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- Party with Doctor Who Fans at the May Doctor Who: Podshock Meet Up on Second Life
- Doctor Who Insider Episode 3 #2 "High in Irony" [VIDEO]
- Doctor Who Insider Episode 3 "Supermodel Siren" [VIDEO]
- This spring's must-see shows - CITY A.M.
- Torchwood: The Complete UK Series Collection Arrives July 2011 on Blu-ray/DVD - Blu-ray.com
- 'The Complete Original UK Series' Arrives on DVD and Blu in time for Miracle Day - TVShowsOnDVD.com
- Summer Movie Preview 2011: So many blockbusters, so few weekends - NOLA.com
- Doctor's Wife Exclusive Preview
- Lindsay Lohan Is A Vampire And Sasha Grey Takes A 'Skinny Dip' In This Week's ... - MTV.com (blog)
- Karen Gillan at London Film and Comic Con 2011
- Torchwood: Miracle Day Episode Titles
- Born in the Who-SA! - New Zealand Herald
- Idris Spoilers
- Review: Dalek Progenitor Room Mini-Set - Toy
- Full list of ‘Miracle Day' episode titles confirmed
- Dress Like Eleven!
- CJ Henderson – interview - Boomtron.com
- Coming Soon: The Almost People
- 6.01: "The Impossible Astronaut" - PopStar.com Celebrity News
- Gatiss on ‘The Power of Surprise'
- Torchwood: Miracle Day Episode Titles Revealed
- New Torchwood: Miracle Day character promos!
- 'Doctor Who' thing of the day: Neil Gaiman talks about writing for 'Doctor Who' - Flick Filosopher (blog)
- The Doctor's Landlord
- The Almost People Synopsis - Doctor Who TV (blog)
- The Almost People Synopsis
- Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland announce 2011 shortlist - The List
- Is the UK trying too hard for America's love? - Shadowlocked (blog)
- Plot details for Episode 6, The Almost People
- The Five Companions - In the Studio
- 'New' 'Torchwood: Miracle Day' character photos and bios - Examiner.com
- Gaiman on Doctor Who Future - Doctor Who TV (blog)
- 6.4: The Doctor's Wife - DWO Spoiler Free Preview
- Gaiman on Doctor Who Future
- Desperate Americans Buy Kidneys From Peru Poor in Fatal Trade - Bloomberg
- Torchwood Miracle Day Cast Pics
- Neil Gaiman talks Doctor Who
- Exclusive Interview: Colin Brake
- A real showman for the modern crowds - Grimsby Telegraph
- A Question of Regeneration
- Kenneth Branagh: Whovian
- Torchwood: Miracle Day Promo Images - The Doctor Who News Page
- Steven Moffat wants to exterminate Doctor Who vandals - The Guardian (blog)
- Torchwood: Miracle Day Promo Images
- A First class Doctor Who tale from Rutherglen's Andrew! - Rutherglen Reformer
- Blue Peter TARDIS Winner Materialises
- Ianto's Back! Maybe…
- Instant Grat: What's good and new to watch on Netflix streaming - Lincoln Journal Star
| Party with Doctor Who Fans at the May Doctor Who: Podshock Meet Up on Second Life Posted: 12 May 2011 03:49 PM PDT Yes, once again fans of Doctor Who, Torchwood, Sarah Jane Adventures and alike are coming together for what has become the legendary Doctor Who: Podshock seasonal meet ups on Second Life. It is all happening on Saturday, the 21st of May 2011.
