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- Trek Actors To Appear In Torchwood Series - Trek Today
- 'The Office's' New Boss: British Actress Catherine Tate is a 'Top Choice' - Hollywood Reporter
- The Rebel Flesh: Publicity
- TV Pick of the week: Sherlock: A Study in Pink - New Zealand Herald
- Angelina Jolie, Lady Gaga and Gus Van Sant - Windy City Times
- Torchwood Adds All-Star Guests. Lots of 'em! - Comicmix.com
- TV Choice Awards 2011
- Support Doctor Who at the TV Choice Awards!
- Eliza Dushku to Star in 'Doctor Who,' 'Torchwood' Web Series - Tubefilter News
- John Barrowman to become Doctor (of Drama)
- Jane Espenson confirms Torchwood web content
- Merchandise is (Somewhat) Cool
- Jack Gets His Doctor
- 'Torchwood: Miracle Day' Locks In Great Guest Stars - The Flickcast
- Vote in the 2011 TV Choice Awards - Doctor Who TV (blog)
- Vote in the 2011 TV Choice Awards
- 'Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn' Trailer - BuzzFocus.com
- First trailer for The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn - Flickering Myth (blog)
- Vote for Who (and Sherlock too)!
- 'The Adventures of Tintin' Trailer: Mystery, Adventure, & Mo-Cap - Screen Rant
- 'Torchwood: Miracle Day' Lines Up Guest Stars Galore - Screen Rant
- Eliza Dushku Headlining 'Torchwood' Web Series? - TV Squad
- Slew of Guest Stars Lined Up for New Torchwood Installment - World Screen
- Torchwood: Miracle Day - Production Roundup
- John Barrowman to Receive Honorary Doctorate - Broadway World
- Review: The TARDIS Mini-Set - Toy
- Matthew Graham Chats The Rebel Flesh - Doctor Who TV (blog)
- Matthew Graham Chats The Rebel Flesh
- Morning Meme: New Footage From "Torchwood: Miracle Day," Charles Barkley On ... - AfterElton.com
- Torchwood: Miracle Day Guest Cast - Doctor Who TV (blog)
- Torchwood: Miracle Day Guest Cast
- From Doctor Who to Doctor Barrowman... - Glasgow Evening Times
- THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN Teaser Trailer and Posters - Daemon's Movies
- Introducing The Rebel Flesh
- Big Reaction to The Doctor's Wife
- Sophie Aldred Joins Big Finish Day!
- History of the Police Box [VIDEO]
- Torchwood: Web of Lies
- The PodKast's Wife!
- Doctor Who Star Karen Gillan Travels Back To The Sixties - Coventry Telegraph (blog)
- Fright Night - This Is Fake DIY
- Matthew Graham interview: on writing Doctor Who - Den Of Geek
- The Time Monster Set
| Trek Actors To Appear In Torchwood Series - Trek Today Posted: 18 May 2011 11:29 AM PDT
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| Posted: 18 May 2011 08:34 AM PDT The BBC have released a short video introducing the next episode of Doctor Who, The Rebel Flesh, which will be broadcast at 6:45pm on Saturday. It features writer Matthew Graham, director Julian Simpson, and Arthur Darvill (Rory).             | |||||||||||||||
| TV Pick of the week: Sherlock: A Study in Pink - New Zealand Herald Posted: 18 May 2011 08:30 AM PDT
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| Angelina Jolie, Lady Gaga and Gus Van Sant - Windy City Times Posted: 18 May 2011 08:30 AM PDT
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| Torchwood Adds All-Star Guests. Lots of 'em! - Comicmix.com Posted: 18 May 2011 07:52 AM PDT
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| Posted: 18 May 2011 07:39 AM PDT  Voting is now open for the 15th TV Choice Awards, and Doctor Who has been nominated for Best Family Drama - the category it won last year.The show will be up against spin-off series The Sarah Jane Adventures, as well as its NTA adversary Waterloo Road; other shows in this category are Casualty, Holby City, Merlin, Primeval and Wild at Heart. Matt Smith is nominated as Best Actor for Doctor Who; other nominees include former Doctors Christopher Eccleston for The Shadow Line and David Tennant for Single Father, plus Benedict Cumberbatch for Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss's new imagining of Sherlock (which itself is nominated in the Best New Drama category). Co-star Karen Gillan has been nominated as Best Actress; Elisabeth Sladen is also in this category for The Sarah Jane Adventures, as well as former sidekick Freema Agyeman for Law and Order: UK, and Alex Kingston for Marchlands. Voting is open online until 10th June 2011, with the winners announced on 13th September. | |||||||||||||||
