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A Preview of Dr. Who, Season Six

March 31, 2011, 5:00 am

The Doctor is almost back! The new season of Dr. Who premieres April 23rd in England and in America, at least for those lucky enough to have BBC America. My entire family is looking forward to it, as...

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The Doctor Will See You Now: A Look at Season Five

April 23, 2011, 6:30 am

Image: BBC Despite our inclinations for such shows as Dr. Who, Game of Thrones and Peppa Pig, our family does not have cable. We had bunny ears, now we have a box. We had five channels, now we have...

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A Late Viewing of Battlestar Galactica

July 7, 2011, 6:00 am

Similar to Jenn having never watched Firefly, I never saw the new Battlestar Galactica. My best friend found out and immediately lent me her DVDs of the series. It took me a while to get started, but...

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Upcoming Autobiography by Elisabeth Sladen

August 25, 2011, 4:30 am

For those of us still lamenting the loss of the remarkable Sarah Jane Smith, there is a glimmer of hope. Shortly before her illness rendered her unable, she turned in a first draft of her autobiography...

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Trading In Dollars for Darsek with Klingon Monopoly

October 14, 2011, 5:00 am

I have fond memories of playing Monopoly from my childhood. We had our own rules of course, every family does. You could buy a house on any property you owned when you landed on it again, even if you...

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Secret Origins of a GeekMom: Sarah Pinault

October 24, 2011, 4:30 am

I’ve tried but I can’t go back far enough in my memory to trace my geek roots. I have memories of thoroughly enjoying the Star Wars spoof on Muppet Babies in ways that my friends didn’t, my first...

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Catching up on Doctor Who

January 31, 2012, 4:00 am

As a native Englishwoman I naturally grew up with Doctor Who. I watched Peter Davison (the fifth Doctor) episodes that my dad had on VHS, and waited patiently each week for a new adventure from...

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