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| Doctor Who Insider Episode 3 #2 "High in Irony" [VIDEO] Posted: 12 May 2011 01:38 PM PDT BBC America's 'Doctor Who Insider' video series continues with this episode with Executive Producer and Lead Writer, Steven Moffat speaking of The Curse of the Black Spot. | ||||||||
| Doctor Who Insider Episode 3 "Supermodel Siren" [VIDEO] Posted: 12 May 2011 01:31 PM PDT BBC America has released another "Doctor Who Insider" video. This one is an inside look at the episode, The Curse of the Black Spot focusing on guest performer, 'supermodel' Lily Cole. | ||||||||
| This spring's must-see shows - CITY A.M. Posted: 12 May 2011 12:55 PM PDT
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| Torchwood: The Complete UK Series Collection Arrives July 2011 on Blu-ray/DVD - Blu-ray.com Posted: 12 May 2011 11:33 AM PDT
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| Summer Movie Preview 2011: So many blockbusters, so few weekends - NOLA.com Posted: 12 May 2011 09:02 AM PDT
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| Doctor's Wife Exclusive Preview Posted: 12 May 2011 08:03 AM PDT Our first preview of Doctor Who Series 6 might have been a long time coming, but it looks as though we chose the best episode to start off with! Warning: this is a preview of a forthcoming Doctor Who episode. It contains the official synopsis of the episode taken from official BBC PR. It does not contain any spoilers and serves to wet appetites but would advise that if you don't want to know a thing about this Saturday's episode then look away…NOW! "Sexy…" After last week's slightly pedestrian episode I feared this new series had peaked a tad too early, what with all the wonderfulness of the first two episodes. Much has been predicted about The Doctor's Wife, mainly because Neil Gaiman is on scripting duties here and the man has done us proud. The Doctor receives a distress signal from an old friend. Could there really be another living Time Lord out there? Hopes raised, he follows the signal to a junkyard planet sitting upon a mysterious asteroid in a Bubble universe, populated by a very strange family. The Doctor, Amy and Rory are given the warmest of welcomes by Auntie, Uncle and Nephew. But the beautiful and insane Idris greets them in a more unusual fashion – what is she trying to tell the Doctor? As the Doctor investigates, he unwittingly puts his friends in the gravest danger. Bizarre, off-kilter and totally original, this is without doubt Matt Smith's finest adventure so far. It is a beautiful piece of emotionally charged drama, swathed in bold humour with lashings of sentiment and heart. Do not let these words put you off, there's plenty of sci-fi here but the sort that has you punching the air in appreciation.
The sets, effects (ooh the effects) and direction are first class and a huge improvement on last season's. Suranne Jones is a revelation as Idris. The way she interacts with the regular cast is joyous and surreal. Here is a complicated character that all will fall in love with I promise you. Rory and Amy aren't just tacked into the episode either and I have more respect for Rory after this adventure. He gets to be more than just a drippy husband. As for the Doctor, well I just can't say for fear of giving anything way, but Matt is just perfection. There are too many highlights in The Doctor's Wife to choose from, maybe the middle section will hold a special place in every fan's heart. One thing is for sure, this has raised the benchmark of quality. Doctor Who has never been this good. Believe the hype! | ||||||||
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| Karen Gillan at London Film and Comic Con 2011 Posted: 12 May 2011 06:05 AM PDT  Karen Gillan will be a guest at this year's London Film and Comic Con, her first convention appearance.She will be taking part in photo opportunity with the TARDIS and a 45 minute talk as well as signing throughout the day on Saturday, 9th July 2011. Tickets go on sale now and are only available on a first come first served basis. Other guests from Doctor Who appearing over the two day event include Mark Sheppard (Canton Everett Delaware III, The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon), Camille Coduri (Jackie Tyler), Richard Franklin (Captain Mike Yates), Mary Tamm (Romana I), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), Louise Jameson (Leela) and Sophie Aldred (Ace). | ||||||||
| Torchwood: Miracle Day Episode Titles Posted: 12 May 2011 05:07 AM PDT
Episode titles for all 10 episodes of Torchwood: Miracle Day have been discovered on the Starz website. There are no syno Read more ...