| Support Doctor Who at the TV Choice Awards! Posted: 18 May 2011 07:34 AM PDT Voting for the TV Choice Awards 2011 is now open, and it'll come as no shock to you to hear that there are lots of Doctor Who related names featured on the longlist! Both Doctor Who and The Sarah Jane Adventures are up for the 'Best Family Drama' gong, while Matt Smith's role as the Eleventh [...] | |||||||||||||||
| Eliza Dushku to Star in 'Doctor Who,' 'Torchwood' Web Series - Tubefilter News Posted: 18 May 2011 07:22 AM PDT
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| John Barrowman to become Doctor (of Drama) Posted: 18 May 2011 06:57 AM PDT  Actor John Barrowman will be honoured this coming July by the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow - Scotland's national conservatoire for the Arts.Barrowman, who was born in the city, is to be awarded with an honorary degree for his contribution to drama by the Academy in their annual graduation ceremony. He will become a "Doctor of Drama", alongside actor/writer/producer David MacLennan; other honorary degrees in "Doctor of Music" will be awarded to singers Moira Anderson and Judith Howarth. The ceremony takes place on Tuesday 5th July at the Academy Concert Hall. The actor also returns to the city this winter in Robinson Crusoe and the Caribbean Pirates at the SECC; he will appear alongside the Krankies, who also performed with him last year in Aladdin. Media Coverage: BBC News; STV(1); STV(2); The Glaswegian | |||||||||||||||
| Jane Espenson confirms Torchwood web content Posted: 18 May 2011 06:47 AM PDT Miracle Day writer Jane Espenson has confirmed on her Twitter that there's new Torchwood web content on its way! From her tweet, we know that it'll be called Torchwood: Web of Lies, however nothing else has been revealed yet. We can assume that it'll be released online to coincide with the transmission of the new television [...] | |||||||||||||||
| Merchandise is (Somewhat) Cool Posted: 18 May 2011 06:40 AM PDT We're only four episodes into Doctor Who From manufacturer Half Moon Bay and available through Forbidden Planet, a new range of Doctor Who merchandise including t-shirts, mugs, and folder bags has hit the market. They're really rather simple concepts – each item just mentioned essentially has a picture of a character or characters from any of this season's already-broadcast adventures with a quote beneath relating to him/her/them. For example, one of the folder bags and one of the mugs features a hexagonal image of Matt Smith's Doctor and Suranne Jones' Idris with the caption "You are my thief! My beautiful thief, look at you!" Here's the full range of t-shirts, shoulder bags, and mugs that have been created. Note that several items have sold out, so if you want any of those you'll have to watch their respective spaces. T-shirts are listed by colour. The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon
The Curse of the Black Spot
The Doctor's Wife – Available Sunday, May 29th
Admittedly, this is all fairly default stuff. Nothing too creative in terms of concept; you get what it says on the tin: picture + quote on gifty sort of item, the manufacturer's way of cashing in on Who fandom's most current vibe. Many would likely be more inclined to spend their hard-earned money on the more unique Whovian gems like the Tom Baker/Peter Davison costume t-shirts, but if you're the sort who likes your stuff to sport the freshest Doctor Who one-liners available, and you don't mind paying £24.99 for the folder bags, £16.99 for the t-shirts, and £5.99 for the mugs, more power to ya. | |||||||||||||||
