Posted by Kim and Sage We've discussed the best TV moments of 2016 (you can find those here and here), so now we turn to the individual performances that brought us the most joy this year. These are the performances that inspired us, that stayed … [Read more...]
The Winners of the Third Annual Feelies!
Posted by Kim and Sage After a week-long battle in the Feelie Fandom Arena, these ten have emerged victorious. Some races were runaway victories, some were nail-biters that came down to the final day of voting. What they all have in common is that … [Read more...]
Vote for the Third Annual Feelies!
Posted by Kim and Sage The great Ron Swanson said that awards are stupid, but they are less stupid when they go to the right people. No disrespect yet ALL the disrespect to the Emmys, but when it comes to television there are WAY shows more shows … [Read more...]
“Dear Miss Ives.” – Penny Dreadful Recap – Perpetual Night & The Blessed Dark
Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episodes 8 & 9 “Perpetual Night" & "The Blessed Dark" Posted by Sage I would like to go on record here today as being very anti the sneak attack series finale. I can see how it's tempting to avoid the fan … [Read more...]
“So it’s a love story, is it?” – Penny Dreadful Recap – Ebb Tide
Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 7 “Ebb Tide” Posted by Sage We're at a critical juncture here, people. Penny Dreadful ends its season (ALREADY? I know, y'all.) on Sunday with extra-long finale. And I'm a little stuck here in this penultimate … [Read more...]
“I never blink.” – Penny Dreadful Recap – No Beast So Fierce
Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 6 “No Beast So Fierce” Posted by Sage Oh thank god, the old West is finally canceled. Ethan's long, repetitive, and did I mention long road to either death or redemption ended in "No Beast So Fierce." Sir … [Read more...]
“So, this is life again.” – Penny Dreadful Recap – Good & Evil Braided Be
Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 3 “Good & Evil Braided Be" Posted by Sage There are two competing recruiting efforts taking shape in Penny Dreadful’s London. Victor should like to form a “choir of angels,” devoid of greed and cruelty. … [Read more...]
“A monumental revenge.” – Penny Dreadful Recap – Predators Far & Near
Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 2 “Predators Far & Near” Posted by Sage Last week, Dr. Seward sized Vanessa Ives right up and correctly guessed that she's exclusively drawn to "dark, complicated men." And how does such a struggle-magnet top … [Read more...]
“All the broken and shunned creatures.” – Penny Dreadful Recap – The Day Tennyson Died
Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 1 “The Day Tennyson Died” Posted by Sage It's been months since the events of Penny Dreadful's season two finale, and Vanessa Ives has fortified herself inside her own loneliness. To recap: anyone and everyone … [Read more...]
The Top 20 Television Moments of 2015 – Part Two
Posted by Kim and Sage Another year of television in the books. We've laughed and we've cried and we've flailed. We've fallen madly in love and we've had our hearts broken. We've said goodbye to beloved shows and embraced new ones. It's the … [Read more...]
The Winners of the Second Annual Feelies!
Posted by Kim and Sage The time has come! Welcome to the prestigious (in our opinion) Feelies award ceremony, where we announce the winners of our second annual reader poll! Voting opened last Monday for several categories in TV drama and comedy. … [Read more...]
Vote for the Second Annual Feelies!
Posted by Kim and Sage Welcome to The Second Annual Feelies, where we herald our favorites of the television season and seek to right the wrongs of the Emmy Nominations. While there may have been less to quibble with in this year's nominations … [Read more...]
The New Who Yearbook
Posted by Kim and Sage Ten years ago today, the Ninth Doctor grabbed Rose Tyler's hand and told her to run for her life. For those who had grown up with the classic series, it was a thrilling new beginning. For those of us who had never heard … [Read more...]
A Gallifreyan Salute to Every Whovian’s Favorite Late Night Host
Posted by Sage Yesterday, the man who described Doctor Who as "the triumph of intellect and romance over brute force and cynicism" announced that he'll be stepping down from The Late Late Show in December. And just like that, American Whovians lost … [Read more...]
It’s Raining Tens – A Weekend at Gallifrey One
Posted by Kelly of The TV Mouse FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 14. LOS ANGELES. “They always throw it on Valentine’s Day because Doctor Who fans are available.” That’s what actor/ writer/ comedian Toby Hadoke said on Friday night to a packed room full of … [Read more...]
No Whovian Left Behind or How We Made It To Gallifrey One
Posted by Kim If there is ONE thing I hate about living in New York City, it's dealing with travel in the winter months. Last year I BARELY beat Winter Storm Nemo out of New York to attend the inaugural CommuniCon in Los Angeles. So needless to … [Read more...]
Three Doctors, A Consulting Detective, A Demi-God and The Entire Wizarding World: A UK Adventure, Fandom-Style
- Posted by Sage A true American like Ron Swanson may not understand the constant pull we fetish-izers of British culture feel to return to the Motherland. But anytime I'm not in London, I'm usually wishing that I were, scone in one hand, umbrella … [Read more...]