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| Born in the Who-SA! - New Zealand Herald Posted: 12 May 2011 04:50 AM PDT
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| Review: Dalek Progenitor Room Mini-Set - Toy Posted: 12 May 2011 04:38 AM PDT Manufacturer: Character Building RRP: &ound;9.99 Release Date: 13th May 2011
Reviewed by: Doctor Who Online Review Posted: 12th May 2011 When a Doctor Who construction set arrives in the mail, it's the perfect excuse to be a child again (unless, of course, you actually are one). Firstly we need to address the elephant in the room; this is Lego, but without Lego actually having anything to do with the product. For years we have championed the fact that Doctor Who Lego products would be a hot item for kids (and adults), but, alas, it seems they didn't spot the gold in them there hills. Thankfully, Character Options did! And what a treat to behold these new Mini-sets are. Our first review for the range is the Dalek Projenitor Room. It's not as big as you might think, in fact the packaging can just about fit through a standard letterbox, but this is no problem as it's a great little standalone set. There are 188 pieces in total, and build time takes between 15-20 minutes. Construction is simple, although a couple of the images in the build booklet are a tiny bit confusing - the hardest part is applying the stickers to the consoles and the progenitor door flaps. Also worthy of mention is the Supreme Dalek figure that is included in the set. A loyal replica of its on-screen original, easily constructed from 9 parts, but for convenience, comes pre-assembled. Hopefully at some point Character Building (Character Options' construction range who manufactures the Micro Figures and Sets), will release some extra bases and building bricks so fans can build around the Mini-sets.
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| Full list of ‘Miracle Day' episode titles confirmed Posted: 12 May 2011 04:12 AM PDT The Torchwood updates keep on coming! As well as the new Miracle Day character promos, Starz have also given us a full list of episode titles for the series! In the new 10-part story, premiering July, C.I.A. agent Rex Matheson investigates a global conspiracy when one day, on Earth, nobody dies. All across the [...] | ||||||||
| Posted: 12 May 2011 04:07 AM PDT Oi you! Yes, you there, 13-year-old digging in your dad's closet! And you, 13-year-old's dad digging in your own closet! Sure, there's plenty of tweed jackets in there, but if you want to go to Luckily, Entertainment Earth has you covered with its officially-licensed Eleventh Doctor jacket just like the plaid one Matt Smith wears in the current season of Doctor Who, from the same designer as this Tenth Doctor trenchcoat! Ranging in sizes from small to extra-extra-large, this classic geography professor attire will fit just almost anyone and can be yours for a mere $309.99! You:
Answer: You would. Don't deny it… it's been your dream to walk around town wearing Smith's Doctor's clothing ever since that infamous picture of him on the set of The Time of Angels was unleashed on the public all those year-and-a-half-ish ago. So when you finally get hold of your new Matt Smith wardrobe addition, complete with elbow patches, here's a list of things you can do with it:
If you want one now you'll sadly have to wait a little bit… this jacket won't be available until August, but you can pre-order at the Entertainment Earth website right now and have it shipped to you when it's ready! Bow tie and braces not included. (via UGO) | ||||||||
| CJ Henderson – interview - Boomtron.com Posted: 12 May 2011 03:47 AM PDT
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| Coming Soon: The Almost People Posted: 12 May 2011 02:59 AM PDT The BBC have released details for Week 22, which includes the synopsis for the sixth episode of the series, The Almost People; this is due to be broadcast on BBC1/BBC1HD on Saturday 28th May, with the time of broadcast yet to be confirmed. This is the second part of a story by Matthew Graham.  As the solar storm rages, Jennifer, a Ganger driven mad by the memories of being "decommissioned", is seeking revenge, as the time-travelling drama continues.She can remember every excruciating second of every "execution" and is determined that the humans will pay. And she isn't just talking war; she's talking revolution. As the crumbling factory fills with toxic fumes and drips lethal acid, the "Originals" wait desperately for the shuttle from the Mainland to rescue them. But Jennifer has other ideas. Can the Doctor convince the terrified factory workers to embrace their own humanity and work together with their Gangers to overcome a monster of their own making? | ||||||||
