Friday, January 7, 2011

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News


Talking Telly: Dear Torchwood fans, give the new series a chance (SPOILERS) - Anglotopia.net

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 04:17 PM PST


Talking Telly: Dear Torchwood fans, give the new series a chance (SPOILERS)
Anglotopia.net
... John Barrowman finishes his panto in Scotland), the cast list of new characters, and a bit of plot. Oh, and a new name. Originally called Torchwood: The ...

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Torchwood: Miracle Day Characters - Doctor Who TV (blog)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 03:39 PM PST


Doctor Who TV (blog)

Torchwood: Miracle Day Characters
Doctor Who TV (blog)
... for the regular cast of Torchwood: Miracle Day have been released by the BBC. Our six leading characters are Jack (John Barrowman), Gwen (Eve Myles), ...

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Torchwood: Miracle Day - Doctor Who TV (blog)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 03:04 PM PST


Torchwood: Miracle Day
Doctor Who TV (blog)
John Barrowman and Eve Myles will return in their roles as Captain Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper respectively. The 10-episode instalment has been written by ...

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Torchwood: Miracle Day

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 03:00 PM PST

Yes, you read that right. The BBC has announced that the fourth series of Torchwood is now subtitled Miracle Day and not The New World, as we used to know it. To be honest, we preferred the latter.

Along with the new subtitle comes new logo (which you can see above), details and synopsis.

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Russell T Davies on "Torchwood: Miracle": "It's Shocking" and "Feels New" - AfterElton.com

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 02:48 PM PST


Russell T Davies on "Torchwood: Miracle": "It's Shocking" and "Feels New"
AfterElton.com
Torchwood creator Russell T Davies appeared at the Television Critics Association along with Torchwood stars Eve Myles, Bill Pullman and Mekhi Phifer to ...

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Russell T Davies on "Torchwood: Miracle": "It's Shocking" and "Feels New" - AfterElton.com

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 02:48 PM PST


Russell T Davies on "Torchwood: Miracle": "It's Shocking" and "Feels New"
AfterElton.com
Another journalist wanted to know what Davies thought of how well Doctor Who has done since he handed it over to Steven Moffat, Davies had only positive ...

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Doctor's Arrest Puts Patient Records Out of Reach - The Ledger

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 02:18 PM PST


Doctor's Arrest Puts Patient Records Out of Reach
The Ledger
WINTER HAVEN | For only a few minutes last year, Jennifer Smith had possession of her medical records. A lawyer for Ernesto Perez says ...

'Torchwood' Gets British Airdate - Airlock Alpha

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 02:18 PM PST


'Torchwood' Gets British Airdate
Airlock Alpha
Jack (John Barrowman) and Gwen (Eve Myles) cross the Atlantic to face a new kind of threat. And it now has an airdate ... for the United Kingdom at least. ...

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Craig Ferguson's 'Doctor Who' Musical Finally Airs - Geeks of Doom

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 02:00 PM PST


Geeks of Doom

Craig Ferguson's 'Doctor Who' Musical Finally Airs
Geeks of Doom
... online of Craig Ferguson's Doctor Who musical cold open, which was supposed to air on the episode of the late night talk show that Matt Smith appeared ...

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Press Tour: 'Torchwood' on Starz gets a subtitle, a premise and some co-stars - HitFix (blog)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 11:53 AM PST


HitFix (blog)

Press Tour: 'Torchwood' on Starz gets a subtitle, a premise and some co-stars
HitFix (blog)
... filming next week) was tentatively titled "Torchwood: The New World," but creator Russell T. Davies explained that that was always a working title. ...

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Torchwood Season 4 Premiere Date, Spoilers & New Title - Gather.com

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 11:49 AM PST


Torchwood Season 4 Premiere Date, Spoilers & New Title
Gather.com
According to Russell T. Davies, "No one quite dies. Globally it's a population boom. The Earth relies on people dying. It's a crisis affecting everyone in ...

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Fourth series of Torchwood renamed to Miracle Day

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 11:07 AM PST

It has been confirmed that the forthcoming series of Torchwood has been renamed to Miracle Day. Originally billed as The New World, the 10-part series begins filming in LA next week, and ahead of its production, its creator Russell T Davies has revealed a handful of new details at the TCA press tour, including an intriguing outline [...]

Dollhouse Star Joins Community Cast as a Love Interest - E! Online (blog)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 11:00 AM PST


Dollhouse Star Joins Community Cast as a Love Interest
E! Online (blog)
... a job on Torchwood earlier this week, and now a second beloved Dollhouse regular is returning to TV with a role on NBC's prime-time comedy Community. ...

"Torchwood: Miracle Day" revealed

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 10:23 AM PST

TorchwoodThe BBC have released details on the new series of Torchwood - which has now been renamed from The New World to Miracle Day.


