Monster Science comes to CONsole Room – Minnesota’s greatest Doctor Who convention!

“Lizards From the Dawn of Time (and Elsewhere)” is a complete history of the reptilian monsters of Doctor Who – from Silurians and dinosaurs and Ice Warriors to Leaf Dragons (which are cooler than they sound) to Chelonians (which are…not as cool as they sound), and everything in between! All in honor of Neve McIntosh’s visit. Plus, jokes! And PowerPoint!

On my third guest appearance on the extraordinary Doctor Who Podcast, “Get Off My World,” I finally get to talk about Silurians! I in fact get to do a full ten-minute Monster Science on them. Recorded live at Minneapolis’ Phoenix Theater, alongside such amazing local theater luminaries as Laura Zabel (encountering Doctor Who for the first time), Tim Uren and Eric Webster (doing, along with the other folks, a Doctor Who adventure in the style of old radio dramas), the Sevateem (with original Doctor Who songs!) and the exceptional series hosts, Joshua English Scrimshaw, Pat Harrigan, and Kelvin Hatle! It’s terrific and you should give it a listen right here!

This week: I interview Madame Vastra (not Neve McIntosh), of Doctor Who fame (some of you like Doctor Who, don’t you? I think some of you like Doctor Who), and we learn terrifying new things about the already baffling Silurians canon. Bottomless thanks to Ms. Michelle Frank, for obvious reasons. Thanks also to CONvergence 2013, for providing the forum in which this was possible! Continue reading…