| 6.01: "The Impossible Astronaut" - PopStar.com Celebrity News Posted: 12 May 2011 02:35 AM PDT
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| Gatiss on ‘The Power of Surprise' Posted: 12 May 2011 02:30 AM PDT You've already felt the wrath of The Moffinator, a Show Runner sent from Scotland to destroy spoiling non-fans of Doctor Who - who attend press launches and subsequently spill every detail on the Internet – well now he has a partner-in-hate, Who writer and Gentleman Mark Gatiss. Speaking in a more calm but no less exasperated tone Gatiss told Digital Spy of his disappointment in such fan's misplaced enthusiasm:
Gatiss, who has written the upcoming Series 6 episode What Are Little Boys Made Of? cites Series 3 episode Gridlock as one example of a beautiful surprise:
Spoilers are called "spoilers" for a reason, people: when leaked too early, they spoil. | ||||||||
| Torchwood: Miracle Day Episode Titles Revealed Posted: 12 May 2011 02:28 AM PDT  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 month's 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
The series premieres on Starz in the United States at 10:00pm ET/PT, 8th July 2011; however, its launch on BBC1/BBC1HD has yet to be confirmed in the United Kingdom. | ||||||||
| New Torchwood: Miracle Day character promos! Posted: 12 May 2011 02:26 AM PDT The official Starz website for the forthcoming series of Torchwood, Miracle Day, has been updated with some great new character promos! The images reacquaint us with our old friends, Jack, Gwen and Rhys, and introduce us to the various new faces we'll be meeting in the 10-part series. You can check out the brand new character [...] | ||||||||
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| Posted: 12 May 2011 01:35 AM PDT The BBC's 'Porth Teigr' development – home to the yet to be finished Roach Lock Studios; the centre for creative development in Wales and Doctor Who's future home – has a new landlord reports Financial News. The British Steel Pension Scheme have acquired the development from Aviva Investors for an undisclosed amount- adding to the £500 million already accumulated as part of its growing property portfolio. The BBC which plans to film both Doctor Who, long running wound-a-thon Casualty and the equally long running BBC Cymru soap Pobol y Cwm at the site, have promised to remain 'long term tennants'. The acquisition of the site is an emotional boon for the BSPS, one of the bigger "final pension" funds that still has deep roots in the Port Talbot area, once home to the biggest steel works in the UK and the employer of many of the fund's members. | ||||||||
| The Almost People Synopsis - Doctor Who TV (blog) Posted: 12 May 2011 12:59 AM PDT
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| Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland announce 2011 shortlist - The List Posted: 12 May 2011 12:48 AM PDT
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| Is the UK trying too hard for America's love? - Shadowlocked (blog) Posted: 12 May 2011 12:48 AM PDT
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| Plot details for Episode 6, The Almost People Posted: 12 May 2011 12:31 AM PDT The BBC Press Office has today released the plot details for the penultimate episode of the spring series and part two of Matthew Graham's two-parter, otherwise known as The Almost People! The episode will air on BBC One on 28th May, time TBC. As the solar storm rages, Jennifer, a Ganger driven mad by the memories [...] | ||||||||
| The Five Companions - In the Studio Posted: 12 May 2011 12:21 AM PDT Recording is underway today on The Five Companions, which brings together the Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison) and Nyssa (Sarah Sutton) with Ian Chesterton (William Russell), Steven Taylor (Peter Purves), Sara Kingdom (Jean Marsh) and Polly Wright (Anneke Wills). The story will be released in December, and given away free exclusively to subscribers whose main range subscription includes the December monthly title. After that, 12-month subscribers will be able to choose it as their free disc. Our photo shows the five companions, just after a big lunch! | ||||||||
| 'New' 'Torchwood: Miracle Day' character photos and bios - Examiner.com Posted: 12 May 2011 12:09 AM PDT
