Posted by Kim and Sage Sure, it's 2016 now, but I'm still writing 2015 on my checks and I am still digesting all the great pop culture I took in over the past year, so we're still allowed to talk about what blew us away in 2015. We've already … [Read more...]
“It’s like loving the stars themselves.” – Doctor Who Recap, “The Husbands Of River Song”
Doctor Who Series 9, Episode 13 “The Husbands of River Song” Posted by Sage Especially in the Tennant era, Christmas specials functioned as transitional episodes. "Christmas Invasion," "The Runaway Bride," and "Voyage of the Damned" are … [Read more...]
The Top 20 Television Moments of 2015 – Part One
Posted by Kim and Sage Another year has passed and again, Head Over Feels has spent most of it parked in front of a screen of some kind. Regrets are for wimps. Since 2015 began, we've been bookmarking all the television events that have made us … [Read more...]
“I don’t think I could ever forget you.” – Doctor Who Recap “Hell Bent”
Doctor Who Series 9, Episode 12 "Hell Bent" Posted by Kim "A week ago you said to me "Do you believe I'll never be too far? If you're lost, just look for me, you'll find me in the region of the summer stars." The fact that we can sit right here … [Read more...]
15 Things We Loved About LI Who 3
Posted by Kim and Sage Cher's main joy in life is a makeover. Our main joy in life is a convention. I know I can speak for Kim when I say that our lives have improved drastically since we came on that scene. Where else can you yell "nipple rings!" … [Read more...]
“I confess, I am afraid.” – Doctor Who Recap – Heaven Sent
Doctor Who Series 9, Episode 11 “Heaven Sent” Posted by Sage The shepherd’s boy says, “There’s this mountain of pure diamond. It takes an hour to climb it, and an hour to go around it. Every hundred years, a little bird comes. It sharpens its beak … [Read more...]
“Please, be a little proud of me.” – Doctor Who Recap “Face the Raven”
Doctor Who Series 9, Episode 10 "Face the Raven" Posted by Kim When Rose Tyler got stranded in Pete's World in "Doomsday", Russell T. Davies commented that it was a direct result of Rose and Ten's cavalier attitude in "Tooth and Claw". Their … [Read more...]
“Sleep claims us in the end.” – Doctor Who Recap – Sleep No More
Doctor Who Series 9, Episode 9 “Sleep No More” Posted by Sage I'm sorry, Rasmussen, but no. "Sleep No More" won't be added to my list of surefire Doctor Who conversion episodes. It's not an episode to hook a pre-Whovian. It's not even an episode … [Read more...]
“Keep the secrets, keep the peace.” – Doctor Who Recap
Doctor Who Series 9, Episode 8 "The Zygon Inversion" Posted by Kim All I have to say is thank GOD this episode was kinder to me than the last Peter Harness penned episode I had to recap was. Everyone pour one out for not having to talk about … [Read more...]
“It’s not paranoia if it’s real.” – Doctor Who Recap
Doctor Who Series 9, Episode 7 “The Zygon Invasion” Posted by Sage Okay, Doctor Who. Quit mucking about. I was promised Clara Oswald, full-tilt TARDIS-crazy, taking in all of time and space with the Doctor. There are precious few episodes … [Read more...]
“We need the mayflies.” – Doctor Who Recap
Doctor Who Series 9, Episode 6 "The Woman Who Lived" Posted by Kim It's fitting that "The Woman Who Lived" fell to me because I'm currently in the midst of watching Torchwood for the first time (I KNOW) and therefore spending a lot of time with … [Read more...]
“Dying is an ability, believe me.” – Doctor Who Recap
Doctor Who Series 9, Episode 5 “The Girl Who Died" Posted by Sage Five episodes of the already terrific ninth series of New Who are out in the world, and I'm prepared at this moment to pin at least one major theme to the top of the Doctor's … [Read more...]
“You bent the rules of life and death.” – Doctor Who Recap
Doctor Who Series 9, Episode 4 "Before the Flood" Posted by Kim In all my years watching Doctor Who and Back to the Future and Lost and reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, I've learned that the rules of time travel are simple and … [Read more...]
“What’s different at night?” – Doctor Who Recap
Doctor Who Series 9, Episode 3 “Under The Lake” Posted by Sage Series 9's multi-episode arc structure continues with this spooky two-parter. And we haven't quite returned to the classic Who years of seven or eight part stories wherein the Doctor … [Read more...]
“Always Mercy.” – Doctor Who Recap
Doctor Who Series 9, Episode 2 "The Witch's Familiar" Posted by Kim "Consider the Doctor..." From what I know of the Time Lords, they aren't the easiest species to be around. They are ruthless and they are power-hungry and often downright … [Read more...]
