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Gender-Flipping on TV: What’s Gained When a Male Character Is Reimagined as Female

From “Lost in Space” and “Doctor Who” to “Hannibal” and “Elementary,” these TV shows have swapped the genders of iconic characters.

Apr 18, 2018 4:29 pm /

Gender Swap: 14 Times Women Took Over Iconic Male Roles on TV

“Hannibal,” “Legion,” “Lost in Space,” and “Battlestar Galactica” are just some of the TV shows that have gender-flipped a character from male to female.

Apr 18, 2018 4:28 pm /

‘Doctor Who’ Producers Avoided Spoilers by Pretending the New Doctor Was a Man

Jodie Whittaker’s casting was kept secret until the last possible moment.

Feb 17, 2018 5:04 pm /

‘Doctor Who’ Star Jodie Whittaker Demanded the Same Salary as Peter Capaldi

The new Time Lord drags the BBC into the future.

Jan 24, 2018 11:01 am /

‘Doctor Who’ Time-Lapse Video Shows Peter Capaldi’s TARDIS Disassembled for the Last Time — Watch

Jodie Whittaker’s tenure has officially begun.

Dec 31, 2017 1:28 pm /

‘Doctor Who’ Finally Introduces the First Female Doctor as Jodie Whittaker Debuts — Watch

The first female Doctor made her debut during the “Twice Upon a Time” Christmas special.

Dec 26, 2017 9:23 am /

‘Doctor Who’ Review: Peter Capaldi Takes Too Long to Say Goodbye In Emotional Christmas Special

Steven Moffat’s era ends not with a bang but with some tasteless jokes in “Twice Upon a Time.”

Dec 25, 2017 10:25 pm /

‘Doctor Who: Twice Upon A Time’ Trailer: Peter Capaldi Says Goodbye in Epic Christmas Special

The very first Doctor meets the twelfth Doctor in the “Doctor Who” Christmas special to end all “Doctor Who” Christmas specials.

Dec 8, 2017 9:53 am /

‘Doctor Who’ Showrunner on Why He Never Cast a Woman: ‘We Have to Keep Everyone on Board’

“This isn’t a show exclusively for progressive liberals; this is also for people who voted Brexit,” said Steven Moffat, finishing an eight-year run as showrunner and executive producer of the popular BBC series.

Dec 7, 2017 12:16 pm /