This week we watch the Doctor Who movie.

The date is December 31, 1999. An enormous danger looms that threatens to destroy the earth. No, it’s not the Y2K bug, it’s The Master! The who? For those of you not familiar with Doctor Who, the Master is the Doctor’s rival Time Lord? Doctor who? Ha ha, you’re funny. What’s a Time Lord? Look, if you don’t know I don’t have time to explain it to you here. Go read the Doctor Who Wiki and get yourself caught up.*

The Master has been executed for his long list of crimes but somehow manages to sabotage the Tardis, forcing the Doctor to land on Earth. Once there he hijacks a human body and begins work on stealing the Doctor’s body, which is more suitable to him than the human body he’s stolen. Well wouldn’t you know that in order to do this the Master has to open the poorly named Eye of Harmony which now threatens to suck the Earth inside out if the newly regenerated Doctor (did I mention he gets shot and then an inept doctor kills him in surgery?) doesn’t get it closed toot sweet.

So the Doctor and his new companion, Grace, the inept Doctor who killed him, race against the clock to stop the Master and his dumb as a post side kick Chang Lee, from accomplishing their goal.

Can the Doctor stop the Master in time? Well, seeing as we’re now three Doctor’s along since this one I guess that’s kind of a silly question. How much ridiculous crap will this movie try to introduce to the show’s cannon? Okay, it’s just two ridiculous things but they’re really stupid. Join me as I riff this sad attempt at re-launching this British show in the US.**

*Actually the movie requires little to no knowledge of the long running show’s cannon to follow so you should be fine.

**Airing opposite the Rosanne series finale probably didn’t help much either.

It’s audio commentary time and this month it’s the turn of Paul McGann in Doctor Who: The Movie. However, Tony was late to the recording as he hadn’t had his dinner (and you don’t want to be in the same room as Tony when he’s hungry) so Paul and Phil cracked on with the news without him, which took all of 5 minutes as it was a very slow week for news.
Eventually Tony turned up and they got on with the task in hand. In this episode, you will find Smurfs, little known facts about Paul McGann, Popeye The Sailor Man and the hazards of transporting free range chickens.

Show 68 – I’m the easy rider

LIVE:
* From the Gally 22 Lobby, Saturday evening February 19, 2011: The Breasticle of Rassilon. Join Eric & Josh and a whole lot more people we shall list now (in no particular order):
* Sean (@tardistavern)
* Steve [TARDIS Tavern]
* A Special Guest
* Emily (@emilyooo)
* Kyle (@FunctionalNerd) [nerdist.com]
* Paul (@KungFuYoda) [Pharos Project]
* Erik (@sjcaustenite) [Doctor Who Book Club]
* Steven (@Legopolis) [Radio Free Skaro]
* Warren (@freyburg) [Radio Free Skaro]
* Chris (@dubbayoo) [Radio Free Skaro]
* Mike Staniforth [Australia]
* And other passers-by whose names we don’t know…

WARNING:

* This commentary contains miscellaneous NüWHO & Classic SPOILERS pertaining to 1996. If you are 100% spoilerphobic to New & Classic epsiodes not yet seen, DO NOT complain to us. This episode is EXPLICIT and as always there are strokes of innuendo throughout.

This commentary will work with the R2/R4 DVD version of Telemovie (1996). It will also work with the Australian VHS version (not the original UK release which had scenes cut).

alternative location…

Topics up for discussion include: the legendary Gordon Tipple, McCoy’s gurning disease, the acting talents of CGI, sticky fluids and the lone backward-headed baby Auton Invasion.