Thursday, October 25, 2007

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Comica, Napoleon Solo and Leeds

Posted: 25 Oct 2007 09:34 AM CDT

Well, the Japanese Embassy bash was lovely. What a well-appointed building that is. I hung out with Alex Fitch of Resonance FM, and his sidekick Robin, and was pleased to meet British comics historian Paul Gravett and X-Men (and now manga) writer David Hine. And there was some very nice sushi. The do formed part of Comica, the London International Comics Festival, which runs to November 6th,

Coming soon: original Star Trek on high-def DVD

Posted: 25 Oct 2007 08:30 AM CDT

Yep, the '60s special effects have been replaced with 21st century CG imagery and the whole thing polished up to look good on your high-def TV: original Star Trek is hitting the shelves (again) as a 10-disc HD DVD/DVD collection on 19 November. It will have HD...

News: Doctor Who Adventures Issue 41

Posted: 25 Oct 2007 06:30 AM CDT

Here comes the latest from BBC Magazines detailing the features of this fortnight's Doctor Who Adventures, out today! Monster news! We reveal one of the monsters the Doctor and Donna are going to meet next year – the Sontarans. These war-obsessed aliens are far stronger than humans and have the ability to clone themselves. Sarah Jane recently described them as the "silliest-looking race in the galaxy" but our pictures show how truly terrifying they are! The new issue of Doctor...

Three Cutdown?

Posted: 25 Oct 2007 03:09 AM CDT

Over the past month or so we've been hearing how the BBC are coming to terms with a lower than expected rise in the television license fee. So far the corporation has announced plans to sell its Broadcasting House and make substantial cuts to staffing in order to meet budget targets - but now it looks as though programming itself will come under fire.

Today's Daily Star reveals that the BBC want to cut the number of episodes in every new series of shows like Hustle, Spooks and Robin Hood - down from 8/10/13 to something like 6 episodes a year. I'm hearing from a number of sources - including somebody claiming to work for BBC Wales itself - that the BBC plan to cut down the number of Torchwood episodes - for the proposed third series - down from the typical 13 a year that we currently get to a mere 8.

Remember, nothing's been officially confirmed by the BBC regarding any of these programming cuts as of yet. Expect to hear some announcements over the coming weeks and months - and fingers crossed it won't affect Torchwood in any major way; or at all.

UPDATE: The BBC are apparently "discussing their options" with regards to all programming. There's various factors that must be considered when making a decision on a show's broadcasting future.

In other news John Barrowman will be performing on this year's Children in Need appeal. He joins Kylie Minogue, who's also singing on stage. There's also a short Doctor Who episode that features a return from Peter Davison's Fifth Doctor. Exciting, huh?

Phil Gladwin on The Sarah Jane Adventures

Posted: 25 Oct 2007 12:59 AM CDT

The latest Doctor Who spin-off, The Sarah Jane Adventures, is currently wowing the kids on Children's BBC every Monday – currently BBC One viewers are in the middle of the third story of the season, "Warriors of Kudlak", penned by Phil Gladwin, who's an...

Battling R/C Dalek Set - Coolest Gadgets

Posted: 24 Oct 2007 11:41 PM CDT


Battling R/C Dalek Set
Coolest Gadgets, UK - 53 minutes ago
One Dalek is bad enough, but you now have two to duke it out with your colleague in order to find a winner in your latest disagreement. Each Dalek runs on a ...

MINOGUE TO PLAY DR WHO'S TARDIS - Contactmusic.com

Posted: 24 Oct 2007 10:58 PM CDT


MINOGUE TO PLAY DR WHO'S TARDIS
Contactmusic.com, UK - 34 minutes ago
LATEST: Australian pop star KYLIE MINOGUE will play the Tardis in the forthcoming DOCTOR WHO Christmas (07) special. The 39-year-old singer will appear as ...

