Saturday, December 25, 2010

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Doctor Who "A Christmas Carol" Review - TVOvermind

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 03:44 PM PST


Doctor Who "A Christmas Carol" Review
TVOvermind
But, from start to finish, Steven Moffat created what can be easily called one of the Doctor's best Christmas specials. I'm quite pleased that this one ...

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TV Tonight: Five worth watching - Toronto Star

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 03:10 PM PST


TV Tonight: Five worth watching
Toronto Star
(Global at 10) • Sci-fi season's greetings: The new Doctor Who Christmas Special is, promises its writer, Steven Moffat, an homage to every holiday movie ...

The Most Wondrous Doctor Who Christmas Special Yet - io9

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 03:03 PM PST


The Most Wondrous Doctor Who Christmas Special Yet
io9
When Steven Moffat took over masterminding Doctor Who, he said his vision of the show was more akin to a fairy tale. For my money, tonight's Christmas ...

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Barrowman wins Christmas Strictly - The Press, York

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 01:30 PM PST


Barrowman wins Christmas Strictly
The Press, York
Torchwood star John Barrowman won the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special and said he would "love to do the entire series". The Glasgow-born actor, ...

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"A Christmas Carol" - A.V. Club (satire)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 01:30 PM PST


"A Christmas Carol"
A.V. Club (satire)
And though neither Amy nor Rory have that much to do, Karen Gillan and Rory Williams make the most of what they're given. With Smith, they're a terrific ...

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Some of TV year's best didn't make it to winter - Seattle Times

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 01:12 PM PST


Some of TV year's best didn't make it to winter
Seattle Times
"Doctor Who" (BBC America): Meet the new Doc — Matt Smith — the same and yet not the same as the old Doc. Steven Moffat's reboot of Russell Davies' reboot ...

FANCAST: What If… Doctor Who was American? - Comic Book Movie

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 12:05 PM PST


FANCAST: What If… Doctor Who was American?
Comic Book Movie
I chose a younger actor to the original John Barrowman, because for a man who is immortal, it's getting pretty obvious that Barrowman is aging and I think ...

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Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol Preview Promo Trailer! - Mom's Word (blog)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 11:37 AM PST


Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol Preview Promo Trailer!
Mom&os;s Word (blog)
Who is ready to watch a brand new Dr. Who : A Christmas Carol on BBC America???? A Christmas Carol will star Matt Smith as the Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy ...

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Ten Thoughts About Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol - Bleeding Cool News

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 11:26 AM PST


Bleeding Cool News
Ten Thoughts About Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
Bleeding Cool News
Steven Moffat rewriting the theme of his classic short story Continuity Errors from Decalog 3 (which he already mined for the library planet in Silence In ...

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Barrowman wins Christmas Strictly - Cambridge News

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 11:13 AM PST


Barrowman wins Christmas Strictly
Cambridge News
Torchwood star John Barrowman won the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special and said he would "love to do the entire series". The Glasgow-born actor, ...

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Barrowman wins Christmas Strictly - Ashbourne News Telegraph

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 11:01 AM PST


Barrowman wins Christmas Strictly
Ashbourne News Telegraph
Torchwood star John Barrowman won the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special and said he would "love to do the entire series". The Glasgow-born actor, ...

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John Barrowman wins Xmas 'Strictly' - Digital Spy

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 10:42 AM PST


John Barrowman wins Xmas 'Strictly'
Digital Spy
John Barrowman has been crowned champion of this year's Christmas edition of Strictly Come Dancing. The Torchwood actor and ...

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Doctor Who A Christmas Carol Review - TV.com

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 10:28 AM PST


Doctor Who A Christmas Carol Review
TV.com
With Steven Moffat at the helm the stories are far more clever and well done and this episode proved it. It took all the strands to come together for me to ...

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Barrowman wins Christmas Strictly - Warwick Courier

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 10:22 AM PST


Barrowman wins Christmas Strictly
Warwick Courier
Torchwood star John Barrowman won the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special and said he would "love to do the entire series". The Glasgow-born actor, ...

