The Arrow of Time – A Doctor Who Podcast

Boo! Ha ha, did I scare you? Of course not, you were just reading some-- BOO! Okay, I know I got you that time! No? Well, then maybe listening to us talk about "Hide" will get you into a spookier mood. Though, to be fair, our podcast is not particularly scary unless you have a phobia of tangents and puns.

This week's WhoTube has received an upgrade to Super thanks to Natbrat32's "Ultimate SuperWho" Supernatural/Doctor Who crossover: http://youtu.be/oWGk7bJhKXc

This week we harken back to the old days, when we would unceremoniously cram two episodes of Who into one podcast, the difference being that this time I'm going to throw in some ceremony. So, henceforth and without delaye, by Official Decree and with all due Pomp and/or Circumſtance, the Arrowe of Time doth lay forth the episodes twain, "The Rings of Akhaten"and "Cold War" for placing upon the Populace's manifold Ears and Mindes. And now I will never write like that again.

Our first and last "FanVid of the Week," more commonly known as WhoTube, was created by YouTube user James Farr and is entitled "Blink To The Future - A Doctor Who / BTTF Mashup": http://youtu.be/dmK3AQ2Yozk

First and foremost, we here at The Arrow of Time would like to apologize to our witty and attractive listeners for the wildly fluctuating audio quality in this week's podcast; we'll have it patched by next week. Second and nextmost(?), we gathered up five fantastic fans to watch the premiere of S7P2, "The Bells of Saint John," including newcomers Kelly and Kate. In this release of the podcast, we put our heads together and decompile the episode, wantonly ignoring the fact that it contains very little in the way of bells or saints. It's not a bug, it's a feature.

Third and lastmost, but not least... most, WhoTube crashes into your high-rise office with "Doctor Who - 50th Anniversary Trailer - An Introduction to Doctor Who" by MrLazarus01: http://youtu.be/oUlJfvzRw_A

They said it couldn't be done: using that same clichéd line in two different podcast descriptions! Or maybe they said it shouldn't be done. Whatever the case, I really wish they would just shut up, it's late and I'm trying to type. Dedicated podcast followers will realize that this episode concludes certain events that may have transpired previously. No spoilers, but you might call this a part two. And for this electric boogaloo, we slice-up yet another trailer with our razor sharp wit. Holy anniversary, Batman! It's also our 50th podcast. So that's a thing?

Alack! What Tube through yonder Who breaks? It's "Doctor Who: 'The First Question'" by LastWhovianTrailers, and modern technology allows it to be a click away: http://youtu.be/rrSaTHsHNsc

Forsooth, gentle viewers! This week on the podcast we reflect upon the question: "When is a bad guy not really bad?" ("When it's a jar" was considered and rejected.) While our views sometimes alternate, on the whole we mirror each other's feelings. Sometimes that hideous eye creature from a parallel universe is just misunderstood.

If after the podcast you're looking to switch things up, why not check out this week's WhoTube, "Come Sail Away // The Doctor" by user Liisakee: http://youtu.be/dGvfNUkrsBI

If at first you don't succeed, take a drink! Wait, no. Try again! And since we are overachievers here at the Arrow of Time, we do both! Here is our second attempt to record a breakdown of the trailer for the second half of the seventh series of Doctor Who. Based on past performance, we do not believe our chances of accuracy are particularly high, but no matter! Grab your favorite beverage, sit back, and try again. No, take a drink!

Wouldn't you know it, Matt's gone and found another WhoTube for you to watch! It's called "Eleventh Doctor - Urban Spaceman," by bigshowbower and is uniformly located here: http://youtu.be/NH7wr_6cIMc

Brr... Do you feel a chill? As though someone just wrote a terrible opening to a podcast description? Don't worry, it's just the snowmen! I mean "The Snowmen!" And you should probably worry, because they might/will eat you/your thoughts. The only defense is listening to Matt, Joseph, Dave, and Gabe talk about The Doctor, Clara, some old guy, and lots of snowmen in our latest episodic outing! Well, that or a flamethrower. Maybe they put those inside Christmas crackers.

It's not too late to unwrap you Christmas WhoTube, "Christmas Eve // Doctor Who" by Liisakee: http://youtu.be/Ag4ZOgGxrsc

It's an Arrow of Time first: posting a podcast on Christmas day! It helps that said podcast is also about Christmas. You can't manufacture this kind of synergy. While us US Americans may still be several hours away from experiencing the snowmen of "The Snowmen," this does not dissuade us from speculating about it anyway. We may only have the briefest moments of footage, but has this stopped us before? (No. The answer is no.) Grab yourself some spiced egg nog and fire up the yuletide log while you listen to this cast of pod. Well, that almost worked.

If you're enjoying your Christmas too much, may we suggest this week's WhoTube. YouTube user TouchdownPossum does a fine editing job, though I question their choice of music in Doctor Who: I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With a Dalek": http://youtu.be/t_ogvSEd1rA

Welp, it was a good run folks. I mean, we have a hard enough time making podcasts in a non-post-apocalyptic world! After today, fending off constant mutant attacks and protecting our fuel stash will probably leave very little time to record chats about the Doctor's top ten hats or whatever. Still, we will not go gentle into the night (a reference which far exceeds this podcast's grasp), so here's one last hurrah about Doctor Who episodes wherein the world(s) are in a similar end-y sort of predicament. Matt also introduces a new quiz segment. No ancient civilization could have predicted that! Now, from all of us here at the Arrow of Time, I say good luck and farewell.

That is, until next week when we do the hat thing.

If you have a moment between dodging solar flares and rogue planets, find the nearest working computer and fire up the utlimate WhoTube, "Doctor Who Tribute: It's The End Of The World As We Know It" by TheOneandOnlyWhovian:

http://youtu.be/8Dnvx86PBUE

The episode has finally arrived, the inevitable swan song of our favorite companions named after a body of water, Jackson Lake and his son -- wait, my producer is telling me it's Rory and Amy. Which is weird because I don't have a producer. Sounds like a paradox, the favored story-telling device of television producer and writer Steven T. Moffat! On this podcast, we don't let SteMo pull the timey-wimey wool over our eyes and dissect "The Angels Take Manhattan," trying to feel sad about the loss of the Ponds, but being too caught up in paradoxes and plot holes to find the time.

If you're jonesing for that warm, fuzzy feeling, WhoTube has your fix with "You put your arms around me and I'm home" by VickiLovesDoctorWho: http://youtu.be/OverklPHJNs

This week you received a well needed break for our yammering from They Might Be Giants and their cover of "New York City."