John and I discuss "Enlightenment" being the first Doctor Who story both written and directed by women, and more!
NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 230: "Carnival of Monsters" Is Up!
I'm joined by special guest companion Dave Proctor to discuss "Carnival of Monsters", the second serial from Doctor Who Season 10 in 1973.
NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 229: "The New World" Is Up!
Christine and I discuss Torchwood: Miracle Day, and more!
NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 228: "Something Borrowed" Is Up!
Holly and I discuss the Doctor Who animated project Dreamland, Rhys being the unofficial mascot of Torchwood, and more!
NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 227: "Captain Jack Harkness" Is Up!
Holly and I discuss Holly's Top 3 Torchwood episodes, Tosh getting the spotlight, the first appearance of the "Vote Saxon" posters, and more!
NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 226: "They Keep Killing Suzie" Is Up!
"Are you always this dressy for a murder investigation?"
"What, you'd rather me naked?"
"God help me, the stories are true."
-- DS Kathy Swanson and Captain Jack Harkness, Torchwood: "They Keep Killing Suzie"
Hello again, everyone! My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I are back with a new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast! This time, Torchwood Month returns as we discuss "They Keep Killing Suzie", the eighth episode from Torchwood Series One in 2006, featuring John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness, Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper, Yasmin Bannerman as DS Kathy Swanson, and the return of Indira Varma as Suzie Costello!
In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like not having a special guest companion, Jesse playing on the disabled list, getting more backstory about ex-Torchwood member Suzie Costello, Indira Varma reprising Suzie Costello in Big Finish audio adventures, my being a Mission: Impossible movies, Yasmin Bannerman as Seventh Doctor companion Roz Forrester, The Avengers episode "They Keep Killing Steed", original plans to have Suzie come back in Series Two, Emily Dickinson's poetry, DS Kathy Swanson having zero time for Torchwood, Jack having to ask DS Swanson and the police for help getting out of their own headquarters, Jack's easy decision to try and kill Suzie, the initial reaction to Torchwood being for older audiences instead of the whole family, Tosh calling out Suzie for dishonoring Torchwood, Team Torchwood feeling guilty because they like Suzie's replacement Gwen better than Suzie, Suzie's insane arranged plan to have someone kill innocent people to manipulate Torchwood into bringing Suzie back to life, Suzie manipulating Gwen into taking her to see her dying father so she could kill him, Gwen realizing that Suzie is stealing her life energy like a Silver Age comics supervillain, wondering why the Resurrection Gauntlet exploded when Tosh shot it, Suzie's ominous warning for Jack, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from Holly Mac and Dave Proctor, psychotic fans issuing death threats against Wyatt Russell for replacing Captain America, our three attempts to finish recording this episode, and more!
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NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 225: "The Three Doctors" Is Up!
"Yes, well, as far as I'm concerned, Doctor, one of you is enough. More than enough."
-- Brigadier Alastair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, Doctor Who: "The Three Doctors"
Hello again, everyone! My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I are back with a new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast! This time, we're joined by special guest companions Xan Sprouse & Holly Mac as we discuss "The Three Doctors", the first serial from Doctor Who Season 10 in 1973, featuring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, Katy Manning as Jo Grant, Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, William Hartnell as the First Doctor, and the first appearance of Omega!
