styrofoamturkeyFeb 24, 2022The Elasticity of Continuityor How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love UNIT Dating Not long ago, I talked about how I think continuity should be a toolbox, not a...
styrofoamturkeyFeb 15, 2022The Man in the Ant HillMarvel Comics (Tales to Astonish # 27, January 1962) As I mentioned in my analysis of Fantastic Four # 1, prior to the launch of their...
styrofoamturkeyFeb 4, 2022The End of the WorldDoctor Who (2005) So Doctor Who was back, but could it stay? Could it sustain itself in the television landscape of 2005? It's tempting...
styrofoamturkeyJan 4, 2022The Cave of SkullsDoctor Who (1963), An Unearthly Child And we’re off! We spent the initial episode looking into mystery of Susan and eventually her...
styrofoamturkeyDec 30, 2021Continuity Should Be a Toolbox, Not a StraightjacketWay back in my first post, I mentioned that I tend to like long stories. It’s not a coincidence that my favorite television series is...
styrofoamturkeyDec 27, 2021The Fantastic FourMarvel Comics (Fantastic Four # 1, November 1961) One of the problems with trying to analyze Marvel comics is simply deciding where to...
styrofoamturkeyDec 24, 2021Origins of My Love of MarvelMarvel Comics A while back, I mentioned that I can't really remember a time when I didn't know what Doctor Who was. While it's not quite...
styrofoamturkeyDec 21, 2021Fear and WonderDoctor Who. What is Doctor Who about? For those of us who are fans of the show, it might seem pretty self-evident, but if you stop to...
styrofoamturkeyDec 3, 2021RoseDoctor Who (2005) It'd been 9 years since we'd had new, real, live action Doctor Who on our screens. It'd been 16 years since it had...
styrofoamturkeyNov 30, 2021Crossing the VoidDoctor Who (2005) The Wilderness Years. The Gap. The 16 Year Void. That Period when Doctor Who was Off the Air for a Really Long Time....