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| Gaiman on Doctor Who Future - Doctor Who TV (blog) Posted: 12 May 2011 12:08 AM PDT
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| 6.4: The Doctor's Wife - DWO Spoiler Free Preview Posted: 12 May 2011 12:07 AM PDT DWO have seen 6.4: The Doctor's Wife and have put our spoiler-free preview together: When we first heard Neil Gaiman was to write a Doctor Who story, it would be an underestimation to say were were bloody excited. After all, this is the very same Neil Gaiman who wrote the awesome Sandman comic book series - not to mention the Nebula Award-winning American Gods. BUT... then we heard his episode was being 'bumped' to series six, and were a little worried things would go the way of Fry... Fear not though! As right in front of us is the (still-warm-owing-to-the-fact-we've-just-watched-it) preview disc for 6.4: The Doctor's Wife - Neil Gaimain's love letter to Doctor Who. (Yes, they are his words, but it really is!). In 45 minutes, Gaiman's script takes us to another universe (in more ways than one), and dips several toes into the show's past, present and future - something that will please fans old and new. As a viewer, prepare to experience a plethora of emotions that will leave you feeling you've run a mental marathon, with no time to stop for liquid refreshment, as you will almost certainly miss something witty, clever or heartbreaking. As with every episode this season thus far, it is almost impossible to describe the story without giving too much away, but we will tell you this; Suranne Jones, and her character truly shine at the centre of all of this, and the sets and beautiful CGI scenery with its mesmerising bluey-green hues are truly epic. Also stealing some of the spotlight is the TARDIS, and something fans have been begging for since the show's revival in 2005... Some die-hard fans may view this as a slightly unconventional episode, but this is not a bad thing. There are actually more strands of a traditional Doctor Who story here than you may notice at first, and all the ingredients are there from the cracking story to a purposeful threat, right through to an unforgettable conclusion. Gaiman takes his turn to hold the proverbial Doctor Who torch, runs with it, and has it burning even brighter by the end. It's no secret that The Doctor's Wife has had a lot of hype, but honestly, truly, it lives up to everything a fan of Doctor Who could hope for, and will have you hoping this isn't the last Doctor Who script from Neil Gaiman. Our preview disc is now cold again…time to warm it up! Rating: 10/10 Five things to look out for... 1) Knock, knock - Who's there? 2) A cupboard with a terrible truth. 3) Uncle's looking a little green. 4) Rory shows his mature side. 5) "The only _____ in the ______ is the _____". [Source: Doctor Who Online]
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| Desperate Americans Buy Kidneys From Peru Poor in Fatal Trade - Bloomberg Posted: 11 May 2011 11:23 PM PDT
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| Torchwood Miracle Day Cast Pics Posted: 11 May 2011 11:05 PM PDT Promotional images of the Torchwood: Miracle Day cast have been released, alongside detailed character descriptions.
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| Posted: 11 May 2011 10:35 PM PDT As part of the promotion for this weekend's Doctor Who adventure, The Doctor's Wife, the BBC have released a couple of interview segments with writer Neil Gaiman, who discusses writing for the series and introduces his episode. Note: the videos contain plot elements of the story which could be considered spoilers. Neil Gaiman introduces The Doctor's Wife, BBC, via BBC Website Neil Gaiman discusses writing for Doctor Who, BBC, via BBC Website Entertainment website Digital Spy have also released interviews with both Neil Gaiman and this week's guest star, Suranne Jones: The Doctor's Wife will premiere on BBC1/BBC1HD at 6:30pm, 14th May in the United Kingdom; it then follows on SPACE in Canada at 8:00pm ET, BBC America in the United States at 9:00pm ET, and on ABC1 in Australia at 7:30pm on the 21st May. | ||||||||
| Exclusive Interview: Colin Brake Posted: 11 May 2011 09:08 PM PDT We were recently given the opportunity to speak to Colin Brake, the author of various Doctor Who books including Escape Velocity and Judgement of the Judoon. During our Q&A, Colin tells us how he got into writing, the most difficult part of writing a Doctor Who story, and what Doctor Who projects he's got lined up [...] | ||||||||
| A real showman for the modern crowds - Grimsby Telegraph Posted: 11 May 2011 09:07 PM PDT