In this episode, Jesse, Xan, Holly and I discuss things like Skype being the ancient god that imposes its will when it comes to podcasts, writers Bob Baker & Dave Martin, Jesse and Holly watching "The Three Doctors" for the first time, Xan thinking the Doctor is a megalomaniac, losing a Bessie, what it would probably be like if you were paired with yourself, Stephen Thorne as Azal and Eldrad, Clyde Pollitt's Chancellor being one of the Time Lords that forced the Second Doctor to regenerate in "The War Games", William Hartnell dying at 67, original plans for Frazer Hines to reprise Jamie McCrimmon in "The Three Doctors" and have a romance with Jo Grant, Jon Pertwee nixing the idea of bringing back Wendy Padbury as Zoe Heriot, "The Three Doctors" being the first multi-Doctor story, Omega originally being named OHM, the Second Doctor originating the "You've had this place redecorated" gag, the Brigadier and Sgt. Benton stepping into the TARDIS for the first time, multi-Doctor stories showing how different actors bring out different aspects of the Doctor, wondering why William Hartnell wasn't shown directly on screen to the audience, the introduction of the Doctors not getting along with each other, the First Doctor calling out his successors, Benton being cooler with the idea of regeneration than the Brigadier, Jo being a very underrated companion, the Time Lords taking Omega for granted, the Time Lords desperately asking the Doctor for help after taking one of his lives and exiling him to 20th century Earth, Stephen Thorne being a better voice for Omega than Steve Buscemi, Omega's weird bubble-ish henchmen, "The Three Doctors" adding a good chunk of Time Lord mythos, Patrick Troughton originating the jelly babies bit instead of Tom Baker, Patrick Troughton calling out Jon Pertwee for making Stephen Thorne move out of his camera shot, our favorite quotes of the episode, Ninja Bessie, my Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from Dave Proctor, the upcoming return of Torchwood Month, Xan's favorite quote from Torchwood, and more!
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NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 224: "The Time of Angels" Is Up!
"And two hundred years later, the planet was terraformed. Currently, there are six billion human colonies."
"Whew! You lot, you're everywhere. You're like rabbits! I'll never get done saving you."
-- Father Octavian and the Eleventh Doctor, Doctor Who: "The Time of Angels"
Hello again, everyone! My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I are back with a new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast! This time, we're joined by comic book artist and writer Thom Zahler to discuss "The Time of Angels" & "Flesh and Stone", the fourth & fifth episodes from Doctor Who Series Five in 2010, featuring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond, and the return of the Weeping Angels and Alex Kingston as River Song!
In this episode, Jesse, Thom and I discuss things like Jesse wife Linda learning that Wednesdays is podcast night for Jesse, everybody getting the COVID vaccination shots, Thom's The Long Con card game, Thom's Love and Capes in the Time of COVID, comic book artist Joe Staton, where this story fits on the River Song timeline, "The Time of Angels" being Matt Smith and Karen Gillan's first produced episode, executive producer Piers Wenger thinking that the Delirium Archive needed to be explained, Alex Kingston not expecting to return as River Song, Audrey Niffenegger's novel The Time Traveler's Wife, Matt Smith coming up with the idea that River would land on the Doctor when she flew into the TARDIS, Matt Smith not sticking the "one thing you never put in a trap" cliffhanger, wondering if "The Time of Angels" would've been a David Tennant story had Tennant agreed to stay for a full fourth season, the horrible decision to have Amy try hard to have sex with the Doctor on the night before her wedding to Rory, Teri Hatcher being Jesse's freebie with Linda, the Eleventh Doctor and River Song being like the Fourth Doctor and Romana, River being a more believable romance with the Doctor than Rose, the setup for the "The Big Bang" with a future Eleventh Doctor talking to Amy, wishing Father Octavian had been around a little longer, Father Octavian being a military officer with a spiritual side, the Weeping Angels getting some cool new tricks, the Crack in Time being an elegant solution to Amy having a Weeping Angel inside her eye, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from Dave Proctor and Holly Mac, Thom designing the original Next Stop Everywhere logo, having a foursome next week, and more!
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NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 223: "Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D." Is Up!
"See, with everything else, Susie, there's always an answer to be found, if only you dig deep enough."
-- Dr. Who, Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.
Hello again, everyone! I'm back with a new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast! In this episode, my Partner in Time Jesse Jackson and I are joined by special guest companion DJ Nik from The Fandom Zone Podcast to discuss Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D., the second Dr. Who feature film from 1966 directed by Gordon Flemyng, featuring Peter Cushing as Dr. Who, Bernard Cribbins as Tom Campbell, Roberta Tovey as Susan, and Jill Curzon as Louise!
