Doubtless all you Doctor Who fans already know that the "midseason premiere" episode, "Let's Kill Hitler," premieres on BBC America tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern, 8 p.m. Central.
Given the title, it may be relevant to our Wednesday discussion of Inglourious Basterds. World War II and the Civil War are the most common (and, arguably, most cliched) backdrops of the alternate-history subgenre. Doctor Who has had several World War II episodes in recent years.
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ReplyDeleteSlightly off topic, but I've got to say that I'm looking forward to the Doctor Who portion of this class. I've never watched an episode, but I've actually seen a few clips and the episode "Blink" is one of the ones I saw parts of, and was really intrigued by. I thought it was awesome when I read that I now will have a REASON to watch the episode.
ReplyDeleteCaleb, I'm pleased to give you a reason!
ReplyDeleteI've always liked the somewhat tongue-in-cheek way Doctor Who has handled time-travel cliches, especially those related to alternate history. There was an episode a while back where the "butterfly effect" was brought up by someone worried about changing the timeline, and The Doctor quickly responded "Then, don't step on any butterflies. What have butterflies ever done to you?", and moved on. I really enjoyed how this episode handled its World War II backdrop in a similar way, cracking a few jokes about it and getting on with the plot (for those not concerned about spoilers, the main characters found themselves in Hitler's office, then quickly proceeded to lock him in a closet and forget about him for the rest of the episode).
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