Tisdel's Tirades

Let me tell you about a character archetype peculiar to British media: the bluff British man. The bluff, beefy British man is typically in h...

Some quick thoughts that I've had in a Word document for a few weeks now. I'll post a Top 10 Who episodes of the new series list, se...

First of all, I'm finally, finally, FINALLY caught up on Doctor Who . I just watched my first-ever newly aired episode, "Closing Ti...

If you somehow missed the Babylon 5 rumpus that's been taking place around here for the past week, fear not: all the links can be found ...

We're nearing the end of the Babylon 5 blitz. In case you missed the deluge of B5 -related posts over the past week, here are some lin...

I'm a big fantasy reader, and one of the biggest plot devices used in sci-fi and fantasy works or series is the concept of a "retur...

Widely Applicable Rules (Mostly for TV Shows): Drink every time an alien, or a human, delivers a stirring polemic on the potential of the ...

Hey! So, science fiction and astronomy just collided, and I thought you might find this interesting. Ummm... So. I've been watching ep...

For a long time, I've kinda thought that besides the giant Star Trek franchise, the three great sci-fi TV shows are Doctor Who , Battle...