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- Colin Farrell Bites Into 'Fright Night' - Rabid Doll
- 'Six Feet Under' Star Joins 'Torchwood' Cast - TV Squad
- Friday, Jan. 14: Filming Locations in NYC, LA, & more including 'Now ... - On Location Vacations
- 'Six Feet Under' star Lauren Abrose joins 'Torchwood'--EXCLUSIVE - Entertainment Weekly
- The love song of Edward Furlong - Stuff.co.nz (blog)
- Christmas Episode Poll Results!
- Colin Farrell's Fright Night - The Fan Carpet
- Jane Espenson to write Syfy's Randall and Hopkirk - ATV Today
- Ghosts of India Free from Audible
- Coroner's Report: 11 Horror Movies To Watch Out For In 2011 - Film School Rejects
- Karen teases “almost undefeatable” monster in DWM
- Steven Moffat reveals that Episode 7 is now filming
- Dave Franco Talks 'Fright Night,' Working With Big Bro James Franco - MTV.com
- Classic Doctor Who DVD Releases 2011
- Doctor Who's magic number '7777' - DigitalJournal.com
- > Ford Davies tours Goodnight Mister Tom - London Theatre Guide
- Sherlock Holmes Steve Thompson will write an episode of Doctor Who - Unreality TV
- Moffat confirms 'Who' episode shooting - Digital Spy
- JJ Abrams offers cryptic clues for Super 8 and Star Trek sequel, plus costar ... - io9
- K-9 Creator at SFX Weekender
- Get youre skates on its time for ice magic - Scotsman
- Get you're skates on, it's time for ice magic - Edinburgh Evening News
- 'Sherlock' writer joins 'Doctor Who' - Digital Spy
- Davies: 'New Torchwood not a reboot' - Digital Spy
- Lance Parkin On Reprints
- Doctor Who - No Daleks in new series but expect some Cybermen battles! - Unreality TV
- Tom Baker vs Jon Pertwee
- National Television Awards Wed Jan 26th - Rapid Talent
- Doctor Who series 6 update - Den Of Geek
- Top 25 Left-Wing Films: #5 – 'Planet of the Apes' (1968) - Big Hollywood
| Colin Farrell Bites Into 'Fright Night' - Rabid Doll Posted: 13 Jan 2011 03:40 PM PST
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| 'Six Feet Under' Star Joins 'Torchwood' Cast - TV Squad Posted: 13 Jan 2011 03:03 PM PST
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| The love song of Edward Furlong - Stuff.co.nz (blog) Posted: 13 Jan 2011 08:17 AM PST
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| Christmas Episode Poll Results! Posted: 13 Jan 2011 05:24 AM PST Over the past six weeks on Kasterborous, we've run two polls to gauge our readers' feelings about Christmas Doctor Who episodes. There's nothing heavy in it – no surveys asking if the Doctor's angel-accompanied ascension in Voyage of the Damned is anything more than RTD being cheeky – simply a chance to rate your favourite Doctor Who Christmas special before A Christmas Carol… and after. We had a great reaction, with around 1000 votes cast altogether, indicating that both polls were read and voted on by the same number of people, and in many cases the same people; this last part is important. Now before continuing, a few things to note. First of all, Christmas specials are all self contained stories, except The End of Time. This might be worth bearing in mind when checking the results. Secondly, all Christmas specials feature some interesting casting with the exception of The Christmas Invasion which largely makes use of characters we have already met, much like the quintessential regeneration story, 1974′s Robot. All subsequent Christmas episodes have what we might once have referred to as "stunt casting". Finally, only one of the episodes stars current Doctor Matt Smith and is written by Steven Moffat. As you probably realise, the others are all written by Russell T Davies, and all star David Tennant The first poll was run in late November, with the initial results as follows:
As you can see, despite airing over 5 years ago, The Christmas Invasion remains popular, more than likely because it is the Tenth Doctor's first adventure. Similarly The End of Time (which refers to the Christmas 2009 episode rather than the entire story or the New Year's Day 2010 conclusion) saw success, although noticeably lower than the first special. As you can see, the "in-between" episodes have similar ratings. A week after Matt Smith starred in Steven Moffat's A Christmas Carol our second poll was run, and this tells quite a different story…
It is as if fans of earlier Christmas episodes liked them for a particular reason but A Christmas Carol spoke to them in a much more powerful way, prompting them to vote in such a way; the results basically show that the results for the older episodes were "shaved" with A Christmas Carol receiving the bulk of the votes. Fascinating stuff; love it or hate it, A Christmas Carol certainly did what it said on the tin and maybe this is the reason it has so far proved so popular – it's just so Christmassy! | ||
