decry the fact that this appears to be the last one, unless maybe Disney is going to inject some cash that way...please!) and The Abominable Snowmen looks gorgeous! There is lots to like in this story, even though we felt it probably could have been told in four episodes. So grab your parka and pay respects at the monastery because it's time to go after The Abominable Snowmen!
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Podcastica Episode 266: Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. OR Someone Set Us Up the Bomb
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 20 minutes and 9 secondsWell, we've been saying for a while that we've wanted to watch that other Peter Cushing Dr. Who film and, friends, that time is now! DALEKS' INVASION EARTH 2150 A.D. (note the lack of articles and prepositions, please). This is a fun ride! For as goofy and weird as these Dr. Who movies were, there's a lot of action, some incredible stunts, and (spoilers!) we give it a perfect 10 on our Duggan Scale! Join us as we take a look way back to 1966 with Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.!
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Podcastica Episode 265: The Power of The Doctor OR When Does Ten Equal Fourteen?
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 50 minutes and 43 secondsWell, friends, we've all had a week to rewatch and process our feelings about The Power of The Doctor (as well as all the news that dropped right after that aired)! This time we're going to spend quite a bit looking at this adventure, what it means to us, how well it caps off the Chibnall era & Jodie's run, and also talk a bit about what the future holds (and also gripe a little about how long it'll be before we have some new Doctor Who on the telly again).
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Episode 264: Asylum of the Daleks OR Stir Eggs, 8 Min.
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 6 minutes and 43 secondsWe're back, friends! Thanks for waiting that extra week! Totally appreciated. This time around we look at Asylum of the Daleks in which Amy & Rory are on the rocks, The Doctor is somehow both the predator of the Daleks & their temporary savior, and we meet Oswin who's currently working on her own series for Food Network, but it's not going so well. How long are you supposed to "stir" those "eggs" again? And will no one think of the milk!? We also talk about the trailer (finally!) for The Power of the Doctor as well as the super exciting Gallifrey One news!
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Podcastica Episode 263: Resurrection of the Daleks OR And then More Murdering
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 8 minutes and 48 secondsLONDON 1984! Apparently a bleak hellscape in which the Daleks have a team of mercenary human clones (with helmets we're surprised didn't become a marketing opportunity) working to unearth Davros while also infiltrating various areas of human culture. See, there's a lot happening in Resurrection of the Daleks, but instead of anything getting resurrected, lots (and lots) of characters get gunned down...often for no reason. This is an unusual Doctor Who story if only for that fact, but it's one we'd have to review eventually!
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Podcastica Episode 262: The Keeper of Traken OR Leave It to Beevers
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 59 minutes and 50 secondsWell, this time we finally can mark Season 18 off our checklist (because we reviewed Logopolis a while ago...go check it out) with The Keeper of Traken! If reviewing almost a whole season in one stretch has shown us anything, it's that this season was fraught with issues. But they still put out some good stories (and ultimately gave Tom a satisfying send off). The Keeper of Traken had to not only further the season, but also introduce what would become a new companion and also reintroduce The Master. There are some stumbles, but they mostly stick the landing.
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Podcastica Episode 261: Warrior's Gate OR Mobile Suit Gundan Wing
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 5 minutes and 35 secondsThis time we round out the E-Space Trilogy and nearly all of Season 18 with Warrior's Gate! While we're not over the moon about this particular story, there are definitely reasons why this one suffered a bit during production. We can see where they were headed, but they don't quite get there. Plus, we really wish Romana & K9 got more of a goodbye than they did. As always, however, we try to find the best parts and this time we have to admit that Adric has a pretty impressive move! What was it? You've got to listen to find out!
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Podcastica Episode 260: State of Decay OR Immature Hominoid, Non-Hostile
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 11 minutes and 39 secondsState of Decay may seem like another chance for the BBC to pull out its Shakespearean era costumes and give them some exercise, but the story (a Terrence Dicks classic) has a rich tapestry behind it that not only expands Gallifreyan lore, but also gives justification for the tropey vampire acting in this story! I mean, a race of ancient giant vampires vs. the Time Lords...like how has Big Finish not done a boxset on this yet? Anyway, we loved State of Decay (despite the many production challenges it had) and we think you will, too!
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Podcastica Episode 259: Full Circle OR The Marshmen Have the TARDIS
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 52 minutes and 44 secondsWell, they can't all be stellar, but we always try to find the elements we like best in a Doctor Who story. That's the case with the opener to the E-Space Trilogy, Full Circle! Not only are we introduced to Adric, but we meet his brother (who definitely has some Oasis vibes), we peruse some binders, and we kind of wonder what tastes so odd in this fruit! Someone find the pilot and strap in because it's time to talk about Full Circle!
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Podcastsica Episode 258: Meglos OR Brotadac's Burgundy Dreamcoat
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 6 minutes and 16 secondsWhile trying to repair K9, The Doctor and Romana find themselves in a time loop set up by an evil cactus named Meglos who has apparently inhabited the body of poor Nigel from Accounting and has a crazy plan to pretend to be the Doctor in order to steal a geometric shape of extreme power and, you know, rule the universe or some such craziness. Can the Doctor and Romana defeat Meglos, satisfy Brotadac’s lust for a nice coat, and prevent the destruction of Tigella? Well, grab that agave and strap in because…it…must…be…MEGLOS!!
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Podcastica Episode 257: The Leisure Hive OR Copy! Paste! Pangol!
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 0 minutes and 43 secondsUp to now, we hadn't done any stories from Season 18 shy of Logopolis and we were missing out! This time we look at The Leisure Hive and while it starts with a bit of a slow-burn murder mystery it soon cranks up the bonkers with some of the greatest cliffhangers we've ever seen, a completely WTF ending, and a race of aliens who die when they've lost all the blueberries from their heads! Get ready for some wild blue screen magic with The Leisure Hive!