Monday, January 7, 2008

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Series 2 on US Public TV Stations - Early Station List

Posted: 07 Jan 2008 03:47 PM CST

UPDATE - January 7: Series 2 Public TV Station List We have an early list of stations that have signed up for Doctor Who Series 2. The contract starts in April

Well, Did You Miss Him?

Posted: 07 Jan 2008 08:03 AM CST

Excited about Torchwood's return? Can't wait for "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang"? Want to see some brand spanking new Torchwood, right this minute? Then head on over to the official Torchwood site where you can view the opening minutes of series two! You'll see an alien Blowfish, old women, and the return of Captain Jack Harkness! Well, if you live in the UK at least...

You can also read a news item (rather spoilery) about the kiss that takes place between Captain Jack and John Hart (James Marsters).

Not long to go now...

John Barrowman to snog a man in Torchwood - Showbiz Spy

Posted: 07 Jan 2008 05:37 AM CST


John Barrowman to snog a man in Torchwood
Showbiz Spy, UK - 20 minutes ago
The pair both play intergalactic captains and Torchwood is famed for its racy content, with John's character being bisexual. Meanwhile, John - who in real ...

Torchwood Series Two Episode One Preview

Posted: 07 Jan 2008 04:00 AM CST

(sorry, your browser doesn't seem to support the video directly) Sadly there's no Freema in this clip as Martha Jones won't show up for a few more episodes but we get an idea about how the team has been doing while Captain Jack was away with her. (also: series 2 trailer)

Torchwood Season 2's big gay smooch - AfterElton.com

Posted: 07 Jan 2008 01:41 AM CST


Torchwood Season 2's big gay smooch
AfterElton.com - 4 hours ago
After much anticipation, we've finally got a snap few snaps of the big gay kiss that Captain Jack (John Barrowman) shares with a rogue captain (played by ...

Wildcats take their lumps - Gaffney Ledger (subscription)

Posted: 06 Jan 2008 11:00 PM CST


Wildcats take their lumps
Gaffney Ledger (subscription),  USA - 2 hours ago
In girls' action, the Lady Wildcats remained winless in the region with a 77-18 loss to Broome. Catherine Tate led Blacksburg with seven points. ...

Monday Link-A-Mania

Posted: 06 Jan 2008 10:28 PM CST

Weta to create Justice League According to New Zealand website Stuff Weta Workshop will be deigning and creating the costumes for superheroes such as Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and The Flash for the upcoming Justice League movie. Barrie Osborne, the...

Lost teaser campaign

Posted: 06 Jan 2008 09:59 PM CST

ABC has launched a web campaign for season four of Lost, including a video on YouTube which directs you to a "hacked" Oceanic Airlines site. Meanwhile, Entertainment Weekly has a new interview with Matthew Fox (Jack) with some minor...

Monday 7 January Sci Fi TV highlights

Posted: 06 Jan 2008 09:17 PM CST

5pm LIVING Charmed "It's a Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World, Part II" SCI FI The Lost World "Nectar" SKY TWO Star Trek: Enterprise "In a Mirror, Darkly" UKTV DRAMA Doctor Who "Robot" – episode four FIVE US Mission: Impossible ...

Your guide to legally downloading high-def movies

Posted: 06 Jan 2008 09:00 PM CST

You've heard the story about on-demand content? It goes something like this: once upon a time people had to wait until Christmas Day to see the "big movie" on the telly. After stuffing themselves silly whole families would huddle round to get their peepers on...

TORCHWOOD WEEK: Kai Owen interviewed

Posted: 06 Jan 2008 07:00 PM CST

The second series of Who spin-off Torchwood is nearly upon us! It starts airing on BBC Two on Wednesday 16 January. The same day, issue 166 of SFX goes on sale, which includes a seven-page Torchwood feature, complete with exclusive on-set photos. To tide...

News: Videogames News

Posted: 06 Jan 2008 06:43 PM CST

Top video game magazine GamesMaster features a preview of the forthcoming Doctor Who Top Trumps videogame, reports DS News. Published by Eidos and will be released in the spring on Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2 and PC. The report also confirms that Doctor Who Top Trumps will be visually based on The Infinite Quest cartoon serial. As per previous reports, this tactical card game features head-to-head card battles between two players or versus the games AI with players utilising memory, luck...

Billie 'more nervous about Rose' - This is Nottingham

Posted: 06 Jan 2008 06:30 PM CST


Billie 'more nervous about Rose'
This is Nottingham, UK - 6 hours ago
... appear in three episodes of Doctor Who, with one focusing on the Timelord's sidekicks rather than the main character, who is played by David Tennant. ...

US Airing Times and Editing for Content

Posted: 06 Jan 2008 06:14 PM CST

Torchwood.TV put together a handly listing of the stateside Torchwood airings.

My suspicion is that we'll see a completely different edit on BBC America than either the "adult version" or the "kid-friendly" version that is airing in the UK -- after all, what they'll edit or a kid-friendly version for a UK audience isn't how they would edit it for time on a US network, or indeed, even necessarily to fit the standards of the channel and the time.

