Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News


SHADA, Douglas Adams DOCTOR WHO Story, Will Be Novelized - Daemon's Books

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 01:26 PM PDT


Daemon&os;s Books

SHADA, Douglas Adams DOCTOR WHO Story, Will Be Novelized
Daemon&os;s Books
According to Guardian UK, Shada was going to be a six part drama that would close the 17th season of Doctor Who, with Tom Baker as the Doctor. In Shada, the Doctor comes to Earth to visit a Professor from the Doctors own home planet Gallifrey. ...

Two Strips Of Latinum: 90 Day Wait for Starz on Netflix - Airlock Alpha

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 12:16 PM PDT


Two Strips Of Latinum: 90 Day Wait for Starz on Netflix
Airlock Alpha
What makes this an item of both news and concern for science-fiction fans is the fact that this will include the new season of Torchwood, entitled "Torchwood: Miracle Day," which is scheduled to start running on the premium service on July 8th. ...

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New Doctor Who trailer for Tuesday

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 11:09 AM PDT

Having whetted our appetites with the two teaser trailers last week, the first episode prelude a couple of days later, and then an "iconic" image for the episode itself, the BBC are now about to unleash a new 60 second trailer which will premier on BBC1 tomorrow (Tuesday).

No time has been confirmed for the trailer at present, though it is expected to during primetime viewing in the evening.

The trailer will also be broadcast on the CBBC channel, but in a shortened 20 second form to remove some of the 'scarier' scenes, as BBC Publicity clarified:
The trailer is a 60" and we usually play them on CBBC as well (for obvious reasons). We think this will be the first that will need to be edited down to a 20" to make it suitable and remove the scary bits (remember that we have six year olds and younger watch CBBC as well as twelve year olds)

The 20" is just for CBBC. The 60" also has a 40" cut-down version that will be rotated in.

Title of Episode 4 revealed - The Doctor Who News Page

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 10:43 AM PDT


Title of Episode 4 revealed
The Doctor Who News Page
Speculation began yesterday when Steven Moffat Tweeted to Gaiman: Ohh, just watched your one again! It's really good, isn't it? And look who it is! LOOK WHO IT IS!!! Yes, Doctor Who Ep 4's title has made it onto the internet. ...

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Timey-Wimey Tuesday: Look behind you, Mr President

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 10:00 AM PDT

Series 6 is slowly but surely on its way, and as we continue our countdown to the Doctor's new adventures, it's time for another Timey-Wimey Tuesday! This week's featured image is a still from the closing moments of the newly released prequel. The short scene not only sets us up for the first episode, The Impossible Astronaut, but it also gives [...]

The Title Of Neil Gaiman's Doctor Who Episode Is Pure Geek Bait - Bleeding Cool News

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 09:49 AM PDT


The Title Of Neil Gaiman's Doctor Who Episode Is Pure Geek Bait
Bleeding Cool News
Gaiman and showrunner Steven Moffat have been pretty careful about not revealing the episode's title, saying it is "spoilery" but it was only a matter of time before it was revealed. Today, SFX have just come out and – with no context, or explanation ...

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Photo Flash: Atherton, Spicer, et al. Sing UNWRITTEN SONGS - Broadway World

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 08:18 AM PDT


Broadway World

Photo Flash: Atherton, Spicer, et al. Sing UNWRITTEN SONGS
Broadway World
Michael Bruce is currently composing the music for the Sonia Friedman produced David Tennant and Catherine Tate star vehicle Much Ado About Nothing at the Wyndham's Theatre, having recently written the score for Josie Rourke's acclaimed production of ...

Mysterious New Image Debuts For Doctor Who Season Premiere - Comic Book Resources

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 08:05 AM PDT


Comic Book Resources

Mysterious New Image Debuts For Doctor Who Season Premiere
Comic Book Resources
In the season premiere, the Doctor (Matt Smith) and his companions Amy (Karen Gillan) and Rory (Arthur Darvill) receive a secret summons that takes them from the Utah desert to the Oval Office in 1969. Mark Sheppard (Supernatural, Battlestar Galactica) ...

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New Torchwood Installment to Be Launched at MIPTV - World Screen

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 07:09 AM PDT


New Torchwood Installment to Be Launched at MIPTV
World Screen
LONDON: The stars of the hit sci-fi drama Torchwood, John Barrowman and Bill Pullman, are heading to Cannes to launch the fourth installment in the franchise, Torchwood: Miracle Day, from BBC Worldwide. ...

