Friday, May 23, 2008

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

I dream, quite frequently...

Posted: 23 May 2008 11:53 AM CDT

io9 justified its existence this week with a set of survey results comparing Doctor Who fans and Star Trek fans.

I think the age breakdown is very interesting as well.

I'd also be interested to see some other long-running franchises -- how would Star Wars or Battlestar Galactica fit into this mix?

Moffat reaction round-up

Posted: 23 May 2008 07:59 AM CDT

The news that Steven Moffat is to replace Russell T Davies as the lead writer and executive producer of Doctor Who has garnered a large amount of media reaction, particularly in the UK. On Tuesday after the news broke the story was even featured on the BBC News television channel, as well as in the hourly bulletin on BBC Radio 2, the most listened to radio station in Britain. The BBC News website also ran an article, which was the main front page...

Charlie Brooker's screen burn - guardian.co.uk

Posted: 23 May 2008 06:17 AM CDT


Charlie Brooker's screen burn
guardian.co.uk, UK - 1 hour ago
... Surcharge, Meatpole, Thrutch, Breezeblock, Pasquale, Kemp, Climax, Radion, Thermostat, Dalek, Infidel, Prolapse, Vas Deferens, Void, Spasm, Jaw, Enema, ...

Joanna Page:'I'd like to play Stacey for ever' - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 23 May 2008 06:03 AM CDT


Joanna Page:'I'd like to play Stacey for ever'
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 1 hour ago
Ruth Jones, who co-wrote and co-starred in Gavin and Stacey, knew her from Russell T Davies's ITV Swansea-based caper Mine All Mine, a rare outing with her ...

Technology: Blu-ray Disc Household Awareness Rates 60 Percent - GameSHOUT

Posted: 23 May 2008 05:18 AM CDT


Technology: Blu-ray Disc Household Awareness Rates 60 Percent
GameSHOUT - 3 hours ago
Blu-ray Disc is known is over 60 percent of US consumer homes, up from zero just two years ago. What's more significant is that the survey of consumers age ...

Technology: Blu-ray Disc Household Awareness Rates 60 Percent - NewsOXY

Posted: 23 May 2008 05:15 AM CDT


Technology: Blu-ray Disc Household Awareness Rates 60 Percent
NewsOXY, FL - 3 hours ago
Blu-ray Disc is known is over 60 percent of US consumer homes, up from zero just two years ago. What's more significant is that the survey of consumers age ...

AfterElton Snapshot: Your crib notes for the week of May 23 - AfterElton.com

Posted: 23 May 2008 05:04 AM CDT


AfterElton Snapshot: Your crib notes for the week of May 23
AfterElton.com - 2 hours ago
Readers are not happy over what happened to Zack Addy on Bones, but can't stop laughing at this Torchwood/Hitler movie mash-up. Things were popping for John ...

Technology: Blu-ray Disc Household Awareness Rates 60 Percent - Half Life Source

Posted: 23 May 2008 04:51 AM CDT


Technology: Blu-ray Disc Household Awareness Rates 60 Percent
Half Life Source - 4 hours ago
Blu-ray Disc is known is over 60 percent of US consumer homes, up from zero just two years ago. What's more significant is that the survey of consumers age ...

Torchwood Series 2 - DVD cover

Posted: 23 May 2008 04:36 AM CDT

Torchwood Series 2 - DVD cover
News Upated: 23/5/2008

DWO have received the BBC DVD cover & information for Torchwood: Series 2:

Torchwood Series 2
Featuring: John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness

Separate from the government, outside the police, beyond the United Nations: Torchwood sets its own rules.

Led by the enigmatic Captain Jack Harkness, the Torchwood team use scavenged alien technology in a very real world to solve crime; both alien and human.

Bigger and bolder than before, Russell T Davies' hit BBC drama series returns for thirteen new adventures.

With fearsome new aliens, compelling new storylines, and amazing guest stars the second series takes the close-knit Torchwood team through dare-devil action, temptation, heartache... and a life changing event for one of the team.

Torchwood Series 2 is released on 30th June 2008, priced &ound;49.99.