| Posted: 18 May 2011 06:29 AM PDT We've been aware for a while now that Captain Jack Harkness, like many TARDIS companions before and after him, has a slight case of unrequited love for everyone's favourite time-travelling madman, but has never and more than likely will never have the Doctor all to himself. While many a Davies fan yearning for another Time-Lord-and-human romance might be dismayed by this knowledge, we can all take comfort in the fact that Jack actor (Jacktor?) John Barrowman will be awarded a Doctor all to himself! The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama will present Barrowman with a Doctor of Drama at its graduation ceremony this summer. So no, he still won't be getting a clever alien, but at least he's got a shiny new addition to his resume! Receiving the same honour alongside John will be actor/writer/producer David MacLennan, while singers Moira Anderson and Judith Howarth will each be given a Doctor of Music. We would just like to congratulate the oft-seen John Barrowman for this honour, and wish him well. The July 5th ceremony comes three days before the July 8th American premiere of Torchwood: Miracle Day on Starz. The UK broadcast date on BBC One is still unconfirmed. Only three more episodes of Doctor Who (not to mention a massive cliffhanger we'll have to recover from) to go before we're thrown into full-on Torchwood-Anticipation Mode. Are you ready to be immortal? (via BBC News) | |||||||||||||||
| 'Torchwood: Miracle Day' Locks In Great Guest Stars - The Flickcast Posted: 18 May 2011 06:23 AM PDT
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| Vote in the 2011 TV Choice Awards - Doctor Who TV (blog) Posted: 18 May 2011 05:42 AM PDT
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| Vote in the 2011 TV Choice Awards Posted: 18 May 2011 05:30 AM PDT
The 2011 TV Choice Awards have been announced and both Doctor Who and The Sarah Jane Adventures have received nominations. Doctor W Read more ...
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| 'Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn' Trailer - BuzzFocus.com Posted: 18 May 2011 05:05 AM PDT
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| First trailer for The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn - Flickering Myth (blog) Posted: 18 May 2011 04:42 AM PDT
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| Vote for Who (and Sherlock too)! Posted: 18 May 2011 03:29 AM PDT This year's TV Choice Awards are upon us, and Doctor Who is nominated in 3 categories.
First up is the show proper, where Doctor Who is nominated in the Best Drama Series category, along with The Sarah Jane Adventures. Matt Smith is nominated in the Best Actor category for Doctor Who, along with David Tennant (Single Father) and Christopher Eccleston (The Shadow Line), as well as numerous other actors that have appeared in the show. Karen Gillan is nominated in the Best Actress category for Doctor Who, as well as Elisabeth Sladen (The Sarah Jane Adventures) and numerous other actors that have appeared in the show. Also worthy of a vote in the Best New Drama Series category is Steven Moffat's Sherlock. Finally, just as we were about to press publish on this news item, Steven Moffat tweeted that Sherlock needs your votes for the BAFTA YouTube Audience Award. + Click Here to vote in the 2010 TV Choice Awards. [Sources: TV Choice; Steven Moffat]
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| 'The Adventures of Tintin' Trailer: Mystery, Adventure, & Mo-Cap - Screen Rant Posted: 18 May 2011 03:19 AM PDT
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| 'Torchwood: Miracle Day' Lines Up Guest Stars Galore - Screen Rant Posted: 18 May 2011 03:19 AM PDT
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| Eliza Dushku Headlining 'Torchwood' Web Series? - TV Squad Posted: 18 May 2011 02:50 AM PDT
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| Slew of Guest Stars Lined Up for New Torchwood Installment - World Screen Posted: 18 May 2011 02:16 AM PDT
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| Torchwood: Miracle Day - Production Roundup Posted: 18 May 2011 01:55 AM PDT Starz have issued a press release on the cast for Torchwood: Miracle Day; in addition to those reported previously like Wayne Knight, Ernie Hudson and Christopher Thomas Howell, and John DeLancie, a number of new names are also associated with the show:
Principal Photography has now been completed for the show, with the cast and crew enjoying their wrap parties over the last couple of weeks as filming completed; post production is now in full swing to get the show ready for previews and the television broadcast from 8th July - this includes the soundtrack being composed by series veteran Murray Gold. Thus far there have only been a few teasers for the show on US and UK television, but this is expected to ramp up over the next couple of months as the series premiere approaches. Details of production over the last few weeks became scarce as the crew buckled down to finish filming against their punishing schedule, though the occasional tidbit did make its way into the public eye, including traditional Torchwood high-rise stunts and big explosions! One actor unmentioned above is David DeSantos, who plays a character named Agent Baylor in episode eight; he has had small roles in television shows like Numb3rs, CSI and House, and films like Delta Farce. During his week or so on production he kindly provided us with some glimpses of his co-stars on set: World Screenings interviewed John Barrowman, Bill Pullman and executive producer Julie Gardner about the forthcoming show: Julie spoke about the advantages of the co-production between the BBC and Starz, and how the show has retained its UK origins; John gives an overview of what Miracle Day is all about; Bill talks about his character and the quality of UK television; and John chats about working with Starz. Finally, a selection of some cast and crew photos from the last few weeks of production!
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| John Barrowman to Receive Honorary Doctorate - Broadway World Posted: 18 May 2011 01:39 AM PDT
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| Review: The TARDIS Mini-Set - Toy Posted: 18 May 2011 01:20 AM PDT Manufacturer: Character Building RRP: &ound;9.99 Release Date: 13th May 2011
Reviewed by: Doctor Who Online Review Posted: 18th May 2011 The third and final of the currently available Doctor Who Mini-Sets from Character Building that DWO is reviewing, is The TARDIS Mini-Set. This is very different to the previous 2 Mini-Sets. For starters there is no base, which is a shame as it would be nice to add around the TARDIS with your own custom builds / snap in characters. Unlike the Dalek Progenitor Room and The Time of Angels Mini-Sets, this isn't a set in the scenic representation sense of the word, but a 'what you see is what you get' construction. Build time is between 10-15 minutes (depending on how good you are at applying stickers), and with just 53 pieces, is the smallest of the Mini-Sets - both in number and in physical size. Whilst not as enjoyable to build as the other two sets, it's great to have your own representation of the TARDIS in this construction range - even if it is only three inches high. The set is priced at just &ound;9.99 and includes two Micro-Figures of The Doctor and Amy Pond, which are also available in the blind bags currently available in the shops for &ound;1.99.
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| Matthew Graham Chats The Rebel Flesh - Doctor Who TV (blog) Posted: 18 May 2011 12:26 AM PDT
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| Matthew Graham Chats The Rebel Flesh Posted: 18 May 2011 12:19 AM PDT
Den of Geek have a great interview with Doctor Who writer Matthew Graham. Of course, the majority of the chat is about The Reb Read more ... | |||||||||||||||
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| Torchwood: Miracle Day Guest Cast - Doctor Who TV (blog) Posted: 17 May 2011 11:55 PM PDT
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| Torchwood: Miracle Day Guest Cast Posted: 17 May 2011 11:42 PM PDT
The guest cast for Torchwood: Miracle Day has been announced. In a press release, the line-up confirms cult st Read more ...
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| From Doctor Who to Doctor Barrowman... - Glasgow Evening Times Posted: 17 May 2011 11:13 PM PDT
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| THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN Teaser Trailer and Posters - Daemon's Movies Posted: 17 May 2011 11:08 PM PDT
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| Posted: 17 May 2011 11:02 PM PDT Arthur Darvill, writer Matthew Graham and director Julian Simpson introduce The Rebel Flesh.