BARROWMAN: 'I'M NOT SINGING FOR THE MONEY' - Contactmusic.com

Posted: 24 Oct 2007 10:58 PM CDT


BARROWMAN: 'I'M NOT SINGING FOR THE MONEY'
Contactmusic.com, UK - 35 minutes ago
The 40-year-old Torchwood star recently signed a deal with Sony BMG and has just finished recording his debut pop album, John Barrowman: Another Side. ...

BARROWMAN: 'I'M NOT SINGING FOR THE MONEY' - PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)

Posted: 24 Oct 2007 10:49 PM CDT


BARROWMAN: 'I'M NOT SINGING FOR THE MONEY'
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - 1 hour ago
The 40-year-old Torchwood star recently signed a deal with Sony BMG and has just finished recording his debut pop album, John Barrowman: Another Side. ...

MINOGUE TO PLAY DR WHO'S TARDIS - PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)

Posted: 24 Oct 2007 10:49 PM CDT


MINOGUE TO PLAY DR WHO'S TARDIS
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - 4 hours ago
LATEST: Australian pop star KYLIE MINOGUE will play the Tardis in the forthcoming DOCTOR WHO Christmas (07) special. The 39-year-old singer will appear as ...

TorchCast Series 2 Trailer

Posted: 24 Oct 2007 10:28 PM CDT

Coming Soon, the DWO TorchCast is back for Series 2. Paul and Seb will be back, talking about the new series of Torchwood. Not only is the podcast back, but a new designed website too, but in the mean time, why not check out the DWO WhoCast at http://www.thewhocast.com for all the latest in the Doctor Who Universe.

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Property News - Estate Angels

Posted: 24 Oct 2007 07:01 PM CDT


Property News
Estate Angels, UK - 2 hours ago
... added that Salford looks poised to follow the example of Cardiff, which gained "new kudos" when the BBC began filming Dr Who and Torchwood in the area.

Sarah Jane Adventures - Invasion of the Bane - DVDTimes.co.uk

Posted: 24 Oct 2007 07:01 PM CDT


Sarah Jane Adventures - Invasion of the Bane
DVDTimes.co.uk, UK - 2 hours ago
Clearly, I wasn't the only one as Russell T Davies writes Invasion Of The Bane with an eye on Sunny D, its television likeness being the orange, ...

Comment: Russell T and the fortysomethings - PinkNews.co.uk

Posted: 24 Oct 2007 05:39 PM CDT


Comment: Russell T and the fortysomethings
PinkNews.co.uk, UK - 3 hours ago
Russell T Davies announced this week he is in the process of writing another gay drama, this time focusing on older men – the over 40s. ...

Tennant: Jessica is inspirational - This is North Scotland

Posted: 24 Oct 2007 04:26 PM CDT


Tennant: Jessica is inspirational
This is North Scotland, UK - 4 hours ago
David Tennant has confessed that the main reason he accepted his latest role was so he would have another chance to work with Jessica Hynes. ...

She's said to be the living organism of the Time Lord's travel machine - Now Magazine Online

Posted: 24 Oct 2007 03:50 PM CDT


She's said to be the living organism of the Time Lord's travel machine
Now Magazine Online, UK - 5 hours ago
Kylie plays waitress Astrid Perth on the doomed Titanic in an Xmas special of the BBC show opposite David Tennant, 36. And the name Astrid is an anagram of ...

Comic finds there's no place like YouTube - Toronto Star

Posted: 24 Oct 2007 03:33 PM CDT


Comic finds there's no place like YouTube
Toronto Star,  Canada - 5 hours ago
And Catherine Tate? KP: Yeah, and Steve Koogan, Julia Davies ... they've got unique character-based comedy. So we decided to go over and test the waters as ...

The 9 O'Clock News – Thurs 25 Oct - heatworld

Posted: 24 Oct 2007 03:01 PM CDT


The 9 O'Clock News – Thurs 25 Oct
heatworld, UK - 31 minutes ago
The elements we know about Kylie's appearance all point towards her being the Tardis." Jeez, what next? Billie Piper is a Dalek?

