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• Seems Matt Smith’s Famous Now…
• How the Doctor Who show could exterminate your bank balance - California Chronicle
• Doctor Who Annual 2010 (IDW Publishing) - Play by Play
• MI-5 Gets An American Makeover - Cinema Blend
• ABC to adapt British 'Spooks' MI5 drama in USA - MI6
• Mining tax 'drives investment away' - WA Business News (subscription)
• First Look At 'Outcasts,' BBC's New Sci-Fi Western - Crave Online
• Keepin' It Reel, Episode 94 - IGN
• Spooks to be remade in America - ATV News (blog)
• Rhys Back for Torchwood Series 4
• Art For Hearts: Colin Howard
• ABC To Adapt British Spy Drama 'MI-5' - Deadline.com
• Doctor Who Magazine #425 cover revealed
• Matt Smith as Dr Watson?
• 'Doctor Who' mini-eps for DVD release - Digital Spy
• Torchwood Takeover
• Official Series 5 soundtrack given November release
• 'Who' writer 'cut out classic villain' - Digital Spy
• Womb With a Review
• Meglos 2?
• August Releases
• Sherlock – A triumph of reimagination - TVOvermind
• Sherlock Will Return - IGN
• BBC Crew Strike at EastEnders - ATV News (blog)
• Daleks prove hit at museum's fun day - Aberdeen Press and Journal
• Kneel Before Ursa!
• OUTCASTS (BBC America) with Jamie Bamber and Eric Mabius - Daemon's TV (blog)
• These Girls Will Do Anything! - eBroadcast Australia

Seems Matt Smith’s Famous Now… Posted: 12 Aug 2010 05:33 PM PDT Readers who have been with Kasterborous or similar sites during the past year or so may remember all the questions popping up for months pre-Eleventh Hour about whether Matt Smith was prepared for the same fame that David Tennant dealt with during his, erm, "ten-ure," and whether the former had ever spoken with the latter about what said popularity might taste like.  While we know the two did meet, at least for a little while… "I spoke to David briefly, he said 'enjoy the ride.'" …we've never really been able to confirm just how much "autograph-in-supermarket" counseling Mr. Tennant provided to Mr. Smith. But whether Tennant's advice, if it existed at all, was great or small, it seems that Smith's superstar days have arrived.  Take this anecdote reported by Digital Spy, for instance: "It's weird.  Even going to Tesco is a different experience now. "I was in a hotel and someone got out a pack of Jammie Dodgers and said, 'Could you sign these, please?' "But it's fine.  You try to give people some time.  And then you run." And from the sound of things, the ol' bow tie caretaker has been doing lots more running overseas than on his home soil. "It was quite unexpected, out in the US." "Fans in the UK are just as passionate, but they are more reserved, I think." Good for you, Brits!  Treating the man as just what he is – a man, not some soulless face on the telly who has become quite prolific at signing his name.  Not that you shouldn't ask the bloke to do so if you meet him on the street, of course. Now Smith's hotel fans just need to find Tom Baker and have him autograph a bag of Jelly Babies.

How the Doctor Who show could exterminate your bank balance - California Chronicle Posted: 12 Aug 2010 05:21 PM PDT How the Doctor Who show could exterminate your bank balance California Chronicle The current and 11th Doctor Who Matt Smith will not appear live on stage on tour. Instead Smith and assistant Karen Gillan have filmed special scenes for ...

Doctor Who Annual 2010 (IDW Publishing) - Play by Play Posted: 12 Aug 2010 05:12 PM PDT Doctor Who Annual 2010 (IDW Publishing) Play by Play Written and drawn by Matthew Dow Smith, it's easily the best all-around story in the collection. The humorously named Matt Smith has worked on such projects ...

MI-5 Gets An American Makeover - Cinema Blend Posted: 12 Aug 2010 01:29 PM PDT Cinema Blend MI-5 Gets An American Makeover Cinema Blend ... earlier this year that Fox was developing and American version of Torchwood (luckily, Starz picked up the original version for a new season, whew! ...