PREORDER this DVD in the DWO WHOSTORE, for just &ound;43.99:
http://www.whostore.co.uk/items.aspx?CategoryId=78

Discuss this story in the DWO Forums:
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AfterElton Briefs: Hitler's take on "Torchwood", big reveal on ... - AfterElton.com

Posted: 23 May 2008 03:51 AM CDT


AfterElton Briefs: Hitler's take on "Torchwood", big reveal on ...
AfterElton.com - 4 hours ago
MUST SEE -- Hitler receives intel on the Torchwood season finale via his senior officers. Courtesy of MadameVideoland, it's a brilliant pairing of faux ...

David Baddiel wonders what Dr Who would make of Jane Austen - Times Online

Posted: 23 May 2008 03:07 AM CDT


David Baddiel wonders what Dr Who would make of Jane Austen
Times Online, UK - 4 hours ago
For anyone who didn't see it, the Doctor and Donna - Lauren's older sister out of The Catherine Tate Show -arrived at a big country pile in the mid-1920s ...

The Dreams of Doctor Who and Star Trek Fans vs. the Realities of ... - io9

Posted: 23 May 2008 03:05 AM CDT


The Dreams of Doctor Who and Star Trek Fans vs. the Realities of ...
io9, CA - 4 hours ago
Food for thought — and evidence, perhaps, that David Tennant's Doctor ought to face down Patrick Stewart's Captain in a special crossover episode of doom. ...

BBC's Torchwood: Season One Coming to Blu-ray - TheManRoom

Posted: 23 May 2008 02:45 AM CDT


BBC's Torchwood: Season One Coming to Blu-ray
TheManRoom - 6 hours ago
BBC Home Video has announced the first season of the television show Torchwood is coming to Blu-ray Disc on September 16. This announcement comes on the ...

DVD Series 4 - Volume 2

Posted: 23 May 2008 12:24 AM CDT

DoctorWhoNews.com has received a draft version of cover of the forthcoming DVD release of Series 4 Volume 2. The disc will contain the four stories The Sontaran Stratagem, The Poison Sky, The Doctor's Daughter and The Unicorn and the Wasp. The disc is due for release in the United Kingdom on 7th July 2008.

Doctor Who Adventures 65

Posted: 23 May 2008 12:24 AM CDT

Doctor Who Adventures issue 65, is out now across the United Kingdom.

The Divine Comedy at Wychwood Festival - Swindon Advertiser

Posted: 23 May 2008 12:23 AM CDT


The Divine Comedy at Wychwood Festival
Swindon Advertiser, UK - 1 hour ago
It was the Cybermen that made me hide behind the sofa.'' The Divine Comedy will be landing in Cheltenham this summer to headline at the Wychwood Festival ...

'TORCHWOOD' SEASON 2 COMES TO DVD ON SEPT. 16 - iFMagazine

Posted: 23 May 2008 12:20 AM CDT


'TORCHWOOD' SEASON 2 COMES TO DVD ON SEPT. 16
iFMagazine - 7 hours ago
Also, BBC Video will release TORCHWOOD THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON on Blu-ray Disc (6-disc set) on the same day! This will be a five disc set containing all ...

News: Unicorn and the Wasp Reaction

Posted: 22 May 2008 08:43 PM CDT

Reaction to The Unicorn and the Wasp was largely positive across the web and the national press, with only The Times putting a downward spin on things. According to them: [Gareth] Roberts's Shakespeare episode of Doctor Who last year was a triumph. The Unicorn and the Wasp (it should surely have been called Who-dunnit?) fell a touch short. The Stage's Scott Matthewman (how many names does he need?) meanwhile took the job of reviewer to the other extreme, declaring...

Stargate: Continuum Imitates Battlestar Galactica - io9

Posted: 22 May 2008 08:15 PM CDT


Stargate: Continuum Imitates Battlestar Galactica
io9, CA - 1 hour ago
So spin-off show Torchwood will deal with their effects as well. And the special one-off episodes that air in 2009 will deal with Rose searching for the ...

