Thursday, June 11, 2009

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News
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News: A House Apart

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 05:51 PM PDT

Political intrigue, affairs and fraud - it can only be the UK Parliament expenses scandal surely? In actual fact it refers to the current production of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House by the Donmar Warehouse which features among its starring lineup Ninth Doctor Who Christopher Eccleston. Eccleston is Kelman alongside Toby Stephens' (Die Another Day) Thomas, Tara Fitzgerald's (Brassed Off) Christine and Gillian Anderson's (The X Files) Nora - and he's playing a nasty piece of work it...

News: Torchwood Exhibition Plans

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 10:01 AM PDT

The BBC report that the team behind the Doctor Who Up Close exhibition are planning a similar voyage into the world of Torchwood, with an exhibition situated in Cardiff Bay - right next to the Hub! Experience Design's Martin Wilkie seems keen to get the exhibition up and running as soon as possible - there are plans to display key props and costumes, as well as recent creatures from the Torchwood: Children of Earth... "A Torchwood Exhibition would be a great addition to the Bay...

News: Coming soon - Vworp Vworp!

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 09:32 AM PDT

Coming soon - Vworp Vworp! A one shot, full colour zine focusing soley on the Doctor Who comic strips! Planned for a launch at the upcoming Evening with Dez Skinn, treats in store include: A lovely 9 page 10th Doctor strip "Time Leech" from K's own Christian Cawley and Justin Abbott, mentored by John Freeman, A 10 page Master strip "The Master's Live on Mars" (a continuation of the fabulous Scrolls Master strips but with the Simm Master in a Life on Mars...

Radio Appearance

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 03:40 AM PDT

Folks might be interested to know that I'm interviewed talking about the old Doctor Who Target Books on a radio documentary being broadcast on Tuesday 23 June, from 11.30am to 12 noon.

'On the Outside it Looked Like an Old Fashioned Police Box'

The PR reads as follows:

"Mark Gatiss, Doctor Who writer and fanatic, presents a feature exploring the hugely popular Doctor Who novelisations of the 1970s and 80s published by Target books.

In an age before DVD and video, the Target book series of Doctor Who fiction was conceived as the chance for children to 'keep' and revisit classic Doctor Who. They were marketed as such, written in a highly visual house style.

Descriptive passages did the work of the TV camera; the scripts were more or less faithfully reproduced as dialogue. They were as close to the experience of watching as possible and were adored by a generation of children who grew up transfixed by the classic BBC series.

Target Doctor Who books became a children's publishing phenomenon selling more than 13 million copies worldwide. From 1973 until 1994, the Target Doctor Who paperbacks were a mainstay of the publishing world.

From humble beginnings they grew into a list running to 156 titles, shaping the reading habits of a generation."

I've also heard that Russell T Davies, Gary Russell, Terrance Dicks, Philip Hinchcliffe, Chris Achillios, Caroline John and Anneke Wills are taking part.

So give it a listen if you're around, or it should be on the BBC iPlayer afterwards.

How To Reboot Star Wars

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 01:59 AM PDT

Given the critical and popular success of JJ Abrams' Star Trek, you might well imagine that George Lucas is currently craving a little loving. io9.com have some ideas as to how the sultan of Skywalker Ranch can rebuild his Empire, taking some cues from...

V, Vampire Diaries and Eastwick Pic Preview

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 01:11 AM PDT

Three new shows from Warner Brothers will be vying for position as the Next Big Thing in the coming US TV season: V, The Vampire Diaries and Eastwick. To give you taste of what to expect, here's a picture preview special, starting with V. V is, of course,...

Homer Simpson's "Doh!" is voted best catch phrase ever - Deccan Herald

Posted: 09 Jun 2009 11:46 PM PDT


Homer Simpson's "Doh!" is voted best catch phrase ever
Deccan Herald, India
Homer's ubiquitous catch phrase which was famously added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2001, topped a poll of punchlines popularised by children's TV conducted by a British website. Interestingly the poll was meant for adults. ...

Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen

Posted: 09 Jun 2009 10:54 PM PDT

Want to win a pair of tickets to the premiere of Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, being held in London on 15 June, courtesy of Maxell ? Click here to enter our competition!

Why Does The UK Love America's Flops? - io9

Posted: 09 Jun 2009 09:03 PM PDT


Why Does The UK Love America's Flops?
io9, CA
It's not as if the UK is so science fiction-starved that they'll go see anything; yes, Doctor Who is having a half-year off, but British audiences have just finished new seasons of Ashes To Ashes and Primeval and have Torchwood returning in little over ...

Wishlist

Posted: 09 Jun 2009 08:31 PM PDT

In every issue of SFX we run a shout-out to our readers and forum-users - what do YOU want to see in an upcoming sci-fi or fantasy release? We'll tot up all the suggestions we get and present the five most popular suggestions, along with an original...