ABC to adapt British 'Spooks' MI5 drama in USA - MI6 Posted: 12 Aug 2010 12:39 PM PDT ABC to adapt British 'Spooks' MI5 drama in USA MI6 Another top British drama series, which is well known in the US, Torchwood, is getting a US reboot at Starz, which is co-producing the upcoming installment ... and more��

Mining tax 'drives investment away' - WA Business News (subscription) Posted: 12 Aug 2010 09:57 AM PDT Mining tax 'drives investment away' WA Business News (subscription) Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith yesterday raised the issue of his opposite number Julie Bishop's personality and says she is not the right person to ... and more��

First Look At 'Outcasts,' BBC's New Sci-Fi Western - Crave Online Posted: 12 Aug 2010 09:29 AM PDT First Look At 'Outcasts,' BBC's New Sci-Fi Western Crave Online ... Hermione Norris ("MI-5"), Daniel Mays ("The Bank Job"), Amy Mason ("Torchwood") and South African actress and model, Jeanne Kietzmann. ... and more��

Keepin' It Reel, Episode 94 - IGN Posted: 12 Aug 2010 08:01 AM PDT Keepin' It Reel, Episode 94 IGN This week Eric Moro and Jim Vejvoda are joined by two very special guests -- departing IGN interns Jason Lieberman and Matt Smith (no, not Doctor Who) ...

Spooks to be remade in America - ATV News (blog) Posted: 12 Aug 2010 07:41 AM PDT Spooks to be remade in America ATV News (blog) Another BBC series currently being remade for American audiences is supernatural drama Being Human while the fourth season of Torchwood, the Doctor Who ... and more��

Rhys Back for Torchwood Series 4 Posted: 12 Aug 2010 07:30 AM PDT Torchwood series 4 is gearing up for production and wiley Russell T Davies has started dropping his cryptic spoilers for the new series. DigitalSpy has reported that Davies cites Gwen Cooper's husband Rhys as a prominent character in series 4. For those of you who haven't been following Torchwood over its last three series, Rhys (played by Kai Owen) started out as Gwen's live-in boyfriend who had no idea of who she was working for. In Series 2, the couple got married (with some disastrous Evil Dead-style events taking place at the wedding) and Rhys found out about his wife's other life. By Series 3 (Children of Earth) Rhys is fully involved in the action and is helping Gwen to save the world. When we last saw the couple, they were on their own and ready to start a new life while expecting a child. Now that Torchwood is coming back, so is Gwen and that means hubby Rhys stepping up to help her. Davies commented: "I can't imagine Gwen without [Rhys]…Rhys is now ahead of the game, as it were. There's no secrets. He's part – they're a team." Russell also added that it's double good news for actor Kai as he's just had a baby in real life as well: "He's just had a baby himself in real life, so he's very happy." So what do we all think? Do you want more of Rhys running around after Gwen and trying to keep up with her hectic lifestyle? Or would you prefer him to be killed off, Ianto style? Torchwood Series 4 will air on the Starz network in America in 2011, with a UK broadcast expected the same year.

Art For Hearts: Colin Howard Posted: 12 Aug 2010 06:45 AM PDT First of all, my apologies for not covering last week's Art For Hearts item; I was busy regenerating and I didn't have access to a computer. In case you're curious, last week's sale was a Colin Howard signed print featuring the Hartnell Doctor, which sold for £18.36. But if you're a Colin Howard fan and you missed that piece because I had to go and turn into the Sixth Patrick (eh? You regenerated? – Ed), don't fret! This week's print, a marvelous depiction of the Troughton Doctor, has also been crafted and signed by Mr. Howard! Art For Hearts organiser Ian Stacey made a comment on his blog about several of the Howard creations in the auction (there are more to come) including this week's: "The prints are reproductions of paintings Colin created in acrylics on light card. They are A3 and are absolutely stunning. Our thanks to Colin for his very kind donation." Less than five days left to bid on this one, folks! If you don't go for it by Monday, you've lost your chance forever! Find it here on eBay! Since I wasn't around to report the results, I'll mention that two weeks ago, Mr. Stacey sold the Lee Binding cover proof of Doctor Who: Starships and Spacestations for £6.00. For more information about Art For Hearts, read our introduction and their blog.

