Under The Miniscope

Episode #67: "The Day of the Doctor, Pt. 3: Lots of Star Wars Metaphors"

lionsmouthent@yahoo.com (Joe Harrison) — Wed, 8 Jan 2014 15:27:00 -0500

We come to it at last- the third and final part of our Day of the Doctor epic, featuring much better audio quality than the first two! This finale features Andrew, Sarah, and special guest Nathan P Butler waxing philisophical on the Zygon plot and finale, the implications of Gallifrey's return the special's fitness as a 50-year commemoration, Einstein and time travel, and the most controversial line of the special!

Episode #66: "The Day of the Doctor, Pt. 2: Surprisingly Deep"

lionsmouthent@yahoo.com (Joe Harrison) — Wed, 1 Jan 2014 21:10:00 -0500

Alas, Eleven is gone, and with him 2013... and hurrah, Twelve is here, along with the new year! Celebrate 2014 with Sarah, Andrew, and special guest Nathan P Butler as we cover the second hour-long Day of the Doctor review epic, focusing on the portrayal of the Time War and the End of Time disconect, the Tenth Doctor's usage, the Moment, the War Doctor, who remembers what, reused gags, what the big deal about Zygons is, and screwdriver metaphors.

Episode #65: "The Day of the Doctor, Pt. 1: Her Name Was Osgood"

lionsmouthent@yahoo.com (Joe Harrison) — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:12:00 -0500

Andrew and Sarah, along with a special guest, podcasting legend Nathan P. Butler, embark on an epic discussion covering Day of the Doctor from start to finish... to be continued New Years Day! This Christmas mashup covers the opening sequence, setting confusion, Moffat's treatment of characters vs. plotlines, the significance of the Lethbridge-Stewarts to New Who fans, Gallifreyan art mechanics, the threadbare Time War, the War Doctor's 'dramatic' introduction, and the Slitheen Theme playing a lot.

Episode #64: "That OTHER Doctor..."

lionsmouthent@yahoo.com (Joe Harrison) — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 23:32:00 -0400

It's a walk on the non-canon side as Andrew and Sarah take a look at that hero of space and time, Dr. Who! It's Peter Cushing's first big-screen adventure from the 60s, in a Police Box of his own! Plus, Andrew gets called out on contradicting Frodo.

Episode #63: "David What's-His-Name For Doctor, 2017!"

lionsmouthent@yahoo.com (Joe Harrison) — Sun, 8 Sep 2013 12:13:00 -0400

Oh no! Once again, Andrew and Sarah take on Tennant! Can they refrain from endless commentary on his era and the tenure of Russel T Davies? And with another dip into the Gap Year, will they continue the more-positive trend? Or return to the dismal bashing of episode 4? Plus female forms and the return of the crickets! (Note: When Andrew says 'The Tenth Doctor' repeatedly around the 3 minute mark, he means 'The Next Doctor')

Episode #62: "Where All Da Time Lord Chicks At?"

lionsmouthent@yahoo.com (Joe Harrison) — Tue, 3 Sep 2013 22:51:00 -0400

It's time for Doctor Who: the Movie. No, not the McGann TV special. No, not the proposed 2012 project. Not even the Cushing films. But the first, most epic serial, so cinematic and sweeping in scope that it truly deserves the title- a story so amazing and vast that it could have played on the cinema screens. Yes, that's right... it's The Deadly Assassin. (Those crickets you hear chirping are not an indication of an audience bored to tears, we hope- just an artifact of having our windows open. Sorry!) Plus, a major battle of the sexes!

Episode #61: "Back to the Beginning...Almost"

lionsmouthent@yahoo.com (Joe Harrison) — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 01:07:00 -0400

Another hour-long extravaganza- this time with crickets! After a recent re-watch, Andrew and Sarah revisit Waters of Mars... and episode 4 of the podcast, examining what has changed and what has stayed the same, plus imaginary motorcycles and ANOTHER discourse on Tennant and RTD- but Sarah starts it this time!