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TV REVIEW: COME FLY WITH ME (BBC1, CHRISTMAS DAY) - Express.co.uk

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 10:15 AM PST


TV REVIEW: COME FLY WITH ME (BBC1, CHRISTMAS DAY)
Express.co.uk
Get a script-writing lesson, for goodness sake, from Dr Who's Steven Moffat. Now the trains, in Murder On The Orient Express (ITV1, last night). ...

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Best apps: our experts pick 50 of the most dazzling, useful and novel - The Guardian

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 10:04 AM PST


The Guardian
Best apps: our experts pick 50 of the most dazzling, useful and novel
The Guardian
Graphics are a bit clunky and there's no voice acting from either Matt Smith (the Doctor) or Karen Gillan (Amy). eBay Android, BlackBerry, iPad, iPhone, ...

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Come Fly With Me, BBC1, Christmas Day Poirot, ITV1, Christmas Day - Independent

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 10:03 AM PST


Come Fly With Me, BBC1, Christmas Day Poirot, ITV1, Christmas Day
Independent
And Karen Gillan alongside him is cracking, too. Villain of the Year By the time the 11th series of Big Brother ended in the summer, no one cared any more. ...

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'Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol' Airs Tonight on BBC America - TheCelebrityCafe.com

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 09:36 AM PST


'Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol' Airs Tonight on BBC America
TheCelebrityCafe.com
The first Doctor Who Christmas special was shown in 2005, but this is the first year the Christmas episode was written and produced by Steven Moffat. ...

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Barrowman wins Christmas Strictly - West Sussex Today

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 08:33 AM PST


West Sussex Today
Barrowman wins Christmas Strictly
West Sussex Today
Torchwood star John Barrowman won the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special and said he would "love to do the entire series". The Glasgow-born actor, ...

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Barrowman wins Christmas Strictly - Pendle Today

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 08:21 AM PST


Pendle Today
Barrowman wins Christmas Strictly
Pendle Today
Torchwood star John Barrowman won the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special and said he would "love to do the entire series". The Glasgow-born actor, ...

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A taste of what's to come in epic new Series 6 trailer!

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 08:19 AM PST

A brand new trailer for Series 6 of Doctor Who was shown at the end of A Christmas Carol tonight! The tantalizing teaser serves up a taste of just what's in store for the Doctor, Amy and Rory when they return to our screens in the spring. It's clear to see that there's plenty of twists, turns and surprises [...]

Barrowman wins Christmas Strictly - Lancashire Evening Post

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 08:13 AM PST


Barrowman wins Christmas Strictly
Lancashire Evening Post
Torchwood star John Barrowman won the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special and said he would "love to do the entire series". The Glasgow-born actor, ...

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Barrowman wins Christmas Strictly - Worthing Today

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 08:12 AM PST


Barrowman wins Christmas Strictly
Worthing Today
Torchwood star John Barrowman won the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special and said he would "love to do the entire series". The Glasgow-born actor, ...

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Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special: John Barrowman beats Fern Britton and ... - Daily Mail

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 06:39 AM PST


Daily Mail
Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special: John Barrowman beats Fern Britton and ...
Daily Mail
By Daily Mail Reporter Torchwood star John Barrowman was crowned the winner of the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special tonight. ...
Which celebrity won Christmas Strictly?BBC News
Barrowman wins Christmas StrictlyThe Press Association

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Katherine Jenkins receives mixed reaction from Doctor Who fans on Twitter - Metro

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 06:11 AM PST


Metro
Katherine Jenkins receives mixed reaction from Doctor Who fans on Twitter
Metro
The smash-hit BBC One show's A Christmas Carol provided a typically complex plot, complete with Matt Smith's Doctor getting engaged to Marilyn Monroe. ...

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Moffat's Doctor Who finally shines - seenit.co.uk

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 06:09 AM PST


seenit.co.uk
Moffat's Doctor Who finally shines
seenit.co.uk
Photo: BBC After presiding over the easily worst run of the revived Doctor Who earlier this year, Steven Moffat managed to serve up one of the show's best ...

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Doctor Who Christmas Special, BBC One, review - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 06:01 AM PST


Telegraph.co.uk
Doctor Who Christmas Special, BBC One, review
Telegraph.co.uk
But there was just something so overblown about the whole thing, it reminded me of the worst excesses of the Russell T Davies era, when everything just kept ...

