“Doctor Who”– Asylum of the Daleks season premiere review
Amy faces off with a group of comatose Daleks. [rating:4/5] It’s quite an easy statement to say that Doctor Who show runner Steven Moffat enjoys his grand ideas; he’s a fan of spectacle and absurdity,...
View Article“Doctor Who”– Dinosaurs On A Spaceship episode review
Amy(Karen Gillan), Riddell (Rupert Graves) and Queen Nefertiti (Riam Stelle) learn the fate of the ship’s previous crew. [rating:4.5/5] Any title such as the one that helmed this episode doesn’t...
View Article“Doctor Who”- A Town Called Mercy episode review
The Doctor (Matt Smith) watches over the town as Amy (Karen Gillan) and Rory Arthur Darvill) watch over him. [rating:4.5/5] “Frightened people. Give me a Dalek any day” – The Doctor The Doctor heads...
View Article“Doctor Who”– The Power of Three episode review
Amy (Karen Gillan) and The Doctor (Matt Smith) have an important talk. [rating:4/5] I’ve got an admission to make; I’m not taking the imminent departure of the Ponds very well. The past four episodes,...
View Article“Doctor Who”– The Angels Take Manhattan episode review
The Doctor (Matt Smith) and his Ponds (Arthur Darvill and Karen Gillan) [rating:4/5] “I hate endings.” Yes Doctor, sometimes I do too. Since the beginning of Steven Moffat’s time as show runner, many a...
View Article“Doctor Who”– The Snowmen episode review
The Doctor (Matt Smith) and his new companion Clara (Jenna Louise Coleman). [rating:3/5] In terms of Christmas episodes, Doctor Who doesn’t have the greatest track record, in particular, the last two...
View ArticleBlast’s Best TV Series of 2012
Where do Walt, Jesse and the beloved show “Breaking Bad” fall on our list of the year’s best? As 2012 comes to a close, us television reviewers reflect on the year that was, and all the quality TV we...
View Article“Doctor Who”– The Bells of Saint John episode review
The Doctor (Matt Smith) and Clara (Jenna Louise-Coleman) try to figure the spoonheads and each other out. [rating:4/5] It’s gotten to the point in the series where my own personal distrust of Steven...
View Article“Doctor Who”– The Rings of Akhaten episode review
The Doctor (Matt Smith) and Clara (Jenna Louise-Coleman) explore the planet of Akhaten. [rating:4.5/5] Doctor Who has been rewarded the rare luxury of being allowed to go over the top and remain...
View Article“Doctor Who”– The Cold War episode review
The Doctor (Matt Smith) arrives just in time to save a sinking submarine. [rating:4/5] Underneath the frozen waters a Soviet submarine trudges on in the midst of the Cold War as a nasty little beast...
View Article“Doctor Who”– Hide episode review
Clara (Jenna Louise-Coleman) and the Doctor (Matt Smith) go looking for a ghost. [rating:4.5/5] It’s about the monster lurking in the shadows, the claws creeping out from under your bed, the whispers...
View Article“Doctor Who”– Journey to the Center of the Tardis episode review
The Doctor (Matt Smith) tries to find Clara somewhere in time. [rating:4/5] “Secrets keep us safe.” This version of the Doctor is sweet and awkward and more alien than he’s ever been. This version of...
View Article“Doctor Who”– The Crimson Horror episode review
Ada Gillyflower (Rachel Stirling) mourns the loss of her “monster.” [rating:3/5] When the Doctor himself hasn’t appeared fifteen minutes into the episode, there’s the substantial possibility that this...
View Article“Doctor Who”– Nightmare in Silver episode review
The Doctor (Matt Smith) must duel with a Cyberman chip inserted in his brain. [rating:3/5] The Cyberman goes deep into Doctor Who historical lore and has been one of the most predominant adversaries of...
View Article“Doctor Who”- The Name of the Doctor season finale review
Clara (Jenna Louise-Coleman) and the Doctor (Matt Smith) look upon his tomb. [rating:2.5/5] The season seven finale of Doctor Who exemplifies what it looks like when Steven Moffat goes on an odyssey up...
View Article“Doctor Who”– The Day of the Doctor 50th aniversary episode review
[rating:3.5/5] “Great men are forged in fire. It is the privilege of lesser men to light the flame, whatever the cost.” I’m not quite sure what I am to make of this episode because all things...
View Article“Doctor Who”– The Time of the Doctor Christmas Special review
[rating:3/5] I’m having quite a difficult time writing this review. I have a lot of opinions on it, I have a multitude of complaints and vitriol I would love to throw in showrunner Steven Moffat’s...
View ArticleBlast’s Best TV Series of 2013
It’s been a CRAZY good year for television. There was the bittersweet goodbye to Breaking Bad, Netflix kicked off its original programming with some certifiable critical and ratings hits, and across...
View ArticleBif Bang Pow! Founder Jason Lenzi: The Blast Interview
Since 2005, Bif Bang Pow! has sold contemporary toys and collectibles to fans around the world. Based on licensed properties, the company makes everything a pop culture fan could need from action...
View ArticleThe Doctor Is In: Cast and Creatives of Doctor Who Discuss the Thirteenth...
“Oh, brilliant!” – the first words uttered by the Thirteenth Doctor at the end of last year’s Doctor Who Christmas special. These are also the perfect words to describe the unprecedented and exciting...
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