Episode #60: "Jagra...fesh?"

lionsmouthent@yahoo.com (Joe Harrison) — Mon, 5 Aug 2013 01:20:00 -0400

No, we're not doing The Long Game again, we... well, yes we are, kinda. Sarah and Andrew tackle an unnamed new feature, as we re-imagine a new series story as it might have appeared across the spectrum of Doctor Who eras...

Episode #59: "Wait... It Actually ISN'T Kevin???"

lionsmouthent@yahoo.com (Joe Harrison) — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 23:27:00 -0400

Sarah and Andrew revisit the Pertwee classic Terror of the Autons, and probably tick off a lot of Troughton/Hines and Baker/Sladen fans in the process. Jo Grant, the nature of the Master, Time Lord ruminations- and we discuss the trend of substituting actor names for Doctors. You know you do it too...

Episode #58: "It Should've Ended Sooner"

lionsmouthent@yahoo.com (Joe Harrison) — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 00:14:00 -0400

Sarah and Andrew do a semi-commentary on Journey's End, and discuss the foibles of Davies, Rose, the infamous 2-parter, and everything. The battle of ideologies simmering for 58 episodes comes to an end in one showdown even more epic than the story we're recapping tries to be. Andrew talks a lot. Sarah talks a little. Andrew says "You know what I'm saying?" far too many times. And Sarah, methinks, begins to fall for Davies' sappy story charms... Could Journey's End's reviled end have a DEFENDER...? And perhaps the issue of Rose will be settled once and for all...
NOTE: Appologies for intermittent 'hiccups' in this and the next show; we had a few recording issues.

Episode #57: "The Report Card"

lionsmouthent@yahoo.com (Joe Harrison) — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 11:18:00 -0400

Part 2 of 2; Andrew and Sarah touch on their reactions to the series finale, and then overview Series 7b and Moffat's tenure as a whole; how do we feel about everything in retrospect? How was the resolution to the mystery? What are we looking toward in the future? And with so very much to talk about, how could it be less than an hour?
(Note: This was recorded just after Name of the Doctor aired, and was held back until now due to real-life issues going on with us lately. This explains our naive optimism about Matt Smith's ongoing tenure; the announcement hadn't yet been made.)

Episode #56: "Dis on Kevin"

lionsmouthent@yahoo.com (Joe Harrison) — Tue, 9 Jul 2013 08:32:00 -0400

Sarah and Andrew confess their ships and argue about the division of seasons as they dive into this combo 'Nightmare in Silver' review and response/speculation about the reception of Series 7b thus far. Please pardon all of the coughing; it's allergy season. Part 1 of 2, to be followed up next week...

Episode #55: "The B-List"

lionsmouthent@yahoo.com (Joe Harrison) — Sun, 2 Jun 2013 23:57:00 -0400

Coffee, Silver Markers, the Paternosta gang, and a burst of outright insanity that for once actually OUTLASTS that entire track from Superman. Oh, and the featured topic, in which Andrew and Sarah revisit reinvented villains from the classic series for the lesser-advertised ones... the ones that got left behind last show.
Sorry for the hiss- we're still nailing down our new audio settings these last few weeks.

Episode #54: "Hartnell's Still Got It..."

lionsmouthent@yahoo.com (Joe Harrison) — Sun, 19 May 2013 21:41:00 -0400

Sarah and Andrew discuss Joruney to the Center of the TARDIS, corrections to the last episode, the Edge of Destruction, and our featured topic, the William Hartnell serial 'The Rescue.' Yay, Vicki!
(Sorry for the quality drop at the end; don't know what happened there!)

