Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

First pictures of the Tritovore Unveiled

Posted: 23 Mar 2009 11:36 AM PDT

The website io9 has posted an extensive series of photos from the upcoming special "Planet of the Dead", including our first look at the new aliens, the Tritovore, touted as being as frightening as the Daleks. You can take a look at the entire photo set by going here.

Interviews: Matthew Graham Interview

Posted: 23 Mar 2009 07:34 AM PDT

As a huge fan of Life on Mars, the Last Train, Eastenders and Doctor Who, Matthew Graham was always on my must have lists for Scrolls 9. Following a chase round the internet for an email, in the immediate aftermath of Fear Her I sent off my hopeful request and was immediately knocked back on the grounds that 'Matthew doesn't want to talk about Who or Mars at present', but to try later. Fair enough. Fast forward 6 months, a boozy session by accident with the brilliant Marshall Lancaster in the...

News: Darksmith Winners!

Posted: 23 Mar 2009 06:22 AM PDT

Our Darksmith Legacy competition ended on Friday - and it's time to announce the names of the five lucky winners! Five pairs of copies of The Dust of Ages and The Graves of Mordane were up for grabs, with the answer to this simple question... Which Darksmith Legacy illustrator was interviewed on Kasterborous in January 2005? Of course, the answer is Peter McKinstry - cleverly mentioned just a few lines above the question! If you don't know already, The Darksmith Legacy throws the Doctor on...

Who knows mysterious lure of the Doctor? - The Herald

Posted: 23 Mar 2009 05:05 AM PDT


Who knows mysterious lure of the Doctor?
The Herald, UK
Russell T Davies, in reviving the programme in 2005, captured all of this, but has managed to move the programme on, too. Doctor Who used to be a show almost exclusively loved by boys but a couple of weeks ago I hosted a Doctor Who event at the Aye ...

Doctor Who's Latest Monsters Buzz in New Special - Wired News

Posted: 23 Mar 2009 04:55 AM PDT


Doctor Who's Latest Monsters Buzz in New Special
Wired News
Cursed by production problems, "Planet of the Dead," cracks the BBC line-up this coming Easter Sunday. It's the first of four episodes airing in 2009 that will mark the end of David Tennant's reign as The Doctor.

Weight gain not out of Order for Walsh - Channel 4 News

Posted: 23 Mar 2009 04:19 AM PDT


Weight gain not out of Order for Walsh
Channel 4 News, UK
Dr Who star Freema Agyeman and Cutting It's Ben Daniels also star in the ITV1 show, Law & Order: UK. The series has already been exported to France and Russia and producers hope it will adapt just as well for a UK audience. Lead Writer Chris Chibnall ...

Weight gain not out of Order for Walsh - ITN

Posted: 23 Mar 2009 04:04 AM PDT


Weight gain not out of Order for Walsh
ITN, UK
Dr Who star Freema Agyeman and Cutting It's Ben Daniels also star in the ITV1 show, Law & Order: UK. The series has already been exported to France and Russia and producers hope it will adapt just as well for a UK audience. Lead Writer Chris Chibnall ...

BLOG Top five science errors in sci-fi

Posted: 23 Mar 2009 03:09 AM PDT

For the sake of drama, SF stories sometimes overlook the boring practicalities of science. Blogger Stuart Hall discusses his top five niggles... That Ain't Right! If you are like me then there will be certain motifs in SF that really annoy...

Packaging, Correct Pricing (GOOD News!) & Bonus Content for Season ... - TVShowsOnDVD.com

Posted: 22 Mar 2009 11:10 PM PDT


Packaging, Correct Pricing (GOOD News!) & Bonus Content for Season ...
TVShowsOnDVD.com, Canada
A week ago the BBC announced that they, and their USA distribution partner Warner Home Video, would be releasing Torchwood - The Complete 2nd Series on high definition Blu-ray Disc this July 7th. At the time we left our report with a few loose ends, ...

First Glimpse Of Doctor Who's Newest Bug-Eyed Monsters - io9

Posted: 22 Mar 2009 10:14 PM PDT


First Glimpse Of Doctor Who's Newest Bug-Eyed Monsters
io9, CA
... 288 views The BBC promised that the Tritovore, the alien nasties who'll turn up in Doctor Who's Easter special, will rank up there with the Daleks and Cybermen. But don't take their word, see for yourself! Okay... not quite Dalek material, I guess. ...

Alice, Ringworld and The Phantom Set For Syfy

Posted: 22 Mar 2009 08:16 PM PDT

Syfy has ordered three new mini-series, all adaptations of classics, two of which are being seen as back-door pilots (in other words, if they're successful – and cheap – enough, we'll get a series). They are a retelling of Alice In Wonderland, a new version of...

