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If you haven’t seen the "Doctor Who" episodes that feature the new villains in town, the Silence, you might be a bit lost. But I think you can catch up without running to Wikipedia. Of course, if you like running to Wikipedia, please do so. The other night, I dreamed that I was having dinn ...

Not too long ago, a popular British showrunner suggested that America could really improve its television offerings if it would just do one simple thing: shorten its seasons. That suggestion was not embraced too well by American television purists, who believe the 22-episode season is the golden ...

Gene Roddenberry had talked about including openly gay characters in Star Trek as early as 1986 when he was first promoting the idea of a new Star Trek series. Yet, in the 25 years since then -- and the 45-year history of Star Trek -- the Enterprise (and Deep Space Nine and Voyager) have all bee ...

This story may contain spoilers. Showrunner Steven Moffatt delivered one heck of a character twist at the mid-season break of "Doctor Who." Not only did The Doctor (Matt Smith) fail in his mission to save lil' Melody Pond, there was an earth-shattering reveal over the identity of River Song (A ...

While the Oscars are behind us, the awards season is never truly over. For science-fiction fans, attention is turned to the Hugo Awards, presented every year at the World Science Fiction Society, whose convention is being held this year in Reno, Nevada beginning Aug. 17. The Hugo Awards, giv ...

This column contains major spoilers for the Season 6 premiere of "Doctor Who." The return of “Doctor Who” broke records for BBC America, becoming the highest-rated program in the channel's history. It broke the record that the Season 5 premiere had set. The start in the newest chapter ...

The news has gone through the Whoivan Universe like a thunderbolt. Discussion, remembrances and mourning can be found all over the Internet. At the time this was written, her name was the second most searched item on Yahoo. One truly has to wonder if even she understood all of the lives she ...

By all accounts, "Torchwood" is still a very new show. To date, the spinoff of "Doctor Who" is made-up of 31 episodes, with another 10 on the way ... not much more than what you would expect to see on a couple of seasons of a traditional American science-fiction series. However, being a Britis ...

Merry Christmas, BBC! Seriously, merry Christmas! Because once again, "Doctor Who" delivered you an amazing present. "A Christmas Carol," featuring a special guest appearance from Harry Potter's Michael Gambon, cheered in 10.3 million viewers Saturday in the United Kingdom. That's slightly better ...

One of the many things that have kept me in the entertainment journalism business for more than a dozen years is the passion that fans have for the television shows, movies and franchises they love so dearly. I mean, "fan" is really nothing more than a shortened version of "fanatical," and it's t ...