Weekend Media Briefing - Guardian Unlimited

Posted: 06 Jan 2008 03:38 PM CST


Weekend Media Briefing
Guardian Unlimited, UK - 34 minutes ago
P9 Catherine Tate's Christmas Special becomes festive period's most complained about show. P2 BBC children's TV presenter arrested after his girlfriend ...

Tough love Hurworth - The Northern Echo

Posted: 06 Jan 2008 03:30 PM CST


Tough love Hurworth
The Northern Echo, UK - 41 minutes ago
It isn't for nothing that people laugh at Catherine Tate's character saying am I bovvered?' because that attitude is everywhere and it is growing. ...

Exploring Doctor Who online games - ic Wales

Posted: 06 Jan 2008 02:58 PM CST


Exploring Doctor Who online games
ic Wales, United Kingdom - 12 minutes ago
He was previously a creative lead on digital marketing projects for Doctor Who, Torchwood and Blue Peter, as well as producing work for the Welsh Assembly ...

’Tis the season to be kind to yourself - ic Wales

Posted: 06 Jan 2008 12:52 PM CST


'Tis the season to be kind to yourself
ic Wales, United Kingdom - 3 hours ago
You've had a claustrophobic Christmas where not even shared laughter over the Catherine Tate yuletide special can hide the fact that spending sustained time ...

Torchwood Tenderness

Posted: 06 Jan 2008 12:00 PM CST

Torchwood's Captain Jack Harkness faces a dilemma when rogue Time Agent Captain John Hart wreaks havoc on Cardiff in the first episode of the new series - should he kiss him or kill him?

Cult Spy: 2008 - The Year Ahead - Digital Spy

Posted: 05 Jan 2008 06:40 PM CST


Cult Spy: 2008 - The Year Ahead
Digital Spy, UK - 58 minutes ago
Alongside several juicy guest stars in the shape of James Marsters, Freema Agyeman and Jim Robinson (better known as actor Alan Dale) there's bound to be ...

Billie’s forgotten star - ic Wales

Posted: 05 Jan 2008 12:11 PM CST


Billie's forgotten star
ic Wales, United Kingdom - 1 hour ago
... one of which will reportedly involve teaming up alongside Doctor Who regulars Catherine Tate and Freema Agyeman – but not David Tennant. ...

‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “The Idiot’s Lantern” - Flick Filosopher

Posted: 05 Jan 2008 03:44 AM CST


'Doctor Who' blogging: "The Idiot's Lantern"
Flick Filosopher, NY - 2 hours ago
I'm in love with him -- all of him, not just David Tennant's Doctor, except that he happens to be the Doctor at the moment. The Best. Doctor. ...

Time's up for Dr Who show - Manchester Evening News

Posted: 04 Jan 2008 12:07 PM CST


Time's up for Dr Who show
Manchester Evening News, UK - 33 minutes ago
THE hit exhibition featuring Doctor Who's most terrifying enemies ends tomorrow - having smashed museum visitor records. Doctor Who Up-Close, at the city's ...

Old Crowle’s Almanac 2008 - ic Wales

Posted: 04 Jan 2008 10:19 AM CST


Old Crowle's Almanac 2008
ic Wales, United Kingdom - 6 hours ago
In the new series of Torchwood, Captain Jack will tell one of his team not to do something – and then almost immediately they will go ahead and do it anyway ...

Torchwood Returns to TV, But Not for Many US Viewers - Film.com

Posted: 04 Jan 2008 05:20 AM CST


Torchwood Returns to TV, But Not for Many US Viewers
Film.com, WA - 2 hours ago
What is Torchwood? It's a supersecret agency that operates outside the purview of world governments to protect Earth from all the big bad aliens out to get ...

Entertainment 2008: A Look Ahead: People - Modesto Bee

Posted: 03 Jan 2008 03:20 AM CST


Entertainment 2008: A Look Ahead: People
Modesto Bee, CA - 3 hours ago
... High and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" alum returns to the small screen in the première episode of the second season of British sci-fi series "Torchwood. ...

McCollum: Worthy shows coming to cable, broadcast TV - San Jose Mercury News

Posted: 02 Jan 2008 04:14 PM CST


McCollum: Worthy shows coming to cable, broadcast TV
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 25 minutes ago
One of TV's best sci-fi series is back as "Torchwood" returns for a second cycle of episodes (9 pm, Jan. 26, BBC America) just weeks after its season 1 ...

New Series 2 Preview & Transmission Date Confirmed

Posted: 02 Jan 2008 12:00 PM CST

Christmas saw the first preview of Torchwood Series Two.

Gay-lien threat to the nation - Xtra.ca

Posted: 02 Jan 2008 11:15 AM CST


Gay-lien threat to the nation
Xtra.ca, Canada - 1 hour ago
The character of Harkness, easily the most nationalistic and dogmatic of the bunch, is offset by naïve and tolerant rookie, Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles). ...

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