| Colin Farrell's Fright Night - The Fan Carpet Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:50 AM PST
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| Jane Espenson to write Syfy's Randall and Hopkirk - ATV Today Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:41 AM PST
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| Ghosts of India Free from Audible Posted: 13 Jan 2011 03:52 AM PST There's something about the word 'free'. It makes food taste better, makes buying one extra item of the same thing make more sense and has helped Tibetians escape China occupation of its country (well, maybe not the last one) but now to you dear Doctor Who fan, itis going to help you hear the DoctorDonna's adventures in India, for free! Audible.com are giving away a copies of the Audiobook adventure Doctor Who: Ghosts of India (yay!) when you sign up for their free trial (boo!) Okay, so you may have to join the digital library site first and start payments of either $14.95 per month or $22.95 per month after the free fourteen day trial but still, yay…well it could be worse…you could live in Tibet. Doctor Who: Ghosts of India, narrated by David 'son of Patrick' Troughton (The Curse of Peladon, Midnight), has the Doctor and Donna team up with Mohandas 'Mahatma' Gandhi (who I'm told can wield a mean nun-chuck) to solve the mystery of the 'half-made men' – ghostly figures of white who have shadows where men have eyes – and could be about to unleash an ancient, all-powerful god of destruction upon the Earth. A free sample of the audiobook is available from Audible, where you can choose either this title or any other audiobook (not that we're biased or anything) for free when you sign up with the site. To download the audiobook head over to Audible.com. (via American Consumer News) | ||
| Coroner's Report: 11 Horror Movies To Watch Out For In 2011 - Film School Rejects Posted: 13 Jan 2011 03:38 AM PST
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| Karen teases “almost undefeatable” monster in DWM Posted: 13 Jan 2011 03:25 AM PST Doctor Who Magazine #430 was released today! Inside the issue, there's a round up of all the latest Series 6 news, including an interview with the Doctor himself, Matt Smith, who promises "some great monsters" for the new series, including "the scariest one yet", according to Karen Gillan, who teases: "They've got one thing about them that feels almost [...] | ||
| Steven Moffat reveals that Episode 7 is now filming Posted: 13 Jan 2011 02:50 AM PST Steven Moffat has confirmed that the Doctor Who cast and crew have now begun filming the seventh episode of the forthcoming sixth series. As the showrunner pointed out on his Twitter earlier today, the episode, to air in the spring, will be the 777th episode of Doctor Who, and it will also be an important episode for another reason, [...] | ||
| Dave Franco Talks 'Fright Night,' Working With Big Bro James Franco - MTV.com Posted: 13 Jan 2011 02:25 AM PST
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| Classic Doctor Who DVD Releases 2011 Posted: 13 Jan 2011 02:18 AM PST
Through an Interview with DWM The releases for 2011 came to the fore. And now 2entertain have listed them. The list is subject to change but should be as is. Planet of the Spiders Mannequin Mania which comprises of: Spearhead from Space and terror of the Autons. Frontios Earthstory which comprises of: The Awakening and The Gunfighters. As painful as it is to mention the next one,....... Paradise Towers. Revisitations 3 which comprises of: Tomb of the Cybermen, The Three Doctors and The Robots of Death. The Solar System, which comprises of: Ambassadors of Death and The Sunmakers And finally on the list, the much awaited Day of the Daleks-Special Edition. | ||
| Doctor Who's magic number '7777' - DigitalJournal.com Posted: 13 Jan 2011 02:00 AM PST
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| > Ford Davies tours Goodnight Mister Tom - London Theatre Guide Posted: 13 Jan 2011 01:58 AM PST
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| Sherlock Holmes Steve Thompson will write an episode of Doctor Who - Unreality TV Posted: 13 Jan 2011 01:42 AM PST
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| Moffat confirms 'Who' episode shooting - Digital Spy Posted: 13 Jan 2011 12:57 AM PST
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| JJ Abrams offers cryptic clues for Super 8 and Star Trek sequel, plus costar ... - io9 Posted: 13 Jan 2011 12:13 AM PST