ABC To Adapt British Spy Drama 'MI-5' - Deadline.com Posted: 12 Aug 2010 05:40 AM PDT ABC To Adapt British Spy Drama 'MI-5' Deadline.com Another top British drama series, which is well known in the US, Torchwood, is getting an US reboot at Starz, which is co-producing the upcoming installment ...

Doctor Who Magazine #425 cover revealed Posted: 12 Aug 2010 05:39 AM PDT The cover of this month’s Doctor Who Magazine has been unveiled today. Inside issue #425 is an exclusive interview with Seventh Doctor actor Sylvester McCoy, and as such he is featured on the front. He talks exclusively and candidly about his time in the TARDIS and his thoughts on the new series. The magazine also includes information about [...]

Matt Smith as Dr Watson? Posted: 12 Aug 2010 05:19 AM PDT Now that Matt Smith has settled into the role of the Eleventh Doctor, it's hard to think of him playing any other "big" role at the moment. But if you pause for just a second, imagine that things had gone a little differently a few years ago and some different producers had been in charge of BBC's Sherlock. Because as Doctor Who and Sherlock Executive Producer Steven Moffat had already cast Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes, the role was still open for an actor to play Doctor John Watson. And along came Matt Smith himself, all wide eyed and excited. That's right, barmy and eccentric Matt wanted to play the role of straight laced John Watson. He didn't get it (obviously) and according to Steven Moffat, here's why: "He didn't have a chance in hell of getting it because he was clearly more of a Sherlock Holmes than a Dr Watson…there was also something a bit barmy about him – and you don't actually want that for Dr Watson. You want somebody a bit straighter." Moffat did commend Smith on his audition and how he went about it: "He gave a very good account of himself and you could feel the effort in him clamping down on his barminess in order to do the audition." A few days later Matt was cast as the Eleventh Doctor, so obviously Moffat noticed straight away that he was leading man material. Sherlock Holmes and the Doctor have always had parallels that have been observed and have even worked together (in the Virgin New Adventure book All Consuming Fire). If you've been watching Sherlock on BBC One, you can see how Cumberbatch might have approached the role of the Doctor, had he pursued the part. Reversely, by watching Matt Smith as the Doctor, you can see what he would've brought to Sherlock. Now if only they could do a crossover… (PA)

'Doctor Who' mini-eps for DVD release - Digital Spy Posted: 12 Aug 2010 04:36 AM PDT 'Doctor Who' mini-eps for DVD release Digital Spy Both mini-episodes were written by Doctor Who executive producer Steven Moffat. The Doctor Who season five boxset will be released in the US and UK in ... and more��

Torchwood Takeover Posted: 12 Aug 2010 03:21 AM PDT Will the fourth series of Torchwood become too Americanised and lose it's British charm? Doctor Who TV guest writer, Ash Smith, investigates...

Official Series 5 soundtrack given November release Posted: 12 Aug 2010 02:47 AM PDT With the news that a 2-disc set featuring music from the 2009/10 Specials will be making its way into the hands of Whovians far and wide next month, details have now surfaced regarding the release of the official Series 5 soundtrack! According to Amazon, which is now listing the highly-anticipated CD for pre-order, a collection of Murray Gold’s scores from the Eleventh Doctor’s first series [...]