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Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol review - Shadowlocked (blog)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 05:46 AM PST


Shadowlocked (blog)
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol review
Shadowlocked (blog)
'A Christmas Carol' wasn't without its requisite quota of laughs either, particularly once Matt Smith settled down from an unexpected David Tennant-style ...

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Doctor Who: 2010 Christmas Special Review - A Christmas Carol - SPOILER FREE!! - Anglotopia.net

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 05:26 AM PST


Doctor Who: 2010 Christmas Special Review - A Christmas Carol - SPOILER FREE!!
Anglotopia.net
Matt Smith is clearly comfortable in the shoes of the Doctor now and is quite good at playing him now. Karen Gillan is as sexy as ever. ...

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Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol review - Den Of Geek

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:58 AM PST


Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol review
Den Of Geek
Matt Smith, and we didn't talk about this enough last series, is a genuinely impressive comedy actor, and his delivery here was very strong (it was an ...

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Doctor Who Christmas Special Review: The Host Of Christmas Present - OntheBox

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:58 AM PST


Doctor Who Christmas Special Review: The Host Of Christmas Present
OntheBox
Oh and Matt Smith of course, but first he needed to rescue the blackened soul of the wonderfully-named modern day Scrooge.. In recent years the Doctor Who ...

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Discussion: A Christmas Carol

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:56 AM PST

Amy and Rory are trapped on a crashing space liner, and the only way the Doctor can rescue them is to save the soul of a lonely old miser. But is Kazran Sardick, the richest man in Sardicktown, beyond redemption? And what is lurking in the fogs of Christmas Eve? The wait is finally over! This [...]

Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol - ABC Online

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 03:51 AM PST


ABC Online
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
ABC Online
... with his companion Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and her new husband Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill). In the grand tradition of Doctor Who Christmas specials, ...

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Doctor Who - A Christmas Carol - Sidepodcast (blog)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 02:18 AM PST


Sidepodcast (blog)
Doctor Who - A Christmas Carol
Sidepodcast (blog)
... and as Lukeh pointed out on Twitter earlier in the week, it's also the first Christmas Special of the new Who era that won't star David Tennant. ...

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› Doctor Who Matt Smith: I'll be watching myself on telly on Christmas Day! - Now Magazine Online

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 02:11 AM PST


Now Magazine Online
› Doctor Who Matt Smith: I'll be watching myself on telly on Christmas Day!
Now Magazine Online
Who star Matt Smith is planning to spend Christmas Day in front of the telly. 'My mates normally come over, and this year we all get to watch Doctor Who! ...

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BBC America TARDIS Building Contest

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 11:50 PM PST

BBC America have launched a competition to find the best homemade TARDIS.

The first place winner will be awarded the grand prize of a Doctor Who screening event at a venue in their area in September 2011, with a maximum of 50 guests, plus one copy of every episode of Doctor Who currently available on DVD in the United States.

Judging will be based on documentation of the following:
  • Most original design of the TARDIS
  • Most creative use of materials
  • Most creative placement in a public location
  • Most Facebook likes on wheresthetardis.com


The competition is open only to legal residents of the Continental United States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii) who are eighteen years of age or older at the time of entry.

More information can be found at WheresTheTARDIS.com


The Doctor Who News Page

The Doctor's special Christmas gift - Adelaide Now

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 11:44 PM PST


The Doctor's special Christmas gift
Adelaide Now
Preview discs have been kept closely under guard, and current and eleventh Doctor Who, Matt Smith, is giving little away. In his first year in the role, ...

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Doctor Who and Other Carols - Hartford Courant (blog)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 10:47 PM PST


Doctor Who and Other Carols
Hartford Courant (blog)
It follows a special earlier in the day ,the "Doctor Who Prom" (BBC America, 1 pm), a live concert featuring stars Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur ...

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Fox! Make Will Devokees' Christmas And Make His Daredevil - Bleeding Cool News

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 10:22 PM PST


Bleeding Cool News
Fox! Make Will Devokees' Christmas And Make His Daredevil
Bleeding Cool News
Official Blurb For The Christmas Day Doctor Who The BBC have unveiled many specifics of their Christmas programming today, and amidst the details, ...