Second Season of 'Torchwood' Headed to Blu-ray - High-Def Digest

Posted: 22 Mar 2009 08:03 PM PDT


Second Season of 'Torchwood' Headed to Blu-ray
High-Def Digest, CA
BBC Home Video has announced its latest TV-on-high-def release, setting an early-July Blu-ray date for 'Torchwood: The Complete Second Season.' Arriving on July 7th (day-and-date with the standard DVD), the four-disc set follows 'Torchwood: The ...

TV ratings - February 20 TV ratings: Dave Gorman show's TV debut ... - guardian.co.uk

Posted: 22 Mar 2009 07:56 PM PDT


TV ratings - February 20 TV ratings: Dave Gorman show's TV debut ...
guardian.co.uk, UK
Friday night's guest was comedian and actress Catherine Tate. Genius attracted a 9% share in the half hour from 10pm, according to unofficial overnights. The new BBC2 show was up against the last episode of Channel 4's sitcom Free Agents, ...

Discover Both Ends Of The "Spectrum Of Spock." Plus The Doctor's ... - io9

Posted: 22 Mar 2009 06:12 PM PDT


Discover Both Ends Of The "Spectrum Of Spock." Plus The Doctor's ...
io9, CA
Plus Wolverine, Avatar, Monsters Versus Aliens, Lost, Torchwood, Fringe, Chuck and Heroes. Let spoilers usher in your week. Leonard Nimoy talks to SciFi Now, and explains that the Spock he plays in the new movie is not the same one he last played 17 ...

O'Dowd, Tate join 'Gulliver’s Travels' - Digital Spy

Posted: 22 Mar 2009 05:54 PM PDT


O'Dowd, Tate join 'Gulliver's Travels'
Digital Spy, UK
By Simon Reynolds, Movies Editor TV stars Chris O'Dowd and Catherine Tate have been added to the cast of Gulliver's Travels, reports Slash Film. Appearing on BBC show Something For The Weekend, O'Dowd (The IT Crowd) revealed that he will play Edward in ...

News: No Room for Racnoss

Posted: 22 Mar 2009 05:41 PM PDT

The Doctor Who Exhibition at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum opens next weekend - and it seems there is no room for the biggest Doctor Who monster that has been built, the Empress of Racnoss. Experience Design are managing the exhibition which opens on Saturday 28th March and is already sold out for the first two days, and their MD is Martin Wilkie: "The Empress of Racnoss is the largest prop made for Doctor Who so far. We are in the temporary exhibition space which is in the...

Bablegum launches on US mobile - C21Media

Posted: 22 Mar 2009 04:57 PM PDT


Bablegum launches on US mobile
C21Media, UK
Other programming will include Bananaz, a film by Ceri Levy on virtual band Gorillaz; monthly music exclusives from the likes of Franz Ferdinand, Stereophonics and Kaiser Chiefs; and BBC comedy clips from Gavin & Stacey, Catherine Tate, The Royle ...

Square Eyes, March 23-26 - Stage

Posted: 22 Mar 2009 04:49 PM PDT


Square Eyes, March 23-26
Stage, UK
This week's episode, Buried, is adapted by Cath Tregenna, who wrote my favourite episode of Torchwood, Out of Time (let's quietly forget about the one with the giant CGI space whale). I was out of the country when this was shown over the festive period ...

BBC National Orchestra of Wales records Doctor Who soundtrack - WalesOnline

Posted: 22 Mar 2009 03:20 PM PDT


BBC National Orchestra of Wales records Doctor Who soundtrack
WalesOnline, United Kingdom
The orchestra's music will add drama to the action scenes filmed by David Tennant and his co-stars during the first of four Doctor Who specials, which will air on the BBC at Easter. The music is being recorded at BBC Hoddinott Hall, which is part of ...

Opinion: The Lost Scrolls of Rassilon...

Posted: 22 Mar 2009 07:36 AM PDT

...life and death of a fanzine. A checklist of the loneliest jobs in the world. Long-distance runner (never been that convinced, but for argument's sake - check), traffic warden, caretakers of big rural retreats and fanzine editor. Between 1993 and 2005, I was part of the modest success that was Black Scrolls as we pumped out a solid blend of humour and solid fact over 8 rollercoaster issues. For a long time, Black Scrolls was almost like a secret obsession. All those emails, phonecalls,...

Reviews: Hothouse - Part One

Posted: 22 Mar 2009 07:31 AM PDT

The classic series of Doctor Who always liked to comment on social issues and a favourite topic was always the environment. Hothouse is a natural continuation of a popular theme with the added bonus of a returning foe, The Krynoid last seen in The Seeds of Doom. The blurb for this one states that somewhere in the south of England stands the Hothouse. Five vast, state-of-the-art biodomes, all steel and glass. Inside, rock star turned environmental activist Alex Marlow has a plan to save the...

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