In this episode, Jesse, Nik and I discuss things like recording on St. Patrick's Day, discussing Dr. Who and the Daleks way back in our 27th episode, Nik being a huge fan of Peter Cushing, Jesse seeing the movie for the first time, how the movie looks on Blu-Ray, Peter Cushing's Dr. Who having a Jon Pertwee's Third Doctor vibe, the movie being very loosely based on the Hartnell Era story "The Dalek Invasion of Earth", wondering why Dr. Who's niece Louise replaced Barbara from the first film, the movie being DWINO (Doctor Who In Name Only), the movie being a late-night popcorn flick, Peter Cushing's autobiography, Bernard Cribbins as Wilfred Mott, Doctor Who veteran guest star Philip Madoc, Amicus Productions buying the option to make three Dalek-related movies from Terry Nation and the BBC for just £500, the scrapped plans to adapt "The Chase" into a third Dr. Who movie, the first use of "rels" as a Dalek time measurement, the need to eliminate the romance between David and Susan from "The Dalek Invasion of Earth", Amicus Productions trying to capitalize on the Dalekmania fad, needing to not pay attention that Dr. Who is from Earth and isn't a Time Lord, Nik being in the mood for cheese, Louise having zero contribution to the plot, Tom's introduction as a new companion, Tom pretending to be one of the Robomen, Andrew Weir as Wyler, Brockley the smug opportunist inevitably getting betrayed by the Daleks, British actors taking acting more seriously than American actors, my not being impressed with the Daleks' plan to destroy the Earths' core and pilot the Earth around like a giant spacecraft, the flying saucer's destruction resembling an Ed Wood movie, waiting for Susan to steal the loaf of bread, my Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from Holly Mac, my support for Special K and Froot Loops breakfast cereals, and more!
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NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 222: "The Impossible Planet" Is Up!
-- The Tenth Doctor, Doctor Who: "The Impossible Planet"
Hello again, everyone! I'm back with a new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast! In this episode, my Partner in Time Jesse Jackson and I are joined by special guest companion Hannah Skorapa to discuss "The Impossible Planet" & "The Satan Pit", the eighth & ninth episodes from Doctor Who Series Two in 2006, featuring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, Gabriel Woolf as the voice of The Beast, and the first appearance of the Ood!
In this episode, Jesse, Hannah and I discuss things like Series Two being underrated, the Sanctuary Base being based on the Nostromo from the movie Alien, Hannah being sabotaged by her DVD player, the Tenth Doctor geeking out over humans, Gabriel Woolf as Sutekh the Destroyer in "Pyramids of Mars", the early draft of the script featuring Raxacoricofallapatorians instead of the Ood, the Ood being similiar to the Sensorites, Billie Piper's final scene playing Rose as a regular companion, the Doctor wanting deep, deep down to be a human instead of a Time Lord, Rose wanting an open concept floor plan, wondering why the Doctor didn't just drop something into the pit and listen for how much farther it was to reach the bottom, Jesse not buying that the Doctor would fall in love with a human, not knowing anything about the Doctor's partner or Susan's parents, Jesse needing to listen to a Sixth Doctor Big Finish audio with Evelyn Smythe, the Doctor being science-based and not subscribing any particular reason, the ambiguity over whether The Beast is actually The Devil, why Rose should've been comfortable being separated from the Doctor, Scooti being a total Redshirt, the greatness of Toby grinning evilly as he kills Scooti, the introduction of the Ood, the Sanctuary Base crew being totally cool with the idea of the Ood being their slaves, the TARDIS not being cool with The Beast's presence and/or the black hole, our Grinning Toby Zed impressions, Hannah being really creeped out by Grinning Toby Zed, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from Holly Mac and Dave Proctor, an update of Hannah's continuing education, Bernard Cribbins appearing in the movie Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D., and more!
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NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 221: "Ghost Light" Is Up!
"Remind me what it was that you sensed when you entered this deserted house. An aura of intense evil?"
"Don't you have things you hate?"
"I can't stand burnt toast. I loathe bus stations. Terrible places. Full of lost luggage and lost souls."
-- The Seventh Doctor and Ace, Doctor Who: "Ghost Light"
Hello again, everyone! I'm back with a new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast! In this episode, my Partner in Time Jesse Jackson and I are joined by special guest companion Xan Sprouse from Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast & Drunk Cinema to discuss "Ghost Light", the second serial from Doctor Who Season 26 in 1989, featuring Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Dorothy "Ace" McShane, Ian Hogg as Josiah Smith, and John Hallam as Light!