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| Posted: 11 May 2011 08:16 PM PDT I'm sure there was general disappointment when, on 7th September 1987, the Doctor returned in Time and the Rani. Only he wasn't the Doctor. Or at least, he wasn't the Doctor that fans were used to seeing. Previous to actor Sylvester McCoy's appointment as the famous Time Lord, Doctor Who had gone through another troubled period. Strikes and threats of cancellation hung over production, and there was an uncertainty about the show's future. Colin Baker's removal from the BBC's flagship programme was considered necessary if it was to survive – although it was perfectly understandable when Baker, asked to make a brief appearance in Season 24's opening story for the regeneration, declined. And so, with no other alternative, McCoy donned wig and Sixth Doctor costume. An effect was added, to mask the appearance of the new Doctor, transforming him gradually. It was an important moment that would be compared to past regenerations. It didn't really work. As McCoy himself remarked in an interview:
But, to be fair, this isn't the first time that Doctor Who has performed without a traditional regeneration sequence. And it certainly wouldn't be the last! 1970 serial Spearhead From Space, Jon Pertwee's debut adventure, gave us a Doctor without such a device. At the beginning of episode one, we see the TARDIS land, the door opens and an exhausted Doctor (Jon Pertwee) materializes before collapsing. Regeneration has obviously taken place – in between this story and its predecessor The War Games (1969). But unlike 1966 adventure The Tenth Planet, in which the First Doctor (William Hartnell) changes his appearance on screen, we never get to see the full transformation. And in 2005, the year that everything changed, we were given a new Doctor; Christopher Eccleston's arrival signalled a new era for the show, which had been off the air for far too long. Last seen in the 1996 television movie (actor Paul McGann then in the role), the famous space and time traveller had quite clearly experienced his worst nightmare: a Time War, the greatest conflict fought between Time Lords and Daleks. The true horrific sequence of events are a mystery, but we do know that sometime after the war ended, the Doctor changed his appearance yet again – unseen to us. In Rose, the first regular new episode since 1989, the Ninth Doctor (Eccleston) comments on his appearance, an indication that he has not long since regenerated. The Ninth Doctor, looking in the mirror at Rose Tyler's flat:
There is no question that we all love a good regeneration. The Doctor's especially!
So no more blond (ginger?) or dark wig to scene-steal in future episodes. I mean, imagine if something had gone seriously wrong when they filmed Time and the Rani…
Sylvester McCoy: Officer you must help. I've just lost my wig. Police officer: Certainly, sir, we'll comb the area.
OUCH!!
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| Posted: 11 May 2011 07:56 PM PDT Super-thesp and Thor director Kenneth Brannagh appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson this week, and thanks to BBC America we have a short clip of the man behind Marvel's latest silver screen outing discussing Doctor Who, TARDISes and Karen Gillan! The conversation starts as Branagh – star of films such as Valkyrie, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Henry V and many more – notices a police box on Ferguson's desk: Thor is out now in the USA, Australia and the UK, and stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman and Anthony Hopkins. | ||||||||
| Torchwood: Miracle Day Promo Images - The Doctor Who News Page Posted: 11 May 2011 07:38 PM PDT
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| Steven Moffat wants to exterminate Doctor Who vandals - The Guardian (blog) Posted: 11 May 2011 07:38 PM PDT
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| Torchwood: Miracle Day Promo Images Posted: 11 May 2011 07:29 PM PDT  With less than two months until Torchwood: Miracle Day premieres on Starz on the 8th July, the channel continues its promotion of the show by releasing some promotional photos of the cast, alongside the brief bios for the characters originally unveiled from the press launch in January.Teaser trailers have been playing on the channel for a number of weeks, though a full cast/clips style version has yet to air (both the BBC and Starz have shown a couple of clips in general promotional showreels).
