Mark Watches Classic ‘Doctor Who’: The City of Death

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Mark Oshiro

In the classic Doctor Who serial, “The City of Death,” the Doctor and his companion experience bizarre fluctuations in time. They suspect someone is trying to steal the Mona Lisa through time travel, but when they discover six identical versions of the original painting, things only get…well, weirder. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to watch Doctor Who.

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Mark Watches ‘Doctor Who’: S01E13 – The Parting of the Ways

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Mark Oshiro

In the thirteenth (and final) episode of series one of Doctor Who, our heroes face an increasingly bleak situation in their fight against the Daleks, who reveal their plan is much more insidious and evil than original expected. When Rose makes a drastic choice to take matters into her own hands, she changes history (and the future) forever. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to watch Doctor Who.

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Mark Watches ‘Doctor Who’: S01E12 – Bad Wolf

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Mark Oshiro

In the twelfth episode of the first series of Doctor Who, I WAS NEVER PREPARED FOR ANY OF THIS. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to watch Doctor Who.

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Mark Watches ‘Doctor Who’: S01E11 – Boom Town

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Mark Oshiro

In the eleventh episode of the first series of Doctor Who, our time travelers return to present-day Cardiff to recharge the TARDIS. There, multiple old wounds are re-opened as they find a Slitheen in hiding and Rose deals with the ramifications of leaving Mickey. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to watch Doctor Who.

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Mark Watches ‘Doctor Who’: S01E10 – The Doctor Dances

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Mark Oshiro

In the tenth episode of the first series of Doctor Who, the Doctor begins to figure out why the empty “zombies” act so much like children. When the truth of the source is revealed, it leads to awkward times with Nancy and Jack Harkness. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to watch Doctor Who.

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Mark Watches ‘Doctor Who’: S01E09 – The Empty Child

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Mark Oshiro

In the ninth episode of the first series of Doctor Who, our time traveling friends land in the midst of World War II in London while chasing a mysterious (and dangerous) metal cylinder through time. They discover that the cylinder is slowly transforming residents of London into the most awful creatures imaginable. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to watch Doctor Who.

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Mark Watches ‘Doctor Who’: S01E08 – Father’s Day

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Mark Oshiro

In the eighth episode of the first series of Doctor Who, Rose asks the Doctor to travel back to the moment her father died so she may accompany him before death. When she decides to intervene, she sets in motion a terrifying reality as the universe attempts to clean up her mess. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to watch Doctor Who.

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Mark Watches ‘Doctor Who’: S01E07 – The Long Game

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Mark Oshiro

In the seventh episode of the first series of Doctor Who, the Doctor travels with Rose and their new companion, Adam, to the year 200,000. Experiencing life during the Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire, the Doctor realizes something has been holding life back from progression. Oh, and SIMON PEGG!!!! Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to watch Doctor Who.

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Mark Watches ‘Doctor Who’: S01E06 – Dalek

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Mark Oshiro

In the sixth episode of the first series of Doctor Who, the Doctor and Rose travel to an underground bunker where an arrogant American is hoarding alien history. There, we meet a Dalek for the first time and the Doctor is forced to explain what the Time War is. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to watch Doctor Who.

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Mark Watches ‘Doctor Who’: S01E05 – World War Three

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Mark Oshiro

In the fifth episode of series one of Doctor Who, we learn exactly how the Doctor escapes from electrocution at the hands of the Slitheen. Unfortunately, after locking himself in 10 Downing Street with Rose and Harriet Jones, he realizes he has to make a devastating decision in order to save the world. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to watch Doctor Who.

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