Mollie and the Old Man

When you're a time traveler, period appropriate attire is a must! Sometimes you get it right. Sometimes you don't. (Clips)

We went back and re-watched Doctor Who's 2005 S01E01 Rose. We give a recap of the episode, and our review compares the introduction of Rose Tyler to our first experience of Ruby Sunday in the 2023 Christmas Special The Church on Ruby Road. 00:00 Recap 11:48 Review

The Doctor briefly had the chameleon circuit on the TARDIS working. It's a good thing he likes the Police Box disguise! (Doctor Who CLIPS)

The 2023 Doctor Who Christmas special 'The Church on Ruby Road', gave us a very different take on the franchise. As promised, showrunner Russell Davies leaned heavily into fantasy. He also leaned heavily into the Doctor's new origin story, using the new companion Ruby Sunday to solidify the narrative. Shockingly, the Doctor also appears to now be an exterminator of nuisance creatures. Check out our video to get a detailed analysis of Ncuti Gatwa's first solo episode of Doctor Who. 00:00 Recap 13:30 Review

I believe you're Hercules!

The B!tchy Trampoline versus the Human Celery (FUNNY CLIPS!!!!)

Bigenerational Doctors needed a second TARDIS. Whack the original with a magic mallet, and problem solved! (FUNNY CLIPS) (Who Framed Roger Rabbit? mash-up)

As established franchises are dying, it seems that fan fiction is hitting a slump as well. Are there any original amateur productions out there to replace what's come before? Or is creativity truly dead?

The evil laugh doesn't come naturally to some villains, but it seems to be an innate ability in evil puppets. The Toymaker competes with Doctor Horrible, the Toymaker's own puppet, and Conky from Trailer Park Boys for the most evil laugh. (FUNNY CLIPS)

The ninth Doctor was very upfront about the conditions needed for him to return to Doctor Who.

Have you noticed that the new theme music for Doctor Who is a bit breathy? We did! (FUNNY CLIPS!!!)

Are two heads really better than one? Not always!!! (FUNNY CLIPS)

In The Wild Blue Yonder, the Doctor pulls a shaker of salt seemingly out of nowhere. Where was that salt shaker anyway?

Invoking superstitions when the walls of reality are thin is a dangerous game. Just ask The Doctor or the Wizards at the Unseen University.

Russell T Davies has done much better work than this, but it seems that his best days are behind him. This episode felt fragmented, the Toymaker was a dumbed-down version of his previous incarnation, Ncuti Gatwa flew away in a knock-off TARDIS while answering the question 'boxers of briefs', and tired David Tennant's Doctor Retired to Donna's Backyard. 'The Giggle' seemed to be the product of a lot of people who just didn't want to be there and really couldn't have cared less. 00:00 Recap 08:34 Review

This episode felt like it was written by multiple authors of varying abilities. The 14th Doctor is definitely not the 10th, which makes for a jarring watch. And cultural messages aside, the main story came off as a pretentious rehash of older narratives—but with less logic. 00:00 Recap 09:43 Review

Doctor Who Star Beast and Star Trek Picard mashup. Sheer F***ing Hubris!!!!

This episode was a huge FAIL, and it seems to be Russell Davies' fault. Davies made terrible additions to the original Star Beast story, and gave us terrible messaging that doesn't appear to support the community Davies' says he was championing. What did we just watch? 00:00 Recap 12:34 Review

Mollie and the Old Man watched the first episode of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. They also watched the five movies that preceded the series. In this video, they talk about the 1990s syndicated show, the movies, spin-off series, and the positive portrayal of masculine heroes.

Mollie and the Old Man are longtime Babylon 5 fans. In this video they review the recent animated film 'Babylon 5 The Road Home'.

We've gotten some push-back concerning our suspicions about Hollywood's use of AI in the writing process. In order to more deeply explore this idea, Mollie signed up for a ChatGPT account. Here is her experience and three Star Trek Strange New Worlds stories written by the AI program. 00:00 Intro 03:57 ST SNW Abyss of Survival 07:16 ST SNW Echoes of Destiny 10:43 ST SNW Threads of Time and Love

We had some interesting discussions in the comments under our Star Trek Strange New Worlds S02E10 video. In this follow-up video, we explore some of the problems posed by making a prequel series, and how well those issues have been handled by ST SNW.

Season 2 of Strange New Worlds has finally come to a close, but too late to stop them from revisiting the Xenomorph Gorn. There was surprisingly little action in this supposedly high stakes situation. Here is our take on this final episode of the season. 00:00 Recap 04:57 Review

Just when you thought these episodes couldn't get any worse, they find a way. This was about nothing but the crew's feelings from beginning to end, and it exposed just how toxic these characters really are. 00:00 Recap 04:05 Review 43:18 Mollie's Rant 45:38 Mollie's Thoughts on Nurse Chapel

The Saturday release snuck right by us, and after watching this episode, we wonder if that was the point. Star Trek was never a joke to us, but it seems that it is to the NuTrek writers. The childish story also drove home that Boimler is even more annoying in live action than he is as an animated character. 00:00 Recap 05:11