Day of the Doctor: A Comprehensive List of All the Times We Overreacted
Posted by Sage It's been a beautiful week to be a Whovian. Not that it isn't always. But it's not every week that we get to celebrate the five-decade history of our most precious show. The plans have been in motion and anticipation building in … [Read more...]
Your Weekly Dose of Rose and The Doctor Feels – Playlist Post #19
Posted by Kim This past Saturday morning, I was enjoying some lazy snuggle time with my dog when my phone started going BESERK with text messages. Now, I only know two people who would text me early in the morning on a Saturday, and my mother … [Read more...]
Your Weekly Dose of Rose and The Doctor Feels – Playlist Post #18
- Posted by Sage Here at Head Over Feels, we got a big old case of the Anglophilia. Shocking, I know. But I think I might even be understating it. Maybe we're not Anglophiles. Maybe we're Anglo....fanatics? Fiends? … [Read more...]
Your Weekly Dose of Rose and The Doctor Feels – Playlist Post #17
Posted by Kim How is that after SEVENTEEN posts about Rose and The Doctor that we still have feelings about them? The answer is simple. We will NEVER stop having feelings about them. We have several friends currently watching Doctor Who for the … [Read more...]
Your Weekly Dose of Rose and the Doctor Feels – Playlist Post #16
- Posted by Sage Doctor Who is a show about ordinary people finding it in themselves to do extraordinary things. It's a show about racing past your horizons and seeing for the first time how truly terrifying and wonderful the world is. It's a show … [Read more...]
Your Weekly Dose of Rose and the Doctor Feels – Playlist Post #15
Posted by Kim It should surprise no one that Sage and I are big fans of the phenomenon known as WGWG (White Guy With Guitar). WGWG fever is sweeping the nation...just look at the last five winners of American Idol (which at least one of them had no … [Read more...]
Your Weekly Dose of Rose and The Doctor Feels – Grammy Edition!
Posted by Sage You may have noticed that Kim and I didn't do our usual red carpet and award show coverage for this year's Grammys. Why? Because even people who win Grammys know that the Grammys are basically irrelevant. But let's just put a pin in … [Read more...]
Your Weekly Dose of Rose and The Doctor Feels – Playlist Post #14
Posted by Sage Music business, I am on to you. You're all secret Doctor Who fans. Just admit it. Let your Whovian freak flag fly. A few of you are doing a particularly shoddy job of keeping your fandom membership under wraps. Why else would your … [Read more...]
Your Weekly Dose of Rose and The Doctor Feels – Playlist Post #13
Posted by Kim Even though I was born in Michigan, I grew up in Nashville, so country music is practically ingrained into my DNA. I LOVE country music, and I get very annoyed when anyone says they hate it. In fact, I am convinced that anyone that … [Read more...]
Your Weekly Dose of Rose and Ten Feels – Playlist Post #11
Posted by Kim "Rescue me, Chin Boy, and show me the stars!" -- Oswin Oswald, "Asylum of the Daleks" "But every night, Doctor. When it gets dark, and the stars come out, I'll look up on her behalf. I'll look up at the sky. And think of you." -- … [Read more...]
Your Weekly Dose of Rose and Ten Feels – Playlist Post #10
Posted by Sage Your favorite OTP playlist took a break over the holiday season, but we're back! Yes, it's 2013 and we are still writing about these idiots and their stupidly gorgeous faces. This week's playlist post is all about time, that … [Read more...]
Your Weekly Dose of Rose and Ten Feels – Playlist Post #9
Posted by Kim It's no secret that Sage and I are big music fans....the fact that this playlist is 535 songs (and counting) should make that fact abundantly clear. The wonderful thing about music is that you can hear a song and you can instantly be … [Read more...]
Your Weekly Dose of Rose and Ten Feels – Playlist Post #9
Posted by Kim It's no secret that Sage and I are big music fans....the fact that this playlist is 535 songs (and counting) should make that fact abundantly clear. The wonderful thing about music is that you can hear a song and you can instantly be … [Read more...]
Your Weekly Dose of Rose and Ten Feels – Playlist Post #8
Posted by Sage The real world is a minefield for fangirls. At any moment, we might see a seemingly harmless object or hear someone say a common phrase and be plunged into OTP feels. See what happens when you show a Rose/Ten fan a pair of 3D glasses … [Read more...]
Curious About Doctor Who? Watch These Episodes.
Posted by Kim and Sage It is one of our personal goals to turn all of our friends into Whovians. We just want everyone to understand WHY we are so overwhelmed with feelings all the time. We have a couple of friends on the VERGE of dipping their … [Read more...]
Your Weekly Dose of Rose and Ten Feels – Playlist Post #7
Posted by Kim Whenever I go to the gym, I always hashtag my FourSquare check-in #runningfortheTARDIS. Technically I guess I should say #ellipticallingfortheTARDIS, but that just doesn't roll off the tongue as well. It is both a way to connect with … [Read more...]