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Title of Episode 4 revealed

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 06:31 AM PDT

Doctor Who Magazine have confirmed the title of Neil Gaiman's Doctor Who episode. Episode 4 of the new series, which guest stars Suranne Jones (Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa's Revenge) as Idris and Michael Sheen, will now be called The Doctor's Wife.

There had been speculation of the title on a number of fan sites and this evening SFX had leaked it. Speculation began yesterday when Steven Moffat Tweeted to Gaiman:
Ohh, just watched your one again! It's really good, isn't it? And look who it is! LOOK WHO IT IS!!!

Today, Gaiman told his Twitter followers:
Yes, Doctor Who Ep 4's title has made it onto the internet. Because the title is a spoiler, I will let you find it yourself.

Edward Russell, Senior Brand Manager at BBC Tweeted in reply to Gaiman:
in retrospect, we should have hung on until Friday [April] 1st... Then no one would have believed us!"

Gaiman told Doctor Who Magazine:
Idris is someone who is beautiful, and who bites, and who might just turn out to be an old acquaintance with a new face...", adding, "it starts in void-space, with something – or someone – we have not seen since The War Games, and a knock on the TARDIS door...
Steven Moffat described the episode as:
a beautiful poem of an episode" and says that Suranne Jones "will change the way you see Doctor Who forever forever – and that's a hand-on-heart promise.
The Doctor's Wife was originally used as a fake title by John Nathan-Turner to discover possible leaks in the production office back in the 1980s.

6.4 Title Revealed

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 06:04 AM PDT

The SFX website has unveiled the title for Episode 4 of Series 6 of Doctor Who.

The episode, written by Neil Gaiman, is now confirmed as 6.4: The Doctor's Wife.

New Series Producer, Marcus Wilson, says on the episode:

“It’s an episode that involves quite a big sprawl, huge alien world locations and a new take on a familiar character, which required a lot of work. It’s a big episode, but I think it’ll be one the fans will love. It’s a real love letter to the fans.”

[Source: SFX]

Neil Gaiman Episode Title (SPOILER)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 05:57 AM PDT

The title of the Doctor Who episode by fantasy author Neil Gaiman has been revealed – and its pretty cool…

However if you want to remain safe from spoilers – and it's quite a spoilerific title – you should probably go and play Angry Birds or something.

Revealed on the SFX website, the episode features Suranne Jones (formerly seen in The Sarah Jane Adventures back in 2009) playing a lady called Idris, while renowned actor Michael Sheen also lends his voice.

OK, here's the bit you want to see/avoid.

Neil Gaiman's episode is called The Doctor's Wife.

No obviously that's quite a title. We're not going to offer you any hope or dismissal of this – it comes straight from the horse's mouth (not to suggest that Mr Gaiman is in anyway tractator-like) and as soon as it airs, mor than likely fourth in the series, it will become fact.

So there's no point you screaming your head off and heading onto a mongboard to type "Doctor Who died for me today" – it's done, it's real, it's enticing and interesting and you know damn well that you're going to watch it!

(Via SFX)

The Morning's Top 5 Pop Culture Stories - Flavorwire

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 05:15 AM PDT


Flavorwire

The Morning's Top 5 Pop Culture Stories
Flavorwire
[via Gawker] 5. Exciting news for Doctor Who fans: Matt Smith, the current Doctor, has agreed to return for 2012′s Season 7, and there's a rumor he'll be staying on the show through 2013. Check out a trailer for episode one of Season 6 here.

Stratford-upon-Avon - Manchester Evening News

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 05:08 AM PDT


Stratford-upon-Avon
Manchester Evening News
An exposed brick wall, left from the old building, is used as a screen onto which Shakespeare quotations are projected alongside photographs remembering great performances by actors such as Alan Rickman, Paul Robeson, David Tennant and Dame Judi Dench. ...

The Courier asks Nick Barratt 'Who Do You Think You Are?' - Scotland Courier

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 04:09 AM PDT


Scotland Courier

The Courier asks Nick Barratt 'Who Do You Think You Are?'
Scotland Courier
Over the years, celebrities who have delved into their past have included Jeremy Clarkson, Moira Stewart, Jeremy Paxman, Stephen Fry, Nigella Lawson, David Tennant and Kim Cattrall. "For me, the best group were the ones who took part in the first ...