Top Trumps: Doctor Who - Pocket Gamer

Posted: 22 May 2008 08:00 PM CDT


Top Trumps: Doctor Who
Pocket Gamer, UK - 1 hour ago
So Captain Jack can scavenge cards and the CyberMan can temporarily upgrade a card's stats, for example. This isn't the only intergalactic skullduggery that ...

Torchwood attacked by Hitler in YouTube spoof - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 22 May 2008 07:53 PM CDT


Torchwood attacked by Hitler in YouTube spoof
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 1 hour ago
By Matthew Moore Adolf Hitler rails against the lack of "alien sex and swearing" in the second series of BBC science fiction drama Torchwood, in a hilarious ...

McAvoy reassured over stage school - This is Nottingham

Posted: 22 May 2008 06:20 PM CDT


McAvoy reassured over stage school
This is Nottingham, UK - 4 hours ago
He and others - including actors Billy Boyd, Brian Cox and David Tennant - wrote an open letter to the First Minister urging the Scottish government to ...

Media Talk: PCC, LBC and RTD - guardian.co.uk

Posted: 22 May 2008 05:50 PM CDT


Media Talk: PCC, LBC and RTD
guardian.co.uk, UK - 3 hours ago
And what now for Doctor Who as Russell T Davies jumps ship (or Tardis)? PCC, LBC, RTD - and if this week's show were also an acronym it would be FKNBRLNT. ...

Media Talk for Friday May 23 - guardian.co.uk

Posted: 22 May 2008 05:50 PM CDT


Media Talk for Friday May 23
guardian.co.uk, UK - 11 minutes ago
And what now for Dr Who as Russell T Davies jumps ship (or Tardis)? PCC, LBC, RTD - and if this week's show were also an acronym it would be FKNBRLNT. ...

School hosts talent show - Knaresborough Today

Posted: 22 May 2008 05:15 PM CDT


School hosts talent show
Knaresborough Today, UK - 4 hours ago
Superstar guests included Jack Sparrow, Troy from High School Musical, Homer Simpson, plus a Dalek, Stormtrooper and Transformer – in life-size cardboard ...

Yesterday in parliament - guardian.co.uk

Posted: 22 May 2008 05:08 PM CDT


Yesterday in parliament
guardian.co.uk, UK - 4 hours ago
Sir Patrick said: "There is nothing more excruciating than being put on hold by a series of Dalek voices." Mr Hutton agreed to look at the suggestion, ...

The Martin Anderson column: Doctor Who under Steven Moffat - Den Of Geek

Posted: 22 May 2008 04:31 PM CDT


The Martin Anderson column: Doctor Who under Steven Moffat
Den Of Geek, UK - 20 minutes ago
I want Daleks, Cybermen, (better) Sontarans and the odd revived villain from old Who – but not at the expense of new villains, monsters and innovations. ...

Why it's time to give Russell T Davies the respect he deserves - Den Of Geek

Posted: 22 May 2008 04:26 PM CDT


Why it's time to give Russell T Davies the respect he deserves
Den Of Geek, UK - 1 hour ago
With the news that Russell T Davies is stepping down from the Doctor Who chair, Simon thinks it's way past time to actually say thank you. ...

The movie and TV reboots guide - Den Of Geek

Posted: 22 May 2008 04:25 PM CDT


The movie and TV reboots guide
Den Of Geek, UK - 1 hour ago
You'd expect us to like this, but there's little question that Russell T Davies' revival of Doctor Who has brought fresh energy and life to a show that many ...

Marsters ready to join ITV's 'Moon Shot' - Digital Spy

Posted: 22 May 2008 04:24 PM CDT


Marsters ready to join ITV's 'Moon Shot'
Digital Spy, UK - 27 minutes ago
... CGI and live action. Marsters, who played Spike in Buffy The Vampire Slayer, also had a recurring role in the recent series of Torchwood.

Dalek invasion of Camber! - Hastings Observer

Posted: 22 May 2008 03:37 PM CDT


Dalek invasion of Camber!
Hastings Observer, UK - 16 hours ago
Richard Bignall explained: "I work on the team that put together the DVDs of the classic series Doctor Who for the BBC. "One of the future releases that ...

