Doctor Who Prequel to Let’s Kill Hitler

August 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The next new episode of Doctor Who, “Let’s Kill Hitler,” will air later this month. In the mean time, the BBC has released a prequel:

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Reasons to Buy Religion and Science Fiction: “Spoilers”

August 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Sure, River Song’s diary has “spoilers” about the Doctor’s future. But reading Religion and Science Fiction will clue you in to more about what’s coming in your favorite science fiction show. Sci-fi, like all genres, thrives on doing creative things that explore big questions and topics that are of perennial interest. And so if you [...]

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Philip K. Dick’s Bible for Sale

August 7, 2011 By 3 Comments

At the intersection of religion and science fiction, IO9 notes that Philip K. Dick’s annotated Bible is on sale on eBay for $6,500. If you are so inclined, and wealthy, please buy it for me! IO9 also notes William Gibson’s snarky Twitter comment that he will gladly write stuff in your Bible for less. Elsewhere [...]

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Dr. Snoopy the Time Lord

August 3, 2011 By 9 Comments

It was suggested to me today that Snoopy must be a time lord, since his doghouse seems to be bigger on the inside than the outside. Apparently this is not the first time the idea has occurred to someone, since I found these pictures online: There are other Peanuts meets Doctor Who images out there. [...]

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LOST “Deleted Scenes” Reveals Man in Black’s Name and More!

July 24, 2011 By 3 Comments

In a hilarious “deleted scenes” clip from Comic Con, we learn that Jacob and the Man in Black knew where the show was going all along. [chuckle] HT Nik at Nite and IO9. And in addition to the following trailer from the next Doctor Who episode, “Let’s Kill Hitler,” which looks awesome… …the BBC web [...]

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The Doctor Who Experience

July 11, 2011 By 3 Comments

One of the non-conference-related highlights of my recent visit to London was taking my son to the Doctor Who Experience. This post will contain some spoilers which, if you are planning on going, you might want to skip. Then again, I remember thinking as I was waiting in line to go in, and the guide [...]

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Harmonizing Judas With Doctor Who

June 13, 2011 By 45 Comments

This post isn’t about singing harmony on a Lady Gaga song, but about turning a favorite conservative Christian passtime into a fun blogging activity. The discrepancies between the accounts of Judas’ fate, what happened to the 30 pieces of silver, and how the “Field of Blood” got its name are well known. If you aren’t [...]

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