"Doctor Who: Demon Quest 4 - Starfall (Unabridged)" Audiobook Now Available ... - American Consumer News

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:02 PM PST


"Doctor Who: Demon Quest 4 - Starfall (Unabridged)" Audiobook Now Available ...
American Consumer News
The audiobook version of Doctor Who: Demon Quest 4 – Starfall (Unabridged), narrated by Susan Jameson, Tom Baker, has received an average rating of 0. ...

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Download a Free Audiobook of "Doctor Who: Demon Quest 5 - Sepulchre ... - American Consumer News

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:02 PM PST


Download a Free Audiobook of "Doctor Who: Demon Quest 5 - Sepulchre ...
American Consumer News
The audiobook version of Doctor Who: Demon Quest 5 – Sepulchre (Unabridged), narrated by Susan Jameson, Tom Baker, has received an average rating of 0. ...

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Twelve Days of Christmas

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:00 PM PST

Tor.com is featuring a special "Twelve Days of Christmas" over the next week or so, with a series of Doctor Who articles and essays from a series of special guest posters.

Each writer will focus on a particular Doctor, as follows….

December 26th, U.K. author George Mann will be celebrating the First Doctor, William Hartnell!

December 27th, Eisner Award-winning graphic novelist and children's book author Nick Abadzis will be celebrating the Second Doctor, Patrick Troughton!

December 28th, Paul Cornell will be celebrating the Third Doctor, Jon Pertwee!

December 29th, Nicholas Whyte will be celebrating the Fourth Doctor, Tom Baker!

December 30th, artist Pia Guerra will be celebrating the Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison!

December 31st, writer Josiah Rowe will be celebrating the Sixth Doctor, Colin Baker!

January 1st, author Seanan McGuire will be celebrating the Seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy!

January 2nd, Steve Mollmann will be celebrating the Eighth Doctor, Paul McGann!

January 3rd, noted SFF critic Graham Sleight will be celebrating the Ninth Doctor, Christopher Eccleston!

January 4th, Brooklyn burlesque queen Nasty Canasta will be celebrating the Tenth Doctor, David Tennant!

January 5th, we have two separate takes on the Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith, from editors Lynne M. Thomas and Tara O'Shea, as well as comics writer and Boom Studios! editor-in-chief Mark Waid!

January 6th, Tor.com blogger Jason Henninger will be celebrating Twelfth Doctors!

Tor.com are also spoiling Doctor Who fans with additional posts on the series' music, fashion and time travel mechanics, not to mention the obligatory review of A Christmas Carol.

Full details are available from www.tor.com.

DOCTOR WHO "A Christmas Carol" 2010 Christmas Special - Daemon's TV

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 07:57 PM PST


Daemon&os;s TV
DOCTOR WHO "A Christmas Carol" 2010 Christmas Special
Daemon&os;s TV
Amy Pond is played by Karen Gillan, Rory Williams by Arthur Darvill, The Doctor by Matt Smith and Kazran Sardick by Michael Gambon.

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And now on BBC One ...

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 06:31 PM PST

It's Christmas Day, and after a day of celebration evening draws in and its time to settle down to ...

And now on BBC One ...

Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol - 6:00pm UK, 9:00 US (ET)


See how the Doctors celebrated their own Christmas back in 2005 ...


(from the Dead Ringers Christmas Special 2005 - via BBC Comedy Greats on YouTube - may not play in all regions)


And a Happy Christmas to all of you at home, from the Doctor Who News Team!




The Doctor Who News Page

Michael is my big Ball of fun - Belfast Telegraph

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 06:03 PM PST


Michael is my big Ball of fun
Belfast Telegraph
So that's a no to interviews with surly Victoria Wood and smug Ian Hislop and a yes to Russell Brand, David Tennant, Fr Dougal McGuire and, um, Michael Ball ...

For Christmas, visit another 'Who'-ville - Modesto Bee

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 06:01 PM PST


For Christmas, visit another 'Who'-ville
Modesto Bee
"Doctor Who" — not "Dr. Who," as legions of fans will tell you — is a "Time Lord" from the planet Gallifrey who travels in a spaceship that looks like a ...

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