Mervyn Stone Tweets to Death

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 03:53 AM PDT

A short message from Mr Nev Fountain, author of The Mervyn Stone Mysteries: 'I have decided to write an original and free Mervyn Stone short story - on TWITTER! I'm going to start on April 1st as part of a month-long build-up to the paperback release.'

The story is entitled The Pen is Mightier Than the Nerd, and to read it, all you need do is follow Mervyn on Twitter @mervynstone and drop by frequently for updates.

To whet your collective appetite, here's a little synopsis for what's in store...

Mervyn Stone wakes up beside a corpse. The corpse used to be noted memorabilia collector Alistair McGuffin, who has been bludgeoned to death by an autograph. The autograph is a rare signed photo, encased in perspex to keep it mint... and it's in Mervyn's hand.

Mervyn tells the police he was only there to retrieve his chelsea boots... and then the boots turn up.

Beside the bodies of two more collectors, also killed that night.

At this point, Mervyn works out he's in a spot of bother.

Can Mervyn clear his name? And will he ever get his chelsea boots back?

SFX reveal the title of Neil Gaiman's Series 6 episode!

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 03:18 AM PDT

SFX have this afternoon exclusively revealed the title of Neil Gaiman's forthcoming Series 6 episode! You better take a deep breath for this one… The highly-anticipated episode, Episode 4, guest stars Suranne Jones as Idris, and is called… 'The Doctor's Wife'! Something tells us this revelation will send shockwaves throughout Doctor Who fandom, and you can share your thoughts about the news below! Speculation surrounding [...]

The Doctor’s Wife

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 03:17 AM PDT

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Torchwood Return Set for July 8 - About - News & Issues

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 02:33 AM PDT


Torchwood Return Set for July 8
About - News & Issues
John Barrowman as Jack Harkness in Torchwood: Miracle Day, the fourth season of the newly transatlantic sci-fi series. It's a brand new day for what promises to be a very different, yet at the same time ...

Doctor Who complete reviews: Dragonfire - Shadowlocked (blog)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 12:38 AM PDT


Shadowlocked (blog)

Doctor Who complete reviews: Dragonfire
Shadowlocked (blog)
Think of the Second Doctor and Jamie, the Third Doctor and Jo, or the Fourth and Sarah Jane. Finally, a great Doctor/Companion team after the ups and downs of the 1980s. Dragonfire is overall, an enjoyable romp. It can be taken at whatever level you ...

Exclusive Interview: Oli Smith

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 12:25 AM PDT

At the Doctor Who Experience signing, we were also thrilled to get to speak to Oli Smith. As well as contributing to the ongoing series of New Series Adventure novels, and pennng an exclusive audiobook adventure, The Runaway Train, Smith also wrote the Nintendo Wii/DS games, Return to Earth and Evacuation Earth. In the interview, he describes the [...]

Exclusive Interview: Justin Richards

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 12:11 AM PDT

We were delighted to be given the opportunity to speak to Justin Richards at the recent Doctor Who book signing which took place at the Doctor Who Experience! Richards has written several tie-in novels for the series and has also put pen to paper for a series of reference books for both the revived and classic series. You can [...]

Dudley Moore – Doctor Who?

Posted: 27 Mar 2011 11:11 PM PDT

Here's an interesting factoid that you may have already known and forgotten or that might be completely new to you: comedy actor and musician Dudley Moore once agreed to star in a movie version of Doctor Who.

Back in 1987, this was front page news, and Moore, whose career effectively came to an early end when he developed supranuclear palsy (he later died from related pneumonia in 2002) would have been the Doctor in a film produced by Daltenreys Limited had the project ever got off the ground.

According to Jean-Marc Loffier's The Nth Doctor, Daltenreys was made up of ex-BBC men Peter Litten, George Dugdale and John Humphreys along with backing from big names such as vocalist Bryan Ferry, while the movie script ("The Return of Varnax") was written by Mark Ezra.