Unspoken worlds - Media Guardian

Posted: 24 Oct 2007 02:06 PM CDT


Unspoken worlds
Media Guardian, UK - 1 hour ago
Russell T Davies, who cast Wilton in Doctor Who and, before that, in Bob and Rose (as Bob's mum), puts it another way. "I bloody love Penelope Wilton! ...

‘Torchwood’ blogging: “Greeks Bearing Gifts” - Flick Filosopher

Posted: 24 Oct 2007 07:23 AM CDT


'Torchwood' blogging: "Greeks Bearing Gifts"
Flick Filosopher, NY - 5 hours ago
Torchwood blogging is late, late, late this week -- sorry. Wish I could say I was off the planet or time-traveling, but, alas, this is not the case. ...

Planet Terror

Posted: 23 Oct 2007 09:55 PM CDT

18 • 105 mins • 9 November Director: Robert Rodriguez Starring: Freddy Rodriguez, Rose McGowan, Michael Biehn, Jeff Fahey, Josh Brolin Rating: If you're gonna enjoy Planet Terror, it'll help if you're the sort of sick puppy who's...

KM31

Posted: 23 Oct 2007 09:50 PM CDT

15 • 103 mins • 9 November Director: Rigoberto CastaƱeda Starring: Iliana Fox, Adria Collado, Raul Mendez Rating: Mexico has been the birthplace for many a visionary director, from Alejandro Jodorowsky to Guillermo Del Toro. So...

New gay television drama in the works - GenerationQ

Posted: 22 Oct 2007 09:14 PM CDT


New gay television drama in the works
GenerationQ, Australia - 51 minutes ago
Mr Davies is also behind Torchwood which made its screen debut in Australia earlier this year. Channel Ten purchased the first two seasons of the show, ...

Sir Ben Kingsley denies Davros claims - Digital Spy

Posted: 22 Oct 2007 05:26 PM CDT


Sir Ben Kingsley denies Davros claims
Digital Spy, UK - 18 minutes ago
By Ben Rawson-Jones, Cult Editor Sir Ben Kingsley has refuted tabloid claims that he will play Dalek creator Davros in the upcoming season of Doctor Who. ...

Kingsley: 'Don't hire actors with personal problems' - CBS 5 - Green Bay

Posted: 22 Oct 2007 06:40 AM CDT


Kingsley: 'Don't hire actors with personal problems'
CBS 5 - Green Bay, WI - 22 Oct 2007
Actor Sir Ben Kingsley and Daniela Lavender arrive at the premiere of DreamWorks' 'Things We Lost in the Fire' at the Egyptian Theater on October 15, ...

Interview: The Tories, gays and education - PinkNews.co.uk

Posted: 22 Oct 2007 06:19 AM CDT


Interview: The Tories, gays and education
PinkNews.co.uk, UK - 22 Oct 2007
When Elton John or John Barrowman from Torchwood gets 'married,' we couldn't possibly mention it because that's moved away from being a social thing to a ...

UK Channel 4 - AfterElton.com

Posted: 22 Oct 2007 12:42 AM CDT


UK Channel 4
AfterElton.com - 23 minutes ago
... Russell T. Davies, who would go on to helm the current BBC revival of Doctor Who, as well as creating the bisexual-heavy sci-fi spinoff Torchwood.

An audience with Sir Ben - Guardian Unlimited

Posted: 21 Oct 2007 03:30 PM CDT


An audience with Sir Ben
Guardian Unlimited, UK - 12 hours ago
Still, Kingsley enjoys the mock-up picture from the Sun article I show him: a Dalek's bottom has been morphed on to the torso of Kingsley as the Mahatma. ...

Torchwood Episode 107 Recap: "Greeks Bearing Gifts" - AfterElton.com

Posted: 21 Oct 2007 10:41 AM CDT


Torchwood Episode 107 Recap: "Greeks Bearing Gifts"
AfterElton.com - 1 hour ago
Present day — Torchwood comes barreling into a construction site in their SUV. They jump out and enter a secure area under a tent. Nearby, a woman watches. ...

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