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My review of Nightmare in Silver! I don’t normally review Doctor Who episodes, but I had to with this one.

Just to reiterate: there’s a dance montage in this review. Of me. Dancing.

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Hey guys! Yesterday I was asked, as a classic Who fan, which episodes of the new series that I like! Here’s me answering with my awesome new camera. 

Seriously, how much better do my Who rants look on a decent camera? :D

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The best Doctor Who stories aren’t even on TV right now: my love letter to the superb Doctor Who Big Finish audio plays, for TheVine.com.au. 

Lots of people think my stab at Moffat at the start of this piece means I hate him. 

Let me clarify: I adore him, when he’s on point. His first two seasons, barring much of Amy? Exceptional. He can do such, such good stuff. But lately he’s gotten off track in many ways. So it’s important to realise that if I’m pissed, it’s because I know he’s capable of getting the shit back in the horse, and I really hope he doesn’t take too long in doing it.

My somewhat exclusive preview of The Knife of Dunwall, the upcoming Dishonored expansion, is now up at TheVine.com.au.

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My review of the fantastic Dead Space 3 DLC, Awakened. So, so good.

CHECK IT, FOOLS!

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So I think I might have come up with a way to make Doctor Who, like, ten times awesomer. I dunno. Agree? Disagree?

Come on! How is this NOT a great idea for post-Smith Who? :D

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My Doctor Who Mixtape: A guide for vintage Who newbs.

To watch:

1. William Hartnell.

Recommended: ‘An Unearthly Child, The Dalek Invasion of Earth’.

2. Patrick Troughton.

Recommended: ‘The Invasion, The War Games’.

3. John Pertwee.

Recommended: ‘Spearhead from Space, The Sea Devils , Planet of the Spiders’.

4. Tom Baker.

Recommended: ‘Genesis of the Daleks, The Talons of Weng Chiang, City of Death’.

5. Peter Davison.

Recommended: ‘Earthshock, Mawdryn Undead, The Caves of Androzani’.

6. Colin Baker.

Recommended: ‘The Trial of a Time Lord’. Maybe.

7. Sylvester McCoy.

Recommended: ‘Remembrance of the Daleks, Curse of Fenric, Survival’.

8. Paul McGann.

Recommended: All the 8th Doctor Big Finish radio plays. They rock balls.

To Read:

LUNGBARROW.

To Listen to:

- Every 8th Doctor adventure, from Storm Warning onwards. Then, all four seasons of the New Eighth Doctor Adventures. Two separate series with no crossover, with overarching plots so good your hair will bleed.

- The Big Finish monthly series is incredible, and expansive, featuring adventures with the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Doctors. Here are a handful of random adventures from other Doctors to listen to, taken from the Big Finish Monthly series. In a perfect world you’d grab them all and listen in order, but here are my favourites:

- #6: The Marian Conspiracy.

- #9: The Spectre of Lanyon Moor

- #13: The Shadow of the Scourge

- #21: Dust Breeding

- #22: Bloodtide

- #25: Colditz

…And it’s at this point that I realise how hard it is to recommend standalone stories. Go to Tardis Wiki, look up the Monthly series list, and pick a Doctor, preferably 6 or 7. Listen to their stories in order if you can. 

Again, I know this is overwhelming, but follow my mixture, of sorts, and i’m fairly certain you’ll be hooked.

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LOADS of lovely positive feedback on this. I’ll be adding some things to it tomorrow!

So here’s the deal: last week, 2K flew me to Sydney, put me in this gorgeous little hotel room overlooking the city, and said I had three days to eat, drink, and finish the entire Bioshock Infinite. My review for TheVine.com.au of the game is right here, and I don’t think I’ve ever been quite as happy with a review of a game as I am of this. 

The game is… well, you’ll have to read to find out.

My article for MMGN about gaming and comedy, in reference to the new machinima series, Aperture R&D.

My review of the superb Tomb Raider reboot is now up at TheVine.com.au.