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| Big Reaction to The Doctor's Wife Posted: 17 May 2011 10:24 PM PDT We've had a few days to get our thoughts in order concerning the magic of The Doctor's Wife, and in that time Doctor Who seems to have attracted far more attention than normal. Could it have been the script? The acting and direction? Or could it have been the presence of one Neil Gaiman as scriptwriter? Certainly Doctor Who Series 6 has been the subject of more online reviews than any other, which is why we've held off with our round up of reviews while we waited for them to be published. Let's start at the top. If The Doctor's Wife had been a stage play, it would have had a cast reunion at the end to bow to the audience, who on their feet would be applauding and throwing flowers.
Meanwhile Sam Morgan at Hollywood.com offers a lead-in to a review of the episode that I can completely sympathise with; I've still got the bruises…
One respected online review source is Crave Online who were right to heap praise on guest star Suranne Jones, in a remarkable turn from the actress who once brought us the terminally stroppy Karen McDonald in Coronation Street.
Everything seems to come together so perfectly in The Doctor's Wife; in terms of the regular cast it is of course Matt Smith who is rightly the star this time around, considers the popular TOR site.
Now here's an interesting one. Viewers on BBC America are getting episodes of Doctor Who this year with an opening narration from Karen Gillan, in character as Amy Pond. Various people have criticised this over the last few weeks. MTV say you're wrong, however…
Over at BlogCritics, Gaiman's punchy dialogue is the real winner. There were plenty of gems in the episode, none moreso than pretty much everything that Idris utters in her "all moments at once" manner.
Local paper The Shropshire Star often features Doctor Who-related content; sometimes good, sometimes bad. While every other review we have featured here comes from the pen of a blogger with a name, it seems that in Shropshire it's not good form to share these details when you're slating the current run of Doctor Who…
Pillock. Speaking of which, Gavin Fuller managed to pay attention this week, which means the man who continues to dine out on his Mastermind success answering Doctor Who questions 20 years ago had something good to say. Naturally his early drafts will have had references to Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker, not to mention Philip Hinchcliffe, but his editor sensibly edited those out. He still managed to be trivial, however…
Yet, the understandable and entirely correct excitement over Gaiman's maiden Doctor Who script (and please, if you're reading, Mr Gaiman: write another) shouldn't overshadow the many other things that went right here. Director Richard Clark had a massive task here, capturing an episode that was, by turns, emotional, sinister, scary and action-packed. He turned out to be absolutely the right choice, and – matched by some brilliant production design and effects work – he turned in a superbly shot piece of television. IGN have also offered a review that praises Matt Smith's performance and Neil Gaiman's ability to add to the relationship between Rory and Amy.
Curiously, Digital Spy (who otherwise enthuse about the episode) have this rather dull opinion of the defeat of House, one that kind of misses the point…
How did they miss that the "literal deus ex machina resolution" is actually bloody clever? How often do we see a literal deus ex machina in modern fiction, as opposed to last minute, cack-handed attempts to screw the reader because the writer got it wrong earlier in the plot?
The popularity of Neil Gaiman might not be the sort of thing to impress the man in the street – after all, he hasn't reached J.K. Rowling levels of success – but he is big enough to be a considerable catch for any TV show, in the way that perhaps getting Douglas Adams to write a script in the mid 1980s might have been. ScreenRant are certainly aware of this, and rightly use this fact to spread the word about Doctor Who.
