Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death

5/22/2026

You know, as I anticipate with no eagerness whatsoever the arrival of the latest "Star Wars Mandalorian" film/merch opportunity, I yearn more for sci-fi like this. Sure the sets are made of tin foil and polystyrene and the baddies clad in sparkly boiler suits and dented welder's helmets, but at least here there is an actual sense of something created by human imagination amidst the shaky props. That said, though, I think if I'd been around in the late 1960s I'd have sent a message to all the planets in the universe warning them that the "Doctor" meant trouble. No, he didn't usually cause it but wherever he (Patrick Troughton) and his pals "Jamie" (Frazer Hines) and "Zoe" (Wendy Padbury) went, it was certain to follow. This time, the Earth is celebrating the completion of it's T-Mat beam th