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| A First class Doctor Who tale from Rutherglen's Andrew! - Rutherglen Reformer Posted: 11 May 2011 06:36 PM PDT
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| Blue Peter TARDIS Winner Materialises Posted: 11 May 2011 06:15 PM PDT Back in Ye Olde 2009 flagship children's television show Blue Peter ran a competition for viewers to create their own TARDIS console to appear, full realised, in an episode of Doctor Who- well that episode (Spoiler!) is The Doctor's Wife. The winner was Susannah Leah whose design, chosen by Matt Smith, featured in Tuesday's edition of the show-including a small snippet of the 'Junk TARDIS' in action. Presenter Helen Skelton guided the clearly embarrassed Leah first to achat with Production Designer Micheal Pickwoad, and then, via the magic of cheating, to the location for her TARDIS' debut scene. Ah nothing like the palbable air of excitement as you stand in the middle of a 'top secret quarry location' and watch the same scene replayed about a million times over, each time as near identical to the last, until finally someone blinks and calls cut. What teenager wouldn't love that! Jealous? Me? Yes! And not only does she get to play a small but important role in the making of what promises to be a fantastic Who episode but she gets her 'Junk Design' design immortalised as a toy thanks to the good people at Character. The set is likely to be available later in the year. The whole shebang can be seen below, but be warned, the clip contains about 30 seconds of the episode itself… | ||||||||
| Posted: 11 May 2011 05:43 PM PDT Torchwood: Miracle Day might all be about like death and stuff but we know the biggest heartache for fans of the show won't be contemplating mortality in the sunny climes of LA, rather, it is still the moment Ianto (Garth David-Lloyd) bit the big one and joined the choir invisible at the end of Children of Earth. Ianto's death left a hole in fandom that could only be filled by disbelief and moaning. So, in a case of having our cake and eating it here is a bit news that will literally rake the soil off Ianto's grave. As reported on Bleeding Cool, it appears that the LA cast of the show won't just be appearing on Television. In this week's edition of The Radio Drama Newsletter – under its 'in production' banner is listed:
Now simultanously, John Horatio Barrowman climbed onto a rooftop in LA, chest proudly puffed out, overcoat billowing in the breeze and howled. The noise carried across the Atlantic to the pricked ears of David-Lloyd who, heart stirring, dropped everything and ran. Which led to this statement being issued by his band Blue Gillespie via their facebook page:
Which is roughly around the time the radio drama will be recording. Ianto's back! Well, yes and no, the whole thing could just be a coincidence and its unlikely that Ianto will rise again especially if its only for a radio drama. The likelihood is that it'll be a flashback or an out of continuity 'lost file from Torchwood' deal. What's even more interesting is this Tweet from Miracle Day writer Jane Espenson:
It seems unlikely and unless there is a valid reason for going back to Jack and Ianto's past other than for personal reflection from the Captain, Unless there's an unseen moment in their lives together that has some significance in the Trans-Atlantic Torchwood then it's difficult not to feel as though any return would just cheapen the shock and the mass outpouring of feelings for Ianto's demise and further the cause of those who wish to see him 'pull a Christ' a return to the living – just like this article then! Hmmm cake… | ||||||||
| Instant Grat: What's good and new to watch on Netflix streaming - Lincoln Journal Star Posted: 11 May 2011 03:36 PM PDT
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Starting as traditional as you would expect a story set on a planet seemingly constructed in junk, the location soon turns into a surreal and rather unpredictable corner. The characters of Auntie, Uncle and Idris are the sort of people you'd expect to meet in a Gaiman piece, but you soon realize just exactly what is going on here and you start to wallow in Gaiman's total genius. There are more nods to the past in the episode than the whole of the new run put together and will have hardcore fans just as emotional as the rest of us. Also don't be put off by the appearance of an Ood (this has been seen in most trailers so not a spoiler) believe me I sighed when I saw it in the "Next Time" snap shot but don't panic.
Surrane Jones has been interviewed again about The Doctor's Wife, and unlike the others, it's pretty 
The Doctor's Wife hasn't even aired yet, but there is already chatter about writer Neil Gaiman returning to Doctor Who in future.
Thankfully we have all moved on a little since those early special effects, and can now be secure in the knowledge that, if a similar situation occurred, the transformation from one Doctor to another would be far more satisfactory these days.
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