Once upon a Time Lord, this guy from the planet Gallifrey stole a blue box. It took him, rather randomly, everywhere in time and space. He found some friends and a lot more monsters, and sometimes got killed. He's about 1,000 years old and has had to change his entire body 11 times — not a bad batting average
There — that's all the backstory you need to dive in to the storied sci-fi legend that is Doctor Who , returning Saturday night on BBC America. And at 50 years old, the show has never been more sprightly, quirky or up-to-the-minute
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Case in point: Tonight's episode, "The Bells of St. John's," delivers another original techno-thriller plot (what if you joined a mysterious Wi-Fi network and had your consciousness sucked out of you?), a creepy villain (the Spoonheads — they're scarier than they sound) and a new mode of transport (motorbike, with the Doctor and his new pal Clara kitted out like the dorkiest kind of '60s Mods) Read more...
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