As you can see, respect for The Doctor's Wife is massive, and it genuinely feels like a modern day classic. I personally don't like to get over excited about things like this but I reckon Monsters and Critics have a point:
So there you have it – The Doctor's Wife was as rare and unusual a treat in every way possible! | |||||||||||||||
| Sophie Aldred Joins Big Finish Day! Posted: 17 May 2011 09:48 PM PDT Ace news! Sophie Aldred has joined the guest list for Big Finish Day, the one-day convention being organized by Tenth Planet Events. That means it's a chance to meet Sophie and Beth Chalmers side by side, discussing their roles as Ace and Raine in The Lost Stories! The huge guest list is also headlined by Colin Baker, Katy Manning, Nicholas Briggs, Lisa Bowerman, and dozens of other Big Finish contributors. Hope to see you there... Tickets can be ordered from the Tenth Planet website. | |||||||||||||||
| History of the Police Box [VIDEO] Posted: 17 May 2011 08:24 PM PDT
This video features Colin Baker narrating the history of the police box in the UK. The shape that the TARDIS has been stuck in since The Unearthly Chid premiered in 1963. This feature was originally transmitted in 1993, part of the 30th anniversary of Doctor Who celebration by the BBC. Thanks to @tvkirby for bringing this video to my attention. | |||||||||||||||
| Posted: 17 May 2011 07:26 PM PDT  Torchwood: Miracle Day writer Jane Espenson has confirmed via Twitter that there will be a web-based story to accompany the television series, Torchwood: Web of Lies. Alongside this, she also teased followers over potential casting for this addition to the show:Jane Espenson: There is going to be Torchwood web content. The last two tweets have led to speculation over the identity of the who has been cast for the story, with actress Eliza Dushku being suggested - she has played roles in several series Espenson has written for in the past, including "Faith" on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, "Tru" on Tru Calling and "Echo" on Dollhouse - further fueled by the actress herself retweeting a mention of the remarks via a tweet from Zap2It. However, at present there have been no official confirmation of casting for Web of Lies, or whether the story will be available online worldwide or only in the United States. Media Coverage includes: Zap2it; io9; Digital Spy. A new teaser for Torchwood: Miracle Day from Starz has been released, which shows some new footage from the series:         | |||||||||||||||
| Posted: 17 May 2011 07:19 PM PDT This week's podKast (with a "K") features Christian Cawley and James McLean (and improved sound quality!) discussing the wonderful episode The Doctor's Wife as only they can, as well as the recent Torchwood: Miracle Day teaser trailer and a couple of Dalek-related book releases! There is little criticism that can be levelled at The Doctor's Wife, but Torchwood is a different matter, so fans of the first two series of the out-of-control alien-sh*gging drama should probably avoid this section. However if you have £30 burning a hole in your pocket and like Daleks, The Dalek Handbook and The Man Who Invented the Daleks: The Strange Worlds of Terry Nation are both featured this week. Remember that there are other ways to listen to the Kasterborous podKast beyond the convenient player above; you might use download link, pick it up in iTunes or subscribe to the RSS feed and use your preferred media player to download and sync our current run of increasingly popular podcasts. Also don't forget that we will address any comments that you have and give you a mention, so feel free to leave your thoughts below! | |||||||||||||||
| Doctor Who Star Karen Gillan Travels Back To The Sixties - Coventry Telegraph (blog) Posted: 17 May 2011 06:33 PM PDT
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| Fright Night - This Is Fake DIY Posted: 17 May 2011 06:24 PM PDT
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| Matthew Graham interview: on writing Doctor Who - Den Of Geek Posted: 17 May 2011 05:40 PM PDT
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However, the latest set to be released is something that certainly seems more than just a simple "re-branding and re-boxing". The Time Monster set sees a rather splendid casting of the Roger Delgado incarnation of the Master along with his TARDIS, disguised as a computer bank. Alongside these you also get little extras as well including the Master's Tissue Compression Eliminator, a Kronos Crystal fragment and a time sensor device that actually belongs to the Doctor. Whereas before some of the sets released may have included figures that have been available, this set certainly provides something unique for the buyer. This little item is available to pre-order now from Forbidden Planet's website and is priced at £19.99. Shipments will be heading out from 2nd June 2011. As usual, you are under no obligation to go out and buy this set however it does have a wonderful sense of detail to it that should be carefully considered! For more details visit www.forbiddenplanet.com! |
Last week we ran an article on the number of times Rory had been killed. It seems that tricking us into thinking that Mr Pond is dead is something that is just going to keep on happening. However, the moment which it occured was pretty disturbing for some viewers (this one included!), 
The reviews just keep on coming, as you can see – The Doctor's Wife was hugely successful, a rare case of a much-anticipated TV event actually coming off. 
Over at SFX, the champions of British sci-fi and fantasy 
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