'Who' writer 'cut out classic villain' - Digital Spy Posted: 12 Aug 2010 01:40 AM PDT 'Who' writer 'cut out classic villain' Digital Spy He told Doctor Who Magazine that earlier drafts of the script featured the villain Meglos. The character previously fought Tom Baker's fourth Doctor in a ... and more��

Womb With a Review Posted: 12 Aug 2010 01:34 AM PDT The Hollywood Reporter (reporting from Hollywood) has posted an interesting review of Womb; the Matt Smith staring Cloning drama which has just been released Stateside. The film sees Smith playing Tommy, the love of Rebecca's (Casino Royale's Eva Green) life who is killed in a car accident only for Rebecca to 'replicate' him, baring him as her child until he reaches his deceased forebearer's age; at which point she begins to make kissy faces at him. It's only later when Tommy returns to her with a new squeeze that Rebecca starts her shifting murderous eyes over the Kitchen knife: Does she kill her child? Does it have the same rights as a regular human? Would you shack up with your child if it looked like Matt Smith? All these questions and more are seemingly ignored by Hungarian filmmaker Benedek Fliegauf who The Reporter had high hopes for: If the Hungarian writer-director, working in English, had been willing to strike out more boldly, the answer to these questions would have some power, and the film might have become more than an intriguing premise and pretty pictures. Frustratedly; the film also fails to back up its BIG arguments and quickly becomes bored with its salient points: Fliegauf's screenplay raises the issue of cloned humans being the victim of prejudice just like any other alien, legal or otherwise, but just as soon drops it. He toys with the ethical issue of human cloning but runs away from it too. The Reporter does see some interest being sparked in the film by the growing international fame of Matt Smith but can't see the film 'going forth and multiplying.' To read the full review see The Hollywood Reporter.

Meglos 2? Posted: 11 Aug 2010 11:26 PM PDT ATV news network has written an article (a little late) on Gareth Roberts' comments in Doctor Who Magazine regarding the return that never was of villainous cactus Meglos. For those that have not seen the 1980 Fourth Doctor adventure (you're not missing much), Meglos was a megalomaniac who was intent on destroying the planet Tigella. As a shape shifter, he took on the form of the Doctor in order to cause all sorts of mayhem. While this sounds brilliant on paper it wasn't too well realised at the time (although Tom Baker was very good as an evil version of the Doctor – the one saving grace). Roberts recently revealed that his villain for the 2010 episode The Lodger wasn't always a rogue computer (suspiciously-similar-to-the-Eighth–Doctor's TARDIS) but in early drafts was intended to be Meglos! Roberts said: "I'd been joking about 'Meglos 2′ for years but when I sat down to write the first draft of The Lodger it suddenly seemed right…Meglos survived in my script for quite a long while—but then we saw the Vinvocci in The End of Time, and as the rest of the story was more comedic, we decided the 'villain' had to be as scary as possible." Meglos was thankfully cut for a more interesting foe and was left in the 80's where he belonged. Had he reappeared, it would have surely been overkill for the eleventh Doctor's first season which already featured returns from notable villains such as Daleks, Cybermen, Silurians (Homo Reptilia actually!), Autons, Sontarans, Roboforms and a string of others that were mentioned off screen. Still, it's always nice to see old foes revamped for the twenty first century so the only question to put to Kasterborous readers is who would you like to see return in the 2011 series? Or should it only be new nasties that the Doctor encounters?

August Releases Posted: 11 Aug 2010 11:06 PM PDT Downloads of our August releases will be set live tonight (Thursday 12 August) as CDs head out in the post. Titles available will be: The Whispering Forest - The Fifth Doctor, Tegan, Turlough and Nyssa continue their adventures, as they arrive in an eerie woodland Nevermore - The Eighth Doctor and his new companion take their first journey into outer space together Companion Chronicles: Echoes of Grey - A haunting tale for Zoe, performed by Wendy Padbury, and written by John (Solitaire) Dorney.