Star Ocean: The Last Hope

Posted: 09 Jun 2009 08:15 PM PDT

Want to win an Xbox 360, a copy of the collector's edition of Star Ocean: The Last Hope, and a Star Ocean t-shirt, courtesy of Square Enix ? Click here to enter our competition!

Watton carnival warning - Watton and Swaffham Times

Posted: 09 Jun 2009 07:47 PM PDT


Watton carnival warning
Watton and Swaffham Times, UK
The theme of this year's event is "Space" and someone has even made a life-size moveable Dalek which will be going up and down the High Street threatening to "exterminate!" "exterminate!". As has become tradition, the carnival starts at 11am on Sunday ...

Henson Goes On Monster Safari

Posted: 09 Jun 2009 07:16 PM PDT

The Jim Henson Company is planning to produce a stop-animated feature called Monster Safari. The project began life as a short film from renowned stop-motion animation studio Screen Novelties that Henson executives Lisa Henson and Jason Lust saw and decided to...

Poster for Tim Burton’s 9

Posted: 09 Jun 2009 06:44 PM PDT

Our award for best poster of the year so far goes to 9, the new noir animation from producers Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov (director of Wanted and Nightwatch) and first time director Shane Acker (who made the short on which it's based). If you haven't...

Futurama Returns Again

Posted: 09 Jun 2009 06:31 PM PDT

Fox can kiss Bender's shiny metal ass. Futurama is back! According to The Hollywood Reporter the Matt Groenig animated comedy will return for 26 episodes over two seasons for the Comedy Central channel, where repeats of the show, which was originally...

First Pic Of Whiplash

Posted: 09 Jun 2009 06:14 PM PDT

USA Today has published the first pic of Mickey Rourke as Whiplash in Iron Man 2, showing him putting in an appearance at the Monaco Grand Prix. The costume displays a chest unit similar to Iron Man's which director John Favreau says is deliberate: "That's...

As You Like It at Shakespeare's Globe, SE1 - Times Online

Posted: 09 Jun 2009 04:46 PM PDT


As You Like It at Shakespeare's Globe, SE1
Times Online, UK
If he wore aftershave, it would be eau de David Tennant. He can't always sustain the energy of this deceptively difficult part, though, and it's the comic sideshows that predominate. Tim McMullan makes for a languid, sonorous Jacques, ...

Snapdragon: Empowering smartbooks and robot overlords - Crave

Posted: 09 Jun 2009 02:38 PM PDT


Snapdragon: Empowering smartbooks and robot overlords
Crave, UK
... Qualcomm says the UK is going to be the snappy reptile's prime stomping ground, so we're sure to see a herd of them on our shelves. Click through to see what Snapdragon is promising, more from the PBook and a Dalek that will totally frickin' heal you.

Homer Simpson's "Doh!" is voted best catch phrase ever - Press Trust of India

Posted: 09 Jun 2009 11:27 AM PDT


Homer Simpson's "Doh!" is voted best catch phrase ever
Press Trust of India, India
London, June 10 (PTI) Homer Simpson's favourite word "Doh", has been voted TV's best ever catch phrase. Homer's ubiquitous catch phrase which was famously added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2001, topped a poll of punchlines popularised by ...

Homer's 'D'oh' is the coolest catchphrase - Buzz18 India

Posted: 09 Jun 2009 11:21 AM PDT


Homer's 'D'oh' is the coolest catchphrase
Buzz18 India, India
By IANS . Jun 10, 2009 Homer Simpson's "Doh!" from America's longest running animated series The Simpsons has been voted the best catchphrase on children's TV. Following suit on the second spot in an online poll was pre-historic cartoon hero, ...

Why male-dominated panel shows are a joke - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 09 Jun 2009 11:03 AM PDT


Why male-dominated panel shows are a joke
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom
I defy any quiz-show producer to tell me that a panel made up of Victoria Wood, Sandi Toksvig, Ruby Wax, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Jenny Eclair, Maureen Lipman, Jo Brand, Catherine Tate, Caroline Aherne, Ronni Ancona, Shappi Khorsandi and Sue ...

DWO WhoCast episode 123

Posted: 09 Jun 2009 11:00 AM PDT

Such a big show for you this week.

In this episode of the DWO WhoCast, Marty and Trev look at the latest news both UK-based and abroad.

The boys also have a chat about new developments in Doctor Who audio productions on BBC7.

We also cover more of your feedback.


This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Cardiff needs space to house its ambition - WalesOnline

Posted: 09 Jun 2009 10:27 AM PDT


Cardiff needs space to house its ambition
WalesOnline, United Kingdom
A new city stadium, the Wales Millennium Centre, a new international swimming pool, new apartment blocks scraping the sky – the home of Torchwood. These have been made possible because the council has been a leading light in Wales, embracing the ...

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