Monday, March 23, 2009

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Catherine Tate: I thought I was the new Doctor Who - Coventry Telegraph

Posted: 22 Mar 2009 06:45 AM PDT


Catherine Tate: I thought I was the new Doctor Who
Coventry Telegraph, UK
By David Bentley on Mar 22, 09 11:14 PM ACTRESS Catherine Tate, who played Doctor Who's companion Donna Noble, said that she had been convinced that she would be the next Time Lord. Speaking on The Justin Lee Collins Show, which was repeated on ITV ...

News: Specials Casting SPOILER

Posted: 22 Mar 2009 06:45 AM PDT

We should christen it Spoiler Sunday - there's some very interesting postings on the (ex-Outpost Gallifrey) Doctor Who Forum which includes snaps of one very remarkable guest star. Rather than give it all away now - as the casting is likely going to hit the tabloids in the next few days, we'll give you some clues first of all... This actress has appeared in Doctor Who previously Her character was in love with a man with a journal This time she's (presumably) playing a...

Doctor Who fans' alien hope - The Sun

Posted: 22 Mar 2009 04:07 AM PDT


Doctor Who fans' alien hope
The Sun, UK
Host John Barrowman, who plays Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood, wants wannabes to dream up a story to go with their monster creation. BBC programme makers will pick their 50 favourite aliens and invite their creators to London. ...

News: Planet of the Dead SPOILERS

Posted: 22 Mar 2009 12:51 AM PDT

Beware - in this news item the Tritovore is revealed!  That's right - with Planet of the Dead set for our screens in just a few weeks, photos have gone into circulation revealing the crew on set as well as narrative stills and posed shots. Most interesting among these - other than photos of guest star Michelle Ryan - are the photos of the Tritovore, seen here. What is most interesting about the creature is that it appears to be the antithesis to everything writer Russell T Davies is...

News: Glasgow Exhibition Preview

Posted: 22 Mar 2009 12:11 AM PDT

The Doctor Who Exhibition at Glasgow opens next weekend (Saturday, 28th March) and it looks set to bring thousands of visitors to the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum as the only venue in Scotland holding a Doctor Who event. Visitors can look forward to Autons, Judoon and Sycorax, not to mention costumes worn by companion Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) and would-be companion Astrid Peth (Kylie Minogue) alongside a virtual version of the Doctor himself, David Tennant. Amazingly tickets for...

Why Does Doctor Who Only Go Back In Time? - io9

Posted: 22 Mar 2009 12:10 AM PDT


Why Does Doctor Who Only Go Back In Time?
io9, CA
We didn't need a Dalek storyline every season, especially considering the quality of some of those storylines, and the number of times they were "permanently" defeated, only to return the next year, just as the series never failed to return to ...

Chris O’Dowd To Be Villain in Gulliver’s Travels, Confirms Emily ... - /FILM

Posted: 21 Mar 2009 11:41 PM PDT


Chris O'Dowd To Be Villain in Gulliver's Travels, Confirms Emily ...
/FILM, MA
So that'sa trinity of English actors announced in key roles so far - O'Dowd (update: who it turns out is actually Irish), Blunt and the recently announced Catherine Tate. I'm supposing the cast will be pretty much filled out with staples of Brit ...

News: Monsters Required

Posted: 21 Mar 2009 09:28 PM PDT

John Barrowman is beginning his gradula and well-planned return to television ubiquity with his new show Tonight's the Night - a sort of talent show combined with Jim'll Fix It, from all accounts. He's also after your help - should you be an alien, or have an original home-made alien outfit. That's right - there's a special Doctor Who scene planned, one that requires one single alien, so the competition is remarkably tough. To begin, grown up entrants must enter the 'Online Selection'...

News: Can Science Fiction Keep Up?

Posted: 21 Mar 2009 09:12 PM PDT

The BBC spoke recently with 4 prominent science fiction writers as part of National Science and Engineering Week to answer the question: Can science fiction keep up with modern science? Among those asked was Doctor Who scriptwriter, Captain Britain writer and novelist Paul Cornell... Alongside Iain Banks, Ken MacLeod and Ian Watson, Cornell offers his opinion on what science fiction (and we are as much in the science fiction zone with these chaps as we are in the sci-fi zone) is - and in...

Assign a Stan Lee Nickname

Posted: 21 Mar 2009 06:37 PM PDT

Okay, here's fun. Hopefully. It struck me while I was tossing and turning last night that modern comics writers and artists have been largely deprived of nicknames, as perfected by Stan 'The Man' Lee. He decreed that the professionals who worked for him would be known as Merry Gerry Conway, Gentleman Gene Colan (or Gene 'the Dean' Colan), Sturdy Steve Ditko, Rascally Roy Thomas and so on. He

An MA in sci-fi writing with former 2000 AD editor

Posted: 21 Mar 2009 06:00 PM PDT

Are you an aspiring writer of science fiction, fantasy, graphic novels or even video games? Then there is a university course for you in Scotland. David Bishop, writer and former editor of 2000 AD, is helping to set up a new MA Creative Writing course at...

Scottish celebrities stay away from Homecoming Scotland advert - Glasgow Sunday Mail

Posted: 21 Mar 2009 01:14 PM PDT


Scottish celebrities stay away from Homecoming Scotland advert
Glasgow Sunday Mail, UK
The "no thank yous" included The Proclaimers, Robert Carlyle, Annie Lennox, Sir Alex Ferguson, Billy Connolly, KT Tunstall, Franz Ferdinand, Rod Stewart, Sharleen Spiteri, Ewan McGregor, David Tennant, Ashley Jensen, Ian Rankin, Kelly MacDonald, ...

Gran's Bell Hell - Glasgow Sunday Mail

Posted: 21 Mar 2009 12:17 PM PDT


Gran's Bell Hell
Glasgow Sunday Mail, UK
Q MY mum-in-law is just like Catherine Tate's wicked, elderly TV character Nan - hard of hearing and always misses the doorbell. A THERE are extra loud door chimes available plus devices which flash to let you know someone is at the door. ...

Homecoming Parade's Stay Away Celebs - Glasgow Sunday Mail

Posted: 21 Mar 2009 12:13 PM PDT


Homecoming Parade's Stay Away Celebs
Glasgow Sunday Mail, UK
The "no thank yous" included The Proclaimers, Robert Carlyle, Annie Lennox, Sir Alex Ferguson, Billy Connolly, KT Tunstall, Franz Ferdinand, Rod Stewart, Sharleen Spiteri, Ewan McGregor, David Tennant, Ashley Jensen, Ian Rankin, Kelly MacDonald, ...

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