“Death is for other people, dear.” – Doctor Who Recap
Doctor Who Series 9, Episode 1 “The Magician's Apprentice” Posted by Sage For better or for worse, Steven Moffat has never been afraid to touch the Doctor Who mythology and mold it as he likes. This is good. It's necessary. Fans are particular … [Read more...]
Fan Video Friday – A Tribute to Lady Antebellum
Posted by Kim and Sage Happy Fan Video Friday! It may be September and I may have had my first Pumpkin Spice Latte of the season but everyone KNOWS that fall doesn't kick off until the TV season starts. Thus, summer rages on here at Head Over … [Read more...]
Fan Video Friday – The Best of Twelve and Clara, Part II
Posted by Kim and Sage It's no secret that we are total trash for Clara and Twelve here at Head Over Feels. There's already been one Fan Video Friday entirely devoted to them, after all. However that was posted before the shipper GIFT called … [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...]
“Don’t you think this is weird?” – SDCC 2015 Part I
Posted by Kim and Sage Nothing can truly prepare you for San Diego Comic Con. Sure, you can scour fan forums for advice and tips (the Friends of CCI forum is an INVALUABLE resource) and can spreadsheet the hell out of your plan for the con, but … [Read more...]
HOF at SDCC – Our Expectations and Wildest Dreams
Posted by Kim and Sage It's finally here. Tomorrow we get on a flight to head to the Super Bowl of Fandom: San Diego Comic Con. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We still can't believe that we're going. After weeks of arduously reading every … [Read more...]
Fan Video Friday – “Raise Your Glass”
Posted by Kim and Sage Hey there, rockstars. You made it through another week! Your reward is a brand new edition of Fan Video Friday, the series that enables your work wind-down. Today's FVF is all about Pink's party anthem "Raise Your Glass." … [Read more...]
Fan Video Friday – “King and Lionheart”
Posted by Kim and Sage Another Summer Friday, another compilation of fan videos to help you pass the time before you're out of work for the weekend. Welcome to Fan Video Friday, where Sage and I truly do God's work. This week we bring you videos … [Read more...]
Fan Video Friday – One Direction + OTPs
Posted by Kim and Sage You already know that we're boy band trash here at HOF, and One Direction has not escaped our semi-creepy attentions. We're seeing them live for the first time in August, and could not be more amped. Preparations have … [Read more...]
“This is sickness.” – Live Writer Commentary on “Dalek” and Enduring Dirt [Contained]’s Easy Laughter
Posted by Sage Last week, I had a double dose of English playwright and screenwriter Robert Shearman. First, I sipped on a Twelfth Doctor cocktail while Shearman gave live commentary at The Way Station on his one and only Who episode, series one's … [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...]
“How’d you like to live with Uncle John?” – Gallifrey One 2015, Part 3
Posted by Kelly Just before we left for Los Angeles, Sage sent us the following gif. Caption? “Us by day three.” Accuracy? Astounding. Con life is a commitment. If you don’t throw your body and soul into it, you’re not doing it right. This … [Read more...]
“Have fun! Get drunk! Kiss boys!” – Gallifrey One 2015, Part 2
Posted by Kim Well, two out of three ain't bad. Unless you count being groped by John Barrowman, which we very much do. After turning in (read: passing out as soon as we queued up "Galentine's Day" on Sage's computer) at a decent hour on … [Read more...]
“Powerful depictions of awesome ladies.” – Happy International Women’s Day from Head Over Feels!
Posted by Sage Every day is International Women's Day here at Head Over Feels. But we'd never pass up a chance to throw some extra virtual roses and appreciation to our favorite ladies of pop culture. This list is hardly exhaustive - it's more of … [Read more...]
“Stand still and welcome to Doctor Who.” – Gallifrey One 2015, Part 1
Posted by Sage Disney may think they've got that "happiest place on Earth" business on lock, but allow me to disagree. I see your long lines and $8 ice cream bars and I raise you 3.5 FULL DAYS of programming; 3600 Whovian compatriots; and one … [Read more...]
“We Should Do This Every Christmas.” – Doctor Who Recap – Last Christmas
Posted By Kim When we last left our intrepid heroes, they were "Gift of the Magi"-ing the HELL out of each other, both convinced that the other was better off without them, and thus LYING through their teeth about their current circumstances. … [Read more...]
The Best Performances of 2014
Posted by Kim and Sage We've named our Top 20 moments of 2014 (re-live those moments here and here) and now it's time to turn our eyes to our favorite individual performances of the year. As usual, we make the disclaimer that we are but two modest … [Read more...]