The release introduces the plot of the new story, plus cast and character details.

The principal guest stars which have been mentioned in the news over the last couple of months are now formally confirmed, with a couple of character name changes. As reported last month, the principle role of CIA operative Rex Matheson will be played by Mekhi Phifer (most recently seen as FBI agent Ben Reynolds in Lie to Me), whilst protagonist Oswald Danes will be played by Bill Pullman (Independence Day). Alexa Havins (One Life to Live) will play field agent Esther Drummond, whilst Arlene Tur (Crash) plays Doctor Vera Jaurez.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS

REX MATHESON (Mekhi Phifer)

He's the golden boy. The embodiment of the American dream and has been all his life. Harvard education, Rex is destined for success and could make a fortune in Wall Street or Hollywood, but he chose the C.I.A. because he believes in justice and will fight for it. He can talk his way into anything, then charm his way out, fast. This may be just what he needs as he joins forces with Jack and Gwen to fight a global mystery behind "Miracle Day" that has them racing from one crisis to another, dodging assassins, blackmail, corruption and conspiracy, from Washington to Wales and the slums of Shanghai.


CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS (John Barrowman)

Jack looks like a hero. He's handsome, witty and subversive with a killer smile. But there's a reason for that glint in his eye. His dashing style hides a secret. Truth is Jack Harkness is immortal, the only one of his kind. He once ran the Torchwood Institute, a British organization dedicated to fighting the strange and bizarre. But Torchwood closed down, and Jack disappeared, to start yet another of his many new lives. When a new, epic danger affects the whole planet, Jack finds himself back at the center of events, fighting not just for his own life, but for everyone on Earth.


GWEN COOPER (Eve Myles)

Gwen once lived the ultimate double life - the funny, salty, earthy woman who loves home and family, combined with the tough, ruthless warrior, who loves the thrill of the fight. She was the heart and soul of an organization called Torchwood. She was a defender of the human race. But now she lives in seclusion, with her devoted husband Rhys and baby Anwen, knowing that one day trouble would come calling again. When events surrounding "Miracle Day" push Gwen to the limit, she'll need to call on resources she never knew she had and make the most terrible decisions, on behalf of all mankind.


ESTHER DRUMMOND (Alexa Havins)

Esther is an innocent, in a world of assassins, liars and zealots. She got where she is with the C.I.A through diligence and application. Hard work keeps Esther focused but she still dreams of active duty as a field agent serving her country. The dream is going to happen faster than she thinks and in no time at all, Esther finds herself running alongside Jack, Gwen and Rex, living off the grid, gun in hand, fighting a global conspiracy against enemies ranging from big business to the state. It's a tough, brutal, hard lifestyle where survival is hard won and life-changing choices have to be made.


OSWALD DANES (Bill Pullman)

Well-educated and a former school teacher, Oswald's a convicted child killer, both guilty and unrepentant. But when Oswald survives his own execution, he's given a whole new life. The most infamous man in the world, he becomes the most provocative figure in modern media. He's a flare, reviled yet mesmerizing, whose very existence embodies how the world changed on "Miracle Day".


DR. VERA JUAREZ (Arlene Tur)

An attending surgeon in Washington D.C., she's smart, fast talking and hard working, Vera is on the frontline of medical care on "Miracle Day". As the world crisis grows, Vera's surgical and ER experience sees her recruited to advise on government think-tanks until she has to make a moral choice of enormous consequence. Sexy, confident and passionate, Vera's life is soon inextricably tangled up with Rex's.


The plot of Torchwood: Miracle Day takes place over the course of the ten episodes of the series:

One day, nobody dies. All across the world, nobody dies. And then the next day, and the next, and the next, people keep aging -- they get hurt and sick -- but they never die. The result: a population boom, overnight. With all the extra people, resources are finite. It's said that in four months' time, the human race will cease to be viable. But this can't be a natural event – someone's got to be behind it. It's a race against time as C.I.A. agent Rex Matheson investigates a global conspiracy. The answers lie within an old, secret British institute. As Rex keeps asking "What is Torchwood?", he's drawn into a world of adventure, and a threat to change what it means to be human, forever.

Though launching in the United Kingdom (BBC1) and the United States (Starz), BBC Worldwide plan to distribute the new series around the world. Torchwood has previously been seen in countries like Korea, Japan, Italy, Spain, Israel, Russia and across Latin America.

Torchwood: Miracle Day will premiere in July.

BBC Press Release: "Torchwood: Miracle Day" - The Doctor Who News Page (blog)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 10:20 AM PST


BBC Press Release: "Torchwood: Miracle Day"
The Doctor Who News Page (blog)
As Rex keeps asking "What is Torchwood?", he's drawn into a world of adventure, and a threat to change what it means to be human, forever. John Barrowman ...