Sherlock – A triumph of reimagination - TVOvermind Posted: 11 Aug 2010 10:30 PM PDT TVOvermind Sherlock – A triumph of reimagination TVOvermind Some inevitable comparisons to Doctor Who have been made in the British press and on the Internet, in fact Matt Smith auditioned for the role of Watson ... and more��

Sherlock Will Return - IGN Posted: 11 Aug 2010 10:25 PM PDT Sherlock Will Return IGN Overseen by Steven Moffat (Doctor Who) and Mark Gatiss (The League of Gentlemen), the show was a ratings hit, with the final instalment pulling in more than ... and more��

BBC Crew Strike at EastEnders - ATV News (blog) Posted: 11 Aug 2010 10:12 PM PDT BBC Crew Strike at EastEnders ATV News (blog) ... tuned in to BBC One and BBC Two with Doctor Who recording some of its highest ratings ever - 16 million viewers for the Tom Baker story City of Death. and more��

Daleks prove hit at museum's fun day - Aberdeen Press and Journal Posted: 11 Aug 2010 07:15 PM PDT Daleks prove hit at museum's fun day Aberdeen Press and Journal EXTERMINATE: Shawn Thom from Port Elphinstone gets too close to a Dalek at the museum. Colin Rennie TORRENTIAL rain failed to dampen the spirits of visitors ...

Kneel Before Ursa! Posted: 11 Aug 2010 07:14 PM PDT While avoiding Cybermats in an indifferent arctic landscape it may have passed you by but a sci-fi luminary was quietly working her way onto the Who radar. Ursa herself Sarah Douglas (Superman: The Movie and Superman II) lent her vocals to the role of Professor Meadows in Blood of the Cybermen, the middling second episode of the Doctor Who: Adventure Games series. It's a fact that writer James Moran (Doctor Who, Torchwood) has been shouting about on his latest blog post: Also, not many people have picked up on this, but one of the characters in Blood of the Cybermen is voiced by Ursa herself, the fantastic Sarah Douglas. Yes! I know! Douglas, apart from being one of General Zod's henchmen has had a wild and varied career spanning from Conan the Destroyer to an episode of Bergerac. Like most geeks of a certain age however, she will always be Ursa (All together now: "I told you this was a puny planet.") As well as geeking out, Moran took the time to praise the new writing staff for Torchwood: The New World. I'm ridiculously excited to see that Jane Espenson, Doris Egan, John Fay, and John Shiban are the writing team for the new season of Torchwood, with Russell writing and showrunning. They're all brilliant, and I can't wait to see what Jane Espenson does, I adore her writing. Espenson, for those who don't know,  is a card carrying, genre genius, penning episodes and co-executive producing Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as well as writing episodes of Firefly and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Tremble at her credentials…so to speak. Moran has also set the record straight on his involvement in the fifth series of Doctor Who: People are *still* asking if I wrote an episode for season 5 of Doctor Who, despite the fact that the series is now over and a quick Google would give them the answer faster than asking me. No, I didn't, by the way. Although The Adventure Games are canon and considered part of season 5, so I suppose, technically, I did. But not one of the TV episodes. I don't know about season 6 yet, or 7, or 8, or any of the others. While it may appear like a bit of a rant; Moran also goes on to list his various projects that he IS involved in including the frankly fantastic sounding Cockney's Vs Zombies. For more penmanship click here. (via Blogspot)

OUTCASTS (BBC America) with Jamie Bamber and Eric Mabius - Daemon's TV (blog) Posted: 11 Aug 2010 06:34 PM PDT Daemon's TV (blog) OUTCASTS (BBC America) with Jamie Bamber and Eric Mabius Daemon's TV (blog) ... Wire In The Blood), Daniel Mays (The Bank Job, Atonement), Amy Manson (Being Human, Torchwood, Desperate Romantics), Jamie Bamber (Battlestar Galactica, ...

These Girls Will Do Anything! - eBroadcast Australia Posted: 11 Aug 2010 06:18 PM PDT eBroadcast Australia These Girls Will Do Anything! eBroadcast Australia Denise Van Outen returns with her shiny loveliness and John Barrowman, star of Dr Who and Torchwood, returns to tell everyone (at least twice per episode) ...

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