In this episode, Jesse, Xan and I discuss things like Jesse wearing a mask no matter what the Governor of Texas says, Team Ghostwood being the best people to discuss "Ghost Light", writer Marc Platt wanting the plot to be left up to the audience, the Doctor wanting Ace to grow as a human being, Jesse having problems with the Britbox subtitles, wondering what "Ghost Light" would've looked like under Russell T Davies as showrunner, Marc Platt's Doctor Who novel Lungbarrow, the importance of needing add new questions about the Doctor if you're answering older questions, Eliza Doolittle from Pygmalion, Ace's elocution lessons, the confusing Josiah Smith husks that don't look a damn thing like Josiah, Ace rocking a tuxedo, Sylvester McCoy embracing the Doctor's darker side, Ace blocking out the memories of burning Gabriel Chase to the ground, Ace showing off her "nakedness", the British Empire's sense of entitlement, Jesse being crushed by criticism Edgar Rice Burrough's Tarzan of the Apes, Darwinism as a central theme in this story, Light capturing Nimrod and making him immortal, the Doctor making his own Prime Directive, lime Skittles being far superior to green apple Skittles, Light not being down with home video rereleases, Control being a metaphor for people needing to grow, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from Holly Mac and Dave Proctor, and more!
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NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 220: "The Ultimate Foe" Is Up!
"In all my travelling throughout the universe, I have battled against evil, against power-mad conspirators. I should have stayed here! The oldest civilization -- decadent, degenerate, and rotten to the core! Power-mad conspirators, Daleks, Sontarans, Cybermen -- they're still in the nursery compared to us! Ten million years of absolute power...That's what it takes to be really corrupt."
-- The Sixth Doctor, Doctor Who: "The Ultimate Foe"
Hello again, everyone! I'm back with a new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast! In this episode, my Partner in Time Jesse Jackson and I are joined by special guest companion Rachel Frend from The Five(ish) Fangirls Podcast to discuss "The Ultimate Foe", the fourth and final serial from Doctor Who Season 23 in 1986, Parts Thirteen & Fourteen of "The Trial of a Time Lord", featuring Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor, Bonnie Langford as Melanie "Mel" Bush, Michael Jayston as the Valeyard, and the return of Anthony Ainley as the Third Master and Tony Selby as Sabalom Glitz!
In this episode, Jesse, Rachel and I discuss things like Rachel being offered Colin Baker's fingernail clippings, Jesse giving an update on Texas losing power and water after a winter storm, always having time to mock Ted Cruz, my appreciation to Christine Peruski for sending me a pack of Jammie Dodgers, the Keeper of the Matrix failing upward, the death of Robert Holmes and Eric Saward quitting, Saward's proposed cliffhanger of having the Sixth Doctor and the Valeyard tumbling through the Matrix and fighting in an eternal battle, Pip and Jane Baker being brought in to salvage the end of Season 23, Colin Baker taking responsibility for Peri not really dying at the end of "Mindwarp", Big Finish's conclusion to the Sixth Doctor era Doctor Who: The Last Adventure, Colin Baker being fired by the BBC and refusing to come back for a final four-part story that would feature a proper regeneration, Jesse still not understanding the Valeyard after two viewings, my theory that the Valeyard could be the Metacrisis Doctor from "Journey's End", the Valeyard's plan to become 100% Bad Guy, wanting the Master to be watching the trial while eating popcorn, Glitz's greed keeping him from being hypnotized by the Master, the Master having professional jealousy of the Valeyard, wondering why the Doctor was paired with Glitz in this story instead of Mel, the politics of the Master broadcasting the trial to Gallifrey in the hope of causing a revolt against the High Council, the Inquisitor asking the Doctor to become Lord President again, the Valeyard popping up at the end, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new feedback from Holly Mac and Dave Proctor, Jesse having a Skype glitch, Jesse getting competition from Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama's podcast, the oddest story that Doctor Who has ever done, and more!
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