Episode #53: "He Meant Silurians, Not Sontarans"

lionsmouthent@yahoo.com (Joe Harrison) — Tue, 7 May 2013 23:08:00 -0400

We discus Hide, the Doctor's marriage, fire, Ice Warrior subtlety, Gallifreyan grass, as well as hitting our featured topic- the success or failure of the different re-imagined enemies brought into New Who from the classic series.
...And in the heat of his anger at Silurians, Andrew calls them Sontarans.

Episode #52: "Ring Around The Akhenaten"

lionsmouthent@yahoo.com (Joe Harrison) — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:50:00 -0400

Sarah and Andrew set out to discuss Sontarans, but end up mentioning the Rings of Akhenaten 'in brief' for so long that it becomes the (spoiler-filled) show! Plus 'hetop,' 'undert,' and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Also, that's an oven door opening intermittently in the background, not the screech of a baby raptor...

Episode #51: "Just Teasing, Andrew Doesn't REALLY Hate The Fifth Doctor..."

lionsmouthent@yahoo.com (Joe Harrison) — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 22:49:00 -0400

We put "Love and Monsters" on trial (sadly, capital punishment is not an option here) on this, our first 15-minute show, clocking in at only 30 short minutes! ...Okay, we're still working on it. Still, tune in for all of the features you love- Rose-rage, 80s radio, the anti-soul predilictions of New Who, really bad Leela impressions, musings on accents, and much, much more!

Episode #50-5: "With 50, You Get Unicorn"

lionsmouthent@yahoo.com (Joe Harrison) — Sun, 7 Apr 2013 21:44:00 -0400

It's our 50th in the 50th! Yes, appropriate to the celebratory year and season we're entering, Under the Miniscope celebrates its 50th show! Join the party as Sarah and Andrew record a jam-packed commentary on one of our favorite classic Who stories of all time, The Mind Robber! And please, heed the warning at the start...? Thrills, chills, a catfight over a catsuit, mysogyny and chivalry, intelligence vs. knowledge, the weeping angel conceptual trio, beating the concept of brook-pressing over the head, and much, much more... come on in and join the celebration!

Episode #50-4: "With 50, You Get Unicorn"

lionsmouthent@yahoo.com (Joe Harrison) — Sun, 7 Apr 2013 21:44:00 -0400

Episode #50-3: "With 50, You Get Unicorn"

lionsmouthent@yahoo.com (Joe Harrison) — Sun, 7 Apr 2013 21:43:00 -0400

Episode #50-2: "With 50, You Get Unicorn"

lionsmouthent@yahoo.com (Joe Harrison) — Sun, 7 Apr 2013 21:42:00 -0400

Episode #50-1: "With 50, You Get Unicorn"

lionsmouthent@yahoo.com (Joe Harrison) — Sun, 7 Apr 2013 21:41:00 -0400

Episode #49: " Roseapaloosa"

lionsmouthent@yahoo.com (Joe Harrison) — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:16:00 -0400

Sarah and Andrew wrap up their long-running 'departures' series with a look at the four major New Series companion departures... as well as a discussion on the Master trilogy, and plenty of the complaints about Rose that you've come to know and love. Or... at least know. (Our apologies about the quality of Sarah's audio throughout.)

Episode #48: "We Hardly Knew Ye"

lionsmouthent@yahoo.com (Joe Harrison) — Tue, 5 Mar 2013 00:49:00 -0500

A zonked-out Andrew and Becky (or is it Salazar?) rewind time and go back to take a look at the companions that never really got a goodbye- how the last time we saw them served, and what a more appropriate endcap might have been. Also, Salazar recommends companion suicide, impunes the honesty of Ben and Polly, and talks about the maths of love.

Episode #47: "The Planet Kevin"

lionsmouthent@yahoo.com (Joe Harrison) — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 22:06:00 -0500

We manage to hold it under an hour as Andrew and Sarah tackle the companion departures for Davison, Baker #2, and McCoy. Where will Peri fall? Will the Kamelion rant be trotted out AGAIN? Does anyone even REMEMBER Nyssa's departure? The answers to all this, and more...!