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The Plot Premise Of The New Torchwood (Plus Extra News On The Show, While We ... - Bleeding Cool News

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 10:06 AM PST


The Plot Premise Of The New Torchwood (Plus Extra News On The Show, While We ...
Bleeding Cool News
Russell T. Davies has taken the mic at the TCA special Torchwood presentation and spilled more cool beans on how the show will pan out. ...

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TCA Press Tour 2011: Starz continues plans for Season 2 of 'Spartacus' without ... - Los Angeles Times

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 09:59 AM PST


TCA Press Tour 2011: Starz continues plans for Season 2 of 'Spartacus' without ...
Los Angeles Times
In addition, the Starz session included a panel on its 10-episode "Torchwood" reboot, which sees the return of John Barrowman as alien-fighting Captain Jack ...

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Amanda Holden bears more than a passing resemblance to Star Trek's Borg Queen ... - Daily Mail

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 09:54 AM PST


Daily Mail

Amanda Holden bears more than a passing resemblance to Star Trek's Borg Queen ...
Daily Mail
... Doctor Who with her new look, tweeting: 'Maybe if they see that pic of me getting ready for my Shrek Princess Fiona Fat suit, Dr Who may also cast me! ...

Torchwood Gets New Title and New Plot - ScreenCrave.com

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 09:51 AM PST


Torchwood Gets New Title and New Plot
ScreenCrave.com
While speaking at the TCA press event, "Torchwood" creator Russell T. Davies revealed that the international version of the show will have a new title: ...

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Torchwood's new storyline actually tops Children Of Earth in the high-concept ... - io9

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 09:41 AM PST


Torchwood's new storyline actually tops Children Of Earth in the high-concept ...
io9
Russell T. Davies revealed a new over-arching title for the fourth season of his Doctor Who spinoff Torchwood — and explained the basic plot idea. ...

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Torchwood: transmission date still to be announced

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 09:29 AM PST

TorchwoodA number of news-sites (including ourselves) had reported in the last day or so that the transmission date for the forthcoming Torchwood has been revealed for BBC1 in the UK and Starz in the US.

BBC Marketing have informed us, however, that the "Torchwood" Facebook Page which purported to 'announce' the series premier date is not an official site as claimed, and has no links to the BBC itself.

The transmission date will be officially announced by the BBC and Starz later in the year.

Press tour: 'Torchwood' takes on death - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 09:12 AM PST


Press tour: 'Torchwood' takes on death
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
"It's a crisis affecting everyone on the planet," says executive producer Russell T. Davies. "What 'Torchwood' does in its new iteration is take a new ...

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Watch a New Promo for Parks and Recreation Season 3 - TV.com (blog)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 06:14 AM PST


Watch a New Promo for Parks and Recreation Season 3
TV.com (blog)
... on The Late Late Show, Craig Ferguson finally got to air the Doctor Who-inspired cold open that was intended for his November special with Matt Smith. ...

'Torchwood' Star Naoko Mori Appears on 'Private Practice' - Anglophenia (blog)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 05:18 AM PST


Anglophenia (blog)

'Torchwood' Star Naoko Mori Appears on 'Private Practice'
Anglophenia (blog)
Naoko Mori, formerly Toshiko Sato on Torchwood, had a dramatic guest spot on last night's Private Practice, the ABC medical drama. ...

Alex Kingston talks Utah and…Rabbits - Doctor Who TV (blog)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 04:39 AM PST


Alex Kingston talks Utah and…Rabbits
Doctor Who TV (blog)
Craig Ferguson was also cleared to show the Doctor Who musical intro he recorded when Matt Smith was a guest. If you missed the leaked version, ...

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Alex Kingston talks Utah and…Rabbits

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 04:34 AM PST

River Song herself, Alex Kingston, appeared on American talk show The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson last night.

There's a brief bit of chat on the Doctor Who Series 6 opener in Utah, but like her character, Kingston doesn't reveal any spoilers. There's lots of talk about about rabbits though Read more ...


Andrew Garfield talks the Spider-Man reboot, and the craziest, most spoiler-y ... - io9

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 12:12 AM PST


Andrew Garfield talks the Spider-Man reboot, and the craziest, most spoiler-y ...
io9
The sensible way is that Smith is just being secretive and messing with our heads a little - following the lead of his boss Steven Moffat on both counts ...

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Decline and Fall is on its way down - This is London

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 12:03 AM PST


This is London

Decline and Fall is on its way down
This is London
... David Tennant and Matt Smith might be reduced to the likes of this. Unfortunately the punishing overacting of Sylvester McCoy, the seventh Doctor Who, ...

Alex kingston on the Craig Ferguson Show.

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 11:24 PM PST

Jago and Litefoot download announcement

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 10:35 PM PST

We're sorry to announce that the first download release of Jago and Litefoot - Series 2 had episodes three (Theatre of Dreams) and four (The Ruthven Inheritence) the wrong way around.