All of this came flooding back to me today when I cast my eye over the fascinating article The Roles Dudley Moore Didn't Play, which analyses the actor's Hollywood career and namechecks some of the films he didn't take the lead role in (often dropping out for whatever reason) such as Splash or Superman III (where his character was later written out). Here's how Legacy.com put it:

Doctor Who garnered enough interest from Dudley Moore that in 1987, he entered into talks with director Richard Lester and agreed to play the time-traveling Doctor in a sci-fi fan's fondest dream, Doctor Who: The Movie. It would have been a win-win: more Doctor Who content for fans both in Moore's native England and across the pond in America, and more exposure for Moore, whose career was beginning to wane. But like so many dream projects floated in the movie world (a good percentage of which are Doctor Who films), it never materialized.

These days, it is hard to imagine the casting of a major international star in the movie role of Doctor Who and the project failing to take off. However this is what happened, for various reasons (the script was too small in scale, suggests Loffier in The Nth Doctor), and no silver screen movie version of Doctor Who was ever made.

However in an alternative universe, perhaps Moore would have been a massive success in the part, combining his cheeky, childlike persona with his ability as a serious actor…

SUPPORTERS of the Dylan Thomas Centre exhibition have been offered assurances ... - South Wales Evening Post

Posted: 27 Mar 2011 11:09 PM PDT


SUPPORTERS of the Dylan Thomas Centre exhibition have been offered assurances ...
South Wales Evening Post
Doctor Who writer Russell T Davies, Port Talbot actor Michael Sheen, singer Cerys Matthews and Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy are among the names calling for the centre to be run by a trust. Their letter said: "The centre has celebrated the literary ...

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Idris is… - Doctor Who TV (blog)

Posted: 27 Mar 2011 10:25 PM PDT


Doctor Who TV (blog)

Idris is…
Doctor Who TV (blog)
Steven Moffat and Neil Gaiman are both great at cruelly teasing us on Doctor Who. The pair decided to message each other on Twitter over the weekend and they spoke about Gaiman's episode, which is the fourth in Series 6. Moffat said to Gaiman: "Ohh, ...

The Gunfighters - Region 1 - DVD Cover and Details

Posted: 27 Mar 2011 07:16 PM PDT

BBC America have sent DWO the cover and details for the 12th July 2011, Region 1 Doctor Who DVD release of The Gunfighters.

Tombstone, Arizona, 1881. The air is filled with the sounds of shooting, cussing, and toe-tapping tunes knocked out on the battered piano at the Last Chance Saloon. And then there is something less familiar: the wheezing, groaning sound of a Police Box materializing.

The Doctor and his companions aren't the only newcomers in town. The Clanton brothers have ridden in to settle a grudge with Doc Holliday, the notorious gambler, drinker, and dentist. In the Wild West, tempers are short, guns are swift, and a moment's hesitation on the draw can mean death.

Special Features:

• Audio Commentary

• The End of the Line

• Tomorrow's Times

• Photo Gallery

• PDF materials: Radio Times Listings

• Production Notes Subtitle Option

+ The Gunfighters is released on 12th July 2011, priced $24.98 (USA) / $26.98 (Canada).

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[Source: BBC America]

The Awakening - Region 1 - DVD Cover and Details

Posted: 27 Mar 2011 06:31 PM PDT

BBC America have sent DWO the cover and details for the 12th July 2011, Region 1 Doctor Who DVD release of The Awakening.

Little Hodcombe, 1984. The Doctor, Tegan and Turlough arrive in a small English village, looking forward to spending some time with Tegan .js" type="text/javascript"> 's grandfather. They soon discover that all is not well - Tegan's grandfather is missing and the locals are reenacting dangerous war games from 1643.

With the past mixed up with the present, can the Doctor stop the games before an evil entity hidden in the village church awakens?

Special Features:

• Audio Commentary

• Return to Little Hodcombe

• Making the Malus

• Now and Then

• Extended and deleted scene s

• The Golden Egg Awards

• Photo Gallery (8 mins)

• PDF materials: Radio Times Listings

• Production Note Subtitles

• Digitally remastered picture and sound quality

+ The Awakening is released on 12th July 2011, priced $14.98 (USA) / $15.98 (Canada).

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[Source: BBC America]

Idris is…

Posted: 27 Mar 2011 06:06 PM PDT

Steven Moffat and Neil Gaiman are both great at cruelly teasing us on Do Read more ...


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