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| Posted: 12 Jan 2011 11:54 PM PST The SFX Weekender event is getting closer and closer for those of you lucky enough to be attending and for all you lucky ticket holders who are Doctor Who fans (if you're not, why on earth are you here?) there's another treat in store as it's just been confirmed that Bob Baker, one half of the partnership that bought us K-9, will be attending the spectacle! Baker who alongside the late Dave Martin co-wrote classic Doctor Who serials such as The Three Doctors, The Invisible Enemy and The Armageddon Factor, will be coming along with Paul Tams – a man who not only has had an illustrious career illustrating Terry Nation's Dalek Annual and several other Doctor Who books but has also been involved in bringing the character of K-9 back to life with his own series since 1997. Now that Baker and Tams have finally got their project off the ground and K-9 finally has his own series (Doctor Who has three very successful spin offs, what other show can claim that? And no, Star Trek doesn't count-so there!) they'll be attending the weekender event where they will undoubtedly spill all the beans on the making of the show! It's a must for all and some tickets are still available if you call 08700 11 00 34 or visit the SFX website at www.sfxweekender.com/tickets. The event takes place on the 4th and 5th of February 2011 in East Sussex. | ||
| Get youre skates on its time for ice magic - Scotsman Posted: 12 Jan 2011 11:16 PM PST
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| Get you're skates on, it's time for ice magic - Edinburgh Evening News Posted: 12 Jan 2011 10:49 PM PST
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| 'Sherlock' writer joins 'Doctor Who' - Digital Spy Posted: 12 Jan 2011 10:41 PM PST
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| Davies: 'New Torchwood not a reboot' - Digital Spy Posted: 12 Jan 2011 10:05 PM PST
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| Posted: 12 Jan 2011 08:52 PM PST Our friends at the Doctor Who Reprint Society have published a fascinating interview with esteemed Who novelist Lance Parkin, author of such greats as Dying Days, Cold Fusion, Just War, The Infinity Doctors, and more recently The Eyeless. The discussion includes Lance's thoughts on the similarities between the books and the modern television series, which books he would like to see reprinted, and a definite answer as to whether or not the Eighth Doctor is the Doctor seen in The Infinity Doctors. Revealed in this excerpt is the Parkin point of view on Doctor Who canon.
Now here's a question for you. Do you think Doctor Who has canon? And if so, we'll bring back memories of the Series 3 debates and ask which one's correct – Human Nature for the Seventh Doctor or for the Tenth? Or might they both be? You'll more intelligent discussion on Doctor Who novels if you read the full interview! | ||
| Doctor Who - No Daleks in new series but expect some Cybermen battles! - Unreality TV Posted: 12 Jan 2011 08:36 PM PST
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| Posted: 12 Jan 2011 08:31 PM PST Digital Spy and tabloid The Mirror have observed Tom Baker's comments that he made in Doctor Who Magazine a little while ago regarding his thoughts on his predecessor Jon Pertwee. Bakers' remarks are a little cutting and if you're a fan of Jon Pertwee, you may not like what he had to say. Remarking on his focus for work Baker commented:
Pertwee died in 1996 due to a heart attack but it's highly unlikely that that was actually the cause. Many who worked with Jon remarked that he was a perfectionist when it came to creating his roles, some may have thought of that as being difficult but it was really more of a need to get what he was doing right, which is what someone who is good at their job does. Maybe Baker felt slightly inferior to Pertwee, taking over the role from his impressive and well received five year stint as the third Doctor. Baker threw a second blow by describing the actor as:
Baker's words may ring with a touch of "pot calling the kettle black" but at the same time it could well be that Pertwee did not get on with everyone. However it is rather curious that Baker only feels he can share this information with us now… | ||
| National Television Awards Wed Jan 26th - Rapid Talent Posted: 12 Jan 2011 07:50 PM PST
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| Doctor Who series 6 update - Den Of Geek Posted: 12 Jan 2011 05:50 PM PST
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| Top 25 Left-Wing Films: #5 – 'Planet of the Apes' (1968) - Big Hollywood Posted: 12 Jan 2011 01:04 PM PST
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What is most interesting about the results, isn't the strong showing of A Christmas Carol (something that can be attributed to it being the most recent episode; think of the Favourite Doctor polls in DWM) but rather the way the spread of the voting on the other episodes has stayed almost constant.
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