Apologies for this error, which is now being fixed. For anyone who needs to check their downloads episode 3 begins in the frost fair with the words:

"Roll up gentlemen and ladies, roll up! Welcome to Deuteronomy's Theatre De Fantasie, the show where your dreams come true! Do I see a volunteer? Yes, you, madame!"

Episode 4 begins with Jago in the theatre:
"Ladies and gentlemen... doyens and denizens of the demi-monde..."


BBC confirms 'Torchwood' airdate - Digital Spy

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 10:05 PM PST


Zap2it.com (blog)

BBC confirms 'Torchwood' airdate
Digital Spy
... with former Angel showrunner Kelly Manners producing in the US and The Sarah Jane Adventures producer Brian Minchin fulfilling the same role in the UK. ...
Torchwood: broadcast confirmationThe Doctor Who News Page (blog)

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Posh's son in Britain's best dressed list - Times of India

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 09:43 PM PST


Posh's son in Britain's best dressed list
Times of India
Others in the list are Matt Smith of "Doctor Who" (12th rank), with Little Britain star David Walliams at 11, David Beckham at 16 and David Cameron at 20. ...

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Craig Ferguson Finally Gets to Broadcast that 'Doctor Who' Opening Number (VIDEO) - TV Squad

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 09:30 PM PST


Craig Ferguson Finally Gets to Broadcast that 'Doctor Who' Opening Number (VIDEO)
TV Squad
The good news for fans of 'Doctor Who' and Craig Ferguson is that we finally got to see it in HD. And Matt Smith makes a very, very brief cameo at the end. ...

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Sound That is Bigger on the Inside: The Speakal Doctor Who TARDIS Speaker Prototype [UPDATED]

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 09:20 PM PST

Speakal TARDIS

This week is the annual CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, which means there is a tremendous amount of tech related announcements coming out of the show. As often is the case, there is some crossover between tech and sci-fi. The Panasonic booth had a special "most impressive" (as they termed it) announcement of (pre-orders for) the Star Wars films coming to Blu-ray. I had heard there would be a TARDIS speaker system at the show, but didn't have much details on it. Engadget has come to the rescue (since I am not at the show myself) with this report of hands-on prototype of the new Speakal TARDIS speaker dock and Bluetooth speaker and IR remote control system.

I am assuming it will work with the iPhone as well as the iPod. The photos show an iPhone in the dock (a white at that). If the speakers are shielded enough to prevent GSM radio noise interference from the iPhone, it should work.

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The Stage's Broadcasting Top 20 - Stage (blog)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:08 PM PST


Stage (blog)

The Stage's Broadcasting Top 20
Stage (blog)
Meanwhile, Moffat continues to work his magic on Doctor Who, on which he is executive producer. He relaunched the show with new Doctor Matt Smith in 2010. ...

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Torchwood: production details

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 07:45 PM PST

TorchwoodProduction shifts into gear to start filming next week, with members of the production team recently confirmed in the latest Torchwood Magazine - all of which have established sci-fi credentials!

Production designer is Greg Melton (whose previous work includes the Zombie series The Walking Dead) and within the UK is joined by the original designer for Torchwood, Ed Thomas. Costumes are being handled by Shawna Trpcic (who has worked on shows like Angel and Firefly), and Makeup by Todd McIntosh (Pushing Daisies, Buffy the Vampire Slayer). The Director of Photography is Nate Goodman (whose credentials include Heroes).

The series will be produced by Kelly Manners (who worked on Angel and co-produced Buffy the Vampire Slayer); he will be joined in the UK by the producer of The Sarah Jane Adventures, Brian Minchin. The first episode is due to be directed by Bharat Nalluri (whose credits include directing the first episodes of BBC successes Life on Mars, Spooks and Hustle).

As previously reported, the writers for the series are Jane Espensen, John Shiban, Doris Egan, and John Fay, and of course executively produced by series creator Russell T Davies alongside Julie Gardner.

You can view all of our recent articles on casting and the development of The New World here.


An earlier version of this article cited a launch date for The New World - this has been reported by BBC Marketing as incorrect and has been removed. More news soon!

Doctor Who Experience at the Olympia - Red Carnation Hotels

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 07:30 PM PST


Doctor Who Experience at the Olympia
Red Carnation Hotels
Running until November, it will feature authentic props and costumes and even the police box used during Tom Baker's run as the Time Lord. ...

Cupid calls on 'Wubbzy Be Mine' - The Detroit News

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 04:17 PM PST


Cupid calls on 'Wubbzy Be Mine'
The Detroit News
"The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Complete Third Season" (Not rated, BBC, $29.98): The younger skewing "Doctor Who" spin-off continues with former companion ...

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