Dalek invasion of Camber! - Bexhill Observer

Posted: 22 May 2008 03:36 PM CDT


Dalek invasion of Camber!
Bexhill Observer, UK - 16 hours ago
Richard Bignall explained: "I work on the team that put together the DVDs of the classic series Doctor Who for the BBC. "One of the future releases that ...

Dalek invasion of Camber! - Rye and Battle Today

Posted: 22 May 2008 03:35 PM CDT


Dalek invasion of Camber!
Rye and Battle Today, UK - 1 hour ago
Richard Bignall explained: "I work on the team that put together the DVDs of the classic series Doctor Who for the BBC. "One of the future releases that ...

Toby's sharp and satirical Dr Who odyssey is a real riot - Aylesbury Today

Posted: 22 May 2008 03:33 PM CDT


Toby's sharp and satirical Dr Who odyssey is a real riot
Aylesbury Today, UK - 1 hour ago
AFTER two acclaimed Edinburgh fringe runs, Toby Hadoke's solo comedy Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf comes to Oxford Playhouse on Friday (May 23) at 5pm. ...

Coming Of Age For Festival At 21 - Booktrade.info

Posted: 22 May 2008 01:48 PM CDT


Coming Of Age For Festival At 21
Booktrade.info, UK - 1 hour ago
Other names include actresses Kathleen Turner, Doctor Who's Catherine Tate, and author John Irving. From political circles, Cherie Booth, John Prescott and ...

Dr Who delights on show at exhibition - Liverpool Daily Post

Posted: 22 May 2008 01:26 PM CDT


Dr Who delights on show at exhibition
Liverpool Daily Post, UK - 7 minutes ago
THE secrets of Doctor Who are revealed in a stunning exclusive exhibition which opens at Spaceport in Merseyside today. For the first time ever fans will be ...

Trailer Maker

Posted: 22 May 2008 01:00 PM CDT

New video content added.

'Dan Rather Reports' to Take a Behind-The-Scenes Look at the High ... - RedOrbit

Posted: 22 May 2008 12:40 PM CDT


'Dan Rather Reports' to Take a Behind-The-Scenes Look at the High ...
RedOrbit, TX - 2 hours ago
... the Emmy Award winning "Arrested Development,""The Black Donnellys,""Star Trek: Enterprise,""Dead Like Me,""Smallville" and the hit series "Torchwood. ...

James Marsters takes off for ITV's 'Moonshot' - Hollywood Reporter

Posted: 22 May 2008 12:19 PM CDT


James Marsters takes off for ITV's 'Moonshot'
Hollywood Reporter, United States - 1 hour ago
Marsters also has had recurring roles on "Smallville" and the BBC America series "Torchwood." Marsters is repped by Himber Entertainment, the Kohner Agency ...

A Double TKO? Two Fighters Actually Knocked Out at the Same Time ... - Audio Video Producer

Posted: 22 May 2008 07:32 AM CDT


A Double TKO? Two Fighters Actually Knocked Out at the Same Time ...
Audio Video Producer, CA - 8 hours ago
... Emmy Award winning "Arrested Development," "The Black Donnellys," "Star Trek: Enterprise," "Dead Like Me," "Smallville" and the hit series "Torchwood. ...

'Dan Rather Reports' to Take a Behind-The-Scenes Look at the High ... - Audio Video Producer

Posted: 22 May 2008 07:30 AM CDT


'Dan Rather Reports' to Take a Behind-The-Scenes Look at the High ...
Audio Video Producer, CA - 8 hours ago
... Emmy Award winning "Arrested Development," "The Black Donnellys," "Star Trek: Enterprise," "Dead Like Me," "Smallville" and the hit series "Torchwood. ...

A Double TKO? - RedOrbit

Posted: 22 May 2008 07:22 AM CDT


A Double TKO?
RedOrbit, TX - 8 hours ago
... the Emmy Award winning "Arrested Development,""The Black Donnellys,""Star Trek: Enterprise,""Dead Like Me,""Smallville" and the hit series "Torchwood. ...

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